The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness (Paperback)

~ Carl Johan Calleman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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Calleman's book on the Mayan calendar can only bring whoever reads it to a new threshold of understanding. -- Jose Arguelles, Ph.D., from the Foreword

Each page offers penetrating insights that unravel the deepest mysteries of human history and the evolution of global consciousness. -- Michael E. Salla, Ph.D., Center for Global Peace

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“Reading this book is a powerful and electrifying experience. Each page offers penetrating insights that unravel the deepest mysteries of human history and the evolution of global consciousness.”
(Michael E. Salla, Ph.D., Center for Global Peace )

"The more you read this book, the more impressive and meaningful Calleman's historical focus becomes. . . . explains events that would seem otherwise random, and it gives certain coherence to the patterns of world history. . . . packed with an astounding level of research. . . . a totally new way of understanding our history and our possible future."
(Robert Burns, New Dawn, Jan-Feb, 2005 )

". . . outstanding for both its quality of presentation and for the depth of its content." (
Phil Jefferson, New Connexion, Mar-Apr, 2005 )

". . . the Mayan calendar is a map to understanding human consciousness and our place in the cosmos." (
Mechell Mende, New Age Retailer, New Year, 2005 )

"Calleman offers a compelling view of world history, which is as a fractal component of the larger reality."
(Chris Lorenz, Dell Magazines, September 2004 )

"Calleman's book is a treasure trove of history, myth, and insight into one of the most remarkable achievements in human history, the Mayan calendar. His proposal is that we moderns learn the intricacies of the calendar in order to evolve our consciousness by syncing with the planetary, galactic and universal 'high frequency evolutionary cycle.'" (
Curtis McCosco, CirclesofLight.com, Feb 09 )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Bear & Company (March 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591430283
• ISBN-13: 978-1591430285
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,235 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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86 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Scholarly Explanation for Our Conscious Evolution, February 23, 2005

By	The Indweller (Grayslake, IL USA) - See all my reviews

Ignore Shaman's extremely biased review below of this book in order to promote the sales of Barbara Tedlock's books.

"The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness" is an extremely well-researched and constructed in-depth explanation of the "true Mayan Sacred Calendar" and count and details the cosmic plan that governs the evolution of consciousness and propels us on a path toward a common destiny. Calleman's implications for how the Mayan calendar coincide with major historical events and how we all should be preparing for the final Universal level of conscious enlightment are profound.

Note: Although many think of the Dreamspell/Thirteen Moon Calendar as the Mayan Calendar, the fact is that this is a calendar system that has NEVER been used by the Maya. Adam Rubel of Saq Be, an organization reflecting indigenous and especially Mayan views says: "Regarding the dreamspell work of Arguelles: It has been made clear, I think everybody here understands, the need to distinguish this system from any relation to the Mayan tradition. This is the wish of the elders, that the confusion and misrepresentation cease."

The secret Divine Plan is now revealed here. I strongly recommend this outstanding masterwork for those looking to align their intuition with their individual, human and cosmic purpose.

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mayan Factor Part 2, January 27, 2006

By	Inayat2012 youtube (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)

Review rewritten on 09-APR-2009

Mr. Callemans books are thoughtful and include original ideas. It would take your finding a copy of The Mayan Factor from Joe (aka Jose) Arguelles of 1987 to realize that Mr. Calleman has expanded those concepts and put them in a much more understandable framework (with somewhat less hyperbole).

Apart from John Major Jenkens and Barbara Tedlock most other sources on the Mayan calendar are either academically dry or mainly fantasy. This book in particular provides a road map for the conscious evolution of humanity over the next few years. This evolution is guided, in part, by energetic eminations from the center of the Milky Way. The Mayans call this source the HUnab Ku. This concept is clearly Arguellian,

The book does need to be read carefully and with meditative reflection. There is much here that you will not get if you approach just with the rational mind. This book is a serious treatise of many concepts and not all of them are Mayan. It requires you to approach it as a new human being to be able to understand what it is saying

Calleman provides a general timeline for this period in the years leading up to 2012. He appears to have been correct about energy moving from the West/USA to the East/Asia. His writings on Mayan Fifth night during 2008 and it's portend for the world economy appear to have been an accurate prediction. However, as things worsened in 2009 I began to wonder whether Calleman's correlation of the end date of the Mayan Calendar at Oct 2011 was off by a year and that Dec 21 2012 was indeed the authentic end date.

