«Although at first they rather admired the Maya for having a graphic system of their own, they were determined to destroy the old manuscripts and eradicate all knowledge of the glyphs from the minds of their converts.» — Roys consigna la doble actitud de los misioneros: admiración por el sistema gráfico maya y decisión de destruir los manuscritos y borrar el conocimiento de los glifos.
Maya
What does this tradition say about experience, knowledge and transformation? We approach these questions with consciousness as our centre, listening to the language of each source.
Gonzalo Olivares Velázquez · Spiritus Mundi
1 · Listen to the sources
How these passages were chosen: from the works assigned to this tradition, in alphabetical order, the first passage of each whose quoted words name consciousness, awareness, soul, spirit or knowledge (in English or Spanish); one per work, up to four. The choice is by vocabulary only: a passage may agree with our reading, disagree with it, or leave the question open.
«From the beginning of our work on the Popol Vuh, Xiloj felt certain that if one only knew how to read it perfectly, borrowing the knowledge of the lords of the days, the moist breezes, and the distant lightning, it should reveal everything under the sky and on the earth, all the way out to the four comers» — Tedlock consigna la certeza de Xiloj: que leído a la perfección, con el saber prestado de los señores de los días, las brisas húmedas y el relámpago lejano, el libro revelaría todo bajo el cielo y sobre la tierra; el escaneo imprime *comers* por *corners*
2 · Ask what each source declares
Who knows, and what is transformed? Is the relationship between inner experience and the world declared, disputed, or left open? Let the passage determine the answer before bringing it into dialogue with our reading.
Explore documented argument maps →3 · Return to the centre
For us, these paths meet in consciousness. Which passage converses with that reading, and which qualifies or contradicts it? Save it with your own note.
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