It is not our
possessions, nor our actions that determine who we are. It is our
decisions that make us. And if in this reality, with the divine
power of life we have been given which is not defined, the destiny
of our life is marked by its transience.
Don Isidro
Wise elder of the Kekchi Maya
Throughout thousands of years, the traditional Mayan world has
preserved the ancestral knowledge. This legend has been transmitted
throughout different clans or groups that follow the highest Mayan
spirituality - which is where the purity of the ancient wisdom has
been maintained. Today we are living in prophetic times. Various
prophecies of the Maya as well as other traditions point to these
times. This transcendental time is where the changes are
manifesting. Humanity needs to see these changes with respect to
themselves and towards the whole of the sacred mother earth. We are
at the doors of change for the structures of the system that we know
both economically and socially, which need to be transformed towards
something that is more just and balanced. The Mayan prophecies are a
mixture of scientific/technological knowledge based on the sacred
Tzolkin calendar and the visionary powers of the Chilanes Balanes
(shamans/prophets). To date, all of the prophecies they made have
been realized with a high degree of precision. The prophecies are
the foundation of the Mayan world, which is based on the sacred
calendar. In the Mayan world, this reality exists in the Najt
(space-time), and is an infinite spiral in which cycles and events
are repeated with a certain correlation to a previous/future time,
corresponding to similar events. This is why each person has a sign
inside of the cycles of the Winales (period of twenty days). This
will mark their destiny regarding events that occur during different
periods of their lives. Every human brings a certain energy and
purpose to their life.
When a wise one speaks, it is not to convince the
incredulous. They do it to guide and awaken the consciousness of
those that follow the path towards consciousness. Their words are
not only for intellectual debate or for the nourishment of the
spirit. In actuality, the spirituality of these prophetic times are
not limited to contemplation and meditation. Today spirituality is
synonymous with action; and action is every act of your life, in
harmony with Mother Nature, and most importantly the harmony within
ourselves, and in relation to the way in which we live.
Don Pascual
Wise elder of the Mam Maya
This message begins from being with the elders and Aj'qij'ab
(Mayan priests) of the Quiche Maya people on the Cerro Turkaj of
Chichicastenango in the highlands of Guatemala on April 9th, 2002,
at the start of the celebration for the beginning of the cycle of
the sacred Tzolkin, known as the sacred Mayan calendar of 260 days.
We received a phone call from a spiritual brother, Dr. Marco
Cagastume G., that transmitted the words of the eldest wise one from
the town of the Mam, member of the council of the grand
confederation of Ajq'ij'ab, wise-ones, elders and Mayan principals.
His call was of simple but very strong words. There was a tone of
desperation, incredulousness; his strength and desire was to shake
us from unconsciousness. He told us, "Enough is enough! Don't
you realize the damage that you are doing to your home? When did you
loose your sense of reason? When did you loose the respect for our
mother earth?" He would ask, "Why haven't we taken action
towards the implacable destruction we make every day, all the
contamination? How is it that you can sleep at night, having this
knowledge? Is it that perhaps we don't feel a responsibility for
what is happening? The reality is we do have a responsibility, a
very big one. By our permitting a few others who have suspect
economic interest to do what they want without our putting a stop to
this action, we become equally responsible. Is it not enough to see
how the climate has changed? How the earth is contaminated, as well
as the air? How the rivers are poisoned, and without mentioning, the
oceans as well? Where are our green Mountains? Where did the
spiritual guardians run off to? Where will the jaguars, the birds
and the flowers inhabit? And the rest of the brothers and sisters
that gives joy and balance to life? Why have we let mother earth dry
up? And then we become frightened of the floods, the plagues and the
earthquakes? All of this, WHY? You know the answer. It seems we only
live for the moment. We only live to obtain the material illusions,
the uncontrollable consumerism of things that don't serve us. Things
that pacify us, distract us and make us feel as though we are
somebody. What to say of the spiritual guides? This call is
primarily for them, and for all the beings that are working for the
light. Let's take awareness - it is time to assume the role that
they are responsible for. It can all be put into one simple word:
UNITY! Let it bring us harmony and a return of consciousness.
