Will Rigoberta Menchú be Part of The 2012 Prophecy?

If you were anything like me, you might have been under the misunderstanding that the Maya are extinct. In reality there are more than 10 million modern Maya in the world today.

So here is the question: is the whole 2012 phenomenon mostly the New Age community being hopefully optimistic for a positive consciousness shift or is it truly anchored in the Maya belief system?

A time of great change, however, is not far removed from many of the Maya, even though it may not be centered on 2012. There are several references that relate the notion of significant change, in which after great warfare the Maya society will see a new dawn, such as the story from the Chilam Balam as Robert Sitler writes in The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies and Possibilities.

These ideas are filled with the same optimism the 2012 New Age groups hope for, but maybe, just maybe, this is more of a Maya for Maya prophecy. Maybe it is theirs. They have been an oppressed society for so long. They have watched their rain forest dwindle away, their culture begin to disappear, so maybe it is time for them to come into their own again.

Here is a little food for thought, though I cannot truly substantiate this. The Guatemalan president in 2012 maybe the first Maya president of that country. Though the 1992 Pulitzer Prize winner ran in 2007 and did not get elected, Rigoberta Menchú may well be the contender for the elections in 2011. (1)

Source: New York Times

The Site of the Number

We have talked about this and that and various ideas about what is behind the Maya 2012 date. The theories have ranged from celestial movements, frequency shifts, aliens, and the nine levels of consciousness. But what does the calendar, the Maya calender specifically say about December 21, 2012?

Basically December 21, 2012 is the last day of the current Bak’tun (also known as as Pik in ancient times). It is also the 13 Pik in the great scheme of the cycle that began on August 11, 3114. BC. Robert Sitler sees this as a date in a larger cycle of life. In fact, the date of this 13 Pik only appears as a reference on one of the ancient monuments.

Monument #6 at Tortuguero in Tabasco, Mexico is where this reference lies.

David Stuart translates it:

…uhtiiy waxak Chuwen b’olon(te’) Mak
hekwaniiy K’anjalnaah
Upib’naah Ahkal K’uk’.
Cha’ b’olon winikij ux ha’b’ waxak winikha’b’(?) ux pik
tzuhtz-(a)j-oom u (w)uxlajuun pik
(ta) chan Ajaw ux(te’) Uniiw
uhtoom ..?..
ye..?.. B’olon Yookte’ ta ..?..

…(long ago) it happened, the day Eight Chuwen, the ninth of Mak
when the Becoming-Ripe-House was constructed(?).
It was the ‘underground house’ (shrine) of (the god) Ahkal K’uk’.
It was two and nine-score days, three years, eight-score years and 3 x 400 years
(before) the Thirteenth Bak’tun will end
on Four Ajaw, the third of Uniiw,
when ..?.. it will occur,
the descent..?.. of B’olon Yookte’ at ..?..

There you have it – December 21, 2012. Oh, and maybe you are wondering who is this B’olon Yookte? He is mostly associated with war and conflict and the Creation Myth (one of the under World Lords?). but he is also seen on the Vessel of the Seven Lords, which is where the 3114 BC date (where the begining date of the Great Cycle came got its start). Perhaps this is where the whole destruction and regeneration theme in 2012 is based. (2)


Illustration by Sven Gronemeyer
(2) www.december212012.com

More to Calleman's Nine Under Worlds

I have blogged at bit in the recent past about the Under World’s of the Maya that are based on theories by Carl Johan Calleman. I last left you with all levels of consciousness or the nine Under Wworlds of the Maya coming to fruition in the next few years. But there is another date that rears its voice in this system of thought. Remember I left you with the question of when all the levels will be completed on our nine tiers of evolution? That date is October 28, 2011. Ha. Bet you thought it was going to be 2012. So now are you wondering why I still have 2012 all over this blog? Read on.

When the sunrises on October 28, 2011, there will be a new consciousness on Earth or so this theory goes. It will be a time of harmony. No more conflicts – inner or outer. Nirvana. Heaven.

