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THE WORLD WILL NOT END IN 2012
By Carlos Barrios
Carlos Barrios was born into a Spanish family
on El Altiplano, the highlands of . His home was in Huehue
tenango, 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 Mayans. 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, .
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 day keepers 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.
....
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 .
He said that one respected 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
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. 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 the 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 - 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 candle. 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," ... . "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."
Carlos Barrios is author of
The Book of Destiny: Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient
Mayans and the Prophecy of 2012
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