What the Mayan Elders are Saying About 2012 by Carlos Barrios

What the Mayan Elders are Saying About 2012

by Carlos Barrios

Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq’ij is a
ceremonial priest and spiritual guide of the Eagle
Clan. Carlos initiated an investigation into the
different Mayan calendars circulating. Carlos along
with his brother Gerardo studied with many teachers
and interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders
to widen their scope of knowledge.

Carlos found out quickly there were several
conflicting interpretations of Mayan hieroglyphs,
petroglyphs, Sacred Books of ‘Chilam Balam’ and
various ancient texts. Carlos found some strong words
for those who may have contributed to the confusion:

Carlos Barrios: “Anthropologists visit the
temple sites and read the inscriptions and make up
stories about the Maya, but they do not read the
signs correctly. It’s just their imagination. Other
people write about prophecy in the name of the Maya.
They say that the world will end in December 2012.
The Mayan elders are angry with this. The world will
not end. It will be transformed.”

“We are no longer in the World of the Fourth
Sun, but we are not yet in the World of the Fifth
Sun. This is the time in-between, the time of
transition. As we pass through transition there is a
colossal, global convergence of environmental
destruction, social chaos, war, and ongoing Earth
Changes.”

He continues: “Humanity will continue, but in a
different way. Material structures will change. From
this we will have the opportunity to be more human.
We are living in the most important era of the Mayan
calendars and prophecies. All the prophecies of the
world, all the traditions are converging now. There
is no time for games. The spiritual ideal of this era
is action.”

Carlos tells us: “The indigenous have the
calendars and know how to accurately interpret it —
not others. The Mayan Calendars comprehension of
time, seasons, and cycles has proven itself to be
vast and sophisticated. The Maya understand 17
different calendars such as the Tzolk’in or Cholq’ij,
some of them charting time accurately over a span of
more than ten million years.

“All was predicted by the mathematical cycles of
the Mayan calendars. It will change –everything
will change. Mayan Day-keepers view the Dec. 21, 2012
date as a rebirth, the start of the World of the
Fifth Sun. It will be the start of a new era
resulting from and signified by the solar meridian
crossing the galactic equator and the Earth aligning
itself with the center of the galaxy.”

At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first
time in 26,000 years, the Sun rises to conjunct the
intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the
ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an
embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a
tree remembered in all the world’s spiritual traditions.

Some observers say this alignment with the heart
of the galaxy in 2012 will open a channel for cosmic
energy to flow through the Earth, cleansing it and
all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher
level of vibration. Carlos reminds us: “This process
has already begun. Change is accelerating now and it
will continue to accelerate.

If the people of the Earth can get to this 2012
date in good shape without having destroyed too much
of the Earth, we will rise to a new, higher level.
But to get there we must transform enormously
powerful forces that seek to block the way.”

The date specified in the calendar as Winter
Solstice in the year 2012 does not mark the end of
the world. Many outside people writing about the
Mayan calendar sensationalize this date, but they do
not know. The ones who know are the indigenous elders
who are entrusted with keeping the tradition.

Carlos tells us: “The economy now is a fiction.
The first five-year stretch of transition from August
1987 to August 1992 was the beginning of the
destruction of the material world. We have progressed
ten years deeper into the transition phase by now,
and many of the so-called sources of financial
stability are in fact hollow. The banks are weak.
This is a delicate moment for them. They could crash
globally, if we don’t pay attention. Now, people are
paying attention.”

The North and South Poles are both breaking up.
The level of the water in the oceans is going to
rise. But at the same time land in the ocean,
especially near Cuba, is also going to rise. Carlos
tells a story about the most recent Mayan New Year
ceremonies in Guatemala. He said that one respected
Mam elder, who lives all year in a solitary mountain
cave, journeyed to Chichicastenango to speak with the
people at the ceremony. The elder delivered a simple,
direct message. He called for human beings to come
together in support of life and light.

“Right now each person and group is going his
or her own way. The elder of the mountains said there
is hope if the people of the light can come together
and unite in some way. We live in a world of polarity
— day and night, man and woman, positive and
negative. Light and darkness need each other. They
are a balance.”