However, this is not so easily done. Some are preparing now. Some will give in then, but ultimately it means surrendering our egos. Like most theories of evolution, this is no different. The ego has to be reckoned with before one reaches a state of finding the divine within. It must be override and must not continue to rule our being. Think of it this way. The ego came about in our evolution process to help us feel the need to survive and propagate. It helps bridge the duality of our selves in that there is conscious self and the one the is the higher self. The conscious self’s ego driven, the higher self is greater than that. It is the part of us that tangos with divinity.

Because there will be an energy and frequency shift on October 28, 2011, the duality will not be able to exist within it. Many will rise to their inner greatness, while some will have problems. Hence 2012. The time between these dates is the allotted for the transitions of consciousness. After this, there will be no time. It will be unnecessary because e we will live from moment to moment. No more dwelling on the past or needing to forgive.

And again, I’m not preaching here. I am merely sharing with you a view for future consciousness.

How the Nine Maya Levels Work

This is in conjunction with yesterday's post - The Nine Under Worlds of the Maya.

Let’s imagine for a moment that we are looking at a Mayan pyramid. There before you are the nine levels and the many stairs leading up to the top. How do these relate to humanity and our evolution? According to Carl Johan Calleman, these blocks are all represented in one stream of evolution.

Take the bottom level. Within it you have life at the cellular level. On top of this goes the next level, primate. It is supported and grows out of the cellular. Both of these support, the third level where humans emerge. They are evolved from the primates, so within them are the cellular and primates. Now top this with spoken language, all the bottom levels are still present in this higher level. Then add the next level of the written word – all the other levels still exist with this new addition. From there we add industrialization. Again, the lower blocks are still involved. One top of this, I believe is technology.

But if we again consider the structure of the pyramid, each level is a bit smaller than the next; this corresponds to the idea that each level of evolution is a shorter time span. Evolution speeds up. How much? Twenty times. Each creation cycle (evolution) is 20 times shorter than the one on which it rest.

Let’s make this a little more complicated, though. Each level is still existing and unending. Where one begins the other does not stop. It keeps going, encompassing that which is upon it. Though we have not come to the eighth level just yet, the first level is still playing out. All will end at the same time. Take a guess when that is scheduled to be.

The Nine Under Worlds of the Maya

So, put on your fancy Tights and let's dance backwards a bit. You know the steps. Just relax and let them come naturally. We are not done waltzing with the Maya myths just yet. Feel free to wear the most funky tights you can find (after all a new consciousness needs a certain hipness). And let's step off at the Hero twin myth and stop at the idea of the underworlds. In this particular underworld, there was a ball game play, a little decapitation, and later, some triumph.

But what if there were more than one underworld. What if there were nine of them? Nine is a prominent number in the universe – nine planets, nine worlds in the Norse cosmos, and nine worlds in Hopi Indian lore. But what if they were more than just places where the dead go?

What if instead the nine underworlds were different creation cycles? The bottom underworld would represent the consciousness of matter, the Big Bang, if you will. The next would be the consciousness of the first primates. The third would give us the first humans and the forth spoken language. The next would be written language. Industrialization would be the next, and the remaining are unknown at the current time. That would place us in industrialization (though Peter Russell might extend that we have entered the technological time frame, which could very well be the next level).

Think about it for a few moments. Note the levels in the pyramids of the Mayans – nine. Seems significant and maybe these play a key role in unlocking the Maya math and what it means.

A Breakfast of Frequency with the Aliens

Theorist José Argüelles believes that we are and have been in a galactic frequency beam since 3113 BC. Guess when this period of the beam ends? Did you guess 2012? Boy, you catch on quickly. LOL.

Here's a delightfully fun view of Mayan history. The Maya were not of this planet. Yes, indeed they were aliens, aliens with a purpose. And basically, we may have four more years to figure it out what it was. The theory is that the first Maya (seed Maya if you will), came to this planet and left observations about seven other planetary systems where they have navigated. Once they had finished leaving information about our relationship with these seven other planets and the great beam, they were done.

