Hi there, this has to do with the material of Jose Arguelles and the glyphs of the Tzolkin calendar. I've been studying the classical Maya timecount for 13 years now and designed a perpetual calendar of this Tzolkin (see image)
tzolkintoy.jpg. Also, last year 2009, we've been investigating these energies(of the glyphs) in a project, by manifesting them, using movement (on music) as expression of these energies. In groups of 40 to around 150 people. Quite fascinating and groundbreaking, at least for me. This way of experiencing is a right brain way, which is appropriate for understanding the Tzolkin. There's a set of DVD's from this project. Also the book Mayan Astrology by Aluna Joy Yaxkin is a good one on this subject. Thanks very much, for the Swerdlow material, apart from truth or non truth, it's good gymnastics for the intuition