tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64839890410841018182024-02-02T01:17:01.907-08:00The Maya and 2012Into the Black Hole Place, the Star PortalMystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-80734975079441296192012-05-17T16:19:00.002-07:002012-05-17T17:23:48.516-07:00Opening of the Portals - Pleiades Over the Pyramid<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIpn3LfoalEzX_F_zEaqOmeqmfxEXO5VaAFtiTr4j4Z6q1Z8jwKSvh9yBJtGQivEhA0exkNDPS2Cr8656ZpH3VsX2afIPbCKnzz7ZGKxwAeE2rhDlC8vfCOzUQ9HfITWpkAl0uT4B7VnT/s1600/Picture1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIpn3LfoalEzX_F_zEaqOmeqmfxEXO5VaAFtiTr4j4Z6q1Z8jwKSvh9yBJtGQivEhA0exkNDPS2Cr8656ZpH3VsX2afIPbCKnzz7ZGKxwAeE2rhDlC8vfCOzUQ9HfITWpkAl0uT4B7VnT/s200/Picture1.jpg" width="200" /></a> May 20, New Moon and Eclipse is the day when the Sun will be directly over El Castillo in Chichen Itza casting no shadow at noon. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>On this day of power, the Pleiades known to the Maya as The Rattlesnake's Rattle, will be directly overhead, completing the body of the Snake whose head is at the botton of the pyramid. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The glyph for 'to enter' is represented by the rattle of the rattlesnake, thus on that day when the rattle, ie Pleiades, are over the pyramid, we can enter into another dimension via the portals opened by the eclipse.</div><br />
The Pleiades have been significant to many cultures through time. Many Native American cultures have myths relating the stories of their ancestors, called Starseeds, who originally came from the Pleiades. <br />
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Ancient cultures aligned monuments and temples with the Pleiades, including structures such as the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Parthenon and the site of Teotihuacan in Mexico.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For the ancient Maya, the night sky represented the Underworld made visible at night because everything turned upside down. During the day, it was underground and we had access to it through portals such as mirrors, cenotes and pools of water. Thus in the day, the Underworld was a watery world.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Sabian symbol for the New Moon, Solar Eclipse is: "A glass-bottomed boat reveals undersea wonders; the revelation of unconscious energies and submerged psychic structures" repeating this theme of the possibility for traveling through or at least viewing other dimensions where we can find answers to the issues we are now facing. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Ancient Mayan shamans called hmen 'doers' could access portals at any time. In fact, they could create them. During particularly powerful times like this upcoming New Moon Eclipse conjunct the Pleiades, anyone with intention, respect, humility, love and longing can have access to these other dimensions. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">You don't have to be in Chichen Itza. You don't have to be on top of a mountain, next to the sea or anywhere in particular. Just be where you are. Be fully present to the moment. By paying attention, you will see the cracks in the world.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During this time we can visualize reaching into the watery world through the portal of the eclipse, for blessing,inspiration and renewal and rebirth. </div>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-48838106672993032132012-03-16T19:44:00.000-07:002012-03-16T19:46:57.821-07:00Wayeb - Maya Sacred Days March 28-April 1, 2012The sacred period known as <strong>Wayeb</strong> is coming up March 28 to April 1 in the ancient Mayan calendar known as the <strong>Haab.</strong> The <strong>Haab</strong> is composed of 18 'months' of 20 days each, numbered from 0-19 plus 1 short period of 5 days, known as <strong>Wayeb</strong>. It takes place at the end of year. People took this time to prepare for New Year's Day on 0 Pop. <br />
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At the time of the Conquest, this period of five days was seen as a 'dangerous time when evil spirits roamed the world,' because they noticed that the people stayed in their homes and did not travel. The Spanish occupiers failed to realize this was a time of spiritual retreat and that people stayed home because they were fasting and praying in their own ancient way.<br />
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As we approach the end date of this Great Cycle - the completion of 13 Baktun on December 21, 2012, each one of us is encouraged to raise our vibrational level. During the period of Wayeb when we have access to other dimensions and when our ancestors and spirit guides are more able to communicate with us, we can make a great deal of progress on our spiritual path. For these 5 days the portals will be open. It is a time for travel from one dimension to another. Time to set your intention for the New Year, which will take place on April 2 known as 0 Pop. <br />
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It would be ideal if you can be on retreat for the entire time, but life being as complex as it is...take any time you can during this 5 days to meditate, pray, spend time in nature or whatever you do as spiritual practice. <br />
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There is a lot of energy available during this time and I suggest you connect to it. <br />
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To read what a Mayan elder said about Wayeb <a href="http://2012mayacalendar.blogspot.com/p/maya-elder-interview.html">click here.</a><br />
<br />Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-32383730436942920142012-01-01T17:27:00.000-08:002012-01-01T17:40:05.442-08:00Dawn of a New Day - a New AgeI will be offering my 6 week hieroglyph class again at Santa Rosa Junior College starting Thursday March 1. <a href="https://busapp02.santarosa.edu/CommunityEducation/ListCourse.aspx?CourseVrsnNbr=01028803&ID=2012312&AvailToPublic=1">Click here</a> to go to their website to register. <br />
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Do not be fooled by the fact that this course is offered through Community Education. It is a full on academic level course with homework - although you will not be graded or receive academic credit. When I taught it at Sonoma State University many years ago, you could receive credit. The only complaint I've had so far was that it was 'a language course and that it was difficult'. Well...it is a course in <strong>Mayan Hieroglyphs</strong> and I guarantee you, if you show up, listen and do the work, you will learn a lot!<br />
Here we are - the year we have all been waiting for... or dreading as the case may be. Show time!<br />
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Based on my 40 years studying the Maya, the Egyptians and many other cultures, and my lifetime studying religion, mysticism, esoteric traditions, languages etc., this is what I believe is happening/will happen. We are going to experience some 'visitations' from 'extra-terrestrials that will not be deniable by our governments. They may land on the Capitol Mall or at the Vatican, for example. <br />
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They will be seen by hundreds, maybe even thousands. It will become irrefutable that we have been contacted in the past, and that in fact, our cultures have been seeded and highly influenced through time by them. That we, in fact, contain 'extra-terrestrial' DNA, referred to up to this point as 'junk DNA' (how could we have 'junk DNA' in the first place? Duh), so that we are related to them biologically. <br />
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They will again assist us as they have in the past, to make our next step in consciousness. Up until now, there have been people who have been in contact with 'them', but usually these people have been deemed part of a fringe, if not totally nuts to most people. During this year, the contacts will increase, culminating in a major event when the <strong>Nine Lords of the Night</strong>, the Bolon ti Ku, also known as the <strong>Egyptian Ennaead</strong>, will be made manifest. This has been translated as "a seeing, the display of the god(s) in a great investiture".<br />
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The veil will dissolve between our worlds and we will see them. Mayan texts which speak about what happened on the last Creation Day, corresponding to our date August 11, 3114 BC say that it was preceded by the arrival of a female and a male deity. <br />
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The one text on Tortuguero Monument 6, that speaks about the upcoming 'Creation Day' ie cycle ending refers to the Nine Gods (some say God 9, but I believe this is a mis-translation, since The Nine Lords of the Night are called by that same name).Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-84303682818042613592011-12-22T14:43:00.000-08:002011-12-22T14:46:24.341-08:00Solstice 2011 - One Year to GoHere we go...if you thought there was a lot of actions (hype) surrounding 2012 before, you will be mowed down by it now. EVERYONE is getting on the bandwagon. <br />
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The most recent buzz is about the so-called 'second reference' to the 2012 end date found on the Comalcalco brick.<br />
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The complete Long Count date for the last day is 13.0.0.0.0. 4 Ahau 3 Kankin.<br />
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The last part, 4 Ahau 3 Kankin, is called the Calendar Round (CR). It consists of a tzolkin date (Ahau) from the 260 day calendar and a haab date (Kankin) from the 360+5 day calender. These two cycles run continuously and repeat a particular combination every 52 years. <br />
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This was one of the repeating cycles connected to the Mayan prophetic tradition. It was thought that events would recur each time a particular combination came up. Another cycle for prophecy was the katun cycle used in the Chilam Balam.<br />
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This second reference consists of a CR and some difficult to interpret glyphs which might mean 'he/she/it arrives'. In the prophetic tradition, each time period has an 'event' ie verb associated with it which is performed by god(s) or natural phenomena. By analogy, we can say something like: "on Dec 21st, the Sun stops in the sky" (the solstice). If someone read that a thousand years from now, they might think that the Sun actually stops in the sky...wow! what would that mean? they might speculate...the end of the world?<br />
