Looking Though The Eyes Of The Heart

In this communication with you, I’d like to share about the final days of my stay in the Yucatan while experiencing an ancient Mayan Ruin and a Cenote (underground lake).  Sue and I travelled about two hours south of her place by the sea, passed Merida, to a place called Uxmal.  We stayed in a lovely place created in the style of the way the Mayan’s lived many years ago.  Here is a picture of the little hut I stayed in.

That evening we had our first view of the ruins during their “color and light show.”  This program has been happening every evening for the past 40 years.  Here is one picture of the color shining on a ruin of the temple of the priestesses.  Notice the little visitors floating around?  This blew us away, confirming to us that this was a special place.

Here it is in the daylight ... aren't the carvings incredible? ...

The next morning we went early to walk over the ruin site.  We hired a guide to give us the whole story of the Mayans that lived here many, many years ago.  Daniel was of Mayan heritage and had been living and working there since a small boy.  He had watched some of the excavation process of the ruin.  So, he had so many interesting things to share with us.

As we entered the ruins, this was our first site … the pyramid of the high priest, who was also the leader at that time.  It was an enormous structure that held the inner sanatorium at the top, where all of the ceremonies took place. 

The pyramid was also lined up astrologically for the sun to shine in the temple’s sanctuary on summer solstice.  These two pictures Daniel took of this event.

He then walked us over to this special tree that was hollow inside.  Evidently, the Mayans believed that it was a portal to the heavens and to the underworld.  Interesting.

There were no underground lakes on this property, so they relied totally on rain for water.  So, the temple was dedicated to the rain god for special ceremonies to bring about rain.  Here is a picture of one of the carvings of the rain god on the temple.

Daniel, our guide, shared that there was still 60% of the ruins covered with the jungle yet to be excavated.  Over the entire peninsula there have been over 1,600 ruins already found.  For us, being there in the presence of something that was built thousands of years before seemed to collapse time.  The sacredness of the land was truly felt.  We were honored to be here touching the pulse of the Mayan culture.  

Daniel knew the history as it was passed down from his people.   He shared that as they built these enormous structures, they used the trees around them in the rain forest to create the mortar and eventually had no more trees.  They had put themselves out of business and had to move back into the jungle and live as they originally did years before.  They were then very vulnerable when the Spaniards came.  Those who would not follow their faith were killed.  We couldn't help but feel the pain of the Mayan people.  This experience was gently held in the Heart’s Love as our own pain … looking through the eyes of the Heart at man’s inhumanity to man and deeply forgiving our self for these actions.  A deep healing was felt at our core.  

(A Mayan woman)

Leaving the ruins feeling very moved from the experience of the Mayan heritage, a cooling dip in the Cenote was perfect.

 Later that evening, Sue and I stayed in a lovely place in Merida.  We took a ride around the old Spanish city, now, having directly experienced how this all came to be.  There was a lightness present as we continued the “Love process” from our earlier visit with the Mayans.   It was a special time we had and will cherish it in our Hearts.  So, pleased to be able to share it with you too.  :0)  
To see the entire tour in pictures see this you tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyY_rGW5mw0