The ancient Maya possessed the most advanced civilization in
the Americas with astronomy, agriculture, mathematics, medicines, and a written
history.
Above a Mayan shaman
gazes into his crystal ball and envisions the coming destructive force of the
zealous inquisition crazed Spanish conquistadors that would mark their
doom.
Today charlatans preaching gloom and disaster, not shamans, have stepped up to capitalize
on the end of the Mayan long count calendar.
Charlatans never seem to run out of sycophantic sympathizers
who march behind them like hoards of lemmings. The number of crank religions
world wide today attest to this ever expanding phenomenon.
[Above painting is a portion
of a mural from the Valladolid,
Yucatan municipal building.]
Recommended reading:
Final Report an
archeologist excavates his past by
Michael D. Coe Extensive tops in research, the ultimate in documentation
with cutting edge facts, this is the very best of the lot.
Time Among the Maya by Ronald Wright, An eye opening look at
the real Mayan people and places untouched by the outside world…excellent!
Yucatán’s Magic:Mérida Side Trips by John M. Grimsrud, Visit the places that tourists miss most in the Mayan world of Yucatan
2 comments:
Good post there. I sure agree about the charlatans.
But I also have found a bit of humor in the thought, when one worries about future events: "It won't matter, the world will be over before then anyhow."
"Good post there. I sure agree about the Charlatans.
But I also have found a bit of humor in the thought, when one worries about future events: "It won't matter, the world will be over before then anyhow."
Alinde
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