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With no other calendar glyphs besides a Calendar Round date on the brick there is no way to know which 52 year cycle it refers to. And even if the 'event glyph' (verb) is the same as that on Tortuguero Monument 6, it still means nothing as it would be expected. Just like if we see July 4th something written in the U.S., we assume the text has something to do with Independence Day. <br />
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I have read a number of posts about this...which, by the way, are only 'cuts and pastes' of each other. That is, the same article copied over and over, by people who know nothing about the Mayan calendar, ancient Mayan tradition or much else for that matter.<br />
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If you want to learn how this all works, I will be teaching my hieroglyph class again at Santa Rosa Junior College starting March 1. This is a 6 week class, where you will learn the basics of decipherment, the calendar, the mathematical system and much more. You will be able to read Mayan texts that refer to the last Creation Day.<br />
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In case you might think I am nothing but the facts...here is something that is fun. Your Mayan/Aztec horoscope. No such thing really, but fun to look at. <a href="http://www.astrology.com/maya-aztec-reading/2-p-5167?tag=P81100DEC22A0M1&nlcid=SpecialsP81100DEC22A0M1%7Cc">Click here.</a> WARNING you will get on their email list and will receive copious quantities of stuff you might not want. <br />
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A good website to figure out Mayan dates using different correlations etc. is this one. <a href="http://www.manana.cz/index_en.html">Click here.</a> This is a legitimate resource and you won't receive anything from them.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-49299900135717079412011-12-01T18:23:00.000-08:002011-12-01T18:28:07.264-08:00<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We are fast approaching the year we have been looking forward to or dreading depending on your perspective. We can't say nothing is changing, because, for most of us, change has become constant. </div><br />
Astrology can provide a way to navigate these times. Go to my <a href="http://thedesertsky.blogspot.com/">astrology blog</a> to schedule a reading.<br />
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Some say it will be the end of the world....well, that is happening already. You can easily say that life as we knew it is over. As to what will happen on December 21? If you are not living in present time, you will miss it...just as you miss what is happening RIGHT NOW! <br />
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It is time to see how you create your own reality and thus your own future. <br />
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Time is speeding up...we don't have to wait years or lifetimes to feel the effects of Karma. Many people report 'instant Karma'. This proves the idea that we create our own reality. Instant Karma shows us that. We are seeing the Truth of the ancient traditions revealing itself. <br />
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It is important to move towards increased integrity, taking responsibility for our words and actions. The Shift we are going through will makes us better co-creators, so we need to make sure we are creating the best possible world. Paying attention to our dreams, feelings and relationships will show us what works and what <br />
does not work. Developing resilience and being willing to let go, will help us deal with inevitable losses. <br />
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Meditation and other techniques which improve your ability to focus attention can help you still fearful thoughts, which only distract you and keep you from being able to act in present time. <br />
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As we move into this time, I am beginning to have more and more experiences of bleed-through from other dimensions. I am finding the mystery school information from ancient Egypt is serving as a guidebook for this Shift. The ancients provided us with operating manuals geared for this time. <br />
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I think with the fall of Mubarak (and the subsequent deposition of Zahi Hawass the former Egyptian Antiquities Minister) information that has been withheld from the public will be revealed and it will be quite significant.<br />
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Up until recently, I have avoided making connections between the Maya and the ancient Egyptians, but recent events, coincidences and synchronicities are showing me more and more connections. <br />
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I now believe that they both come from a 'mother culture' because of the extent of similarities in their cosmologies and hieroglyphic writing system. <br />
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The Nine Lords of the Night, the Bolon ti ku referred to in the Tortuguero Monument 6 are the Nine great Osirian gods and goddesses of Egypt - the Ennead. They were part of the original creation and <br />
they will return for the next re-setting. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oO1WDwKPVJ3TxcCxtrYXnOGZa4qMUg5LqkgJdCnE2z4PYIeAo17nEBcHqmhgGy577wJa4OOuVFXpDD_kbR6O6TpO2gy85pawb-5JdeiK0Kn5gH5RglK9VurZf5L6lgCL2R-aHIMZ2f5M/s1600/200px-Egypte_louvre_066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oO1WDwKPVJ3TxcCxtrYXnOGZa4qMUg5LqkgJdCnE2z4PYIeAo17nEBcHqmhgGy577wJa4OOuVFXpDD_kbR6O6TpO2gy85pawb-5JdeiK0Kn5gH5RglK9VurZf5L6lgCL2R-aHIMZ2f5M/s200/200px-Egypte_louvre_066.jpg" width="147" /></a>Osiris, the Egyptian god of vegetation is the Mayan Corn God, Yum Kaax, both represented by the seed - the end and the beginning. In the picture on the left, Osiris is in the center, notice the 'vegetation' on his head. The Mayan Corn God, Yum Kaax on the right, has corn tassels on his head.</div><br />
In the ancient myths both undergo death and rebirth, siring their son(s) through the intervention/assistance of wood/trees and birds. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Memory plays an important part in the creation/death/rebirth stories, because it is through re-membering that the god is restored. Memory is one of the most important functions of the mind. During the process of the Shift, we will have access to ancient memory - the akashic records with which to re-member, re-create the world when it appears to be disappearing. It will seem to fade out and it will be our job to keep the vision of the beautiful blue planet alive as we go through the event horizon. Our collective memory will re-establish the world on another dimension. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oO1WDwKPVJ3TxcCxtrYXnOGZa4qMUg5LqkgJdCnE2z4PYIeAo17nEBcHqmhgGy577wJa4OOuVFXpDD_kbR6O6TpO2gy85pawb-5JdeiK0Kn5gH5RglK9VurZf5L6lgCL2R-aHIMZ2f5M/s1600/200px-Egypte_louvre_066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-4578275379463121982011-11-01T13:41:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:41:53.275-07:00Mayans and Egyptians...any connection?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6uxDMBHqvxB_jYAHHqFpcS7P2bgluqIw73KdHSnsXEgOtLT1RXAm4Me-y7EcpM1-jRyH1wfBvf0ha4KMJvQ2X99Mt7hC5s1U-lf_uyzaeyyEJ0RMoTcuPzLxrP5Vx_JmdBzO3jbSs9vT/s1600/thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6uxDMBHqvxB_jYAHHqFpcS7P2bgluqIw73KdHSnsXEgOtLT1RXAm4Me-y7EcpM1-jRyH1wfBvf0ha4KMJvQ2X99Mt7hC5s1U-lf_uyzaeyyEJ0RMoTcuPzLxrP5Vx_JmdBzO3jbSs9vT/s200/thumbnail.jpg" width="200" /></a>What does the end of the Mayan calendar have in common with Egyptian cosmology?</div><br />
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You may not know that in addition to studying the Maya since 1970, I have also been studying the ancient Egyptian language and culture. I was drawn to Egypt after watching a movie at the drive-in theater with my parents called "<em><strong>Land of the Pharaohs</strong></em>". I was around 5 years old. So...I have actually been studying Egypt since then...around 58 years!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now that I have come the this level of research, I know enough about both cultures to be able to point to real correspondences. I will write about this shortly, for now, I want to announce a program coming up at the end of the month that is well worth participating in.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><em>Unlocking the Pyramid Code: Ancient Egypt as a Model for Empowerment</em></strong>, with Dr. Carmen Boulter. She will be interviewing 6 experts on ancient Egypt including John Anthony West and Robert Bauval. This is a live stream coming from Europe on 6 Sundays and is available at different times in your local area. On the West Coast of the U.S., it will be at 11am. </div><br />
You can sign up to receive this live stream on your computer and participate in the discussions, since you will be able to ask questions and interact with the participants.<br />
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To find out more <a href="http://www.greatmystery.org/cmd.php?af=1089703">click here</a> or click the Prophets Conference banner above. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I do feel that this material is coming forth at this time to help us with the <strong>Shift</strong> we are going through. Ancient Egyptian rites assisted people in transformation from one state to another. These rites were both for the living and the dead. I, myself, facilitated these rites in a past life serving at the Temple of Denderah. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div>I will be hosting this program in my area in Northern California. If you are interested <a href="mailto:hamida@songbirdcenter.org">click here</a> for more information.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-30710870452663217392011-10-10T18:28:00.000-07:002011-10-10T18:28:39.972-07:00October 28th - NOTI find it amazing that someone like Calleman is considered "a Mayan scholar", when, clearly the guy has come out of left field with ideas that are not at all supported by the over 100 years of actual scholarship in the area of Maya studies. It proves that if you continue to repeat stuff, eventually people will come to believe they are true. Repetition does NOT make something true friends. <br />
Generally, people don't bother to find out the truth for themselves. They rely on others partly due to time and energy constraints. Things are just too complex and there is only so much time in a day. The problem with this, is that unless they do some research themselves, they will not be able to determine the credibility of so-called experts. They will continue to pass on erroneous information.<br />
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The fact that Calleman has been able to impose his ideas on the general public continues to turn my stomach. So many have taken his fantasy for the truth. His material is not based on anything real in Mayan culture past or present. <br />
