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Thousands of years of conquest and progress have delivered modern society to
the verge of destroying our only home. As cultures have been absorbed by an increasingly
homogenized society, we find ourselves being led into a way of life that further
disconnects and alienates us from ourselves, our families, our community and
our mother earth. As the thrust of globalization expands this dominant culture’s
reach into even the most remote parts of the planet, absorbing the remaining
cultures, many of those born or living in the modern world recognize the destructive
direction in which we are being led. Many of us wish to alter the course of our
lives and the direction which we are heading as a planet. Many of us in this
modern world continue to seek an alternative to the destructive path we seem
destined for. Instinctually, intuitively, intellectually we realize that we must
come to live in a different way - a way that leads to harmony and respect rather
than dominance and exploitation.
Fortunately, there are peoples around the planet that have maintained their
traditional culture, perspective and spiritual connection. Many of the Indigenous
peoples have preserved, during what can be viewed for them as very dark ages,
many of the keys for restoring harmony upon the earth and ways for re-awakening
the inner wisdom and spiritual connectedness that we all posses. For many years,
and in some cases to this day, these teachings have been kept from outsiders.
For those of us in the modern world, we have the good fortune that there are
those, whose ancestors had given their lives to preserve their ancient ways,
are now willing to help us to re-awaken, reconnect, harmonize and unite as
brothers and sisters. We must always be mindful of the embedded culture of
exploitation that a world out of balance has brought us. But if we face these
obstacles, we can come to receive the gifts brought through the many ancestors
so that we may once again find our roots in this earth and heal the wounds
of the past.
In this section, we will feature writings and teachings by those that carry
forth the real knowledge and wisdom of their ancestors. May these teachings
guide us in fulfilling our mission in restoring harmony upon our mother earth.
Only articles authorized by the presenter to be posted are.
by Carlos Barrios
A lot has been said about this time, about the prophecies given by ancient wise
visionary men. Some of the prophecies have been kept on secret books, some have
been transmitted in a verbal way, others have risen in a series of books, documentaries,
articles in magazines, newspapers and especially on the Internet. Some are extremely
alarming, others have no basis and many are based on the Prophecies of the Great
Traditions. All of them point out the prophetical times, as the Wise Chi Mam
Maya, Don Pascual liked to call them.
All this information has wakened the interest of millions of people, but it
has also created a lot of confusion and fear, since the date of December 21
of 2012 has been used as the date of the end of the World. However, this date
points out the beginning of a new cycle, which is marked in the tradition of
the Mayan Elders as a time of harmony and spiritual growing, this cycle is
called the FIFTH SUN and each of the previous ones lasted 5,200 years.
"The light is within us; let us work for our destiny-our destiny
to better the human race.
Let us become more aware of our actions; let us be more compassionate to our
fellow human begins and to ourselves." This is a call for us to listen
to our Mayan Elders.
Don Pascual (a Mayan elder) would tell me "we are living in the time
of the Prophecy, a difficult time." Don Pascual was a member of the Clan
de Aguila (The Eagle Clan) my mentor, and my spiritual guide and was one of
the greatest wise men. Don Pascual belonged to one of the oldest organizations
in the Mayan World, believed be over thousand years old. Not only did they
preserve the pure magic and mystic of the ancestral world back then, but the
same tradition has been preserved and is still being followed to this day.
Don Pascual was a Chimam (Aj'qij), a wise Shaman, belonging to the nation
of the MAM (the oldest people) located in Huehuetenengo, Guatemala.
Through the ancient techniques of divination and tools of prophecy, the Mayan elders are calling forth to humanity at THIS TIME to pay closer attention to the messages being sent forth by the mother earth and to immediately take the actions they have been calling for, to unite in an effort to bring balance again upon our planet. The recent destruction that manifested in Indonesia is predicted to now occur rapidly upon five continents of the earth. This message is not meant to induce fear, to the contrary, it is a call for bravery and for action. The elders are concerned about what has been presented in their recent divinations and they call to all humanity to warn their leaders and to work very hard at a spiritual level to prevent the impending destruction. This message, verified and brought forth by various Mayan elders in Guatemala, is for all of humanity. The hurricanes in the US and the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia have been warnings and we must now pay attention or the possibilities of floods in Europe, Los Angeles, earthquakes and other efforts of the mother earth to awaken us will manifest quickly.
There is a specific call for people around the world to join in prayer, meditation or whatever method of spirituality one engages in to unite on January 18th at the time of their local sunset (approx 6:00PM). This date is B'elejeb(9) Keme according to the sacred Mayan Cholq’ij calendar and has the potential for protecting humanity from disaster.
There will be many major ceremonies in the Mayan communities for this purpose. An open invitation is extended to humanity that wish to join the Mayan people for the Waxa’qib B’atz’ ceremonies on February 12th in Guatemala.
Again, this is a strong message, not meant to drive us to react in fear, for this will only negatively impact the level of destruction and our own circumstance. This is the opportunity for humanity to rise to the occasion and come together along the strong lines that unite us and overcome the obstacles that divide us.
Please distribute this message widely.
Message issued by Mayan elders in Guatemala and delivered via:
Carlos Barrios, Mayan Ajq’ij, Antigua, Guatemala
Adam Rubel, Co-Director, Saq’ Be’: Organization for Mayan and Indigenous Spiritual Studies
"We sell ourselves to be able to buy that which doesn't serve us, and when what we really need comes before us we no longer have the
means left to acquire it"
Absalon Uyawayaska
Wise Man from the Amazon
By Carlos Barrios
Today, I have been contemplating life and the good fortune of being which
we have been gifted. Why is it we exist? It is because existing has given us
the awareness of our being and the ability to say we are alive and cognizant.
