THE WORLD WILL NOT END IN 2012

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THE WORLD WILL NOT END IN 2012
By Carlos Barrios

Carlos Barrios was born into a Spanish family on El Altiplano,

the highlands of Guatemala . His home was in Huehuetenango,

also the dwelling place of the Maya Mam tribe.

With other Maya and other indigenous tradition keepers,

the Mam carry part of the old ways on Turtle Island

( North America ).

They are keepers of time, authorities on remarkable calendars

that are ancient, elegant and relevant.Mr .Barrios is a historian,

an anthropologist and investigator. After studying with traditional

elders for 25 years since the age of 19, he has also became a

Mayan Ajq'ij, a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide, Eagle Clan.

Years ago, along with his brother, Gerardo, Carlos initiated an

investigation into the different Mayan calendars. He studied

with many teachers. He says his brother Gerardo interviewed

nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of

knowledge.

"Anthropologists visit the temple sites," Mr. Barrios says,

"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.

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, some of them

charting time accurately over a span of more than ten million

ars. The calendar that has steadily drawn global attention

since 1987 is called the Tzolk'in or Cholq'ij.

Devised ages ago and based on the cycle of the Pleiades,

it is still held as sacred. With the indigenous calendars,

native people have kept track of important turning points

in history.

For example, the day keepers who study the calendars

identified an important day in the year One Reed, Ce Acatal,

as it was called by the Mexicans. That was the day when an

important ancestor was prophesied to return, "coming like a

butterfly. " In the western calendar, the One Reed date

correlates to Easter Sunday, April 21, 1519 the day that

Hernando Cortez and his fleet of 11 Spanish galleons arrived

from the East at what is today called Vera Cruz, Mexico .

When the Spanish ships came toward shore, native people were

waiting and watching to see how it would go.

The billowing sails of the ships did indeed remind the scouts of

butterflies skimming the ocean surface. In this manner was a

new era initiated, an era they had anticipated through their

calendars. The Maya termed the new era the Nine Bolomtikus,

or nine Hells of 52 years each. As the nine cycles unfolded,

land and freedom were taken from the native people.
Disease and disrespect dominated.

What began with the arrival of Cortez, lasted until Aug 16, 1987

- a date many people recall as Harmonic Convergence. Millions of

people took advantage of that date to make ceremony in sacred

sites, praying for a smooth transition to a new era, the World

of the Fifth Sun.

From that 1987 date until now, Mr. Barrios says, we have been

in a time when the right arm of the materialistic world is

disappearing, slowly but inexorably. We are at the cusp of the

era when peace begins, and people live in harmony with Mother Earth.

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.

All this, Mr .Barrios says, was foreseen via the simple, spiral

mathematics of the Mayan calendars.

"It will change," Mr. Barrios observes.

"Everything will change." He said 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.

This process has already begun, Mr. Barrios suggested.

"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, Mr. Barrios said,

we will rise to a new, higher level. But to get there we must

transform enormously powerful forces that seek to block the way.

A Picture of the Road Ahead:

From his understanding of the Mayan tradition and the calendars,

Mr. Barrios offered a picture of where we are at and what may

lie on the road ahead: The date specified in the calendar 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.

"Humanity will continue," he contends, "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. Many

powerful souls have reincarnated in this era,

with a lot of power. This is true on both sides,

the light and the dark.

High magic is at work on both sides. Things will change,

but it is up to the people how difficult or easy it is for

the changes to come about 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. If the banks crash

... then we will be forced to rely on the land and our skills.

The monetary systems will be in chaos, and we must then rely

on our direct relationship with the Earth for our food and

shelter.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.

A Call for Fusion:

As he met with audiences in Santa Fe , Mr. Barrios told a story

about the most recent Mayan New Year ceremonies in Guatemala.

He said that one respected 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.

Reflecting on this, Mr. Barrios explained: "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.

As Mr. Barrios sees it, the dark side works to block fusion

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 fusion. 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 fusion,

a key concept for the World of the Fifth Sun."

Mr. Barrios 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: ether.

The dictionary defines ether as the rarefied element

of the Heavens. Ether is a medium. It permeates all

space and transmits waves of energy in a wide range

of frequencies, from cell phones to human auras.

What is "ethereal" is related to the regions beyond earth:

the heavens. Ether the element of the Fifth Sun is celestial

and lacking in material substance, but is no less real than

wood, stone or flesh. "Within the context of ether there

can be a fusion of the polarities," Mr .Barrios said.

"No more darkness or light in the people,

but an uplifted fusion.

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 fusion now,

to confront the other side and preserve life,

to be Ready for this Moment in History.

Mr. Barrios told his audiences in Santa Fe that we are

at a critical moment of world history. "We are disturbed,"

he said. "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."

Mr. Barrios offered a number of suggestions to help people

walk in balance through the years ahead. "The prophesied

changes are going to happen," he said "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 whom 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 the 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

a white or baby-blue colored candle. Think 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. We Have Work to Do.

According to Mr. Barrios this is a crucially important

moment for humanity, and for earth. Each person is

important. If you have incarnated into this era, you

have spiritual work to do balancing the planet.

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," he said, "that the destiny of the Mayan world

is related to the destiny of the whole world. "The greatest

wisdom is in simplicity," Mr. Barrios advised before leaving

Santa Fe . "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.