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According to Calleman, the end of the calender will occur this month. BS!!!! <br />
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Who is this guy?<br />
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Recently I read yet another 2012 book. <em><strong>2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse</strong></em>, by Matthew Restall and Amara Solari. Both academics, they show how the apocalyptic views of the first Catholic missionaries who went to Mexico during the Conquest period influenced the Maya and thus showed up in documents written during that period. The so-called predictions in the Chilam Balam which reflect the Book of Revelations are there because the scribes who wrote them had already taken on beliefs from the Judeo-Christian Bible. The book is short and easy to read. I recommend it.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-61250936602225841442011-09-20T13:28:00.000-07:002011-09-20T13:28:30.183-07:00Metamorphosis - Shape-Shifting Into a New WorldAs I mentioned at my talk "2012: End or Beginning?" the other night at the Petaluma Museum, transformation will take place naturally. It is a natural process for creatures to evolve. <br />
I gave the analogy of a caterpillar who one day gets the notion to start building this thing - a cocoon, not having any idea what it is or what it's for. One day, when it's nearly done, she knows she has to get inside and seal it up, closing herself off from friends and family. Not understanding why or for what purpose, merely that this is what she must do.<br />
The cocoon hangs from a branch for a period of time, but she has no idea how long she will hang there.<br />
Letting go of all desires and needs, she feels herself dissolving. She enters a timeless state. <br />
One day, just as mysteriously as was the beginning of the process, it is time to emerge. She makes her way out of the cocoon and realizes her whole self is transformed. No longer a creature of the earth, she now can fly. Her lumpy old body gone, instead she has wings that glimmer in the sunlight. She is nearly weightless. <br />
She can fly from flower to flower. She is called by scent and color to travel long distances, visiting places she couldn't have imagined in her previous state. The world is all new and it is beautiful.<br />
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Once upon a time,<br />
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- - - - Chuang-TzuMystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-62969079407548903842011-05-05T13:36:00.000-07:002011-09-20T14:11:30.667-07:00Ek' Waynal CD ready to order! Get yours todayIt's ready! The CD of Ek'Waynal, The Galactic Center and 2012 is now ready for order. <br />
Learn what the Maya said about 2012, and how the Galactic Alignment affects us today. <br />
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Current astrological events confirm the power of Now! The veils are thinning, transcendent experiences are available to everyone. <br />
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How can you navigate the Shift?<br />
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This hour long PowerPoint presentation is accompanied by a recorded narration by Hamida Judith Dides, M.A. who started studying the Maya 40 years ago. As an anthropologist, linguist, astrologer and spiritual seeker, Hamida is able to see the connections between levels of knowledge. <br />
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Get your copy by clicking the PayPal button in the Sidebar "Ek'Waynal CD".<br />
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It's 21.95 plus 3.95 for shipping and handling.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-83550031035278732812011-03-08T12:38:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:38:04.599-08:00Who is Haramein?Do you know about Nassim Haramein?<br />
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A rare opportunity to attend a <a href="http://theresonanceproject.org/delegate.html">Delegate Program</a> offered by The Resonance Project coming May 6-8 in Petaluma! Check it out <a href="http://theresonanceproject.org/events.html">here</a> and <a href="http://theresonanceproject.org/delegate.html">here</a>.<br />
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Haramein teaches all over the world and having him coming here is so exciting. Not to be missed!<br />
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When I attended an evening presentation a couple of years ago by one of the 'emissaries', as Haramein's assistants are called, I realized I found something that was truly 'cutting edge'. A 'psychics' that united science and spirituality. Unified Field Theory. <br />
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I would not even try to explain Nassim Haramein's work because it is still beyond my comprehension, so I invite you to go to his website and view his YouTube videos at <a href="http://theresonanceproject.org/">The Resonance Project website</a>. <br />
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Let me say this - it has to do with a theory of the whole Creation, black holes, time/space, time travel, worm holes and ancient temples. If any of those words spark you to check it out... do it!<br />
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Haramein is the physicist of the New Age. He may just have an answer if not THE answer to solving many of the current issues that are facing planet Earth. 'Radical' ideas that explain all those things that don't make sense. He is able to communicate complex ideas so that you can totally grok them. Included in this weekend event:<br />
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"Meditation techniques based on this knowledge will also be offered as an invaluable tool to aid in further integration, as you learn how to more effectively tap into the vacuum energy and the curvature of space and time and connect to your own personal singularity." <br />
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Now if that doesn't whet your whistle, what would?<br />
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Hope to see you there. <br />
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(Oh, and by the way, this is not a paid ad, nor do I earn anything from promoting Nassim - although I am not adverse to the idea)Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-35478905822798312032011-03-04T17:34:00.000-08:002011-03-04T17:34:06.959-08:0012/21/2010 or 12/21/2012?For those of you who were fortunate enough to witness the Lunar Eclipse on the Winter Solstice (I was), and who know the Creation story of the ancient Maya, you may have felt that that was the big event - 12/21/2012! <br />
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It was a powerful event that is still resonating in me. After all, the alignment with the Galactic Center does take place over 36 years and the anthropologists have been discussing the correlation question for decades. They could be wrong!<br />
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2012 is not only a date, it is also an event- an event that occurs in the Underworld (the night sky). The celestial bodies and areas of the sky represent beings operating in a world. It is a sky drama, which is reflected here on earth and which the ancient Maya sought to replicate through their ceremonies and architecture.<br />
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Soon Neptune will enter Pisces, its natural sign. The veils will be lifted. Another opportunity to examine aspects of our life and by extension, our world, that are no longer working.<br />
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With the lifting of the veils, we will have increased access to other dimensions and also other beings. If we cannot deal with 'aliens' to our country from across the border, we surely will not be able to deal with ETs! Ha ha! What are you going to do when someone from Andromeda takes your job?(Surely they wouldn't want it). In fact, most will see the petty level they have been existing on- that all those things we deem important will just be gone. Reality as we know it is dissolving.<br />
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Our connection to Source is all that matters.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-43412302386887238292011-01-24T13:52:00.000-08:002011-02-01T22:59:11.819-08:00Ek' Waynal Workshop at Songbird Center in CotatiI'll be doing a workshop on Ek' Waynal the Mayan Hieroglyph for the Galactic Center. What did it mean to the Maya and what might it mean for us.<br />
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John Major Jenkins says we are aligning with this place now and through 2012 and that the Maya predicted this alignment when they created their calendar around two thousand years ago. The Maya called it the "dark rift" and had a glyph for it - ek'waynal, which has many interpretations and meanings. <br />
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Learn what the Maya thought about this and how this relates to current ideas such as "the law of attraction." Presentation will be followed by group discussion.<br />
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The workshop is Saturday February 26, 2011 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Songbird Community Healing Center, 8280 Old Redwood Highway in Cotati, CA<br />
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Cost for workshop - $25.00. You can use the PayPal button on the sidebar or pay through Songbird Center. For more info contact me at <a href="mailto:hamida@songbirdcenter.org">hamida@songbirdcenter.org</a>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-15812748466425218092010-08-24T15:39:00.000-07:002010-08-24T15:47:23.186-07:00Workshop on Ek' Waynal in Santa Rosa, CAI'll be doing a workshop on Ek'Waynal the Mayan Hieroglyph for the Galactic Center. What did it mean to the Maya and what might it mean for us.<br />
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John Major Jenkins says we are aligning with this place now and through 2012 and that the Maya predicted this alignment when they created their calendar around two thousand years ago.<br />
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The workshop is Saturday September 25, 2010 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm at the New Horizons School, 827 Third St., Santa Rosa. Please do not contact the school as they are busy with students and are not responsible for registration or content. If you have any questions email me through this blog or contact me through Facebook. This is a new venue for me and I want to continue working with them. The school is one block from the Central Santa Rosa Library and there is plenty of parking. Near downtown, there are restaurants and bookstores nearby.<br />