Harmony with mother earth, respect for each other, respect to our
brothers and sisters the animals, towards the plants and most of
all, toward ourselves. Ask your grandmother, your grandfather, the
elders ? they have the peace and the wisdom, the awareness. Listen
to the wind. Hug the ancient trees and ask them. Listen to the river
or simply quiet your mind. You will see that the answer, the truth
is within yourself, in the depth of your soul ? then you will know
that you are a warrior of the light, of the peace, of love and of
harmony. And then raise your voice ? without violence, but with
strength. All of us united will reconstruct the wonder of life.
Please, let's return to be human beings!"
Today, one year after this phone call, after the prophetic
warning, (about the war in Iraq and what this encompasses with this
charge of violence and death. In spite of these unfortunate events,
there was good fortune that the war began in March rather than
April, because there could have been more tragic consequences.
Before the start of the war, the visionaries and the prophets had
begun to talk) we have received the messenger from Xibalbay, known
as the underworld. This has nothing to do with the inferno of other
traditions. It is a subterranean world where humanity lived for a
long time, after a cataclysm that made it impossible to live upon
the surface of the world. There are still some powerful
magicians/beings of Xibalbay that live in the depth of this world
and they have sent this messenger.
Cablicot is the name of this messenger. Its origin is as
ancient as the night of time and has as its companion Camalzotz.
Cablicot is the owl with two heads and Camalzotz is the bat with two
heads. Today, Cablicot has come and its words are a warning; it is
of the prophetic memory for these times during which various
prophecies converge, be they from Mayan or other traditions. Because
of its own dualistic nature, its words came with the war, like a
preamble. This is a special messenger that looks towards the
darkness. Its head turns three hundred-sixty degrees. Each of its
faces looks with indifference towards the two polarities. Its words
bring a call without charge, almost like a recording. Its own
essence of polarity is the message.
The Mayan prophecies speak to us of the changes towards the
fifth Ajaw (fifth sun), on the famous date of December 21, 2012.
This date begins the period of 5,200 years. This is a cycle of
wisdom, harmony, peace, love, of consciousness and the return of the
natural order. It is not the end of the world as many from outside
of the Mayan tradition have misinterpreted it to be. The first cycle
(Ajaw/sun) was a feminine energy and its element was fire. The
second cycle (Ajaw/sun) was of masculine energy, and its element was
earth. The third cycle (Ajaw/sun) was a feminine energy and its
element was air. The fourth cycle (Ajaw/sun) is a masculine energy
and its element is water. The fifth cycle (Ajaw/sun) will be a
fusion of both feminine and masculine energies. It will be a
transition where there won't be any more confrontations between the
polarities. It will bring balance and there won't be hierarchy of
one over the other. Both energies will support each other. It is why
this period is called one of harmony, the kingdom of love and the
return of consciousness. Its element will be the ether. This fifth
Ajaw/sun comes with the power of transmutation. To reach this state
of supreme harmony, it will be necessary to create the balance of
the forces of the light and the dark. This is where the importance
of the call of the Mam elder comes into place ? the quest for the
unity, the return of the natural order. This call is urgent in the
face of the prophetic times in which we are living ? principally for
the spiritual guides and conscious people. At this time, we need to
unite and create a belt of light that will contrast with the
negativity.
Those working with the negativity are clear in their purpose.
They are the owners and lovers of the material world. They govern
with their power and with the illusions that they create. They have
most of humanity half asleep. A human being has become an object for
the purpose of production, to generate certain output during their
lives. Today, s/he is a number, and object which creates necessities
and useless gratifications that fills the void of their
unconsciousness. Those working with the negativity are clear in
their roles ? they don't discuss hierarchy, they know who the boss
is in the different levels of power and they do their job with
precision. The contrary exists in the side of the light. Here there
is no idea of hierarchies ? every person goes off on their own, each
one with their own ego. They believe they are the owners of the
truth, the wisdom and in their egoism scream to the four winds that
they are the path of salvation. Many don't have a sense of what is
happening. They have sold the knowledge that has been given to them.
