The Cosmovision
The Cosmovision of the Mayan people is a value system
that interprets and connects the world, life, things and
time. It is also the explanation, and how to size the Universe and
Nature. The Cosmovision, through the Cholq'ij (Tzolkin) establishes the relationship between human beings and all the
elements that surround him, with visible things and invisible forces.
This way of explaining the world, life and things is
defined as
a cosmogonic interconnected and holistic vision, which is now an alternative to building a harmonious society, with
deep respect and human freedom.
It is a philosophy of life that promotes the material well-being,
but also the fullness of the spirit.
The
Constitution of the Mayan Cholq'ij,
the Sacred Calendar
The sacred calendar of 20 days, called Cholq'ij
(Tzolkin in Yucatan Mayan), came from the human body, from the ten
fingers and from the ten toes of the human being. Those 20 days
compose a law which controls human being's life, from its conception
to its death. From those 20 days, a Divine and Sacred law with no
possible reform to which it is impossible to withdraw or add anything,
came to light. This Law is known as the Mayan Habitual Right.
In this Mayan Habitual Right, two laws are respected
:
The Divine law of the Creator and the Natural Law on the Earth.
Here can be found the wisdom of our ancestors, those Mayan prophets
who came from the constellation of stars called the Pleiades ; those
who left us this great knowledge and who at their set time, after
having finished their job here on the Mayan land, went back to the
place where they came from.Those four Mayan prophets are : B'alam Kitze, B'alam Akab', Iq' B'alam
et Mahucutah.
In their life time on the Mayan Land, those prophets
had female life Partners, and they were : Kaja Paluma, Tzununha,
Chomiha and Kakixaha ; also, they all had children, except Iq' B'alam. Those prophets lived here and they left us a great knowledge.
For example, they taught us which are the materials to use when
ceremonies are carried out, this was from the first celebrated ceremony
on the Mount Chui' Saqarib'al (Place of Dawn), on which dawn ; the
exit of the Sun, was for the first time, expected on the face of
the Earth. Each one of those prophets had its present in order to
thank : B'alam Kitze offered the Kaxlam Pom, B'alam Akab' offered the
Mexcam Pom ; The Lord Mahucutah offered Cuil Pom, and Iq' B'alam
offered gok pom. Up to today, this ceremony is still carried
out the same way as it was carried out that first day in this Sacred
Mountain called "The Place of Dawn". Also, they left us,
among other things, our 20 great calendars. To sum it all up, they
left us an entire tradition.
With the study and formation of the calendars,
the Mayans happened to understand that every 5200 years, the Earth
is facing a period of obscurity consisting in 60 to 70 hours ; this
period of 5200 years has been given the name of "One Sun Period".
This way, the Mayans started to measure the time of the 20 calendars
and that notion of time came to place as the law of time in the
new constitution of the Mayan villages, this so called Mayan Habitual
Right. The Calendar of the 20 days, Tzolqij, as previously named,
is the one which controls the life of the human being from its birth
to its death. This calendar Tzolqij or Cholqij consisting in the
count of a year of the human cycle is composed of 13 months and
each month consists in 20 days. That way, a year is composed of
260 days, the same amount of time as the gestation or pregnancy
of the human being in its maternal first home : the belly of its
mother.
The other calendar is the one of the Sun Year
or Haab, the one which has 18 months and 20 days each month, giving
a total of 360 days, to which 5 more days are added : days called
days of the Wayeb (that are the lace of the year) and that gives
the quantity of 360+5=365. Those 365 days correspond to the time
of rotation of Mother Earth around the Sun.
That way, after having reached the measure of
time, the Mayans started to proceed to the count of days. A day
is called "Qij" ; a month is called "Winal",
a year is called "Tun", and a 20 years period of time
is called a "Katun", etc. Each day is represented by an
image called "sign" (glifo) and as first day, it is identified
and associated to the "BAATZ".
Note :
In the 20 days of the Sacred
Calendar, all the basic forces of creation and destruction are expressed
; the positive and the negative ; the good and the evil ; the duality
which exists in the world, in the society, in the family and in
the heart of the human being. From the conjugation of such forces
in the lives of individuals, depends the path of existence and of
destiny. It is important to know that all action carried out by
us, has a consequence on us, on our family or on the community.
For that reason, our ancestors recommend us to behave well for the
good will, luck and profit of itself of the family and of the community,
in general.
Wajxaqib'
B'atz' (8 B'atz')
February
6th 2010
October 24th 2010
July 11th 2011
March 27th 2012
December
12th 2012
August 29 2013
May 16 2014
January 31 2015
October 18 2015
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February 23, 2008
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Belejeb' No'j
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9 No'j
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February 22, 2009
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Lajuj Iq'
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10 Iq'
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February 22, 2010
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Julajuj Kej
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11 Kej
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February 22, 2011
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Kablajuj Ee
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12 Ee
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February 22, 2012
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Oxlajuj N'oj
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13 N'oj
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February 21, 2013
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Jun Iq'
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1 Iq'
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February 21, 2014
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Keb' Kej
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2 Kej
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February 21, 2015
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Oxib' Ee
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3 Ee
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February 21, 2016
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Kajib' No'j
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4 No'j
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February 20, 2017
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Job' Iq'
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5 Iq'
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February 20, 2018
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Waqib' Kej
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6 Kej
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