HOPE AND GLORY-EQUINOX IN MEXICO AND THE UNBELIEVABLE MAYAN PROPHECIES

As soon as you get to the archaeological site, you see thousands of people dressing in white hoping to get rid of the bad vibes, recharge with energy, and be in harmony with the universe.

While climbing the main pyramid, you witness a peculiar ritual to honor the sun, sense the odor of incense and copal, and distinguish people with charms for good luck or charging quartz under the sun. You even meet a shaman ready to release you from any curse or bad vibrations.

However, if you are in Chichen Itza, the event that is capable to make the crowd hold their breath is the moment in which Kukulcan, the feathered-snake god, starts its descent down the Castle…

Dear Traveler,

March 21 has special importance in Mexico. Besides being the date of birth of Benito Juarez, a central protagonist of our history, it is the day spring arrives and, in the west, coincides with the spring equinox.

An equinox is one of the two moments of the year in which the sun’s center crosses the equator, and day and night are of equal length. For the Mesoamerican cultures, equinoxes were of tremendous importance. In spring, the equinox indicated the moment to prepare the soil for planting, and in the summer, indicated the beginning of harvest-time. This information was extremely important for communities ruled by deep religious beliefs, and focused on natural cycles and seasons.

Great civilizations
The constant observation of the Sun gave our ancestors a highly developed knowledge of the stars and an incredibly accurate measurement of time.

As evidence of the greatness of the Mayan people, lets remember that they elucidated that the Earth completes its rotation around the Sun in 365.2420 days (our current calendar marks it in 365.2422), and calculated the year of Venus in 584 days (the NASA determined it in 583.92)… and they did it more than one thousand years ago! Furthermore, Mayans used the mathematic concept of “zero” five hundred years before the Arabs did.

And just like them, Teotihuacans, Totonacas and other communities used the universe order to organize all the aspects of their lives: agriculture, warfare and religion. They expressed this astronomical knowledge even in the construction of their cities. In the ruins of several Mesoamerican cities there are vestiges of important ceremonial centers positioned in specific and perfectly envisaged points projecting out towards the cardinal points of the universe, which give these places a mystical aura and make them important centers for energy magnetism.

Teotihuacan, Tulum and other antique ceremonial centers have a deviation of 17 degrees to the astronomic north, pointing to the magnetic pole, allowing the sun to coincide with the top of the pyramid on the equinoxes. When this phenomenon takes place, the sun lights the northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth equally. Light and dark are in balance.

The City of Gods
One important place to receive energy on the spring equinox is Teotihuacan, known also as the “City of Gods.” At only 50 kilometers northeast of Mexico City, its main components are the Pyramid of the Moon and the huge 63 meter stone Pyramid of the Sun. These structures represent the duality ever present in creation.

The descending feathered-snake god in Chichen Itza
However, probably the most spectacular place to spend the spring equinox is the Mayan archeological center of Chichen Itza, in Yucatan. The reason? the feathered-snake god, Kukulcan, crawling down El Castillo. On the two equinoxes, at the northern stairway of this building, a solar projection at dusk creates a snake consisting of seven inverted light triangles, resulting from the shadows of the nine platforms. The shadow moves forward towards the head made of stone at the foot of the pyramid. When the last triangle touches the base, everybody stands up and raises their hands to receive the positive energy.

This ceremonial center is considered so spectacular that it is now competing to be one of the New Seven Wonders of the World (now please go to http://www.new7wonders.com/ and give this archaeological site a vote!).

12/21/2012, the end of Humankind or the beginning of a new daylight?
The Mayan people had a very interesting vision. But more amazing is that it is still applicable nowadays, giving us some food for thought. They presaged that their priests’ words would be taken into consideration as an awakening guide. And it is true that a new interest for this civilization is growing throughout the world!

They envisaged a Sun eclipse to take place on august 1999 (it happened)... the increase of the earth temperature (it is already happening)... the melting poles (happening too)… and the risk of a comet that will endanger life on earth.

However, one of the predictions that most frightens the human race is the First Prophecy. Some people interpret it as the end of the world, yet, other people say it is a step we must take, an opportunity to go forward (being the end of our time as we know it). This “End of Times” Prophecy states that as of 1992, humankind has only 20 years to change to a higher level of consciousness. Specialists say that the night that joins the 21 to the 22 of December 2012 is the conclusive date.

According to the Mayans, we are living the last “katun” (equal to 20 years) of a long cycle of 5,125 years. Human kind has already lived four long “suns” and now we are at the end of the fifth and last one. At the end of each cycle, the Sun produce a potent light beam synchronizing all the planets and illuminating the universe, increasing energy, accelerating the universe vibration, and transforming the emotions and thoughts of men, conducting them to greater perfection. This glare lasts for 20 years, and indicates a transition.

The revelation says that the 20 years following the beginning of this katun (1992), a phase of profound darkness would make us confront our behavior, and hopefully force us to prepare for a Big Evolution Change. I see it as the darkest portion of the night, just moments before the first sunbeams appear. This period was named the “Mirrors Room”, where we will face ourselves. It is a time of no-time… a very important period in which we may define our future and decide: to change our conduct and be in harmony with nature and the universe, or languish as a species that destroys its own planet.


Celebrate the spring equinox in Mexico
This is a good time to recognize our lights and shadows, ask for peace and equilibrium, and give light and love to each other. People throughout the world believe that the spring equinox is a wonderful time to get energized with the good vibrations coming from the universe.

Like thousands of people that come year after year to our land, visit one of the energy-magnet sites throughout the country. Some great ceremonial centers to receive the sun energy are La Quemada in the state of Zacatecas, and Tajin or Cempoala, in Veracruz. And some mountains and peaks known by their energetic magnetism are El Tepozteco in Tepoztlan, la Peña de Bernal in Queretaro, or la Huasteca in Monterrey.

Be prepared to share experiences with loads of people searching for positive energy, harmony, reconciliation and peace for the world, and expecting also to rid themselves of enmity, resentment and bad vibes.
Hasta la próxima!
Cesarinna Bustamante
TRAVELWHISPER