“In the Early Preclassic, prior to the emergence of civilization, Maya society was basically egalitarian. As ethnographic studies of the Chiapas highlands have shown, contemporary Maya communities usually are organized along similar lines. The community of Zinacantan, for instance, is organized around an egalitarian cargo system, whereby the positions of … Continue reading →

It is known that ordinary ancient Maya had very few personal possessions. They cultivated the land with simple tools and lived in huts similar to the ones still used by their descendants. The ruling class, kings, nobility, priests, lived rather extravagantly in palaces. The kings claimed to be gods or … Continue reading →

Wikisolver is a collaborative website that compiles, in one place, an extensive list of major problems threatening humanity’s very existence. In response, the site offers strategic solutions based on documented observations and facts. It is not, nor does it aspire to be, a technical manual. On the other hand, neither … Continue reading →

The earthly achievements of the Maya are well known and beyond dispute. In fact, at their peak they equaled, if not surpassed, renowned contemporaries like the Greeks and Chinese. Accordingly, it is astonishing, allowing even for the stifling effect of the Spanish Conquest, that Maya religion –long since dismissed at … Continue reading →

 GOD SON/DAUGHTER OF GOD COMMANDMENTS Do not lie. Do not get intoxicated in excess. Do not be proud. Do not be arrogant. Do not have a faithless heart. Do not be cruel. Do not be envious. Do not be indolent. Be exemplary in self-control. Do not ask more than three … Continue reading →

Maya Ethnographer and Archaeologist Born in Martigny, Switzerland on October 30, 1898; died in Guatemala City, Guatemala on December 25, 1982. His parents were Joseph Girard, a public works businessman, and Melanie Besse de Girard, elementary schoolteacher, who died when Raphael was 14; although a firstborn child, he had numerous … Continue reading →

The Mayan Lesson  Human nature does not change; it only repeats itself. The ancient Maya, a singularly gifted civilization that rose, peaked, declined and collapsed almost simultaneously with the Roman Empire, left a vast historical record: a tale of an unholy alliance of kings, priests, and military leaders who usurped … Continue reading →