One of the gravest situations is that many cults and "new
age" movements have emerged. Let it be clear that we are not
against their work, but we are suggesting they return to the origin
where their techniques came from. Many of them were taken from
ancestral traditions ? but only in bits and pieces, not in their
entirety. Although it may work for specific aspects, the most
essential elements have been left aside - the integral and
harmonious development. We know that they are necessary steps for
development and are a bridge or a path towards the essence of the
great traditions, but it is important to recognize the origin of
their techniques and to guide the persons towards the depth of the
highest spirituality. The call is for unity, to leave aside all
differences, to find respect and tolerance, to create the balance.
It is true that when a white magician is born, a dark magician is
born as well. The ones that are being born now are not wasting any
time and they are clear on their mission.
They prefer to destroy the planet (something which we can not
deny nor close our eyes to) before the moment of the fusion arrives,
rather than relinquish their position of power as owners of the
material world. "We are living in dangerous times, my son"
my teacher don Pascual would tell me. "If there is no clarity,
if there is no unity, if we do not return to the natural order, if
we do not reach harmony amongst ourselves we are condemned as a
species to disappear as a result of our own madness."
This is the call to spread, the cry of hope, of returning to
the brothers and sisters to create balance based on consciousness,
love, the surrender and above all the clarity that we don't have
time to play around anymore. This is the time of action! When we
talk about not having any more time left, I am referring to the
prophetic projections of the ancestral science of the Mayan world,
and of our own intuitions in conjunction with our work with the
visionaries, the diviners. This has given us the message of Cablicot.
This makes us see a close future of great danger. This is a cycle
that starts in mid August and lasts until mid-December of this year
(2003). This period is of instability, destruction and confrontation
and natural catastrophes can emerge: droughts, floods, earthquakes,
hurricanes ? like we have never before seen ? bringing the
consequences of death's appetite. The most difficult confrontations
are with intolerance as well as the economic interests. The most
delicate confrontation is of the religious fundamentalists, guided
by the negative forces that can provoke great conflicts. This is a
tendency, an energy that is gestating, which does not mean that we
can not change or minimize it on the level on which we are affected.
At this moment, the elders and the shamans of the Mayan world are
making fire ceremonies daily, without end, in a manner similar to
the Native Americans who are working hard with their own ceremonies.
This is true of our brothers the Hopi, the Huichol elders, the
powerful Taitas throughout the Amazon, the great wise ones of the
eternal snows of the Andes, the Ayamaras, our brothers in the Sierra
Nevada, the great Tibetan wise ones and all others that don't have a
visible form. Each one with their own tradition and mystical
knowledge and sciences, are working to create this balance that has
been denominated "El K'uxaaj Saq' Be'" - the path of the
positive energy / the white path of the good heart. This is where
the two poles intersect over the west coast of the American
continent, touching the continent's energetic centers simultaneously
reactivating the positive flow of energy.
The call is so that we may all work together ? the elders,
the shamans, the wise ones and all of the people that have the
awareness in order to change the negative force. It is about
reaching all of the people with an urgency, to counteract the events
that are juxtaposed to this period of August to December. The elders
are making a call for the balance that needs to exist, with the
intention of calling all leaders as well as all of the people that
have the desire to achieve the balance.
As an immediate action, it is important to meditate at sunset
(if this is not possible i.e. work, then as close as possible),
placing the focus on harmony, reconnecting with Mother Earth, asking
for forgiveness for the damage we have done to her, for our own
personal responsibility and for other peoples and institutions that
are repeatedly destroying her. Then we can place the intention on
sending a message to the negativity to let it know that we are
active, that there is an awakening, that there is unity and that we
will no longer permit the destruction of mother earth or of humanity
and that we are conscious of the importance of this moment and to
project to the transition of the date of Dec. 21 2012. For this, it
is suggested that you light two candles ? one white, that represent
peace, harmony, the positive thought - one red that represents the
force, the light, the energy of a new dawn and the action. The
reason for doing this at sunset is because this is the time of
transition from day into night and it is the moment to create the
balance and to send positive energy. As inheritors of an ancient
civilization, the Mayan elders make us reflect upon the need and the
urgency for creating this path of positive energy. The events of the
cycle between August and Dec of this year can be extreme expecting
plagues, natural phenomena, (such as hurricanes, earthquakes,
drought and floods, overheating and the melting of the glaciers), if
we don't create that strength of peace , harmony and balance with
mother earth and between human beings. There is also a possibility
of creating a major warlike conflict. Theses cycles have occurred in
the past with other humans (civilizations) and also at the end of
cycles of the Ajaw, cycles of 5,200 years. We are now at the end of
the fourth cycle Ajaw that will end Dec 20, 2012, and the fifth Ajaw
enters Dec 21, 2012, a date that is known to be catastrophic by
people outside of the Mayan tradition- which in reality marks the
beginning of changes in the way we see and live life, focusing more
on harmony, the key word for existence in this reality.
