Xochicalco, Mexico
Xochicalco, ( Nahuatl: “In the Place of the Flower House”) fortified
ancient city known for its impressive ruins. It is located on the top of a
large hill and parts of surrounding hills near Cuernavaca, in Morelos state,
Mexico.
Xochicalco was built after the
fall of Teotihuacán primarily during the 8th and 9th centuries ad. Its ruins reveal multicultural influence,
including Aztec, Zapotec, and Olmec elements. Xochicalco soon became an important
trading centre, its strategic location making it an entrepot for goods from the
Pacific coast, Puebla, Tlaxcala, and more distant regions. The reason for the
city’s decline is a matter of speculation.
Excavations, begun in 1909,
have revealed a number of structures, including the so-called Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcóatl),
two ball courts, and a variety of houses and plazas. The Pyramid of the
Feathered Serpent displays a number of reliefs—such as plumed serpents and men
with elaborate headdresses—indicating strong Mayan influence. Xochicalco was
declared a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1999.
We arrived around 5 PM and we had 45 minutes before the site
would be closed to visitors.
The golden light from the setting sun made the whole site
look like a giant jewel. The air was still and warm. My two friends and I were the only visitors
left and we looked for a suitable place to have our personal ceremony to say
good bye to the old 5,125 year-cycle of the Mayan calendar and welcome the Sixth
Sun.
My friend K found an old well which we would use as the
place for our sacred ceremony. We went into meditation and I felt a bolt of
energy entering my body. It was exhilarating and a deep feeling of joy came
over me. It continued for a long time after we had opened our eyes and held
hands which, for me, meant: “Thank you God for allowing us to be here, now. We
are blessed”.
After our private ceremony, we continued walking among the
ruins, until my friend K and I reached a place which I know now was a ball
court. Here is a description (from two different sources) of the game which was
played here:
“It is not
certainly known how this Maya ball game was played but according to the most
widespread version of it, the goal of the game was to pass the ball through one
of the rings without touching it, the players needed to
strike the ball with their hips. They used a solid rubber ball about 20 inches
in diameter and weighed up to 4 kg (9 lbs) or more. It was extremely difficult
to get the ball through a ring. In fact, when a player could achieve it, it was
then the end of the game. The game ended otherwise when the ball touched the
ground.”
“Every sacred centre had an elaborate ‘ball
court’ where a ritual game was played. Until recently the game, although
presumed to have ritual meaning, was a mystery. With the new research, however,
it seems clear that the game was likely played annually in an enactment of the
major cosmic event that was to come, not in their time, but a future time which
is now.”
The rings, which are usually up on the walls of the ball
court, were sitting on the ground:
To me this was a very significant moment, because this game
re-enacted the conjunction of the Sun with the Galactic Center which happened
on this very day, the 21st of December 2012. It was a confirmation
that the cycle of 5.125 years ended, as predicted, and a new cycle was just
beginning. It was a synchronicity which gave an answer to a question many had
asked:
Is 12/21/12 the exact date of the end of the Mayan Calendar? To me it was clear that finding this artifact on that day, the answer was YES.
Is 12/21/12 the exact date of the end of the Mayan Calendar? To me it was clear that finding this artifact on that day, the answer was YES.
On a more personal basis, this finding was also very important,
since what one does at the beginning of a new cycle sets the stage for the rest
of one’s destiny.
I don’t think we will be doing this for the next 5,125 years!!
Our trip to Mexico was for me a wonderful adventure, full of
surprises and discoveries of how wonderful and mystical this country really is.
I hope to go back as soon as possible, but before I do, I have to learn Spanish
so as to better understand the soul of the country.
Hasta la vista Mexico!!
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