THE WORLD WILL NOT END IN 2012

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 years. 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 August 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. He 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 unreadyfor 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.