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José Argüelles (b.
January 24,
1939,
Rochester,
Minnesota) is the founder of Planet Art Network and the Foundation for the Law of Time. He holds a Ph.D. in
Art History and
Aesthetics from the
University of Chicago, and has taught at numerous colleges, including
Princeton University and the
San Francisco Art Institute.
Fame
He gained notoriety for his role in the
Harmonic Convergence event, and his mystical book about the
Maya calendar,
The Mayan Factor: Path Beyond Technology. This book first popularized the Hunab Ku symbol. After Mayan Factor's financial success, Jose and his wife Lloydine produced "
Dreamspell: The Journey of Timeship Earth 2013" and a game/tool "Telektonon: The Talking Stone of Prophesy". The former is the source of Arguelles' 13 Moon/28 Day Calendar.
Criticism
Although Argüelles states that his tools and calendar are clearly not a Mayan calendar, much criticism of it focusses on the fact that his works remain completely unsupported by any professional
Mayanist scholar. Amongst many criticisms leveled at it, it's pointed out that the interpretation merely
co-opts an ancient tradition by recasting it in New Age terms, unknown, unused and undocumented among the Maya. Many of Dreamspell's influences come from non-Mayan sources, such as the
I Ching and
pop psychology. What's more, Argüelles' calendar is based on a different day-count than the traditional Mayan calendar. As mathematician Michael Finley notes:
"Since the 365 day Maya haab makes no provision for leap years, its starting date in the Gregorian Calendar advances by one day every four years. The beginning of Arguelles' year is fixed to July 26. Thus his count of days departs from the haab as it was known to Maya scribes before the Spanish conquest. Arguelles claims that the Thirteen Moon Calendar is synchronized with the calendar round. Clearly, it's not."
His calendar is also not correctly synchronized with that observed by the Maya. For example, in the traditional count
January 1,
2005 is 5 Muluk, while in the Dreamspell it's 2 Etznab.
Argüelles countered this criticism by stating that his calendar is "correct and biologically accurate...for the whole planet", and that he's the "heir of the legacy of
Pacal Votan and the instrument of his prophecy, Telektonon".
(External Link
) Argüelles is now one of several individuals who have contributed to the spread of
Mayanism, a collection of beliefs based on metaphysical speculation about the ancient Maya.
Planet Art Network
José and Lloydine founded the Planet Art Network (PAN) in 1983 as an autonomous, meta-political, worldwide peace organization engaging in art and spirituality. Active in over 90 countries, PAN upholds the
Nicholas Roerich Peace Pact and Banner of Peace, symbolizing "Peace Through Culture".
The Planet Art Network operates as a network of self-organized collectives, centralized by a shared focus of promoting the world-wide adoption of Argüelles' Dreamspell 13-Moon/28 day Calendar. The network upholds the slogan "Time is Art", suggesting that time is a vehicle for our creative experience, instead of the familiar saying "
Time is Money".
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