Birgitte Rasine’s The Serpent and the Jaguar stands out among the plethora of recent books on Mayan calendars by offering us a profoundly practical approach to the Tzolk’in, guiding readers in applying the wisdom of the ancient “count of suns” to their own daily lives. She gracefully avoids the hype and self-serving tendencies that infect the 2012 phenomenon, and instead inspires us to reflect upon ourselves in ways that our fast-paced modern lifestyle rarely allows.
— Robert Sitler, PhD
Director, Latin American Studies, Stetson University
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Birgitte Rasine’s intuitive and my hard-science approach may produce fundamentally different world views of the Mayan Calendar, but with this book, I get the feeling that Birgitte is just like me, trying to capture the attention of the seekers of sacred time. She wishes to lead them to deeper insights, rather than offering stimulating, or comfortable, lies. Some readers may reject [the] message and move on, but others respond to something, something that will entice them closer to the Real Maya, ancient and modern... the farmers, poets, weavers and kings, the warriors, captives, charlatans and sages that populate the lively world that Birgitte and I love.
— Mark Van Stone, PhD
Professor of Art History, Southwestern College
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Beginning with the ground-laying Foreword by Kenneth Johnson, to the process for accessing personal guidance described by the author, Birgitte Rasine, to the poetic daily rendering of the Tzolk’in calendar, this book is far and away the most accessible and spiritually commanding work of its genre. The Serpent and the Jaguar is a must read, and one to be practiced faithfully—above all for understanding the cyclical nature of the Maya way that guides our own path for consistently living a fruitful life in any era, at any time, from day to day. Indeed, this work of art is a measure and celebration of sacred time. The wisdom it contains is abundant and precise, the language pragmatic yet liltingly poetic, its comforting and uplifting nature unparalleled. The Serpent and the Jaguar belongs in every collection dealing with the Maya culture.
— Jim Young, PhD
Author and editor, 2013! The Beginning is Here
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In celebration of award-winning author Dr. Susan Shumsky's latest book, Awaken Your Third Eye, I'm pleased to offer you a special gift package of my popular book The Serpent and the Jaguar and "Living in Sacred Time," the podcast series inspired by the book.
The Living in Sacred Time gift package gives you:
- The Serpent and the Jaguar ebook (both ePub and mobi)
- The compete "Living in Sacred Time" podcast series
The total value of the book and the podcast series is $17.95; but this special package gives it all to you for just $7.99.
About the book The Serpent and the Jaguar
Everything we do and the way we think is based on a linear conception of time. Our very ideas of life, success, and happiness are tied to a non-cyclical, non-organic paradigm that often works against our own nature and potential.
The Maya live in a different world—close to nature, close to their children and their elders, and close to time: the sacred and the secular. It may seem we could not be further removed from the Mayan way of life, but there is a road built centuries ago we can still access. It’s called the Tzolk’in, the sacred ritual calendar the Maya have used since ancient times to guide their personal and spiritual paths.
For the first time, The Serpent and the Jaguar brings you the Tzolk’in and all of its 260 days interpreted in the context of modern life and modern challenges. This book will help you redefine your relationship with sacred, cyclical time in the face of our demanding, stressful schedules operating on linear time.
In this book you receive:
- The full set of the 260 Energies of the Day of the Tzolk'in
- Detailed descriptions of the 20 trecenas and their ruling day signs
- Detailed descriptions of the 13 numbers
- Introductory sections on the Mayan Calendar, the day signs, trecenas, and the numbers
- A guide to living with sacred time
- Mayan Calendar tables to calculate dates offline
- Original day sign illustrations by New Zealand painter and artist Maree Gifkins (along with the traditional Maya day sign and number glyphs)
About the podcast series Living in Sacred Time
In this special podcast series inspired by her popular book The Serpent and the Jaguar, author and producer Birgitte Rasine breaks down the enormous potential sacred time has for all aspects of modern life into practical, focused seminars that address love & relationships, health & well-being, work & career, and money & finances.
INTRODUCTION
The introductory session of the Living in Sacred Time series presents an overview of sacred time in the context of both Maya and modern society, links a society's relationship with time to the essential well-being of both the individual and the community, and offers simple yet surprisingly accessible ways anyone can begin to reclaim the sacred time that is always all around us.
SACRED LOVE
Learn how to harness sacred time for all of the important relationships in your life, from the most intimate to the strictly professional. In this session, you will:
- Find out why sacred time sits at the core of love and respect
- Discover the potentially profound shifts that sacred time can effect in all of the relationships in your life
- Redefine love and respect and their meaning, substance, and purpose
- Learn how to distinguish among and harness the subtle elements that make any type of relationship grow deeper and more meaningful
- Explore ways to blend linear and non linear time to nurture lasting, enriching relationships
SACRED HEALTH
Learn how to harness sacred time for your physical, mental and psychological health, both short-term and long-term. In this session, you will:
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Find out why sacred time is fundamental to human health, healing, and well-being
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Discover the potentially profound benefits that sacred time can deliver to all aspects of your health
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Learn how to move from a helpless/unaware/victim state to an empowered/aware/decisionmaker mindset
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Envision your mental, psychological and physical health as an essential, interlinked and functioning whole, not as disparate, uncommunicative or unassociated states
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Find out how to live with both linear and non linear time to support and nourish your whole and comprehensive health.
SACRED WORK
Learn how to harness sacred time for your professional development and turn it into an indispensable, no-cost and ever-accessible guide on your career path. In this session, you will:
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Find out why sacred time is one of the most overlooked "professional development tools" in use today
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Discover the potentially profound changes, insights, and perspectives for your work, profession and/or career that sacred time can enable
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Learn how to switch from a tedious, transactional mindset to a strategic, visionary mindset
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Envision your livelihood as a means toward a life of meaning and purpose, not mere survival
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Find out how you can mix and match linear and non linear time to create that elusive work-life balance.
SACRED MONEY
Learn how to integrate sacred time into all aspects of your financial life, from daily routines and habits to understanding the broader, deeper economic trends, to long-term planning and investing. In this session, you will:
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Find out what sacred time has to do with your financial health and security
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Discover the surprising benefits of integrating sacred time into your financial systems, habits, and practices
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Learn how to shift your financial mindset from lack and scarcity to sustainable abundance and personal freedom
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Learn how to free yourself and your finances from the predatory, self-serving tactics of marketers, media, and other interests
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Explore ways to balance linear and non linear time to build a rock solid foundation of financial freedom, choice, and stability
