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6 thoughts on “New sun ceremony at the cenote Ik Kil near Chichen Itza, 12/21/12”

1. Mayan Memories and Cenote Silence.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenote
   Wikipedia: Cenote.

   http://www.yucatantoday.com/en/topics/cenotes-underwater-sinkholes
   Cenotes, Underwater Sinkholes

   “The natural wonders of the state of Yucatán are innumerable and some of the most important and unusual are the cenotes, or sinkholes. It is estimated that there are more than 6000, although only 2400 are registered.

   The Mayas called them dzonot, which the conquering Spaniards translated as cenote. Geraldo Díaz Alpuche was a military commander in the 16th century who was greatly impressed with these underground caverns and pools, and he tried to explain the meaning of the word cenote in the Spanish language as meaning ‘deep thing’. The Motul dictionary, a dictionary of Mayan hieroglyphics, defines dzonot as ‘abysmal and deep’. 

Cenotes are magical, enigmatic and unique in the world and were once the only resource for fresh, sweet water in the local Yucatecan jungle. They were the sacred places of the Mayas for that reason, but also because they represented the entrance to the underworld.”
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   Steven Rogers’ video captured the silence and stillness of that cenote.

   If you’re looking for absolute silence, visit a cenote in the Yucatan.
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   The photo of Acharya in front of the pyramid is excellent. To me, Acharya’s extended arm is her outreach of recognition of not just the pyramid but of the entire Mayan civilization. Acharya, the 21st century woman, is standing on the ground that was once a beehive of activity of Mayan women, children and men religiously and franticly attempting to honor their God.

   Today there is silence in the cenote. And tourists. And Mayas with memories.

   1. Thanks, Jon, for the definition of a “cenote,” which I have now included in the original post.

      I replaced the image you are referring to with one of the cenote itself.

      Here’s the image:

      [img]http://freethoughtnation.com/images/stories/elcastillochichenitzaacharya.jpg[/img]

2. Hello Acharya, your ‘anointing’ at this moment of the New Age in the depths of the Mayan underworld has special meaning. Yantara Jiro is an extraordinarily special person who was able to open the feeling for the natural harmonic energy flowing through this time and place.

   The sense of connection between earth and cosmos in this solstice moment is central to an enlightened vision of reality, pointing towards how we can overcome the false separation of our constructed world from its natural context. All of us who were there could feel the power of the moment, the emergence of a new natural paradigm, as you describe the magic of the auspicious day.

   In using such language there is no need to suggest any unscientific claims, as the magical quality is even greater if we understand it as entirely natural. I was pleased that we celebrated the solstice moment in the cenote, as it symbolises the chthonic connection with the earth, an idea of rebirth with wide archetypal reverberation. The seed of corn must be placed in the earth in order to be reborn, a motif seen in myths from the Maya and from the Middle East.

   This specific moment, 5.11 am, 21 December 2012, marks the turning point of the Mayan Long Count calendar in terms of the symbolic link between their Baktun cycle and the solstice point, which is now located at the X Chi point where the zodiac meets the galaxy. In mythic terms, considering the solstice as beginning and end of the year, the heart of the tree of life (the zodiac) is now united with the heart of the river of life (the galaxy).

   Considered scientifically, the 13 Baktun period of 5125 years is close to one quarter of earth’s orbital climate cycle. Precession has dynamic effect on earth. The Milankovitch orbital cycles show that precession drives a glaciation cycle with period of about 21,600 years. This is how long it takes for the solstice to move around the orbit from perihelion to perihelion (ie when earth is closest to the sun). This climate period is shorter than the precession cycle itself (25765 years) because the whole orbital ellipse of the earth is also spinning slowly against the background stars. One quarter of this actual climate cycle is 5400 years, close enough to the Mayan Long Count period of 5125 years to justify a useful comparison.

   The actual low point (ie winter solstice) of the climatic Great Year was in 1246 AD, when the annual winter solstice crossed the perihelion point. The perihelion now happens on 2-3 January, as explained at http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/01/02/perihelion_earth_is_closest_to_the_sun_today.html. The movement of the perihelion across the winter solstice point can be considered symbolically the depth of the Iron Age or Kali Yuga in terms of orbital dynamics, as it matches to the measured coldest periods of glacial cycles over millions of years, shown in ice core and sediment records.

   If we consider the Great Year as having four seasons, we are now at the equivalent of 3 January, in the depth of mid winter, but with days lengthening towards the next summer. The previous Long Count period of 5125 years can be considered as a cosmic fall, and the Long Count period now starting should be understood as a cosmic winter, the beginning of a slow ten thousand year return to a golden age of cosmic summer.

3. Yeah …
   I’m jealous … :Pinch:

4. Photos
   Hi Acharya

   Thanks for uploading the new photos at the cenote on the solstice morning. I am at the upper left corner and John Smetana is at the top right. The empty spot next to you reminds me of the famous Arthurian Siege Perilous claimed by Sir Galahad ([url]http://www.celtic-twilight.com/camelot/art/kappes/kappes_galahad.jpg[/url])!

   Best Wishes
   Robert

5. Fascinating sound.
   Absolutely fascinating sound.

   Something totally new for me, never seen anything like this before, although I am somewhat familiar with astrotheology.

   “how we can overcome the false separation of our constructed world from its natural context.” — Robert Tulip.

   On “false separation”….

   The idea that we are separate from the surroundings is an idea that tends to take over if we get overwhelmed by mundane tasks of life and living.

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   If we were to focus a microscope on the junction between human skin and air……we would see NO BOUNDARY.

   Our bodies are seamlessly integrated with the environment.

   I suppose that would apply to our minds too.

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