FROM DECEMBER 4- TO DECEMBER 7 OF 2003
Inside the charge of these cycles of changes, there are
vortexes that open up a space. After the red planet distances its
charge, there is a subtle convergence between the cosmic and
telluric forces, a time that lasts four days. This openness gives us
the opportunity to create the force and balance. It is a sublime
space that will allow us access to Jun'ab'ku, heart of the heavens.
This is a good time to ask for the internal strength, strength for
the community, for the consciousness and to synthesize balance. This
is the moment when the strength of all those beings of light, are
needed. If possible, it is asked to fast, perhaps on fruit, to
remain abstinent for at least four days prior and to do ceremonies
at sunrise and sunset. It is important to work from sunup to sunset
on both the 4th and the 7th, because this is the opening and the
closing. The point of focus is to create the longing desire to
awaken the south. Beginning from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta,
to the Amazons, to the mountain range of the eternal snows of the
Andes and carry that energy to the most ancient mountains on this
part of the world in Cordova, Argentina. The transcendence of this
moment is of much importance for our beloved mother, PACHAMAMA. It
is also the survival of this "fourth humanity".
The day of the 4th brings to us the energy of the Nawal
Tzikin, the great intermediary between the heaven and the earth. It
is the messenger and the eagle-quetzal-condor that will create the
unity between the north and the south. This will permit us willingly
if we joined our forces together throughout the continent and around
the world to awaken the Saq' Be', the white path. On this day we
focus on the divine messenger that carries our prayers, our feelings
and the drumming of our hearts. Let it be that on this day there is
only one heartbeat, one sound of drumming calling to the four
corners of the universe and at last finding Great Spirit. In the
north it is the Eagle, in the center it is the Quetzal and in the
south it is the Condor, (the ancestral messengers between the human
and the divine). So, lets have just one heartbeat, one fire, a
simple ceremony but very majestic. Let's travel to the sacred places
and reclaim the harmony.
The day of the 5th brings to us the energy of the Nawal Ajmaq,
the keeper of the sin and forgiveness. This is a day to reflect upon
our lives, to be in silence and to go within, to look at the damage
we may have caused consciously or unconsciously, to forgive and be
forgiven, to forgive ourselves, but most of all to ask forgiveness
for the damage we have caused mother earth. We also need to ask for
forgiveness for those that destroy without conscience but only for
the madness or for riches. This is an internal ceremony we do. The
elders will be having their fires and ceremonies, but our connection
(be it through ceremony or meditation) will be channeled towards the
south to awaken the force and the return of the wisdom of the
condor. This is the moment of the return of the kingdom of
TIHUANTISUYO, the giant panther. As of now it is called the kingdom
of INCARI. As a day of duality, the energy gives way to balance
between the polarities, so this is what we need to focus on.
The day of the 6th, brings us the energy of the Nawal No'j.
This is the keeper of the wisdom, the harmony, the balance and the
understanding, the power of the mind and of the imagination. This is
a day to use the energy of the mind to create the power of balance.
On this day we need to practice internal peace as well as peace with
the community. The polarization based on religious fundamentalism is
reaching its unsustainable limits and it depends on beings that are
committed to the essence of the real spirituality and the survival
of the human race and of mother earth, to help stop this energy.
Let's not forget that this thing we call reality is mental, the
"great illusion", and the one that commands this force is
the Nawal No'j. It is recommended to light white candles, to create
chains of meditation and raise our words to the heart of the heavens
and to the Great Spirit. We need to purify internally and check our
own existence so we can do away with that which no longer serves us;
to be free of antagonizing forces so we can then create the force
that needs to govern now, which is harmony.