So let us ponder a few things. We must ask ourselves why did the Mayan Great Cycle start on August 13, 3113 BC when their civilization began to flourish between 100-300 AD? If the Mayan calendar was just merely to be used for planning purposes, such as when to plant crops, etc., why is there such a gap between the beginning and the civilized time? Perhaps the Long Count came first and a pattern was recognized for crop production within it. Perhaps the calendar is something else - a code. If one takes the 260-day count, such as Argüelles does, and makes it into a matrix with 260 units, it coincides with the timing of the Great Cycle as well with that being 260 katuns (20 years to one katun). This is the same as the day cycle. It is then possible that the calendar is like a periodic table of galactic frequencies.

Basically this Great Beam is made out of a frequency that is generated from the galactic core and is mediated through the sun. The beam in itself is 5, 125 years wide and the same in diameter. Now if we look closely at the idea of resonance, we know that there are certain factors involved including the notion that resonance produces waves or vibratory cycles. When these reach a certain point, they become form or matter.

Also, this beam has frequency waves that rise and fall like those in our oceans. And like the ocean waves, there is a breaking point. When was the breaking point of our galactic beam? To be exact, it was August 16 and 17, 1987. Do you remember where you were then? (I was starting my first year away from home, a totally different consciousness).Heck, were you even born? LOL.

Now we are just waiting for the wave to cascade into our shore and that will happen in 2012. What will that mean? Will we be able to decode the Mayan code? Will it advance us?

Or maybe, just maybe advancing means devolving (in human terms). Think of animals and how they adapt to nature much more easily than we do. We need comforts like clothing, shelter, and such. But does this make us out of harmony, out of resonance with the galaxy? Have we grown too reliant on technology? Maybe we are using too many of our resources to power these advancements, and as Argüelles points out, have we spent those resources during one large binge? Are we letting technology clog our own receptors to being in balance with the universe?

He begs us to wake up and decide what fate we want for our plant.

Why I am Fixated on 2012

With the Maya and their 2012 date, I know this diverges from hypnosis, but in the end hypnosis is partially about changing consciousness and I hope the idea of 2012 will inspire others to think about making their own personal changes. We can evolve. We can use the mystique of that time frame to work on being the people we are destine to be, we can affect the world, and we can do it by starting with ourselves. Hypnosis and meditation can help manifest those changes. I will still continue to talk about hypnosis and other related things here, but I will also continue on the road to 2012.

Here is a running contents of the posts:
Origins - How I got involved originally in 2012
A Contemplation for Positive Change
A Really Brief Look at the Mayan Calendar Math
Mayan Dating
Corn People
A Story Behind 2012 - the Hero Twin Myth
The Alignment of the 2012 Astrology
How New Age Merges with 2012
A Breakfast of Frequency with the Aliens - A theory about the first Maya and Frequency
Nine Under Worlds of the Maya - A theory on Maya architecture and calendar
How the Nine Maya Levels Work - A continuation of Nine Under Worlds of the Maya
More to Calleman's Nine Under Worlds - More about the nine Maya levels and their meaning.
The Site of the Number - The Maya monument that features the 2012 reference.
Continuing on...Another 2012 Reference - The Chilam Balam reference.
Will Rigoberta Menchú be Part of The 2012 Prophecy?
Technological Singularity - Guest Post by Francis Scudellari

How New Age Merges with 2012

For the past little while, I have been sharing the ideas of John Major Jenkins 2012 philosophies and that of the Popol Vuh. Let's put it all together now and see what the astrological potential and the creation myth have to do with 2012 and the fate of humanity.

One December 24, 2012, the astrological signs all align with the story of the hero twins and the downfall of the false ruler Seven Macaw. But what does this mean for you and me? It could mean it is either a reminder or a prophecy of our need to evolve. This may be the perfect time, when everything comes together so we can change for the better rather than sinking into the depths of murky humanity.

The New Age philosophies hold that Seven Macaw represents our ego and what holds us back from our connecting with the divine. The era of Seven Macaw draws to end, the ego must fall before the divine self can be reborn, so that we reconnect with greatest of the divine. This divine self rises up, so that it shines through, like the Solstice sun.

The Alignment of the 2012 Astrology

On December 21, 2012, there will be a galactic alignment that happens very infrequently (about every 26,000 years). This is what I believe is the main mystique behind all the 2012 hype. Do not read this believing that I am a nay-sayer. It may indeed be indicative of change, and change we certainly need, but I do think the astrological alignment is the backbone of it all.