Our consciousness is the alignment and harmonization of our physical, mental,
emotional, and spiritual being along with the confounded presence of reason,
trying to fulfill all the empty spaces of life. All this while accepting the
integrity within our soul and joining through the force of the real essence,
which has been designated "spirit". You simply have to feel it
as a light, with the magical essence representing that which joins us to everything,
to the original vibration, where the creation that leads to reality emerges.
The following are notes from a conversation with Mayan Ajq'ij Carlos Barrios on August 10, 2004 regarding the latest messages and warnings
from the Mayan elders in preparation for an interview on earthchangestv.com.
For the Mayan world the planet Venus has been one of the most predominant Celestial
phenomena as well as one which entire centuries of observation have been
dedicated to. It can almost be said that the ancestral Mayan Wise men had
an obsession with Venus. The earliest written accounts on this subject are
found in the first pages of the sacred book of the Maya-Quiche nation, the
POPOL WUJ, it describes how Wukub Kaquix (one of the original names for Venus)
tried to take over the place of the Father Sun. This happened in a previous
humanity, and relates cataclysms and destruction caused by Wukub Kaquix as
by his sons Cabracan and Zipacna. This destruction included the predominant
incarnation of humanity of that time, the "Men of Wood".
In the same way the oral tradition of the Elders describes to us: "millions
of years ago Venus suffered the crash of another celestial body that provoked
the destruction of the latter (perhaps an asteroid?), at the same time taking
Venus out of its orbit. This provoked a series of cataclysms and readjustments
in the planetary system, on the way to its current orbit and due to its proximity
to the terrestrial orbit. It changed the rectitude of the Mother Earth (the
terrestrial axis?). It also tried to take over the Sun's position, since
it seemed bigger than any other celestial body in the skies and it outshone
the Sun and the Moon. Furthermore they where no longer visible, and its pride
and vanity grew to a point that it demanded the humanity of that time to worship
it and pay tribute to its children, who could raise the mountains in one night
(Zipacna) and destroy them on the next day (Cabracan) . This is how this humanity,
that of the Men of Wood, lived mistakenly in their end, until the Great HUN
AB KU intervened and set it on its place. This way the Great Father Sun got
its power back and the Moon appeared at night. Now when Venus is seen it is
only announcing that the Father Sun is coming and its power had been reduced
to being the first star to be seen at night". In few words, this is the
story of Venus told in the year 1987 by Don Pascual , who was one of the highest
Wise men of the Eagle Clan of the MAM nation, the most ancient next to Qanjobal
in the great Mayan civilization.
Below are the notes from a recent discussion with Mayan Ajq'ij Carlos
Barrios in Guatemala in preparation for an interview on earthchangestv.com.
The projections were made by Carlos, Carlos Alvorado and Mayan elder Don Julian
Aq'ab'al. Further and more detailed projections expanding upon
those below will be released in the near future. The projections are broken
down by category of effect: Economy, Environment, War, Transit of Venus - June
6th, and Yellowstone
In May of 2003, we received a message from the Mayan Elders of the Eagle Clan
in Guatemala, delivered by Carlos Barrios. This included a warning for the
period of August 15 to December 16, 2003 and specific instructions for prayer
and meditation for the period of December 4-7. While this larger period has
not yet concluded, we write here an observation of this time as well as share
words of guidance offered by Carlos.
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.
Mayan Ajq'ij Carlos Barrios talks with Joshua Samuelson about his first contact with the Mayan tradition, the meaning of Ajq'ij, his teachers and the dangers and climate in Guatemala during the civil war. We are greatful to Joshua for authoring and sharing this article.
Carlos, what is an Ajq'ij?
Ajq means lord and 'ij the sun. The Lord of the Sun. Sounds great huh?
But it's just a simple man working with the energies in the tradition
of the ancient people.
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Thousands of years of conquest and progress have delivered modern society to
the verge of destroying our only home. As cultures have been absorbed by an increasingly
homogenized society, we find ourselves being led into a way of life that further
disconnects and alienates us from ourselves, our families, our community and
our mother earth. As the thrust of globalization expands this dominant culture’s
reach into even the most remote parts of the planet, absorbing the remaining
cultures, many of those born or living in the modern world recognize the destructive
direction in which we are being led. Many of us wish to alter the course of our
lives and the direction which we are heading as a planet. Many of us in this
modern world continue to seek an alternative to the destructive path we seem
destined for. Instinctually, intuitively, intellectually we realize that we must
come to live in a different way - a way that leads to harmony and respect rather
than dominance and exploitation.
by Carlos Barrios
Through the ancient techniques of divination and tools of prophecy, the Mayan elders are calling forth to humanity at THIS TIME to pay closer attention to the messages being sent forth by the mother earth and to immediately take the actions they have been calling for, to unite in an effort to bring balance again upon our planet. The recent destruction that manifested in Indonesia is predicted to now occur rapidly upon five continents of the earth. This message is not meant to induce fear, to the contrary, it is a call for bravery and for action. The elders are concerned about what has been presented in their recent divinations and they call to all humanity to warn their leaders and to work very hard at a spiritual level to prevent the impending destruction. This message, verified and brought forth by various Mayan elders in Guatemala, is for all of humanity. The hurricanes in the US and the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia have been warnings and we must now pay attention or the possibilities of floods in Europe, Los Angeles, earthquakes and other efforts of the mother earth to awaken us will manifest quickly.
In May of 2003, we received a message from the Mayan Elders of the Eagle Clan
in Guatemala, delivered by Carlos Barrios. This included a warning for the
period of August 15 to December 16, 2003 and specific instructions for prayer
and meditation for the period of December 4-7. While this larger period has
not yet concluded, we write here an observation of this time as well as share
words of guidance offered by Carlos.
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.