The Mayan Oracle - A Method Of Tzolkin Exploration Toward 2012
Ariel Spilsbury has been a mystic and consciousness explorer for decades. These days she is championing work on the divine feminine as well as certain New Age concepts (not that divine feminine is a new concept).
In my search for a deeper understanding of the Maya day signs of the Tzolkin 260 day count I found the internet somewhat lacking. There are a few sites that list the 20 glyphs and 13 tones with brief descriptions. Unfortunately these brief summaries left me little the wiser and certainly not feeling a part of the deeper message from the Maya calendar progression.
Through a strange little synchronicity I discovered a source that seems to provide for those of us wanting to form a deeper relationship with the symbols from the ancient Maya culture. I had unconsciously put four dumbbell weights on the floor in a vague square formation. I noticed the pattern they made and realised it was oddly familiar, it formed a Maya glyph from the Tzolkin, which I had just begun to follow daily. The glyph was ‘Lamat’ or Star.
Well never one to ignore cosmic pokes in the eye, I Googled that particular sign. The result was that I stumbled on Ariel’s site, which offered one example description from her Maya Oracle system, of course it was Lamat. Had I Googled any other symbol I would have missed her completely.
I contacted Ariel and enquired about receiving an oracle set from her to experiment with. She was very kind and agreed to do so. In fact the set arrived one day off from my own Tzolkin birthday of 9-Ik (Wind) so it made for a nice cosmic birthday gift. The package included the Mayan Oracle book and beautiful 44 card set along with some meditative music on a CD.
The cards provide a great visual reference for those unfamiliar with the Maya signs. This is an awesome way to get in touch with each of them in turn. Alongside the manual itself they form a intuitive research tool. In much the same way that Tarot cards can be used to read aspects of our inner self or events effecting us so do these artistic and colourful cards depicting the Tzolkin glyphs.
What is more of not perhaps is that the book gives on average nine pages of text for each card. The text is broken into bite size sections. The three sub-sections are The Magical Child, The Discoverer and The Journeyer. Each part represents a different level of the signs meaning and sometimes a reader may be drawn to one rather than another or feel compelled to read all three for the full depth.
My suggestion to anyone looking to get a relationship going with the 260 day count would be to purchase this set and literally read the book right through looking at the relevant card symbols as one does. My advice would be to meditate on each symbol after reading its text to get from it your personal feelings. If this is done then we would definitely be left with a greater depth of connection to the marvellous system borrowed from our Maya friends.
It is also fair to say that for those not looking to follow the Tzolkin or indeed with little interest in Maya calendars the Mayan Oracle is a stunning and straightforward addition to world of intuitive card reading sets.
Most important of all, enjoy the journey!
To order a set just click HERE
By Bruce
The Mayans must have been brilliant to build there ruins, to know how everything would line up without technology with telescopes and computers and to even know there is a center of our Galaxy way back then.
The Shamans are specialists in the state of ecstasy, a state of vision that allows them to move freely beyond the ordinary world. They learned a psychological impact from being incarcerated and could use there mind to sanctify space and open a portal to the universe and see the future of the cosmos.
— 2012 Predictions · Jan 25, 12:13 AM · #