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Astrology Report.
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| The Twenty Signs of Mesoamerican Astrology by Bruce Scofield |
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Perhaps as far back as 3,000 years a unique form
of astrology began to evolve in the Mesoamerican
region of the New World, today's Mexico and
northern Central America. A sequence of 20
signs, not of space like our Western zodiac, but
of time, evolved and became the core of a great
astrological tradition that has been perpetuated
up to the present time. The key to this
tradition and the framework within which the 20
signs cycle is the 260-day astrological calendar.
and climbing and the country is abuzz with the
revelation that the NSA has been compiling a
massive database of all of our phone calls.
However, one of the more notable Saturn/Neptune
manifestations we're seeing in the U.S. that I
failed to mention is the outcry over illegal
immigration. There is an outcry about our
disintegrating (Neptune) borders (Saturn). Some
find this appalling, calling the influx of
illegal immigrants from Mexico an "invasion" and
a threat to not only national security but to
the very concept of what it means to nation.
Borders, language, culture is their cry! Others
believe that the dignity and well-being of those
in need should transcend the artificial borders
imposed by governments. Whatever your viewpoint
on this issue, it is certainly one of the hot
topics of
the moment. Here's my article - I hope you enjoy it!
The 260-day astrological calendar, also known as
the sacred calendar or divinatory calendar, was
used by all the major cultures up to the Aztecs,
and is still being used by Maya peoples in the
more remote sections of Mexico and Guatemala. It
consists of a cycle of 20 days, each having a
name and a specific symbolism that cycles 13
times. On a more subtle level is a cycle of 13
that repeats 20 times within this same period. A
person's birth is recorded as occurring during
one of the 20 signs, the day-sign, and also
during a 13-day period or sign. Again, these are
signs of time, not of space like the zodiac.
According to anthropologists who have studied
these peoples and their use of the calendar, it
has not dropped a day since the invasion of the
Spanish conquistadors and friars. Although the
calendar itself survives, the meanings of the
key symbols have become somewhat distorted and
are in need of rehabilitation.
interesting social and political movements have
occurred.
Full story »
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But, the Astro Planner Calendar is also a useful
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| News from Astrolabe: Gary Christen Solstice Talk/Astrolabe On The Road |
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Gary Christen's Annual Solstice
Lecture at Astrolabe
December 10, 2006: Gary's Annual Winter Solstice
lecture and readings are legendary. If you've
never experienced this, you should! The fee for
the lecture is $25 and it begins at 11:30 am.
Taped solstice readings are available for $50
pre-paid and are by advance registration only.
If you want both a reading and to attend the
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ASTROLABE ON THE ROAD:
December 10, 2006, New York City NCGR:
Madalyn
Hillis-Dineen, Astro*Carto*Graphy. Visit the New York
City NCGR website
for
more details.
March 7-12, 2007, NCGR National Conference
Geocosmic Alchemy: Astrological Tools for the
21st Century, Baltimore MD: Gary Christen
will lecture on Symmetrical Astrology
and Madalyn Hillis-Dineen will lecture on
Astro*Carto*Graphy. Visit the Astrolabe booth in the
trade show for a 20% discount on software. Ray
White will give a presentation in the conference
Free Speech Room. Tell me more about the National Council
for Geocosmic Research.
United Astrology Conference 2008, May 14-21,
2008, Denver CO: Gary
Christen and Madalyn Hilis-Dineen are lecturers.
Astrolabe will have a booth in the trade show.
UAC is probably the largest gathering of
astrologers in the world. Visit the UAC
website.
Visit our Events Page »
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Bruce Scofield's Mayan Life Path Astrology
Report is Here!
Long before Europeans came to Mexico and Central
America, the native Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Zapotec
and Aztec peoples developed a remarkable sacred
calendar which was used as a cosmic-historical
grid that both established and interpreted the
passing of time. Intrigued by this unique form
of New World astrology, author and astrologer
Bruce Scofield
spent several decades reconstructing it through
the best scholarly sources to arrive at an
understanding of
how the ancient symbols might apply to modern
lives.
The result has been a series of
books on
Mesoamerican astrology, including the
forthcoming (January 2007) How to Practice
Mayan Astrology: The Tzolkin Calendar and Your
Life Path with Barry Orr -- plus computer
software
that can take any date, find its place in the
most important Maya/Aztec cycles, and interpret
that date's significance. That software is now
available for Windows as the new Mayan Life Path
Astrology Report. Using it, you can find out
about your character and destiny in the light of
five important Maya/Aztec cycles: your Day-Sign,
your Day Number, your Year Cycle, your Night
Lord, and your Venus Phase. Combining these five
cycles gives an astonishingly rounded picture of
your personality and capabilities.
The Mayan Life Path Astrology Report is
available as both software and
as a printed or emailed report.
Tell me
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