José Argüelles
José Argüelles (born January 24, 1939 in Rochester , Minnesota , † March 23, 2011 in Australia ) was a Mexican - American painter and writer of esoteric works.
José Argüelles studied at the University of Chicago , where he obtained a Ph.D. in art history. He was considered one of the initiators of the Earth Day concept. He has written numerous books in which he referred to the Mayan calendar and I Ching , among others . An alternative calendar model called Dreamspell comes from Argüelles with 13 months of 28 days each, which is based on the Mayan calendar and tries to reinterpret it esoterically.
Works
- Earth on the rise , PAN-Germany Bender, Furth im Wald 2007, ISBN 978-3-936043-08-2
- The Maya factor , Bender, Gössenheim 2001, ISBN 3-936043-00-0
- Zuvuya surfers: an intergalactic travel guide into the 4th dimension , Bauer, Freiburg im Breisgau 1997, ISBN 3-7626-0535-1
Web links
- German website with many translated articles by Jose Argüelles
- Literature by and about José Argüelles in the catalog of the German National Library
- Meditating on the Maya Calendar for 2012: A Profile of José Argüelles ( Memento from January 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- The Maya Factor (German translation) (PDF, 134 p., 2.85 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ José Argüelles, New Ager Focused on Time, Dies at 72 New York Times, April 2, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Argüelles, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican-American painter and esoteric writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 2011 |
| Place of death | Australia |