The Traveler

The last resort that we stayed in was truly in the jungle near the border with Guatemala.  The air was humid and fragrant.  We were told that during very dry times, and occasional jaguar would show up to drink out of the swimming pool!  The internet there was provided by Starlink.  No password required.

When I travel, I take one of my crystal skulls with me.  Years ago when I acquired him, immediately he told me that his name was “the Traveler” and that he wanted to travel with me.  He has ever since.  I place him on a stone at a particular site to be energized, and then place him near all of my other skulls when I get home to transfer the energy from the trip.  On this trip, I did that in most of the highly energized locations.  On a previous trip to Stonehenge 2 years ago, after energizing him in the center and on the Altar stone, he indicated that he was done, and did not want to dilute that very elevated energy with any other.  So he got wrapped up and put away until I got home.

I carry him wrapped in a red cloth and then in a pouch.  When I get to an appropriate location, I put the cloth on a significant stone structure, and then place the skull on the cloth.  I then wait until I feel that he is sufficiently energized to put him away.  In order of the places we visited, here he is.

Ek Balam

At Chichen Itza, I wandered off into a more secluded area away from the crowds.  Here he is in front of the Red House Temple.

Labna.

Sayil.

At Uxmal, one of the local tour guides approached me and told me to stop photographing while the Traveler was being energized.  Too late, as the job was already finished.

Edzna.

Kohunlich.

Becan.

Calakmul, in addition to the photo at the top of this post.

So there you have it.  Remember that you do not have to look for magic by traveling far away.  Look for it right where you are!  Until next time. 

Sacred Pillars

When visiting Mayan archaeological sites in Mexico, I am always on the lookout for their highly energized areas.  On this trip, the ever fascinating “Sacred Pillars” fit the bill as being one of the most positively energized places at each site where they were located.  Some sites had 2 or 3, but some sites had none at all. 

My understanding is that the pillar was anchored by the ruler as a declaration that he had the right to own the land, and be fertile and prosperous there.  This was done by sacred ceremony.  That must have been something to see at the time!

Each pillar, or massive monolith, was cone shaped.  It was planted with the narrow part pointing downwards into the earth and the wider part with its flat top sticking out of the ground.  In other words, it was a phallic symbol representing power, potency and fertility.  When I visited America’s Stonehenge last year, Maria Wheatley showed how a large stone would start to draw up earth energy as soon as it was planted.  That could be tested by using a pendulum. 

Now what the initial ceremony entailed, or how the sacred pillar was used after that, no one knows.  In fact, the location of these may or may not be shown on maps of the sites.  They do show up in photographs, but I was unable to find any information on them.  So I am just going on my shamanic knowledge and a little bit of information that I could find.  In some places, they were roped off, and in others, you could go up and touch them.  I suspect that some of these may have also been removed during the archaeological restorations.

The wonderfully sublime site of Kabah had 2 sacred pillars.  Here is the first one.  Note the sign there that says “Do not seat”!  I did put my hands on it to absorb the heightened energy.

The second one had no sign and nothing roping it off.  I quickly pulled out my crystal skull and placed it on the top, because the local guide was nearby.  I was being sneaky!   I also put my hands on the top after putting the skull away.  The pillar was singing with energy!

Uxmal had 3 sacred pillars.  This first one was in the plaza in front of the Pyramid of the Magician.

In the Nunnery Quadrangle lay the ruins of another pillar.  This one must have been huge!  Note the curved sides indicating its conical shape.

Here is my favorite of all of them.  This monolith was in front of the Governors Palace.  It had been tipped over, either through time or deliberately.  The informational sign said that it originally was covered in plaster and had inscriptions all over it.   I would have loved to get my hands on that one!  It exuded great power.  Note the flattened off top of the pillar.

Now here are a few oddities.  At Edzna, we saw a large circular platform with a hole in the middle.  A smallish boulder was placed in that hole.  It also had very nice energy.  Would that hole have had one of the Sacred Pillars in it at one time?

At Chicanna, this mini conical shaped pillar was placed on its own platform in front of a doorway.  It also had a very dynamic energy flow, but what was it? 

So there you have it.  One more post to go.  

Doorways

 

When I travel to foreign countries, I just love photographing the doors in the cities.  Since we were not in any cities on this trip, I photographed doorways instead!  The photo above and the ones just below are from Labna.

Sayil.

Uxmal.

Hochob.

Chacanna.

Balamku.

A Megalithic Mayan Site

I have a passion for megalithic sites, and have traveled to many countries to experience them, mainly Peru, the UK, Malta, and Egypt to name a few.  That is why I was thrilled to be visiting this very unique an sublime place.

A short distance east of Merida is the ancient Mayan site of Aké.  It is rarely visited, and there were just a few other people there the day we visited.  It sits next to the grounds of a ruined Spanish hacienda with its old sisal factory.

Sisal is harvested from the very fibrous agave sisalana plant to make rope and twine, which was a very important commodity for the Spanish conquistadors.  The local Mayan population was enslaved to work in the fields and factories here.  Today, there is still a working sisal factory on the grounds.

The interesting aspect of this site is that the structures are built almost entirely from multi-ton monolithic stones.  That makes it unique among all of the Mayan ruins.  You do find individual monoliths in the form of pillars and stelae throughout the Mayan world, but structures built mainly from monoliths are only at Aké.

The individual stones here were carved into a pillow-like shape before being used to create the structures.  Here are the stairs leading up to the top of the main temple.

It is easier to see how the stones are shaped and stacked from the side.

Notice how huge these stones are at the bottom of the stairs!  

Aké is dated from 250 to 900 AD, but I feel that the megalithic construction is possibly much older.  The mystery of how various cultures around the world could have carved and moved multi-ton monoliths always comes up.  We do not know how it was done here. Of course, I used my pendulum to check the energy at the bottom of the stairs. It felt great!  I could have easily spent the whole afternoon there.