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Cost for workshop - $15.00 in advance or $20.12 at the door. Pay here at the PayPal button in the sidebar or contact me through email for the snail mail address to send a check.<br />
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Then, starting on Thursday October 7 at Santa Rosa Junior College and on Monday October 11 at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, two six week courses on learning to read Mayan hieroglyphs, understanding the calendar and 2012. These courses are offered through Community Education, so you don't have to be a regular student to take them. For these courses, <a href="https://busapp02.santarosa.edu/CommunityEducation/HomePage.aspx">click here</a> for <strong>Santa Rosa Junior College</strong> or <a href="http://www.sjdccd.cc.ca.us/dept/comserv/classlisting.html">here</a> for <strong>San Joaquin Delta College</strong> in <strong>Stockton</strong>.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-88081787509288094032010-06-07T15:24:00.000-07:002010-06-07T15:46:29.754-07:00Shimmering Behind the Veil - A New RealityYesterday at the <b>All Things Herbal Fair</b>, a benefit for the <strong>Sonoma County Herb Exchange</strong> I had a booth selling my handmade herbal products. In addition to salves, soaps, body butters, tinctures and perfumes, I make a <b>2012 Flower Essence</b> blend and an aromatherapy spray called <b>Precious Essence</b> to go with it. I have also made a button with the hieroglyph for the <b>Galactic Center</b>. Since I teach courses on Mayan Hieroglyphs, the Calendar and 2012, at the local community college (Santa Rosa Junior College) and also at Delta College i Stockton, I promote my classes at my booth as well.<br />
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Two women were interested in what I thought about what will happen in 2012. We discussed the importance of staying positive despite all the horrible things that are happening. We shared our pain about the oil spill and all the death and destruction that is coming from it.<br />
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I told them about an idea that came to me on the last night of my Mayan class at SRJC. I connected the fact that a huge asteroid created the Gulf of Mexico and the environmental effects of it caused the death of the dinosaurs and now...dinosaur blood is spewing out of that same area. To read about the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science/03/08/dinosaurs.asteroid/index.html">asteroid research click here</a> To read another article on Wikipedia about an asteroid that hit off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub_crater">click here </a>Here's another extensive article on the origin of the Gulf of Mexico <a href="http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2002/12dec/gom_impact.pdf">click here.</a> <br />
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One of the women told me about a recent discovery of a bird that moves so fast, no one knew it existed. A mystery surrounded the pollination of a particular flower because no one had ever observed a creature visiting it. So they did a time lapse photo over a period of time and when they slowed it down, they saw this bird. Here was a bird that moved so fast, no one could see it. In effect, it was invisible because it was moving at a different speed that our everyday perception.<br />
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We talked about how there could therefore be a new world manifesting right now, and that most of us cannot see it yet because the frequency is beyond our perception. <br />
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What was amazing about our conversation was that it changed my state. Within moments of contemplating the possibility of an alternative reality co-existing right now raised my vibratory level. <br />
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They moved on to another part of the herb fair and I was elevated to another state.<br />
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The possibility that we will be able to move through an 'event horizon' into a higher level was energizing. I began to feel a sense of expectation and joy and as I sat and gazed about. The new world seemed to shimmer behind what I was viewing. <br />
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It has long been observed that people can only see what is accepted in consensual reality. Psychics, clairvoyants and those who see the dead are usually thought to be insane, especially as children. In fact, most children do see things that adults don't, but are shut down by those around them. They are told they are 'imagining things' and not to talk about it. As they age, they shut down their vision.<br />
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In Mayan mythology, humans in this current creation, were initially created with unlimited vision. Some of the gods were threatened by this, feeling they would lose their power and control, so they put a veil over our eyes. This idea of a 'veil' keeping us from seeing true reality, is fairly common among many cultures of the world. <br />
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The veil is being removed. For those programmed to see the glass half empty... that will be their reality. For those who see the glass half full... ditto. But for those who don't see a glass at all AHA! A whole different world is being born. <br />
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The rules of cause and effect that we have been raised to accept are changing. We are really not capable of knowing if something is good or bad because our perspective is too limited at this time. We don't know what the ultimate purpose or meaning of events may be. What appears to us as 'bad' may be 'good' when viewed from a different level. <br />
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While an undergraduate in the 60s, I read a book called Earth Abides. Since then, I have had an deep trust that no matter what....the earth abides. Humans and other beings might come and go, but ultimately, the earth will survive. It has gone through so many intense changes over the billions of years it has existed.<br />
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Humans have also survived some tremendous changes. We lived through ice ages. <br />
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There is no doubt we are in the midst of huge change on many levels. I suggest you try not to judge whether it is good or bad. Try to remain open and stay in present time. The extent to which you can accomplish this will determine your peace of mind and will make you more able to respond appropriately to challenges that will come up.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-12190790969942537272010-04-03T13:24:00.000-07:002010-04-03T14:41:40.682-07:00Time is Speeding Up.....My class at <strong>San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton</strong> is going well. For those of you in Sonoma County, California, there is still time to sign up for the class at <strong>Santa Rosa Junior College.</strong><br /><br />It is called <strong>Mayan Hieroglyphs, the Calendar and 2012</strong>. It starts this coming Thursday night April 8, 2010 at 7pm.<br /><br /><a href="https://busapp02.santarosa.edu/CommunityEducation/ListCourse.aspx?CourseVrsnNbr=01028801&ID=2010312&AvailToPublic=1">Click here for a description of the course</a> and to go to their website.<br /><br />As you may know, the earthquake in Chile caused a slight speeding up of time. I can feel it. My life is on fast forward. I wonder what the cumulative effect might be of all these quakes we have been having lately. <br /><br />In addition to teaching two classes simultaneously, I will be in many upcoming shows with my herbal products business: <strong>Wise Women of the West</strong>. <a href="http://hamidatheherbalist.blogspot.com">See my herb blog</a><br /><br />I have gotten (through downloads) a lot of new formulas for products to assist with dreaming which is an important part of the transition we are all going through at this time. <br /><br />This is the time to work on your dreams since they are crucial in your process of transformation. <br /><br />The <strong>Law of Attraction</strong> refers to our ability to create our own reality. In addition to the 'reality' of our daily life on planet Earth, we have our dream reality. Some of us spend a lot of time there. My dream world is rich and I love visiting it. <br /><br />I worked on my dreams for years. When I was young, I sometimes had disturbing or recurring dreams that upset me. I consciously worked with them, learning the lessons they had to offer. Now, the only time I have 'bad' dreams is when I have eaten chocolate just before bedtime Ha Ha! No bedtime brownies for me! Unless....<br /><br />In my dream world there is no sense of time and so... if 12/21/2012 represents the end of time, perhaps it will be like 'dream time' where there is no concept of yesterday or tomorrow.<br /><br />I recently went to <a href="http://www.osmosis.com/">Osmosis Spa</a> in Freestone just outside Occidental for 'locals night.' (It's right across that street from that incredible bakery) Once a month, for a nominal fee, you can put your feet in the cedar enzyme bath while sipping wine or saki, chatting with friends and enjoying sushi, quiche or any number of delicious treats. They also have speakers giving talks on healing and wellness. <br /><br />For the last couple of months, they have featured <strong>Dr. Dan Kenner</strong> and his latest book <strong>The Whole-Body Workbook for Cancer</strong>. Don't let the the title limit you. I recommend this book for everyone. The information he gives would help us all prevent cancer and live a better life. In his talk he spoke about the effect fear has on our health and said that one of the best ways to stay out of fear is to live in present time. He said grief is connected to the past and fear to the future. When we are in present time, they cannot control us.<br /><br />I believe that joy is only possible in present time. For some of you, it may seem impossible to feel joy without a 'cause' so just start where you are. If the only time you feel joy is when something outside yourself motivates it....with children, pets, flowers, sunny day whatever...Feel It! Know that you are feeling it. The feeling comes from you in response to something that delights you. Then, bring it closer and closer to you and less dependent on outer circumstances. Joy comes from inside you and you can learn to feel it spontaneously. It may surprise you when you do feel it without a 'cause'. You will find yourself asking "Why am I feeling so happy?" <br /><br />May you have increasing episodes of spontaneous joy!Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-26544892296106077822010-03-01T13:47:00.003-08:002010-03-01T14:34:37.727-08:00Geoff Stray on Tortuguero Monument 6If you look long enough, you will eventually find something worthwhile.<br /><br />As you may or may not know, I teach a course called <strong>Mayan Hieroglyphs, The Calendar and 2012.</strong><br /><br />I have been studying the Maya over a period of 40 years. I worked on a doctorate in Mayan Studies at <strong>Tulane University</strong>. Since then I have occasionally taught courses on Mayan culture and archaeology, and reading hieroglyphs at Sonoma State University and recently at Santa Rosa Junior College. In a couple of weeks, I start a course at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, CA. <br /><br />A number of years ago, I was doing research on the origin of the Mayan calendars. Calendars usually begin with a significant event. Birth or death of a prophet, reign of a king or lineage, inauguration of a kingdom or country. I could find no such event in Mayab 'Mayaland' because on the date that researchers generally agree on, August 11, 3114, there was no need for a calendar. People were living in small villages. There was no 'government'. People's lives corresponded to the cycles of nature - there was no need to record time. <br /><br />However, in Egypt, the first dynasty was in progress and they already had their hieroglyphic writing system. I'll write more about my ideas on the connections between Egypt and the Maya at another time.<br /><br />When <strong>John Major Jenkins</strong> came out with his theory that the calender was designed with an even that would occur at the completion of a cycle in mind, then worked backward to establish a start date, I was a convert. He made a very good case for it and I was impressed with the extent of his research. He had read all the right books and spoken to all the right people. Being outside academe, he was free to state the obvious and, it seems to me, there are those who are p'o ed that they didn't think of it first. (See my article on 7 Makaw). <br /><br />I decided to update my hieroglyph course to include the 2012 material and jumped on the 2012 bandwagon. After all, I did spend many years of my life and a lot of money studying this stuff and if I could shed some light on it for newbies, so much the better. I am a good teacher to beginners because I know how to break material down into digestible units. In six weeks, my students accomplish what it took me years to do, because I know how to go back to beginners mind.<br /><br />Anyway... on to the point of this posting.<br /><br />As 2012 approaches and I prepare to teach my courses, I continue to read everything I can get my hands on - academic or channelled. I want to cover all the bases and see what everyone has to say, because, after all, we won't know until we get there who was/is right. I only present academic material in class, because it creates a foundation from which students can better understand and evaluate what is being said. Besides, I am not there to promote my own interpretation - although I do have one.<br /><br />Needless to say there is a lot of repetition on the Internet. People who don't have a clue about what they are saying merely repeat what so and so said. <br /><br />But today I hit pay dirt. Clearly <strong>Geoff Stray</strong> has done plenty of homework. His lengthy article on <a href="http://www.grahamhancock.com/forum/StrayG1.php?p=1">Graham Hancock's Forum</a> is eight information-packed pages long.<br /><br />He shows connections between many cultures and traditions. He is a 'lumper' one who shows the connections between ideas, which is often the opposite of most anthropologists and historians who pride themselves on being experts of a micro-milli segment of life and then want to promote its uniqueness. Most academics are 'splitters', tending to look at cultures as distinct units in isolation. <br /><br />The focus for this incredible article is the <strong>Tortuguero Monument 6</strong>, which is only extent Mayan text which actually refers to December 21, 2012. <br /><br />The site of Tortuguero, Tabasco hardly ever appears on a map because it was buried under a cement plant for years. Many of it's artifacts are damaged or lost. The text on monument 6 is the subject of much speculation and discussion these days since some of the important glyphs are just too damaged to read. <br /><br />While it was discovered a few decades ago, I believe the interest in the text was renewed by the "2012 phenomenon". I think academics were motivated to look for 'evidence' by the New Age community. Did the Maya say anything about the 'end date'? There are a few texts that refer to the last time the calendar read 13.0.0.0.0, referred to as the Creation Day on the Quirigua C monument. There are texts at Palenque which refer events that occurred a few years before 'Creation Day'. But, to date, the only hieroglyph inscription that refers to the completion of 13 baktuns that will occur on December 21, 2012 is on the <strong>Tortuguero Monument 6</strong>. This is not to say there aren't others, but so far, they have not come to light. <br /><br />Naturally, there is a great deal of discussion about the exact meaning and since so much of the text is unreadable, an exact interpretation is impossible since the meaning exists in a context. Mayan words, like those in other languages have different meaning depending on context. <br /><br />Still, the interpretations that have been offered are intriguing. One of the more reliable interpretations follows:<br /><br />The ancient Mayan monument known as <strong>Tortuguero Monument 6</strong> has been deciphered by Dr. David Stuart of the University of Texas at Austin. <br /><br />The original text and the translation of Dr Stuart are:<br /><br />…uhtiiy waxak Chuwen b’olon(te’) Mak<br />hekwaniiy K’anjalnaah<br />Upib’naah Ahkal K’uk’.<br />Cha’ b’olon winikij ux ha’b’ waxak winikha’b’(?) ux pik<br />tzuhtz-(a)j-oom u (w)uxlajuun pik<br />(ta) chan Ajaw ux(te’) Uniiw<br />uhtoom ..?..<br />ye..?.. B’olon Yookte’ ta ..?..<br /><br />…(long ago) it happened, the day Eight Chuwen, the ninth of Mak<br />when the Becoming-Ripe-House was constructed(?).<br />It was the ‘underground house’ (shrine) of (the god) Ahkal K’uk’.<br />It was two and nine-score days, three years, eight-score years and 3 x 400 years<br />(before) the Thirteenth Bak’tun will end<br />on Four Ajaw, the third of Uniiw,<br />when ..?.. it will occur,<br />the descent..?.. of B’olon Yookte’ at ..?..<br /><br />(It will be) the descent(??) of the Nine Support? God(s) to the ?<br /><br />The question marks refer to glyphs that are unreadable or where the meaning is in dispute. The parentheses show elements that are either implied or dependant on context. <br /><br />There is a lot of discussion on the Internet regarding the identity of B'olon Yookte' (which may be written in a number of ways).<br /><br />You can view Geoff Stray's article by <a href="http://www.grahamhancock.com/forum/StrayG1.php?p=1">clicking here</a>. <br /><br />Click the graphic to go to <strong>Graham Hancock's</strong> website.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.grahamhancock.com/" target="_top" title="GrahamHancock.com"><img src="http://www.grahamhancock.com/images/banner.gif" width="420" height="60" border="1" alt="GrahamHancock.com"></a></div>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-56703253481238049802010-02-26T18:00:00.000-08:002010-08-24T15:27:06.924-07:00Mayan Hieroglyph Classes Start Soon!My course - <em><strong>Mayan Hieroglyphs, The Calendar and 2012</strong></em> starts soon at <strong>San Joaquin Delta College</strong> in Stockton, CA. Six Mondays starting March 15, 2010. <br />
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In April I teach the same course at <strong>Santa Rosa Junior College</strong> in Santa Rosa, CA. Six Thursday nights.<br />
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Learn how to read ancient texts, how the calendar works and what the Maya said (or didn't say) about 2012. <br />
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This course will enable you to look at any Mayan hieroglyph text with increased appreciation and comprehension. <br />
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You can register at SRJC online by <a href="https://busapp02.santarosa.edu/CommunityEducation/HomePage.aspx">clicking here</a><br />
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or at San Joaquin Delta College by <a href="http://www.sjdccd.cc.ca.us/dept/comserv/classlisting.html">clicking here</a>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-24296907367101033422010-02-20T16:53:00.000-08:002010-02-20T17:26:10.407-08:00See You This Summer in Vancouver!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAYwmEsQ_zKCegR_5BddLhshYDozhZ808LZKJYouPHRqQ7AwP13UbHVd_6AGy_oyODOGWMbShrc2Rq03DhCCN4Ng6TNkvUldTuxJBgB61_eMvIl1rCOG3t8aZHIxD_VqetAFhJXiCYCpl/s1600-h/vancouver_550x315.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAYwmEsQ_zKCegR_5BddLhshYDozhZ808LZKJYouPHRqQ7AwP13UbHVd_6AGy_oyODOGWMbShrc2Rq03DhCCN4Ng6TNkvUldTuxJBgB61_eMvIl1rCOG3t8aZHIxD_VqetAFhJXiCYCpl/s400/vancouver_550x315.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440501365999091794" /></a><br />As promised, more on the upcoming 2012 Tipping Point Conference in Vancouver in July, 2010.<br /><br />Here's what the promoters have to say about it:<br /><br />THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE is to explore a radically different, more optimistic interpretation of the Mayan prophecy – as referring to the end of the world as we have known it. Instead of predicting a physical destruction of the material world, the Mayan prophecy might refer to death and rebirth and a mass inner transformation of humanity. <br /><br />THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER Jose Arguelles, John Major Jenkins, John Kimmey, Peter Russell, John Perkins, Llyn Roberts, Daniel Pinchbeck, Richard Tarnas, and Miguel Angel Vergara and in the beautiful setting of Vancouver, Canada. Following the conference will be in-depth post-conference workshops.<br /><br />All conference sessions are all plenary with no overlaps. The venue where the conference is being held is Images Theatre at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby campus, Canada. Inexpensive on-campus accommodations are available <br /><br />Main Conference 23-25 July 2010<br />Intensives 26-27 July 2010Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-79131686952825308302010-02-19T16:24:00.000-08:002010-02-20T16:45:23.368-08:00Missed 2012 The Tipping Point in Cancun?If you missed the <strong>Tipping Point 2012 Conference in Cancun in January </strong>or if you just can't get enough of it... there's another one coming up in <strong>Vancouver July 23-25</strong>. I'll be posting more about it as we get closer or you can click the <strong>Prophets Conference</strong> icon above.