The Mayan or Aztec calendar that has been popularized (due to
2012 end of age tales) was carved and dedicated to the principle
Aztec and Mayan deity — the sun. This carving is less of a
calendar, in my opinion, and more of a cosmological depiction of
the inner realms of planet Earth. I do agree that the stone has
some significance or connection with the sun, though it would be
the inner not the outer sun based upon many similar depictions
of sun stones and solar wheels. First, the Aztec deity is
portrayed as an anthropomorphic sun deity in the center of the
stone tablet. This depiction is complete with solar rays
emanating outwards and the face of a man-like god. This image of
a sun with a human face indicates a sentient presence in the
central, inner sun that is worshiped as a deity. The next
interesting detail is the two serpents surrounding the carving
whose tails meet at the top and their heads come together at the
bottom of the disk. These serpents have human faces in their
mouths which could indicate a