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Section 1: Mesoamerican Astrology Explained

Chapter 1: The Prehistoric Origins of Astrology

Chapter 2: Introduction to Mesoamerica
       History  17
       The Sources  20
       The Cosmos and the Gods  22
       Space  25
       Time and the 260-Day Calendar  28
       The Individual, Society and Fate  29
       Comparisons with Western Day-Counts  32

Chapter 3: The 260-Day Astrological Calendar
       The Aztec and Maya Symbols of the 20 Day-Signs  37
       The Calendar, the Years, and the Four Directions   38

Chapter 4: The Twenty Named Days
       Day-Signs/Aztec Gods  50
       Crocodile 53, Wind 54, House 55, Lizard 56
       Serpent 58, Death 59, Deer 59, Rabbit 60
       Water 61, Dog 61, Monkey 62, Grass 63
       Reed 63, Ocelot 64, Eagle 65, Vulture 65
       Motion 66, Knife 67, Flower 68

Chapter 5: The Tonalamatl or Book of Fate
       The 13-Day Periods  37
       The Burner Periods  84
       The Lords of the Night  86

Chapter 6: Quetzalcoatl and the Planet Venus
       The Cycle of Venus  91
       Quetzalcoatl  98
       The Ball Game  102
       Venus-Regulated Warfare  104

Chapter 7: The Maya Time Constructs and The Long Count
       The Long Count  107
       The Cycle of the 13 Katuns  107
       The Ages of the Aztecs  114

Chapter 8: Mars, Eclipses, Planetary Periods and a Zodiac
       Mars, Jupiter and Saturn  118
       Eclipses  119
       The Planets and the Day-Signs  121
       A 13-Sign Zodiac  124

Section II: Mesoamerican Astrlogy in Practice

Forward to the Section

Chapter 9: The Astrology of Time
       Delineations of the Day-Signs  133
       The Trecena or 13-Day Period  139
       Day-Signs Test  145
       The Burner Periods and Critical Days  146
       Delineations of the Lords of the Night  147
       The Years of the Yearbearers  150

Chapter 10: The Phases of Venus
       Inferior Conjunction  159
       Morning Star  160
       Superior Conjunction  160
       Evening Star  161

Chapter 11: The Cycle of the Thirteen Katuns
       Katuns: 1027 to 2012  168

Appendix A: Day-Sign and Yearbear Tables
Appendix B: A Reconstructed Tonalamatl
Appendix C: Sun/Venus Conjunctions

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