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.