There was a fire ceremony at Tikal the day we went.

It was incredible that we happened to be here on this day.  Thousands had come for miles to this ceremony day.  Linda and I got our photo taken many times, as the locals were quite taken with us, as we were a lot taller than the other woman.  A lot of people had come from remote places for this ceremony too, and they looked really well dressed with ironed shirts.  The fire ceremony, letting go of the old to make way for the new.  Many people brought many offerings for the fire, and circled the fire together.

Then we went on a tour with the guide Danilo Rodriguez, aka the Black Jaguar.  Here he is on You Tube talking about 2012 – the Mayan Transformation, and the cycle of Venus again. In the next photo we are walking now into the area that represents the seven chakras. Danilo was fantastic at explaining the ancient Maya and the place of Tikal.  He was also very funny.

“Tikal is one of the most important Ancient City states in the Maya World. It is a Sacred Initiatic Center, corresponding to the 7th Crown Chakra. Not only is it located exactly in the middle of the landmass that forms the pinwheel of the American continents, but Tikal, and the other Mayan cities of the jungles are also built on land that is heavily webbed with crystalline structures. These two factors ensure that the energy that is generated here is incremented and dispersed universally.

Tikal is a major point in the Crystalline Grid. The energy here is of the Earth. This is the Seating Place for the Councils of Light and home to the Gatekeepers of Time. Covering over 222 square miles, with over 4000 structures, Tikal has the most Elegant Pyramids in the World, some of which are over 200 feet high.  This incredible city, dating from 800 BC to 900 AD is built in the image of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters.” Anne Lossing, founder of Ix-Canaan.

The Ceiba tree, or Ya’axche, is sacred in Guatemala, it is the tree of ancient Maya ideology.  Believed to connect both the mortal realm with the watery underworld (Xibalba) and the thirteen layers of heaven. It has a towering presence and cotton-producing pods.