Mayan Elder traveling through the Verde Valley on a sacred
U.S. tour with a message of peace
13th Generation Quiche Mayan High Priest and International Lecturer of the Mayan Culture, Grandfather Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj, will be in our community from July 3 through July 12th. His Mayan name Wakatel Utiw, Wandering Wolf, is the voice of the forest and messenger of the Mayan people. Wandering wolf travels to unite and give strength to Indigenous people around the world.
Born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, he was traditionally trained to work with the stars and the elegant mathematics of the Mayan Calendar leading up to the Mayan year "Cero", or 2012 in the Gregorian calendar. He is recognized as a primary keeper of the teachings, visions, & prophecies of the Maya. "There is a growing anticipation that something big is happening now," says Grandfather Alejandro. "We the Elders and spiritual guides are realizing and seeing what is going to happen in the future." His message resonates with people of all beliefs across the globe.
Grandfather Alejandro began his community service early in life. At 18 years of age, he began his work as a bailiff in his village, Takajalbe, San Francisco el Alto, Totonicapan. Later he became Mayor and coordinator of the regional school, serving as an advisory committee member and assisting his village with portable water, electricity and land title issues throughout his community service years.
Grandfather Alejandro has spoken at many universities world-wide. Here in the United States he has shared about the traditional Mayan healing modalities at John F. Kennedy University, Harvard University, University of Arizona-Tucson, and University of New Mexico and has traveled the world extensively sharing his message of peace. His invitations have led him to Siberia, Patagonia, Africa, Spain, Egypt, Austria, Holland, India and throughout the Americas. He has spoken at the United Nations in New York regarding Indigenous issues.
In 1995 Grandfather Alejandro was asked to council with Israel's Prime Minister Isaac Rabin and Yasser Arafat of Palestine during conflicting times between the two countries. In 1996 Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Asnar and Felipe, Prince of Asturias invited Grandfather Alejandro for his signature as a messenger of Peace from Guatemala. In 1996 he was invited to meet with Pope John Paul the II at the Vatican in Rome. Grandfather Alejandro also serves as the President of the National Mayan Council of Elders, an organization of 440 male and female elders of wisdom in Guatemala.
At 78 years old, Grandfather Alejandro continues to travel globally and represent the Mayan people in numerous Councils of Indigenous Elders. Grandfather Alejandro shares, "We the Elders don't think about ourselves, we think about the young ones and the future generations. A planet, while it is green, is a life. It is a time of honoring diversity and a celebration of oneness. I have come in fulfillment of the prophecies that we may all walk together, no group shall be left behind."
Grandfather Alejandro travels with his beautiful wife and translator Grandmother Elizabeth. Her gentle spirit emanates a warm and compassionate environment creating an atmosphere of acceptance that crosses cultural boundaries. Grandfather Alejandro feels that it is love and compassion for ourselves, each other and the Earth that will be the guiding force bringing unification, balance and harmony. Grandfather Alejandro shares, "It is a time of partnership, love & healing and a transition out of an era of conflict & turmoil into more sustainable and earth-honoring ways."
In addition to the work that is being undertaken by Grandfather Alejandro he has recently commissioned director Steve Copeland and his company, Positive Purpose Productions (P-Qubd), to produce a documentary/film on behalf of him and the Mayan Council of Guatemala. The Shift of the Ages film is about one man's mission to bring balance to Mother Earth and spread a message of love. Copeland expresses, "The project became a voice for the Indigenous perspective, and a timely call to action for the world." On Sunday, July 8 from 7-9pm, ICA in conjunction with Harkins theatre in Sedona are providing a first time opportunity for our community to preview scenes from this monumental film followed by a question and answers forum. For further information regarding this film, visit www.shiftingages.com
All events with Grandfather Alejandro are sponsored by the Institute for Cultural Awareness. ICA, is a 501c3 non-profit organization based out of Cornville, Arizona which provides a safe and healthy environment for cultural exchange and healing. Whether it is teaching children the importance of respecting their environment, preserving sacred sites, or providing our elders a forum for sharing their wisdom, ICA is a champion of community and cultural diversity. Your support of people helping people and the Earth demonstrates that together, we as a community are making a difference. And what greater message of hope during these changing times can we pass onto our children; the keepers of our future?
Adam Yellowbird, President of ICA, states, "With the assistance from Elders from around the world, we will unite as a unified people to connect with our true heart purpose. As our awareness of oneness becomes stronger, so does our responsibility for our Earth Mother awaken."
Carmen Gudin, Executive Director of ICA expresses, "We each have a responsibility to our children and the Earth. To me, this is history in the making and what a great honor to receive Grandfather Alejandro and his wife Grandmother Elizabeth in our community." At this unprecedented weekend in the Verde Valley, Grandfather Alejandro comes to our community as a messenger for the Mayan people to warn the world that we are at a critical crossroads for the future of our Earth. The Maya have a timely message for us all!
Everyone is encouraged to be present at these upcoming events:
~Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Sedona Creative Life Center in the Great Room from 6-8pm, followed by a reception on the patio. Free admission.
~Saturday, July 7, 2007 in the garden space behind Devi Yoga and Creative Flooring Designs in Sedona from 4-6pm. People are encouraged to bring their own chair or blanket to sit on. Free admission.
~Sunday, July 8, 2007 preview select scenes from The Shift of the Ages documentary at Harkins Theatre Sedona from 7-9pm. Tickets $8
For those interested in private and personal sessions with Grandfather Alejandro, he will be available from July 3 - July 8, 2007 for traditional Mayan healings, Mayan oracle readings and Mayan astrology.
ICA encourages carpooling to all events. For more information or to make a donation contact ICA at 928-646-3000 or email: earthdance8@yahoo.com Visit our website at: www.earthworksforhumanity.org
The Mayans were an advanced people. They were superb mathematicians & astronomers who devised one of the most accurate calendars known to man. The Mayan Calendar was devised through extremely accurate observations of the sun, the planets, the stars, "Precession of the Equinoxes" and the Milky Way galaxy. Mayan astronomers knew, through yet unknown methods, the exact location of the center of the Milky Way along with many other precise details of our cosmos. There is no question that the Mayans had a completely different perspective of time than modern man.
Don Alejandro speaks of vast and repetitive cycles of time contained within the Mayan Calendar. "The Mayan calendar never has been, nor will be, altered, because it is based on the stars," he states. "The Calendar's knowledge was handed down to the Maya by the Abuelos, the grandfathers who came from the stars."
The Mayans were (and still are) able, through deep meditation, to exit the construct of time and access wisdom and knowledge to foretell future as well as past events.
The Mayan calendar has even broader and more profound implications. The Maya kept track of the flow, rate, and intent of Creation itself, or the evolution of consciousness throughout Creation.
According to the Mayans, we, or rather Consciousness has been down this same road four times before. There are scheduled impulses of Creation that are affecting global events right now and will continue through the next few years until this cycle ends. Grandfather Alejandro will clarify some questions about 2012 and its relationship to the Earth and her inhabitants.
The Mayans approached "prophecy" by deeply studying the periodicity of the cycles, especially astronomical cycles, and their synchronicity to human events. They were deeply spiritual and very aware of the role human consciousness plays in connecting to, and obtaining information from, nature.
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