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Encounters with Mayan Cosmo-Vision

As is common to human groups everywhere (at least everywhere I’ve visited!) –there is some competition and uneasy trust amongst various schools, factions or groups…  So there are multiple answers to many questions about what is the Maya way.  Some feel the traditions should be held closely, others feel it is time to share and spread throughout the world.  As the year 2012 came to a peak, so much interest and energy was aroused and attracted – it has created a renaissance within the Mayan community as well as with visitors from around the world.  This seems wonderful indeed!  My sources teach me that 2012 marked the end of an over 5000 year cycle, which was characterized by patriarchy and domination over nature, thus a lack of balance with the natural world – And now, the new era being ushered in has the chance to be a time of transformation, with the integration of the feminine and harmony with nature.  We humans have to do our part in the awakening and changing. If we wise up we can be collaborators in bringing about this wonderful new era. Read more

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First Days in Guatemala: Antigua

Que pais magnifico! What a wonderful country! Despite Guatemala’s horrendous history and recent past – I find a deep sense of serenity and welcome here.  The climate is deliciously perfect.  The scenery is astonishingly magnificent.  The people are impeccably kind and friendly.  The arts and crafts are an explosion of color and gorgeous design.  Antigua is a city of remarkable beauty and charm.  The artistic life is pulsating –from traditional crafts to contemporary art – painting, sculpture, architecture.  Oh fellow Global Citizens, we are blessed with such an amazing planet and so many rich cultures!

Yet amidst this beauty, serenity and charm, I find myself repeatedly triggered when confronting the beautiful and pervasive colonial influences.  I feel my stomach tighten and churn, as every historical figure, church, painting all make me think of Los Conquistadores – the cruelty, greed, violence, genocide that has swept this land for hundreds of years with their wanton destruction of so much of Mayan culture – which manifested in the last century in the cruel greed of “Banana Republics” and CIA supported death squads. (With Israeli supplied helicopters.)  I feel culpable and sad. Read more

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