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.