<br /><br />If you want CDs or DVDs from the <strong>Tipping Point 2012 Conference in Cancun</strong>, <a href="http://www.greatmystery.org/cmd.php?Clk=3372510">click here.</a><br /><br />Here's a list of the presenters and what they talked about. <br /> <br /><strong>2012 TIPPING POINT: THE PROPHETS CONFERENCE CANCUN</strong><br /> <br />Full Set in vinyl binder - $150 CD <br />Full set of conference CDs<br /> <br />Russell Targ - $20 2-CDs <br /><em>Experiencing The Future</em><br /> <br />Mario Mayorga & Rocío Ruíz - $15 CD <br /><em>The Call of Mother Earth</em><br /> <br />John Major Jenkins - $20 2-CDs <br /><em>The 2012 Story: Reconstructing Ancient Maya Science and Wisdom Teachings</em> <br /> <br />Christine Page, M.D. - $20 2-CDs<br /><em>The Return of the Great Mother</em><br /> <br />Jacque Fresco & Roxanne Meadows - $15 CD<br /><em>Future By Design: Beyond Money Politics & War</em><br /> <br />Daniel Pinchbeck - $20 2-CDs<br /><em>Our Entry Into Galactic Civilization</em><br /> <br />Jose Arguelles - $15 CD<br /><em>On the Beam: Crossing the Rainbow Bridge - the Harmonic Convergence of 2012</em><br /> <br />Jose Arguelles with Daniel Pinchbeck - $15 CD<br /><em>José Arguelles interviewed by Daniel Pinchbeck on the Great Cycles</em><br /> <br />Miguel Angel Vergara - $15 CD<br /><em>Mayan Cosmology</em><br /> <br />Graham Hancock - $15 CD<br /><em>A Species with Amnesia</em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.greatmystery.org/cmd.php?Clk=3372510">Buy them here</a> DVDs are also available from the same online store for abour $30.00 each.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5T5FSuXz1SCWESP0jpe2vPuwFcXCsDIcSleVtkwWLvMjgkLdutRvjOeDjWR0x-uSb8GPf90Srvkw20PI7XPlQ-_LsMfAqKMCK74-9c2U317UExh9yIdw7tuYjeq_dy1OODRvu_ldo1Ue/s1600-h/stan-barcelona.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5T5FSuXz1SCWESP0jpe2vPuwFcXCsDIcSleVtkwWLvMjgkLdutRvjOeDjWR0x-uSb8GPf90Srvkw20PI7XPlQ-_LsMfAqKMCK74-9c2U317UExh9yIdw7tuYjeq_dy1OODRvu_ldo1Ue/s400/stan-barcelona.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440128899308161154" /></a><strong>Stan Grof</strong> was on the schedule, but was unable to attend due to health concerns. Part 1 of his talk follows:<br /><br /><em>2012 and Human Destiny:<br />End of the World or Consciousness Revolution?</em>Stanislav Grof, M.D.<br /><br />Since the publication of Jose Arguelles’ book The Mayan Factor: Path Beyond Technology (Arguelles 1987) brought to the attention of lay audiences the ancient prophecy concerning the end of the Maya Long Count calendar, which started on August 11, 3114 BC, and will end on December 21, 2012 AD, this date has become the focus of many articles, books, and conferences and of a forthcoming movie entitled 2012. Similar prophecies about the end of the Great Cycle can be found in many other cultural and religious groups – the Hopi, Navajo, Cherokee, Apache, Iroquois confederacy, ancient Egyptians, the Kabbalists, Essenes, Qero elders of Peru, the Subsaharan Dogon tribe, and the Australian Aborigines.<br /><br />With a few exceptions, the Mayan prophecy about the end of the cosmic cycle, the Fifth World, has been interpreted in terms of actual physical destruction of humanity and of the material world, in a way similar to the interpretation (or better misinterpretation) of the term apocalypse by Christian fundamentalists, particularly the millions of American Christians who believe that at the time of this global destruction they will experience “rapture” and be united with Jesus. People who see it this way are not aware of the fact that the original and literal meaning of the term apocalypse (Greek Apokálypsis) is not destruction but "lifting of the veil" or "revelation.” It referred to the disclosure of some secrets hidden from the majority of humanity to certain privileged persons. The source of the misinterpretation of this word is probably the phrase “apokálypsis eschaton” which literally means "revelation at the end of the æon, or age."<br /><br />The purpose of this conference is to explore a radically different, more optimistic interpretation of the Mayan prophecy – as referring to the end of the world as we have known it: a world dominated by unbridled violence and insatiable greed, egotistic hierarchy of values, corrupted institutions and corporations, and irreconcilable conflicts between organized religions. Instead of predicting a physical destruction of the material world, the Mayan prophecy might refer to death and rebirth and a mass inner transformation of humanity. In order to explore this idea, we have to answer two important questions, First, how could ancient Mayans two thousand years ago predict what situation humanity would be facing in the twenty-first century? And second, are there any indications that modern society, more specifically the industrial civilization, is currently on the verge of a major psychospiritual transformation? I will try to address these questions in the course of my presentation. The Mayan prophecy concerning the 2012 winter solstice has an important astronomical dimension. Over 2,000 years ago the early Maya formulated a profound galactic cosmology. Being excellent observers of the sky, they noticed that the position of the winter solstice sun was slowly shifting toward an alignment with the galactic axis.<br /><br />For part 2 <a href="http://www.greatmystery.org/nl/cancun2012grof-2.html">click here.</a>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-25493173188538992932010-01-19T16:51:00.000-08:002010-02-20T16:49:56.199-08:00Seven Macaw Alive and Well...JMJ - One Hunapu?I finished reading <strong>John Major Jenkins'</strong> most recent book: <em><strong>The 2012 Story: The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History</strong></em> a couple of weeks ago. Whew! long title.<br /><br />I have been considering what I could/would say about it, dealing with weather, promoting my upcoming class, etc. I guess it's time to get down to my thoughts on the book.<br /><br /><strong>Jenkins</strong> does a review of the many ideas that are out there and I would say, is as objective as one could be considering how outrageous some of them are. It is useful to have his take on what's going on in relation to "2012", since he is one of the ones who originally brought it to the attention of the world. <br /><br />While I could not put the book down...partly due to <strong>Jenkins</strong>' writing style and interesting way of expressing himself, I do have to say I was hoping for more new, original material. Having read all the books that are out right now myself, I did not need a review of them...but some people might. I did appreciate knowing his perspective, and, I must say, it resembles my own.<br /><br />One thing is evident, <strong>Jenkins'</strong> ideas are not getting the serious consideration they deserve. He reports on an academically sponsored <strong>2012</strong> conference that took place last February, 2009 at <strong>Tulane University</strong> in New Orleans, where I myself worked on a doctorate in Mayan Studies in the early '80s. Many experts were on the program. But, since he is not part of the "club," <strong>Jenkins</strong> was not invited to speak.<br /><br />This is one reason why I decided to leave academe. Unless you have been given the keys to the exclusive club, you are nobody. And yet, looking at the history of all disciplines it was so-called outsiders who had the most significant insights. Being basically a rebel, whistle-blower and wild woman, I figured they would probably never let me in their club and truth be told, after awhile, I didn't want to be in it anyway. <br /><br />Indeed, in many cases, the outsiders were the ones who started the field in the first place. The ones who could not find answers to their burning questions in the extant realms of knowledge...the innovators, the prophets and the inspired...are the ones who move us along all through the history of civilization. Of course, they are invisible to the establishment...they challenge its very existence! <br /><br /><strong>Jenkins</strong> provides a recording of part of the conference that you can listen to on his <a href="http://alignment2012.com/Tulane2009.html">website</a>.<br /><br />The address by <strong>Anthony Aveni</strong> was particularly disturbing to me. The more he talked, the more he resembled <strong>7 Macaw</strong>, the more he sounded like a 'poor loser'. I can hear him asking himself..."Why didn't I see that? Why didn't I think of that?" At the same time, he was ridiculing JMJ by putting his ideas in the same bin as those of <strong>Calleman</strong> or <strong>Clow</strong>. <br /><br />While what <strong>Calleman</strong> and <strong>Clow</strong> have to say may have some validity....(not to me, but maybe others) but they are of a totally different ilk. Their ideas are the result of channelling, dreams, inspiration. Their work has nothing at all to do with what <strong>Mayan people</strong> alive or dead, ever thought - they made it up. <br /><br />Jenkins' work, on the other hand, is based on scholarly research, observation on the ground, and communication with the other credible researchers. He has actually studied the material made available by archaeologists, anthropologists, linguists and has traveled widely. He was able to look at it all from a fresh, unbiased perspective. He had no committee to please, his tenure was not threatened. The only thing he 'failed to do,' was pay the university to sit at the feet of professors and play their game long enough to get the 'proper' credentials from them. He did not get the degrees. By the way, for what it's worth, I envision him getting an honorary PhD. from some accredited university in the near future, because he had done what no academic has done... provide an entirely plausible and well researched theory for the creation date of the <strong>Mayan calendar</strong>. <br /><br />All calendars have a beginning date. It may be based on the founding dynasty of kings, a significant event, beginning of a new religion or philosophy, etc. Academics agree that there was no such event for the Mayan calendar (at least none have been discovered to date). So what was the motivating issue? To put it simply... Jenkins realized that the start date was dependent on the end date. That given the numerical system, the astronomical knowledge they had discovered, they worked backwards from an end date that would occur far into their own future. <br /><br />I was struck by the genius of his discovery immediately when I first read it, for I like many others, had spent much energy trying to 'figure out' what the starting event was for the calendar. <br /><br />There are those academics who do endorse <strong>Jenkins</strong>. They recognize that his research is sound and his conclusions are verifiable. They are secure beings who don't have to resort to jokes, scoffing and innuendo... like <strong>Aveni</strong> did in his presentation...in order to puff themselves up. They do not display the obvious jealousy, mean-spiritedness and down right childish behavior that <strong>Aveni</strong> does.