Basically, we need to consider ground zero for this event. John Major Jenkins believes this will be at Izapa, located in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is here, upon the ancient Maya ball grounds that the the aliment really takes shape. One December 21, 2012, the Solstice sun will rise in unison with the galactic center of the Milky Way.

If one is to look at the position of the Izapa ball field, the alignment is astounding. This includes paying attention to where the monuments were erected and how they faced. When on the ball field and looking north (toward the Tacaná Volcano) one can see the Big Dipper rise (the pole star is considered the polar center to the Maya) and fall over this. Then there are six council seats on the court that look over to the initiate or shamans seat. This person sits facing the horizon of the December sun. All the elements will align perfectly from this vantage point.

This goes hand in hand with the Astrology characters the creation myth provides. The Big Dipper represents Seven Macaw. The Milky Way represents the Underworld. The December Solstice Sun represent Hunaphu. With the rise and fall of the Big Dipper, it relates to the taking down of Seven Macaw. With the meeting of the Milky Way and the Solstice sun, it is the resurrection of One Hunaphu. The Milky Way passes the alignment and the Sun remains shining through.

A Story Behind 2012

So, is the world going to end in 2012 or is it going to be something different? If you read this blog regularly you know I am currently doing a bit of reading on the Mayan calendar and what the whole 2012 date may mean for humanity. There is a vast amount of literature and research on the subject and as I become more aware of it all, I will do my best to describe it in a fashion that is somewhat readable.

Last week we talked a little about how humanity was derived from corn. So this week, let me tell you another Mayan story. This is a story of potential revelation.

Once upon a time, there was terrible and great ruler named Seven Macaw. Now Seven Macaw was actually is a false ruler from the previous World Age (see more about the Great Cycle). The true ruler was really a gentleman named One Hunahpu . However, he had lost his place as ruler during a ball game in the Under World (Xibalba). The Lords of the Underworld won the ball game therefore requiring One Hunahpuh and his brother, Seven Hunahpu, to be sacrifices. One Hunahpu's head was kept as a trophy.

But this was not the end of One Hunahpu . Oh no. Such greatness (even if he couldn't always win a ball game) does not go away so willingly. Xquic, a certain daughter of one of the lords of the underworld conceived the sacrificed ruler's children, known as the Hero Twins. She became pregnant when the decapitated head of One Hunahpu spat into her hand.

So Xquic returned to the upper world and raised her twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque with the help of One Hunahpu 's mother. The twins were extraordinary and there are many stories about them. However, in this particular story, it was up to the twins to avenge their father's death and bring down Seven Macaw. This did with an interesting twist. They knocked him out of Seven Macaw off his high perch by using a blow gun. this merely blew out the false ruler's teeth. in the process, Seven Macaw grab and ripped off Hunahpu's arms. The twins being a bit supernatural, summoned two gods to help retrieve the arm from the fallen ruler. The gods dressed up as elderly people making a living by being doctors and dentists. Seven Macaw asked them to fix his teeth and his eyes. But instead of providing healing, the gods replaced his teeth with, you guessed it, corn. They also removed all the jewels from around his eyes. They removed all of his former greatness and it is presumed Seven Macaw died form shame.

Now you may be asking yourself, how does a dead ruler come back to rule. They twins went to the Underworld and managed to remain in existence though put through many test by the Lords of the underworld. In fact they performed many acts of supernatural abilities. Basically the twins bested the Lords of the Underworld. The twins were able to change the status of Xibalba, causing man who walked above to never have to leave offerings to the Underworld.

What became of One Hunahpu? Well, the twins tried to reconstitute him, put him back together, but he just was not able to function.

So, how does this end? Well, some say that the twins left One Hunahpu there on the ball court of the Underworld, and they themselves ascended above the earth to become the sun and the moon.

But, some would say, this is not the end of this story. Some would say that it is only a matter of time before One Hunahpu is truly resurrected and returns...on December 21, 2012.

Sources:
The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities from Sounds True, Inc. 2007.
The Popol Vuh