The Aztec Calendar And The Outrageous
Adventures Of The Amazing Aztecs

"Life Shrinks Or Expands In Proportion To One's Courage" -Anais Nin

In times like these, it is helpful to remember that there have always been times like these..

Ever seen an Aztec calendar?

It's possibly the most magical thing you could ever lay eyes on...

As I'm sure you know, the Aztec calendar was used by the Aztec people from the central Mexico area, way back in the 14th century...

What's cool about the Aztecs was that their culture, apart of course from the human sacrifice business, had complex and compelling mythological and religious traditions.

Now, way back about 1521, the Spanish Conquistador, Hernan Cortes, conquered the Aztecs in a period of time that was known as the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

Just imagine Hernan and his Conquistadors walking through valleys of lush meadows, with waterfalls, brightly colored birds, animals, flower gardens and beautiful sounds of nature and music playing in the distance...

A magical place where the only Aztecs drinking alcohol would have been over the age of 60...

And where the highly religious, humble and philosophical Aztec citizens would be enjoying a mostly vegetarian, herb based diet...

Rich in an abundance of shrimps, crickets, ants, larvae and insects of different species, and other natural organics...

And that pleasant music off to the distance... just another daily theater show, with powerful drama, song and dance performances...

If you were to see inside the schools, you'd notice that the children would be well behaved and studious... the Aztecs believed in mandatory education for all children...

Almost Like Heaven On Earth...

Now, let's slowly trip back earthwards to the intriguing Aztec world calendar, because I'm sure you'll be amazed...

Indeed you'd notice that this 365 day cycle calendar is round, and uses a series of 'day signs' or drawn or carved figures which all have their own unique meaning, and which have an association with a certain direction.

The Aztec civilization sure had some fascinating looking designs and unique ideas about their interpretation of time...

Here's Some Interesting Aztec Calendar Links

Great In Depth MesoAmerica Page

The Aztec-calendar was the calendar of the Aztec people of Pre-Columbian Mexico. It is one of the Mesoamerican calendars, sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout ancient Mesoamerica. This calendar is recorded as a carving on the Aztec Calendar Stone currently found in the National Museum of Anthropology and History located within Mexico City.

Convenient Aztec Type Calendar Converter

This page allows you to discover Aztec dates and, if you put your date of birth in there too, you'll find out your Aztec name day. Cool.

Aztec Calendar and Other Solar Monuments...

This unique book brings together two of the most important expressions of the pre-Hispanic era: The Aztec-calendar and the solar symbol Nahui Ollin. Time has transformed this calendar into a symbol associated with ruthless human sacrifices performed by the Mexicas.

Well-documented studies by these two talented scholars uncover the true purpose of the stone and the historical events which resulted in the creation of this marvelous monolith. This is the only book that brings together photographs from other important solar monuments from multiple private collections and various museums around the world.

To date, no other books provide such a precise and fascinating description of the meaning of the Aztec-calendar and of Nahui Ollin. The book includes a unique booklet with six transparencies which in full color highlight each of the six concentric circles of the Aztec-calendar. It also contains 201 color and black-and-white illustrations.

Aztec Calendar and Other Solar Monuments