Last April 17, 2009 Circle of Ancestors sponsored Juan Rafael Arteaga in a presentation about the Aztec Calendar We would like to share part of that message with you:
My name is Juan Rafael Arteaga, and I come representing the Mexica people.
The Mexica or Aztec are the people who migrated from Aztlan- the legendary city that was in the current territory of Mexico- and was established in Tenochtitlan (Historic Center in of Mexico City) occupying a small island, which was the political, economic and religious center of the Anahuac or region between the Tropic of Cancer and Ecuador.
This place was chosen because in it the energy of the cosmos and the earth are in balance. This condition led to a synthesis of knowledge of the continent, achieving organizational forms that were attuned to the cosmos, which allowed the acceleration of the evolutionary process of the population so that people lived in harmony with their environment. There were great advances in all fields of knowledge: architecture, medicine, social organization, agriculture, arts and especially self-knowledge.
By knowledge transmitted orally, our people know that long ago when a planet in the zone of asteroids in our solar system was destroyed, it provoked a major imbalance. The main mission of the Mexican people is to re-establish the cosmic balance again.
Upon arrival of the Spaniards, the leader Moctezuma was assassinated. His successor Cuitlahuac died of a disease, then the Great Council requested Cuahutemoc (Eagle Warrior) assume the government and lead the resistance of our people, as commander in chief of the army. He accepted and fought until it was not possible to continue. For this reason the Grand Council during the night of August 13th of 1521, proposed the slogan of Anahuak decree, which means "the silence of our thing," this was a period during which people of Mexico were invited to save our culture in homes and concealment of the ceremonial centers, such decisions were extended to all other peoples of the continent.
For Mexican people time is based on solar cycles, each one has 676 years. A solar cycle ended in 1523 and began a period of silence, which is a closed cycle of 468 years (this period is divided into 9 cycles of 52 years), which was completed on July 11, 1991 when the 6th Sun began or the era that was expected by all peoples. At that time, there was a total eclipse of the sun, during which the decree of the re-establishing the global balance of male and female, science and tradition, politics and economics. This decree was made in Malinalco, a ceremonial center, at the Temple of the Sun Eagles.
The Sixth Sun or Age of Quetzalcoatl, will encourage all people to remember their ancestral culture, providing the most valuable knowledge to all mankind, with the unification and spiritual shaping the great human family.
To begin to align it with new energy, we must remember that everything in the universe, including ourselves, is made up of 4 elements: Earth is related to the human body, water with emotions, air with thoughts, fire with sexuality and all are united by love.
If we understand that we are responsible for ourselves and we begin to heal our bodies, we work with the healing of the earth, healing our emotions to help clean the waters of the planet. When we are having positive thoughts, we work to clean air and when we use appropriate sexuality, this helps balance the heat of the earth.
To heal our body it is important to have a healthy and balanced diet, drink plenty of water, exercise daily and get enough sleep.
We are responsible for our emotions; we must heal all that has happened in our lives, looking for help, to live fully here and now. Our thoughts must be focused in the right way and we must be selective in what we see, read and do. This doesn’t mean to be insensitive to what happens in the world but try to maintain positive thoughts most of the time. Every culture has knowledge of the proper use of sexuality; we must talk to our elders for a return to the sacredness of sexuality.
As a community we should return to our traditional forms of organization. In my town there is a traditional form of organization called "Kalpulli" which is made up of 20 families, including children, youth, adults and elderly. Families gather in a circle. During the new moon members gather to discuss issues to improve the community and during full moon we speak of our culture and true history. In this form of organization there are no bosses, there is only one person who is the carrier of word and is responsible for conducting what the community decides. In this way the agreements are respected by everyone, because everyone is involved in the decision making process.
The people who are carriers of the word in different “Kalpullis” meet in another circle, called the council, where problems are dealt with in the community.
Meeting in the new and full moon are important because they allow us to be in harmony with our neighbors, with nature and the cosmos.
All of this attention to harmony (both individually and in groups) will enable us to work with the healing of the planet and prepare for the quantum leap that will occur on December 21st, 2012.
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