After spending time in April 2009 reading the 1999-2001 exchanges between Calleman and John Major Jenkins I am leaning more towards the standard 2012 interpretation for many reasons. When I asked Calleman in 2007 about how he arrived at the end date of Oct 28 2011 he referred me to his first book on the Mayan Calendar. The evidence and argument in that book for his end date is brief, sketchy, and unconvincing. You can check out the posts at the alignment 2012 website of JMJ for more information on why the Calleman correlation does not hold water.

Calleman's own synthesis of a world view (and galactic view) containing Mayan elements has merit. But the various elements presented in the book were not clearly distinguished and delineated for the reader as Mayan versus Calleman. You have to be very careful reading his material to know what is Mayan and what is Calleman.

If you have an interest in the Mayan Calendar and 2012 AND you are a very observant reader with some metaphysical leanings there is much you can glean from this book.

54 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could be 3 stars but minus 1 for misinfo & unoriginality, November 28, 2005

By	Aaron - See all my reviews

this book does have its merits... some intersting ideas & it opens up vistas for those new to mayan mathematics and time-conception.
unfortunately the 'galactic-underworld' prophecy chart which is the basis of the book is calleman's own invention, not The Mayan Calendar. although he admits this, by turns he refuses to acknowledge the validity of the true long-count of the Maya.
furthermore, most of the information he gives regarding properties of the calendar are of Nahuatl (Aztec) origin. (for example the sacred numbers 1-13 are all related to a Nahuatl deity). It would be more forthcoming of Calleman to call his system 'reformulated nahuatl' or something to the effect, rather than 'The Mayan Calendar' which it is not.
this book seems to be the product of someone who spent a lot more time delving into the specifics of a particular model of creation than the actual facts of the mayan calendar.
he does present interesting info on such things as the frequencies of the layers of the earth and how they relate to various frequencies in the human brain.
most of his seemingly novel ideas of this type however are quite obviously taken (and slightly modified) from Jose Arguelles' book 'The Mayan Factor'. Examples are the Earth's chrystal core, the 'I am another yourself' philosophy, Buddah's appearance at the mid-point of the 13 baktun cycle, and the underlying concept of 'the transformation of consciousness'. Even the Galactic Underworld model of creation (in which there are 4 fractals of 7-days & 6-nights) is remarkably similar to Arguelles 7:7:7:7 model (presented subsequent to The Mayan Factor).
also... for some reason those that are grabbed by Calleman's work tend to adopt a dualistic and hysterical attitude (see lightworker's review of July 28 below) which leads me to think there is something fundamental missing from Calleman's scheme.
A book far more interesting, balanced, and fair to the traditional mayan calendar is John Major Jenkins' book 'Maya Cosmogenesis 2012'.
Jenkins' work is that of a scholar presenting facts, and makes no pretense at being a practical guide to navigating the shift in consciousness. Calleman makes the pretense but the follow through is substantially lacking. For a practical guide to incorporating the energies of mayan time-science into your life I recommend beginning with 'Time and the Technosphere' by Jose Arguelles. While this is also not the traditional mayan calendar, the presentation is satisfying and uplifting on a level not even approached by Calleman.
For those more interested in the traditional mayan calendar and how it is utilized by the living indigenous maya I suggest Barbara Tedlock's 'Time and the Highland Maya', a fascinating anthropological work by an initiated daykeeper... again however, not meant for those looking for a practical way to incorporate the energies into their own life.
despite the issues i may have with Calleman's presentation I'm glad that there is such a surge of interest in the legacy of the Maya, and this book serves at least to stoke that interest and guide us to a better understanding of this most amazing subject.

In Lakech!

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