Earth Hour, a Tribute to Mayanist Ian Lungold's Teachings
5/Wisdom
A good day to ask for pardon for our digressions and those of our ancestors. A good day to sit on a rock, PERFECT FOR EARTH HOUR.
Reminded often of Ian's teachings, especially since I have seen his "Eagle and Condor"DVD about a hundred times. Just a few years ago, before we earthlings participated in Earth Hour, Ian explained the Mayan custom of extinguishing all fires, everywhere in the kingdom, in order to sancitfy the beginning of a new "calendar round" (52 revolutions of the Tzolkin and Tun calendars). It was an auspicious time, indeed.
He said all fires went completely out around noon, even the embers, and were not allowed to spark again until the next morning. He asked us to imagine our modern society trying to turn off all power, all lights, even the batteries.
And so tonight, when you turn your ACL powered lights off from 8:30-9:30 PM, will you have your wi-fi on? How about your i-Pod, phone, washing machine? Does a fire in the fireplace fit the Earth Hour protocol? Can we do this?
We shall, but will surmise that burning wood is ok, afterall, we do need heat.
In the darkness, let us use this intention, as provided by one of CommonPassion.org's participants. It's absolutely beautiful.
In Lak'ech,
bjs
A good day to ask for pardon for our digressions and those of our ancestors. A good day to sit on a rock, PERFECT FOR EARTH HOUR.
Reminded often of Ian's teachings, especially since I have seen his "Eagle and Condor"DVD about a hundred times. Just a few years ago, before we earthlings participated in Earth Hour, Ian explained the Mayan custom of extinguishing all fires, everywhere in the kingdom, in order to sancitfy the beginning of a new "calendar round" (52 revolutions of the Tzolkin and Tun calendars). It was an auspicious time, indeed.
He said all fires went completely out around noon, even the embers, and were not allowed to spark again until the next morning. He asked us to imagine our modern society trying to turn off all power, all lights, even the batteries.
And so tonight, when you turn your ACL powered lights off from 8:30-9:30 PM, will you have your wi-fi on? How about your i-Pod, phone, washing machine? Does a fire in the fireplace fit the Earth Hour protocol? Can we do this?
We shall, but will surmise that burning wood is ok, afterall, we do need heat.
In the darkness, let us use this intention, as provided by one of CommonPassion.org's participants. It's absolutely beautiful.
In Lak'ech,
bjs
Labels: a Tribute to Mayanist Ian Lungold and Meditation, Earth Hour
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