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A CALL FROM THE MAYAN ELDERS TO THE HUMAN RACE
By Carlos Barrios

" The light is within us; let us work for our destiny-our destiny to better
the human race. Let us become more aware of our actions; let us be more
compassionate to our fellow human begins and to ourselves." This is a call
for us to listen to our Mayan Elders.

Don Pascual (a Mayan elder) would tell me "we are living in the time of the
Prophecy, a difficult time." Don Pascual was a member of the Clan de Aguila
(The Eagle Clan) my mentor, and my spiritual guide and was one of the
greatest wise men. Don Pascual belonged to one of the oldest organizations
in the Mayan World, believed be over thousand years old. Not only did they
preserve the pure magic and mystic of the ancestral world back then, but the
same tradition has been preserved and is still being followed to this day.

Don Pascual was a Chimam (Aj'qij), a wise Shaman, belonging to the nation
of the MAM (the oldest people) located in Huehuetenengo, Guatemala.
Don Pascual would tell me the following message: "the convergence of the
Great Cycle has come back to the visionaries, not only in our traditions but
also, other traditional tribes. In this Epic time that we are living, we
will be seeing and experiencing destruction, confrontations, intolerance,
irrationality, religious radicals, wars. There will be diseases that we have
not seen or known, plagues, floods, earthquakes, droughts, hurricanes, and
Mother Earth will grow hotter. And the saddest thing is that we see all of
what is happening around us and we will be passive, doing nothing, because
we are so involved with our daily lives and our material needs that we will
take things for granted. If we would stop and listen to Mother Earth, we
would recognize that she is protesting and telling us to pay attention to
her needs that we, as the human race, have taken for granted. She is saying
that we have also been irresponsible, causing contamination and not
stopping the destruction.

How you ask? We are accomplices for letting a few unscrupulous
humans destroy hundreds hectares of forest everyday, factories that
contaminate the atmosphere and for what? To consume those products
that in reality we do not need nor want. But it is offered to us to make our
lives easier and happier. With this we only show the unconscious actions and
our passive attitude we have because we are programmed to live our lives in
the most comfortable way without thinking what we are doing to our Mother
Earth. If we do not stop what we are doing and change our attitude and be
more conscious we can only wait and see what our Mother Earth will unleash,
as she will started correcting all the error that we have done to her. And
that is how the end of the cycle will commence, and that is how part of
humanity will disappear. But we still have time. We do not see the
disposition, the consciousness, the unity. We only see the madness,
consumerism, illegal drugs, alienation and big egos. Not caring what we are
doing to our Mother Earth. We must be more conscious before it is to late."
My teacher Don Pascual told these wise and prophet words to me in 1997.
(Ref. KAM WUJ El Libro del Destino, Carlos Barrios. L. Squirru Ed.
Sudamericana, 1999).

I could only remember his look, gazing to the distance and looking into the
future. I remembered the fog around us and the Cuchumatanes Mountains in
thehorizon.

I want to believe that we are still in time!

Several days ago, I received a call from the Elders, the heirs of Don
Pascual, from the Eagle Clan. They are always courteous when they call, but
this time I noticed a serious tone at the other end of the line. "We have
been trying to get in touch with you, since December. We are concerned with
what is happening to our Mother Earth." Since they have always been direct
to the point, they started telling me that the Mother Earth is in despair,
unleashing her furor at us, sending us Hurricanes, Droughts, and just
recently the Earthquake followed by the Tsunami that provoked floods, and
killing our fellow brothers and sisters in Asia and Africa. But according to
the Elders this is only the beginning of what is to come. In the five
Continents there will be floods and earthquakes. In our country we have
already three volcanoes erupt. In Mexico, the Popocapetel is also active. In
the Western Coast of the United States, as well in parts of Europe, it has
been raining non-stop and causing floods. We must remember that
Guatemala is the Torch of Light and our call and our message to all of our
Brothers and Sisters is that we need your help. We have already begun
performing ceremonies since December.

But that is not enough. We need the help of our Brothers and Sisters in
order to continue our mission. We need to perform at least a Thousand
ceremonies, but the ideal would be Two Thousand Six Hundred. We would
appreciated it if everyone would donate ten dollars in order to buy material
to keep on doing our ceremonies and to give thanks to our Mother Earth for
what we have. That is why I am coming to you to give you the message of
what the Elders told me the other day. And tomorrow the 18 January, which is
an important day in the Mayan Calendar (Chol'qij) 9 Keme, which means the
change in cycle and to give away to the bad energy, we will be doing a
ceremony tomorrow along with the Shaman's of the Amazon and the Andes.
The Elders are asking all of you to please light a fire, light a candle, to
meditate, anything that comes with in you and this must be done before
sunset or during sunset. And not during the night, for we are trying to
eliminate the dark. On this day we will commence our ceremonies and
meditations and will be focusing on our Mother Earth to ask her for her
forgiveness and for her to guide us with her light so we can unite our
energies and transmit love and positive force to our friends and invite
everyone to join our cause to change our destiny. From this day forward
until July 18 (8 Kiej which is the day that the Mother Earth opens her heart
to us and connects with the hand of God). So, it is important that everyday
before sunset we make our fire ceremonies, light candle, meditation, etc.
The most important days for the celebration are: January 18; February 12,
which is the Mayan New Year; And the 18th of July. The Elders are also
inviting anyone who is interested to come to Guatemala before the 12th of
February. That day (8 Baatz) is the New Year in the Cholq'ij Calendar and we
will be celebrating our New Year with ceremonies. And also on the 18th of
July we would like to invite everyone to come and join us for the last
ceremony which will be in the sacred ceremonial center of Tikal

Donations can be made through Saq' Be' online at:
http://www.sacredroad.org/staticpages/index.php/20030915161553817
Or via mail to: Saq' Be'; PO Box 31111; Santa Fe, NM 87594. Please make a
specific note for all donations that they are for the ceremonies.
Carlos Barrios is a Mayan Ajq'ij, who originates from and resides in
Guatemala. Carlos has been given the mission by his elders to begin sharing
the prophecies and teachings of the Mayan peoples with the rest of the
world. Carlos travels internationally to share these teachings and to
generate awareness and support for the rescue and preservation of the
ancient Mayan tradition in his homeland. Carlos is also the author of "Kam
Wuj: El Libro del Destino", an out of print book on the astrology and
prophecies of the Mayan peoples.

Saq' Be': Organization for Mayan and Indigenous Spiritual Studies is a non
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community in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, support for the community of
Sarayacu in Ecuador in their struggle against petrol interests, and support
for filmed documentation efforts of elders and guides of the Mayan
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