Editing Hunab Ku (section)

== Hunab Ku in New Age Belief ==
[[New Age]] beliefs about Hunab Ku derive from the work of Me
r Domingo Martínez Parédez (1904–1984) who first presented his interpretation of the concept in 1953<ref>Martínez 1953</ref> and expanded upon his ideas in a subsequent book, ''Hunab Kú: Síntesis del pensamiento filosófico maya'' (1964).<ref>Martínez 1964</ref>  Martínez interpreted Hunab Ku as evidence for Maya monotheism and suggested that it was represented by the symbols of a square within a circle or a circle within a square, the square representing measurement and the circle representing motion.  Martínez related Hunab Ku to concepts and symbols in [[Freemasonry]], particularly the idea of a Great Architect of the Universe and the Masonic square and compass.  It was also Martínez who first associated Hunab Ku with the expression "''In Lak'ech''," which he translated as "Eres mi otro yo." (In English, this means "You are my other I.")<ref>Martínez 1964: 26-27</ref> Martínez' ideas were popularized by [[Hunbatz Men]]<ref>Men 1986</ref><ref>Men 1989</ref> and [[José Argüelles]].<ref>Argüelles</ref> The significance of the symbol has also been discussed by José Castillo Torre<ref>Castillo Torre 1955</ref>