Important message from Mayan Elder Carlos Barrios of the Eagle Clan, Guatamala.Carlos Barrios was born into a Spanish family on El Altiplano, the
highlands of Guatemala. His home was in Huehuetenango, also the
dwelling place of the Maya, Mam tribe. With other Maya and other
indigenous tradition keepers, the Mam carry part of the 'old ways on
Turtle Island (North America).They are keepers of time, authorities
on remarkable calendars that are ancient, elegant and relevant.
Mr. Barrios is a historian, an anthropologist and investigator. After
studying with traditional elders for 25 years since the age of 19, he
has also became a Mayan Ajq'ij, a ceremonial priest and spiritual
guide, Eagle Clan. Years ago, along with his brother, Gerardo, Carlos
initiated an investigation into the different Mayan calendars. He
studied with many teachers. He says his brother Gerardo interviewed
nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of
knowledge.
"Anthropologists visit the temple sites," Mr. Barrios says, "and read
the inscriptions and make up stories about the Maya, but they do not
read the signs correctly. It's just their imagination. Other people
write about prophecy in the name of the Maya. They say that the world
will end in December 2012.The Mayan elders are angry with this. The
world will not end. It will be transformed."
The indigenous have the calendars, and know how to accurately
interpret it, not others. The Mayan Calendars comprehension of time,
seasons, and cycles has proven itself to be vast and sophisticated.
The Maya understand 17 different calendars, some of them charting
time accurately over a span of more than ten million years. The
calendar that has steadily drawn global attention since 1987 is
called the Tzolk'in or Cholq'ij.
Devised ages ago and based on the cycle of the Pleiades, it is still
held as sacred. With the indigenous calendars, native people have
kept track of important turning points in history. For example, the
day keepers who study the calendars identified an important day in
the year One Reed, Ce Acatal, as it was called by the Mexicans. That
was the day when an important ancestor was prophesied to return,
"coming like a butterfly". In the Western Calendar, the One Reed date
correlates to Easter Sunday, April 21,1519 the day that Hernando
Cortez and his fleet of 11 Spanish galleons arrived from the East at
what is today called Vera Cruz, Mexico.
When the Spanish ships came toward shore, native people were waiting
and watching to see how it would go. The billowing sails of the ships
did indeed remind the scouts of butterflies skimming the ocean
surface. In this manner was a new era initiated, an era they had
anticipated through their calendars.
The Maya termed the new era the Nine Bolomtikus, or nine Hells of 52
years each. As the nine cycles unfolded, land and freedom were taken
from the native people. Disease and disrespect dominated. What began
with the arrival of Cortez, lasted until August 16, 1987 - a date
many people recall as Harmonic Convergence.
Millions of people took advantage of that date to make ceremony in
sacred sites, praying for a smooth transition to a new era, the World
of the Fifth Sun. From that 1987 date until now, Mr. Barrios says, we
have been in a time when the right arm of the materialistic world is
disappearing, slowly but inexorably. We are at the cusp of the era
when peace begins, and people live in harmony with Mother Earth.
We are no longer in the World of the Fourth Sun, but we are not yet
in the World of the Fifth Sun. This is the time in-between, the time
of transition. As we pass through transition there is a colossal,
global convergence of environmental destruction, social chaos, war,
and ongoing Earth changes.
All this, Mr. Barrios says, was foreseen via the simple, spiral
mathematics of the Mayan calendars. "It will change," Mr. Barrios
observes. "Everything will change." He said Mayan Daykeepers view the
Dec. 21, 2012 date as a rebirth, the start of the World of the Fifth
Sun. It will be the start of a new era resulting from and signified
by the solar meridian crossing the galactic equator, and the earth
aligning itself with the center of the galaxy.
At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years
the Sun rises to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way and the
plane of the ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an
embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a tree remembered in
all the world's spiritual traditions.
Some observers say this alignment with the heart of the galaxy in
2012 will open a channel for cosmic energy to flow through the earth,
cleansing it and all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher
level of vibration. This process has already begun, Mr. Barrios
suggested. "Change is accelerating now, and it will continue to
accelerate. If the people of the earth can get to this 2012 date in
good shape, without having destroyed too much of the Earth,
Mr.Barrios said, we will rise to a new, higher level. But to get
there we must transform enormously powerful forces that seek to block
the way.
A Picture of the Road Ahead From his understanding of the Mayan
tradition and the calendars, Mr.Barrios offered a picture of where we
are at and what may lie on the road ahead: The date specified in the
calendar Winter Solstice in the year 2012 does not mark the end of
the world. Many outside people writing about the Mayan calendar
sensationalize this date, but they do not know. The ones who know are
the indigenous elders who are entrusted with keeping the tradition.
"Humanity will continue," he contends, "but in a different way.
Material structures will change. From this we will have the
opportunity to be more human."We are living in the most important era
of the Mayan calendars and prophecies. All the prophecies of the
world, all the traditions, are converging now.There is no time for
games. The spiritual ideal of this era is action.
Many powerful souls have reincarnated in this era, with a lot of
power. This is true on both sides, the light and the dark. High magic
is at work on both sides. Things will change, but it is up to the
people how difficult or easy it is for the changes to come about.
