The Fifth Earth – Energy Transitions (Part 2) – The Valley of Shadows in the Landscape of Light
** Note – this article refers to the Original Mayan Prophecies listed in Part 1 (updated) ** The Valley of Shadows in The Landscape of Light After Dark So-called “dark ages” are not only dark. They are also light. Although we tend to view dark ages with some trepidation, or perhaps even with fear, they serve an important role: It is during dark times that we seek out our own light and the light of others. It is dark times that […]
The Fifth Earth – Energy Transitions (Part 1) – Apocalypse Now
** *For background on the Mayan Fifth World and the Fifth Element, please see: The Maya World Tree Apocalypse Now The first five years of the new Great Cycle, The Mayan Fifth World, have probably turned out much less apocalyptic than initially forecasted, considering the dire predictions for 2012, notwithstanding a lot of upheaval since then. In the years leading up to 2012 many leaders and their followers in the Mayanism movement threw bits and pieces of a broad selection […]
The Fifth Sky – Tuning In
*For background on the Mayan Fifth World and the Fifth Element, please see: The Maya World Tree Mayan Mythology and Symbolism The Mayan Calendar constitutes at least three calendars in contemporary terms which are used to map different cycles, but there are at least twenty Mayan calendars in total. For the sake of brevity and simplicity we can summarize that the most important thing to know about the Mayan calendar systems is that time is cyclical. As cycles return they […]
The Fifth World – Towards Harmony
*For background on the Mayan Fifth World and the Fifth Element, please see: The Maya World Tree The Fifth World Where we have come from, where we are now, and where we are going to 2012 Revisited Prior to December 2012, scores of Mayan calendar enthusiasts, authors and scholars had put forward a plethora of predictions, forecasts and interpretations about what would or could happen around certain dates in 2012. The dates, when they finally arrived, were accentuated by […]
The Maya World Tree
In Mesoamerican theology the sacred World Tree stands in the centre of the world, crossing and connecting three horizontal levels, the heavens, the earth and the underworld. It has its roots embedded deep in the underworld, with its trunk straight and sturdy in the earthly realm and its branches high up in the heavens, diverging into the four cardinal directions. Each direction has a colour. East is Red, North is White, West is black and South is yellow. The World […]
Building The New World Within (2) – Archetypes
When we explore folklore and mythology we realise that history is replete with symbols and images of cataclysm, disaster, wholesale destruction and apocalypse. Let’s consider the ancient and well known tale of Henny Penny also known as Chicken Little, found in many countries around the world. The phrase “The sky is falling!” originates from this fable. This idiom points to the mistaken belief that disaster is imminent. In Ireland the fable is aptly titled: The end of the world. The […]
