{"id":73939,"date":"2014-02-05T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=73939"},"modified":"2014-02-05T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T17:34:26","slug":"metaphorical-speech-and-understanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/mayan-astrology-2\/metaphorical-speech-and-understanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Metaphorical Speech and Understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Carlos Cedillo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

To reach a true understanding of the Mayan calendar it is important to understand that all of the glyphs and numbers are of a metaphorical nature. It is not enough to know how a glyph translates from Mayan to a single English word. You must gain a shamanic understanding of the language to appreciate a glyph\u2019s full interpretation and flexibility. If this were something understood by Western academics, the Maya language would be taught in universities alongside the Shakespearean epics.<\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a><\/p>\n

There is a special chapter in the Chilam Balam of Chumayel <\/a>(Jaguar Prophet — a special book of of Mayan politics and prophecies that holds the true prophecy for Dec. 21, 2012), titled \u201cA New Judgement of the Lordship\u201d where a \u201cTrue Person\u201d, a special priest of Toltec origin, questions the chiefs of the Mayan towns to see if they are educated and worthy leaders. <\/p>\n

The chiefs were asked for food stuffs \u2013 \u201cBring me the Sun\u2026with a green jaguar seated over the Sun drinking its blood.\u201d That is a fried egg with a green pepper on top. The \u201cbrains of the sky\u201d is incense. The \u201cbranch of the ceiba tree, and three stranded cord and a living vine\u201d is a dried lizard, the tail of an iguana and pig\u2019s intestine.<\/p>\n

The metaphors get trickier as the chapter progresses and some of the metaphors can be very erotic, \u201cone woman, her calf very white and well formed, here I will pull back her undergarment from her thigh,\u201d that is peeling the skin of a jicama. These same chiefs presumably had knowledge of the sacred calendar to which they applied the same metaphorical intelligence.<\/p>\n

If the dialogue was understood by the chiefs then they would have achieved wisdom and have sound judgement. If they did not understand then it would be a sad day for their people as well as for the stars and caverns, the implication being that there was a connection between the heavens, the people and the underworld.<\/p>\n

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Today there are several resources available on the Internet that offer interpretations of the Tzolkin calendar glyphs. Many sites get their information from traditional Mayan cultures. What I have to offer is a modern interpretation based on world events and news stories.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, is 12 Monkey or Thread. Monkeys are the weavers of time. The movie 12 Monkeys<\/em> with Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis is a perfect metaphor for this day! Time travel and mad high jinks should be expected. Feb. 6 is 13 Road; expect to meet your cosmic destiny. Feb. 7 is 1 Reed. This was also the day of Hernan Cortez\u2019 landing in Aztec Mexico. A reed is a tool of measurement and a metaphor of the patriarchal lineage. You can expect to have to deal with an authority figure or someone very set in their ways.<\/p>\n

As you follow the Tzolkin day to day you will be more and more able to recognize the living metaphoric language of the Mayan shamans. Have a great journey!<\/p>\n

Aho Mitakuye Oyasin!<\/p>\n

For private Maya tzolkin readings, contact Carlos at cosmicjaguar@yahoo.com. <\/em> <\/p>\n

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