The economy now is a fiction. The first five-year stretch of
transition from August 1987 to August 1992 was the beginning of the
destruction of the material world. We have progressed ten years
deeper into the transition phase by now, and many of the so-called
sources of financial stability are in fact hollow. The banks are
weak. This is a delicate moment for them. They could crash globally
if we don't pay attention. If the banks crash .... then we will be
forced to rely on the land and our skills. The monetary systems will
be in chaos, and we must then rely on our direct relationship with
the Earth for our food and shelter.
The North and South Poles are both breaking up. The level of the
water in the oceans is going to rise. But at the same time land in
the ocean, especially near Cuba, is also going to rise.
A Call for Fusion As he met with audiences in Santa Fe, Mr. Barrios
told a story about the most recent Mayan New Year ceremonies in
Guatemala. He said that one respected Mam elder, who lives all year
in a solitary mountain cave, journeyed to Chichicastenango to speak
with the people at the ceremony. The elder delivered a simple, direct
message. He called for human beings to come together in support of
life and light.
Right now each person and group is going his or her own way. The
elder of the mountains said there is hope if the people of the light
can come together and unite in some way. Reflecting on this, Mr.
Barrios explained: "We live in a world of polarity: day and night,
man and woman, positive and negative. Light and darkness need each
other. They are a balance."
"Just now the dark side is very strong, and very clear about what
they want. They have their vision and their priorities clearly held,
and also their hierarchy. They are working in many ways so that we
will be unable to connect with the spiral Fifth World in 2012."
"On the light side everyone thinks they are the most important, that
their own understandings, or their group's understandings, are the
key. There's a diversity of cultures and opinions, so there is
competition, diffusion, and no single focus.
"As Mr. Barrios sees it, the dark side works to block fusion through
denial and materialism. It also works to destroy those who are
working with the light to get the Earth to a higher level. They like
the energy of the old, declining Fourth World, the materialism. They
do not want it to change. They do not want fusion. They want to stay
at this level, and are afraid of the next level.
The dark power of the declining Fourth World cannot be destroyed or
overpowered. It's too strong and clear for that, and that is the
wrong strategy. The dark can only be transformed when confronted with
simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads to fusion, a key
concept for the World of the Fifth Sun.
Mr. Barrios said the emerging era of the Fifth Sun will call
attention to a much-overlooked element. Whereas the four traditional
elements of earth, air, fire and water have dominated various epochs
in the past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in the time
of the Fifth Sun: ether.
The dictionary defines ether as the rarefied element of the Heavens.
Ether is a medium. It permeates all space and transmits waves of
energy in a wide range of frequencies, from cell phones to human
auras. What is "ethereal" is related to the regions beyond earth: the
heavens.
Ether the element of the Fifth Sun is celestial and lacking in
material substance,but is no less real than wood, stone or flesh.
"Within the context of ether there can be a fusion of the
polarities," Mr. Barrios said. "No more darkness or light in the
people, but an uplifted fusion.
But right now the realm of darkness is not interested in this. They
are organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the Earth and its
environment so we will be unready for the alignment in 2012.
We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side.
We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need
to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and fusion now,
to confront the other side and preserve life. "To be Ready for this
Moment in History Mr. Barrios told his audiences in Santa Fe that we
are at a critical moment of world history. "We are disturbed," he
said. "We can't play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged.
Now is the time to awaken and take action.
"Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is
here now has an important purpose. This is a hard, but a special
time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for
this moment in history."
Mr. Barrios offered a number of suggestions to help people walk in
balance through the years ahead. "The prophesied changes are going to
happen," he said "but our attitude and actions determine how harsh or
mild they are." "We need to act, to make changes, and to elect people
to represent us who understand and who will take political action to
respect the earth.
"Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. It's
very important to be clear about who you are, and also about your
relation to the Earth. Develop yourself according to your own
tradition and the call of your heart. But remember to respect
differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely (Ormus rich food). A
lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or gross ways. Pay attention
to what you are taking into your body. Learn to preserve food, and to
conserve energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you have
mastery of your breath. Be clear. Follow a tradition with great
roots. It is not important what tradition, your heart will tell you,
but it must have great roots."
"We live in a world of energy. An important task at this time is to
learn to sense or see the energy of everyone and everything: people,
plants, animals. This becomes increasingly important as we draw close
to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is associated with the element
ether ˆ the realm where energy lives and weaves."
Go to the sacred places of the earth to pray for peace, and have
respect for the Earth which gives us our food, clothing, and shelter.
We need to reactivate the energy of these sacred places. That is our
work."
"One simple but effective prayer technique is to light a white or
baby-blue colored candles. Think a moment in peace. Speak your
intention to the flame and send the light of it on to the leaders who
have the power to make war or peace."
We Have Work to Do According to Mr. Barrios this is a crucially
important moment for humanity, and for earth. Each person is
important. If you have incarnated into this era, you have spiritual
work to do balancing the planet. He said the elders have opened the
doors so that other races can come to the Mayan world to receive the
tradition.
The Maya have long appreciated and respected that there are other
colors, other races, and other spiritual systems. "They know," he
said, "that the destiny of the Mayan world is related to the destiny
of the whole world."
"The greatest wisdom is in simplicity," Mr. Barrios advised before
leaving Santa Fe. "Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude,
forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is
free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you."
"Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart,
and you will find your way."
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