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Books on the Maya calendar and Mayan astrology
The Mayanastro reading was written from the books in the first part: by ajq'ijab' and by scholars. The authors have no connection with the site. They are the way in for anyone who wants to go to the sources.
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The sources of the reading
Time and the Highland MayaBarbara Tedlock · University of New Mexico Press · 1992The ethnography of the living count in Momostenango: the face of each day, the bands of the numbers and the four year bearers.See on Amazon
The Book of Destiny: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Mayans and the Prophecy of 2012Carlos Barrios · HarperOne · 2010The English translation of Ch'umilal Wuj: a chapter for each nawal, written by a practitioner of the tradition, and the Maya Cross of each of the 20.See on Amazon
El Tzolkin es más que un calendarioWalburga Rupflin-Alvarado · Fundación CEDIM · 1995The days and their meanings, the day of birth and the days around it, with testimonies from ajq'ijab'.See on Amazon
Contemporary Maya Spirituality: The Ancient Ways Are Not LostJean Molesky-Poz · University of Texas Press · 2006The 20 days in the words of today's ajq'ijab', and contemporary Maya spirituality.See on Amazon
Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the MayaAllen J. Christenson · University of Oklahoma Press · 2007The Popol Vuh translated from K'iche', with notes: the figures the nawales evoke.See on Amazon
Mayan Calendar Astrology: Mapping Your Inner CosmosKenneth Johnson · 2011From this one, only the chapter on the numbers: the meaning of each tone from 1 to 13, attributed to an ajq'ij from Momostenango.See on Amazon
Further reading
Other books on the Maya calendar and Mayan astrology. They were not used to write the reading, and many follow other counts, such as the Dreamspell.
The Daykeeper: The Life and Discourse of an Ixil DivinerBenjamin N. Colby, Lore M. Colby · Harvard University Press · 1981The life and words of an Ixil daykeeper in Guatemala: an ethnography of divination with the calendar.See on Amazon
Popol Vuh: Literal Poetic VersionAllen J. Christenson · University of Oklahoma Press · 2007The Popol Vuh in K'iche', line by line, beside a literal translation: the study volume of Christenson's translation.See on Amazon
Kam Wuj — El Libro del DestinoCarlos Barrios, Ludovica Squirru · Sudamericana · 2000The Argentine edition of Carlos Barrios's book of destiny, with Ludovica Squirru.See on Amazon
How to Practice Mayan Astrology: The Tzolkin Calendar and Your Life PathBruce Scofield, Barry C. Orr · Bear & Company · 2006The Tzolk'in read through Western astrology, with the Yucatec and Aztec names of the days.See on Amazon
The Mayan Oracle: A Galactic Language of LightAriel Spilsbury, Michael Bryner · Bear & Company · 2011An oracle inspired by the Maya glyphs, in the modern spiritual line, with cards and meditations.See on Amazon
The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of ConsciousnessCarl Johan Calleman · Bear & Company · 2004The author's thesis of the Maya calendar as a map of the evolution of consciousness.See on Amazon
The Mayan Ouroboros: The Cosmic Cycles Come Full CircleDrunvalo Melchizedek · Weiser Books · 2012The Maya prophecies and the 2012 cycle in the author's spiritual view.See on Amazon
The Mayan Factor: Path Beyond TechnologyJosé Argüelles · Bear & Company · 1987The book that launched the idea of 2012 and gave rise to the Dreamspell, another count, different from the traditional one.See on Amazon
Time and the Technosphere: The Law of Time in Human AffairsJosé Argüelles · Bear & Company · 2002The Law of Time and the 13-moon calendar, the philosophy behind the Dreamspell.See on Amazon
Mayan SignsLaetitia Tisserand, Egmond Petzoldt · 2012An introduction to the 20 Maya signs for beginners.See on Amazon
Aids to the Study of the Maya CodicesCyrus Thomas · Bureau of Ethnology · 1888A classic 19th-century study of the Maya codices and their calendars.See on Amazon
Other books
Books from the research that are not on Amazon. Here is the summary of each one.
- El Calendario Sagrado MayaAudelino Sac CoyoyEl Calendario Sagrado MayaAudelino Sac Coyoy · Universidad Rafael Landívar · 2007The method for computing the sacred calendar day by day, explained by a K'iche' ajq'ij and researcher.
- Manual de los Calendarios MayasEditorial Maya' WujManual de los Calendarios MayasEditorial Maya' Wuj · Editorial Maya' Wuj · 2015The Maya publisher's manual on the Cholq'ij and the Ab', the two calendars, and how to use them in practice today.
- Cosmovisión maya, plenitud de la vidaPNUD GuatemalaCosmovisión maya, plenitud de la vidaPNUD Guatemala · PNUD Guatemala · 2006The Maya worldview told by granddaughters and grandsons of the Maya people, in a UNDP edition: time, life and the calendars.
- Introduction to Maya HieroglyphsHarri Kettunen, Christophe HelmkeIntroduction to Maya HieroglyphsHarri Kettunen, Christophe Helmke · Wayeb · 2025The classic handbook of the European epigraphy workshops: how to read Maya glyphs, including the calendar's days and numbers.
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