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An initiate's inside account of ancient Maya spiritual practices alive today* Details the initiation process the author went through to become a Maya shaman-priestess, including rituals, prayers, and ceremonies * Explains the foundational spiritual wisdom of the Maya calendar as a living entity, its cycles of time, and the significance of "the counting of the days", which helps keep time itself alive * Examines the power of dance and Maya ceremonies, Maya future-telling, and communication with ancestors through the sacred fire Offering an insider's experiential account of ancient Maya spiritual wisdom and practices, initiated Maya shaman-priestess Gabriela Jurosz-Landa opens up the mysterious world of the Maya, dispelling the rampant misinformation about their beliefs and traditions, sharing the transcendent beauty of their ceremonies, and explaining the Maya understanding of time, foundational to their spiritual worldview and cosmology.
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Gabriela Jurosz-Landa is a cultural anthropologist and art critic, specializing in the values and realities in different cultures and societies. Her work on art appeared in publications, such as New York Arts Magazine, and she was the U.S. correspondent to Atelier Art Magazine in New York. She is an adviser on the board of Berlin-based literary contest Federleicht and www.florencebelskyfoundation. Gabriela's poetry has been published and nominated in literary publications and her artwork has been exhibited internationally.Born in Czechoslovakia, she grew up in Germany, and has lived and researched with the Maya people in Guatemala. Currently, she resides in the United States.Sample chapter of the audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=4mCDCQTEUpQ&feature=youtu.bewww.Gabriela-Jurosz-Landa.jimdofree.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ForumOfWorldCultures https://www.facebook.com/ForumOfWorldCultures
