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The Views of Don Alejandro
Many Mayan Elders have made statements about the importance of these times and of maintaining the traditional ways. The following views of Grandfather Don Alejandro are derived from a speech he made in 1999 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can read Don Alejandro’s entire 1999 speech in New Mexico at www.commonpassion.org.
Don Alejandro reads the prophecies in a positive light. His message for people is one of peace and unity—peace not only with each other, something sorely needed, but also peace with the earth and the plants and animals of the earth. He asks people to see the forest trees, the rocks, the streams, and rivers as Elders of the planet, and to hold true with their right to be here.
He says that the prophecies are here to awaken us to a new and better way of living on the earth, a way that was known and practiced by Native cultures. Like all Native Elders, he mourns the destruction of nature that our culture and time period has created. He sees this time as a time to correct our relationship with the earth. He says, “The Mayan prophecies tell us it is time to awaken, time for the dawn, so that the people will have peace and will be happy.”
Don Alejandro does not speak of the destruction of the old age, only the dawning of the New Age. In fact, he doesn’t use the term “end times” at all. Rather he uses the term “Day Zero,” which refers to the first day of the New Age. He denounces those who frighten people with visions of destruction. “I have come in fulfillment of the prophecies; that we may all walk together, no group shall be left behind. I am here in fulfillment of this prophecy, carrying this message to all that hear me and to all who love the Earth, to all who love peace, and who love themselves.”
Don Alejandro also has a completely different end-time date than we have seen so far. Whether this date is accepted by the entire Mayan Council of Elders, and how he derives it, we don’t know. The date he uses is March 31, 2013, when he says the sun will be hidden for 60 to 70 hours and we will enter the next age. We expect further information to be released with Drunvalo’s future book.
He goes on to say the next age may be another dimension where the wisdom of the Maya will be revealed. “I come to say that we should love one another. Let us walk together. We are all children and we pray that our Father be with us.”
The Views of Carlos Barrios
We’ve mentioned Carlos Barrios several times in earlier chapters. Of the Mam lineage, he was born into a Spanish family in El Altiplano in the Guatemala highlands. He’s an historian, anthropologist, and researcher. Carlos and his brother Gerardo undertook a detailed investigation into the Mayan calendars. Carlos studied with many traditional Elders to learn the shamanic path, and after 25 years became a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide of the Eagle clan. Gerardo interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan timekeepers in villages throughout the Maya region regarding the calendars.
Celestial Connection
The Mam are a Mayan tribe from Huehuetenango in the highlands of Guatemala. Like other Mayan tribes, the Mam hold ancient knowledge and traditions. They are one of the timekeepers and authorities on the calendars.
In keeping with Don Alejandro, Carlos is not happy with the way researchers have interpreted the Mayan calendars and prophecies. He states that researchers reading the inscriptions on steles and temple sites are inaccurate in their translations. Perhaps he is saying that they read them from the context of our biases and worldview rather than from the Mayan worldview. In any case, he believes the interpretations are incorrect. Specifically, as with Don Alejandro, he does not see the end of the calendar