<br /><br />Rather than making <strong>Jenkins'</strong> ideas look ridiculous and unsound...<strong>Aveni</strong> succeeds in making Jenkins more credible for his professionalism. <br /><br />Another new bit of info I got from the book was to learn about the inscription on <strong>Tortuguero Monument 6</strong> which is the only one we know of at this point, that actually refers to the <strong>2012 end date</strong>. Apparently, it is badly eroded in very important places... but nonetheless, many are at work to decipher it. Jenkins also has material on this on his <a href=" http://alignment2012.com/bolon-yokte.html">website</a>. <br /><br />I highly recommend the book and due to the new material, must amend my upcoming course to include it. It is full of references, has an incredible bibliography and is well-written and interesting. (More than I can say for the academic reports he mentions as source materials.)<br /><br />For those who are interested, I will be teaching my course: <br /><strong>Mayan Hieroglyphs, the Calendar and 2012</strong> at two community colleges this Spring.<br /><br />Starting <strong>March 13, 2010</strong> at <strong>San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California</strong>. 6 Monday nights<br /><br />Then at <strong>Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California</strong>, starting <strong>April 8, 2010</strong> - 6 Thursday nights.<br /><br />Still working on my CD version which I plan to market as a downloadable file and as a print on demand CD. Hope to have that out soon.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-35121082936987636362009-12-13T15:46:00.000-08:002009-12-13T15:55:52.793-08:00New Moon Conjunct the Galactic CenterThe upcoming <strong>New Moon</strong> in <strong>Sagittarius</strong> at 24°39' on December 16, 2009, is conjunct the current location of the <strong>Galactic Center</strong> at 26°55'. To read more about it, go to <a href="http://thedesertsky.blogspot.com/">my astrology blog</a>. <br /><br />For a Galactic Center reading, contact me.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-36292187321564645972009-12-12T15:25:00.000-08:002009-12-12T15:48:14.893-08:00The Feel is For RealJust finished a book by <strong>Gregg Braden</strong> <em><strong>"Fractal Time: The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age"</strong></em>. His voice is calm and reassuring, unlike that of other books I have read that seem to preach and scream about the necessity of change. I appreciate that.<br /><br />His basic thesis, as I understand it, is that time, like all elements of Nature is fractal. Like a hologram, there are repeating patterns that differ only in scale. What happens in a particular piece of time is reflected in larger time cycles and vice versa. <br /><br />He discusses material from many sources.. not just the "usual suspects," although you cannot write any book about this topic without mentioning <strong>Jose Arguelles</strong> and <strong>John Major Jenkins</strong>. He gives a more detail about what the <strong>Hopi</strong> have said about this time period. He also brings in the information from the "bible code" regarding 2012. <br /><br />He has developed something called the <strong>Time Code Calculator</strong> which is based on the mathematical principal known as the <strong>'golden proportion' </strong>that was used to build the <strong>Great Pyramid in Giza</strong>. You can access it <a href="http://www.greggbraden.com/home/fractal-time-calculator/time_code_calculator/">here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Braden</strong> claims that events in the life of individuals, nations, and even the planet, repeat and that the timing of those events can be predicted based on a 'seed event'. While calculating the possible repetition of the seed event will give us a probable date...it is not necessary for the event to recur. All the elements may be present and still the event may not happen. <br /><br />This, of course, ties in very closely with the prophetic <strong>Mayan</strong> texts known as the <strong>Chilam Balam</strong>. Based on the notion that history repeats itself, the Jaguar Priest prophesied into the future. The <strong>Chilam Balam</strong> that we have found date from the Colonial period of Mayan history, but they are believed to be based on earlier practices and texts. <br /><br />Indeed, the Maya concept of time is based on fractals... that is many levels of time occurring simultaneously. Repeating cycles within cycles. <br /><br />I got two useful things from this book.<br /><br />First, he refers to a Buddhist teaching that says "Reality exists only where we create a focus." I would love to know where this came from... but it is not necessary. <br /><br />Lately, I have been trying to find my next step. Not by 'figuring it out,' but rather, by feeling my way, listening. But as usual, I tend to look outside of my current circumstances for an answer. That is... whatever I am doing now, cannot be what I am supposed to do....because it is 'not working.' Sound familiar? This one sentence changed all that. Rather than looking for something different from what I am already doing... I feel the meaning is I should do it more. That is, put MORE energy into it... FOCUS on it rather than always looking out the window so to speak. DO IT with my whole being. In Latin, the word 'focus' means hearth, cooking fire. It is the 'focal' point of the home. The fire in the heart/hearth. Make my heart/hearth the center of my life. In Roman times, the fire place evolved into the altar where the sacred fire was kept lit. In Mayan cosmology, the 'three-stone place', ie, the heart/hearth of the cosmos, is the creation place.<br /><br />This leads to the second thing I got from this book, which was the nature of the change we must make to thrive during these times.<br /><br />I am not sure if <strong>Braden</strong> was aware of the number of times he used the word 'focus' in the book, or if he knows the etymology of the word, but it stood out for me. It was lighting up like a beacon. What is my focus? <br /><br />He writes about the research by physicists that shows the effects consciousness has on matter, citing some experiments that have been done to demonstrate this. He talks about how a particular team of scientists noticed a rise in global magnetism during 9/11 and other 'world shattering' events. This led to research and observation of the relationship between emotional states, health, and magnetic fields. <br /><br />He writes about the Institute of HeartMath and its founder who said, "regulating emotions is the next frontier in human evolution." This has significance for me because I have believed this for quite awhile. My years of study and practice of <strong>Sufism</strong>, a 'heart-centered' spirituality, aims at healing the broken heart of humanity. Basically asserting that it is because we are broken-hearted that we act out in destructive ways, reacting rather than responding, living in fear rather than love and trust. <br /><br />As an aromatherapist and flower essence practitioner, my role is to serve as a conduit between the plant and human worlds. I truly believe that the plant world is in many ways more advanced than the human. Plants came before animals and made animal life on this planet possible. Every step in evolution was made first by plants, then the animals/humans followed. So, now, we need to trust the plant kingdom to lead us in the next step of our evolutionary journey. Incredibility, scent affects the emotional center immediately. It bypasses the rational mind and goes right to the instinctual level. Flower essences work on the energetic level, again below the radar of the mind. Both these modalities are effective in helping us toward a heart-centered reality. <br /><br /><strong>Braden</strong> says that the key to our transition lies in our collective feelings about the change. I agree completely. How we feel about what is going on right now is crucial. Because we, in the modern, western world, are so accustomed to using our mind to understand, we don't know how to do it any other way. Seeking other modalities seems 'silly', 'crazy' or 'weird'. The closest thing we come to any other way of knowing is if we have a religious belief - which is the only kind of 'irrationality' we accept. But, for most people, religious practice and belief eroded away a long time ago. We may still participate, but don't feel anything. <br /><br />One thing I am aware of is how effective the media are at numbing us. We are becoming armored by watching and hearing all this bad news. We can't allow ourselves to feel because it is overwhelming. How many starving, drowning, brutalized people can you seen in the news? But unfortunately, what this also does is numb us to our immediate circle of friends and family. Numb to the suffering of humanity just to survive the day, we have become numb to our own life. The way out of this is to fast from media. Don't watch it. Don't listen to it. Don't read it. It's true, there's little you can do about it. But what you can do is be sensitive to those in your immediate world. Open to those around you. Help them when you can. If everyone did that...all would be cared for.<br /><br />How we feel is more important that what we think. The New Age has made us all familiar with 'your thoughts create your reality.' Let's go one more step.... how you feel affects your thoughts. <strong>Joe Miller</strong>, an incredible man I never met, but who was well known my many of my <strong>Sufi</strong> friends said, "you can get more stinkin' from thinkin' than you can from drinkin', but the feel is for real". <br /><br />Thank you <strong>Gregg Braden</strong> for reminding me of my focus. <br /><a href="http://www.greggbraden.com/">His website</a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=C3D9EF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=wiswomofthewe-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&asins=1401920640" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-21811095179128543042009-12-02T14:37:00.000-08:002009-12-02T14:52:39.903-08:00Research Continues - Jaguar Paw and the World TreeI am in the process of preparing my course on <strong>Maya Hieroglyphs</strong> so that it can be purchased as a downloadable file or on CD. Many people have expressed an interest in my course and I want it to be accessible to as many people as possible.<br /><br />I will be teaching the course "live" in <strong>March</strong> at <strong>San Joaquin Delta College</strong> and at <strong>Santa Rosa Junior College</strong> starting in <strong>April</strong>.