CAPI TACO'S FIELDNOTES

CAPI TACO'S FIELDNOTES

Mayas of Yucatán

Reincarnation is a game changer to your relationship to life and death

Can the human sacrifice of the ancient Maya soothe our anxieties around death and help us uncover our purpose?

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Tomas Salem
Jul 26, 2025
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Many of the contemporary, motorbike-riding Maya of Yucatán live in villages like Tinum. Their spirituality blends Catholic elements with ancient Maya cosmology—saints and Christian holidays are often linked to Maya rain gods, agricultural cycles, and ancestral spirits. While Honorio and his family practiced traditional baptisms and agricultural rituals,…

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