“Just now the dark side is very strong, and very
clear about what they want. They have their vision
and their priorities clearly held, and also their
hierarchy. They are working in many ways so that we
will be unable to connect with the spiral Fifth World
in 2012.”

“On the light side everyone thinks they are the
most important, that their own understandings, or
their group’s understandings, are the key. There’s a
diversity of cultures and opinions, so there is
competition, diffusion, and no single focus.”

Carlos believes the dark side works to block
unity through denial and materialism. It also works
to destroy those who are working with the light to
get the Earth to a higher level. They like the energy
of the old, declining Fourth World, the materialism.
They do not want it to change. They do not want
unity. They want to stay at this level, and are
afraid of the next level.

The dark power of the declining Fourth World
cannot be destroyed or overpowered. It’s too strong
and clear for that, and that is the wrong strategy.
The dark can only be transformed when confronted with
simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads
to unity, a key concept for the World of the Fifth Sun.

Carlos said the emerging era of the Fifth Sun
will call attention to a much-overlooked element.
Whereas the four traditional elements of Earth, Air,
Fire and Water have dominated various epochs in the
past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in
the time of the Fifth Sun — that element is ‘ETHER’.

The dictionary defines Ether as a “hypothetical
substance supposed to occupy all space, postulated to
account for the propagation of electromagnetic
radiation through space.” Perhaps it could be defined
as the “space between space”. I would suggest it
could be manifest as the alignment of charged
particles from our solar system (Sun), and our galaxy
(Milky Way) surge. The Ether element represents
spiritual energy.

“The element of the Fifth Sun is celestial.
Within the context of Ether there can be a joining of
the polarities. No more darkness or light in the
people, but an uplifted unity. But right now the
realm of darkness is not interested in this. They are
organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the
Earth and its environment so we will be unready for
the alignment in 2012.”

“We need to work together for peace, and balance
with the other side. We need to take care of the
Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our
entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and unity
now, to confront the other side and preserve life.”

“We are disturbed — we can’t play anymore. Our
planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to
awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are
not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has
an important purpose. This is a hard but a special
time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must
be ready for this moment in history.”

Carlos says: “The prophesied changes are going
to happen, but our attitude and actions determine how
harsh or mild they are. We need to act, to make
changes, and to elect people to represent us who
understand and who will take political action to
respect the Earth.”

“Meditation and spiritual practice are good,
but also action. It’s very important to be clear
about who you are, and also about your relation to
the Earth. Develop yourself according to your own
tradition and the call of your heart. But remember to
respect differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely
— a lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or
gross ways. Pay attention to what you are taking into
your body. Learn to preserve food, and to conserve
energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you
have mastery of your breath. Be clear. Follow a
tradition with great roots. It is not important what
tradition, your heart will tell you, but it must have
great roots.”

“We live in a world of energy. An important task
at this time is to learn to sense or see the energy
of everyone and everything — people, plants,
animals. This becomes increasingly important as we
draw close to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is
associated with the element ‘ether’ — the realm
where energy lives and weaves. Go to the sacred
places of the Earth to pray for peace, and have
respect for the Earth which gives us our food,
clothing, and shelter. We need to reactivate the
energy of these sacred places. That is our work.”

“One simple but effective prayer technique is to
light white or baby-blue colored candles. Think of a
moment in peace. Speak your intention to the flame
and send the light of it on to the leaders who have
the power to make war or peace.”

Carlos reminds us this is a crucially important
moment for humanity and for Earth. Each person is
important.

He said the elders have opened the doors so that
other races can come to the Mayan world to receive
the tradition. “The Maya have long appreciated and
respected that there are other colors, other races,
and other spiritual systems. They know that the
destiny of the Mayan world is related to the destiny
of the whole world.”

“The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love,
respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness.
It’s not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is
free. It’s encoded in your DNA. All you need is
within you. Great teachers have said that from the
beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.”