<br /><br />Meanwhile, due to the release of the Hollywood film: <strong>2012</strong>, many more people are becoming aware of the 'end of the Mayan calendar' and the energy is building.<br /><br />Personally, I am going through the <strong>Shift</strong> and have been for some time. It is something I have anticipated and prepared for as much as one can prepare for something like this. The birth process is both painful and ecstatic. Few mothers would say it was easy, but most would say it was worth it. So, too, we are all going through a birth process. But first, we must undergo the death and rebirth.<br /><br />As I have said before, I am trying to read everything I can find (more and more coming out each day) about 2012, both to be most prepared for my class and students, and to see what people are thinking about it.<br /><br />The '2012 phenomenon' is developing a life of its own and I wonder how we will all feel on Dec. 22, 2012 if nothing happened. Talk about 'the morning after'. Ha ha!<br /><br />I am truly amazed at all the Mayan elders who have suddenly come out of woodwork in the last couple of years. Where have they been hiding? Have they been invisible? <br /><br />And as for all these prophecies. When were they written or received...in 2005? I can't help being skeptical. But I believe it is a healthy level of skepticism. I am willing to change my mind and do so on a regular basis. I want to be convinced, not just with my head but mostly with my heart, my gut, my intuition. <br /><br />I am on many lists and recently received <a href="http://www.13moon.com/time-is-art.htm">a link I found very useful</a>, because it presented a large cornucopia of ideas and information, from several perspectives. <br /><br />Although I personally do not subscribe to the <strong>Dreamspell</strong> calendar of <strong>Jose Arguelles</strong>, there are many people who do. It must be said that this is not the traditional <strong>tzolkin</strong> as used by the ancient Maya and some living Maya. The Dreamspell calendar is inspired by the tzolkin, but is a calendar created by Arguelles through his own intuitive processes. This has its own value, but it is not the same thing as the traditional tzolkin.<br /><br />Even though this site promotes the Dreamspell calendar of Arguelles, it still offers valuable general information about 2012 and thus is well worth viewing. <br /><br />Through it, it got to information about <a href="http://alignment2012.com/bolon-yokte.html">monument 6 at Tortuguero</a>, which actually refers to the 2012 end date in particular. Other texts (such as that on the Temple of the Cross in Palenque) refer to the last 13 baktun ending/creation day that occurred in 3114 B.C. This inscription at Tortuguero has been badly damaged, (wouldn't you know it?) and work is still being done on it. <br /><br />It seems to say that on the end day, a god named Bolon Yokte K'u may descend. <a href="http://alignment2012.com/bolon-yokte.html">John Major Jenkins</a> discusses this on his site and it is very interesting. I am fascinated by what the jaguar paw at the bottom of the world tree refers to and if anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. It's got to be a star or planet or some other celestial body - perhaps a comet passing by at a particular time. In any case, the idea of a god descending on that date could mean a whole lot of things.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-50035860164452880372009-11-10T15:51:00.003-08:002009-11-10T16:48:34.282-08:002012 The MovieThe new Hollywood movie entitled <a href="http://www.whowillsurvive2012.com/">2012</a> is scheduled to come out Friday the 13th. From what I have seen of the trailer... it is a typical end of the world scenario with incredible special effects. Probably worth seeing on that account. But only on that account.<br /><br />While it may reflect effects caused by earth changes due global warming, sun spots or electro-magnetic shifts, it is certainly not the whole story ... not the most important part of the story. <br /><br />The ancient Maya said we were in the 4th world, the Aztecs, the fifth. Both wrote about 'ends of the world' in terms of cataclysm, flood, fire etc. This movie shows all of that. <br /><br />Personally, I have always known that the world would end in my lifetime. As a child growing up in the 50s I was accustomed to those nuclear drills where you 'duck and cover' under your desk. Ask an extremely intelligent child (you might ask... what happened?), I knew this would not save me or anyone<br /><br />When I got a little older I realized that the end of the world was more like the end of a type of consciousness. I knew we would not blow ourselves up, because the imminent possibility of doing so would usher in a change of mind as I called it then. I was right.<br /><br />People have changed a lot since 1960. The whole planet has changed a lot since 1960. <br /><br />The important part of the story, whether we see an apocalyptic end of the world or not is usually left out. Because it is the hardest part - self transformation. It is so hard for people to change. Do you actually think we can do what has to be done to stop the cascading effects already put in motion on this planet, in time to save the Earth? It took hundreds of years to do the damage, which some say began when we started growing our own food - tilling the soil, changing the natural order. Even if everyone you know (who is probably at least as enlightened as you are, right?) stopped all destructive activities right now... what about all the millions nay billions, who are just dying to start doing them? such driving cars, having the modern lifestyle. with all the gadgets and products. Just the magnitude of plastic floating on the surface of the planet is enough to kill us all. When I was in <strong>Morocco</strong> a couple of years ago, the landscape was so filled with black plastic bags, it looked like flocks of blackbirds. I heard on KPFA the other day that all the plastic that has ever been created since the 30s is still here. <br /><br />Okay, so we are facing destruction due to environmental degradation. Maybe we can fix it, maybe we can't. But it seems to me that this is ultimately not the real point. it is about inner transformation<br /><br />People who know nothing about <strong>Islam</strong>, throw the word <strong>jihad</strong> around like 'cool' or 'hot'. Many <strong>Muslims</strong> don't understand what it is. The <strong>Qur'an</strong> speaks of two types of jihad. The <strong>little jihad</strong>, where you struggle with external enemies - 'enemies on the outside' like having a war, for example. The <strong>Great Jihad</strong>, and the one almost everyone avoids.. is the one where you struggle against yourself in a process of purification and transformation. Trying to be a good human being. Working at being your best - which includes having compassion, forgiveness, love, acceptance - values all religions have at their core. This much harder and it must be done one moment to the next, over and over again; it must be sustained. <br /><br />As we are distracted by movies such as <strong>2012</strong>, end of the world, apocalyptic cataclysms, those who are on the 'little jihad,' fight the outer battles, blame others for their problems and seek to 'destroy' them, when the real work is on oneself. Movies such as this one entertain us, scare us, and maybe make us wonder, but... they do nothing to move us along our real journey, which is to transform into beings of light. We are distracted by the ephemera of appearances. not seeing what is real. <br /><br />The world ends everyday. We die everyday. We are reborn everyday too. Do you know for sure that when you go to sleep you will wake up? Do you know for sure when you wake up you are the same person who went to sleep? How do you know? External clues, relationships etc. But what if all those contexts and referents were gone? How would you know that you even exist? <br /><br />Scary huh? actually scarier than a movie like 2012. That's why we avoid the Great Jihad - the work of inner transformation, in favor of the little jihad externalizing things. Easier to watch death and destruction than to build a soul. <br /><br />Here's the link for <a href="http://www.whowillsurvive2012.com/">2012 The Official Movie Site</a>. See you at the movies. But will I see you on the pilgrimage? in the ashram? at the retreat? Are you willing to do the inner work? Do you want to?<br /><br />These are the questions that movies like this fail to address and so for me they are 'eye candy' Interesting, but not useful<br /><br /><a href="http://www.whowillsurvive2012.com/">2012 Official Movie Site.</a>Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483989041084101818.post-47265986166676447402009-11-08T15:13:00.000-08:002009-11-08T16:37:39.801-08:00Conference in Cancun January 22-24<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsi9t5QXCxxyg4dNiKDTnpEGYP6x5CRNE6Wxv_h_fJOnmvq_xsQScY0gtdhqadTlY9SgIcYh_SyFSdMBHK9kju8IWqbE_g-7YTZgJjA8UAf47LpYV0eFKBsdPhD3zZDki6Vg5aIc-B4Ja/s1600-h/cancun_logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsi9t5QXCxxyg4dNiKDTnpEGYP6x5CRNE6Wxv_h_fJOnmvq_xsQScY0gtdhqadTlY9SgIcYh_SyFSdMBHK9kju8IWqbE_g-7YTZgJjA8UAf47LpYV0eFKBsdPhD3zZDki6Vg5aIc-B4Ja/s400/cancun_logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401890887310589154" /></a><br />John Major Jenkins has a new book out and I have been trying to find where I can buy it. Went to his website and learned about this upcoming conference in Cancun, Mexico that sounds like it is not to be missed. <br /><br />Put on by <a href="http://www.greatmystery.org/cmd.php?af=1089703">The Prophets Conference, 2012 Tipping Point </a>will feature Jose Arguelles, Stanislov Grof, John Major Jenkins, Graham Hancock and others.<br /><br />Here's what they have to say about the conference:<br /><br />2012 will be here before we know it, and what is going to happen? To quote Dan Brown (author of the Da Vinci Code) from his just released book, The Lost Symbol... <br /><br />“For millennia, mankind had wandered in the darkness…but now, as had been prophesied, there was a change coming. After hurtling blindly through history, mankind has reached a crossroads. This moment had been predicted long ago, prophesied by the ancient texts, by the primeval calendars, and even by the stars themselves. The date was specific, its arrival imminent. It would be preceded by a brilliant explosion of knowledge…a flash of clarity to illuminate the darkness and give mankind a final chance to veer away from the abyss and take the path of wisdom.”<br /><br /><a href="http://www.greatmystery.org/cmd.php?af=1089703">2012 TIPPING POINT: THE PROPHETS CONFERENCE CANCUN</a>, taking place 22-24 January 2010, and followed by a 4-day sacred Mayan temple tour, is bringing together the leading researchers to explore this global transformation. Come to Cancun and share your questions and visions.Mystery Ranchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com0