The day of the 7th brings us the energy of the Nawal Tijaax.
This day is the culmination of this cycle that opens with the
intermediary between the earth and the sky, followed by the
forgiveness and the sin, then followed by the purification of the
mind (creator of all illusions). Tijaax is the double bladed knife.
It is the energy that opens up dimensions and the vortex on this
day, creating a space extremely subtle and only perceptive to
sensitive spirits. To us humans it gives us the opportunity to cut
the negativity, to let go of that which holds us back to the vain
illusions, to open up our hearts, to awaken and be able to create
the balance between the polarities. We need to ask for all the
spiritual guides, so they can leave behind their personal
importance, so they may know how to guide us without competition and
to be united and so they may not forget they are not the keepers of
the truth. Each and every one of us brings a force and internal
power and that all the truths are part of one manifestation of
reality and this is how we'll be able to face the changes we are
about to encounter. This will allow us to reach the date of Dec. 21,
2012, with much harmony. This is the purpose of Tzacol, the planet
being alive, to then be able to transcend to the 5th Ajaw.
THE YEAR 2007
As of February or maybe sooner, according to the sacred
books, the sacred Tzi'te and the projections of the wise
visionaries, this seems to be an extremely delicate year. Again this
has to do with us reaching peace and harmony. As of now the
economies can start to deteriorate, we can see that it is based on
an illusion. We have seen the real value of things have disappeared
many years ago. Today the economic value, money as we know it, is an
electronic fantasy and if the socio-economic systems doesn't return
to being human and to the real value, the actual system is condemned
to extinction. This is the unconsciousness, the senseless race in
the world that continues without stopping, without going anywhere.
It is escapism to live an experience in such an accelerated manner.
The fear of destruction and the instant gratifications we experience
on a daily basis either help us to carry out our existence or to
live alienated.
This year will be hard and bring us natural disasters,
warlike confrontations and disaster in the world economy. Like with
all prophecies and visions of the future, there is the ability to
minimize things and in some cases even change them. Although this
year is of much concern, we must focus on the present which is where
we will define the balance. The period of now to the end of 2007 is
of much importance to maintain the balance. We will be living in a
very dangerous time that this humanity has not lived before. It is
within each and every one of us to reach balance and change. The
focus must be on the energy that got stuck in Panama, which, because
of the canal, didn't allow the energy to reach south. This is where
the work will be the most revealing, which doesn't consist only of
these four days. It is urgent to activate the base of the spinal
cord of the continent of the mountain range of the Andes and the
ancient mountains of Cordova. To bring on the change and as the wise
Mam elder said: "PLEASE LET'S RETURN TO BEING HUMANS!"
Carlos Barrios is a Mayan Ajq'ij, who originates from
and resides in Guatemala. Carlos has been given the mission by his
elders to begin sharing the prophecies and teachings of the Mayan
peoples with the rest of the world. Carlos travels internationally
to share these teachings and to generate awareness and support for
the rescue and preservation of the ancient Mayan tradition in his
homeland. Carlos is also the author of "Kam Wuj: El Libro del
Destino", and out of print book on the astrology and prophecies
of the Mayan peoples. Carlos is presently working on a revised
edition which is to be translated to English.
Saq' Be': Organization for Mayan and Indigenous
Spiritual Studies is a non profit organization based in New Mexico,
US. Saq' Be' works to bring people, especially young adults,
together with ancient traditions for the purpose of cultural and
spiritual preservation and to open the doors of opportunity for
those traditions to share their teachings with the rest of the
world. Preservation programs include Radio broadcast capacity for
the Native community in Chichicastenango, Guatemala and support for
filmed documentation efforts of elders and guides of the Mayan
tradition. Meetings programs include trips to Native communities in
Guatemala (next trip is for the Mayan New Year, June, 2004) and
arranging for travel and teachings for the keepers of this ancient
wisdom to the US and abroad. More information can be found at:
http://www.sacredroad.org, or by email at: saqbe@sacredroad.org.
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