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"The Road to Xibalbá"
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   From time to time I get introductions to free books and CDs, urging me
   to sample various new artists, and if I am so inclined, post about
   their work on my blog. If it is an interesting subject to me and I
   think it might be of interest to you, I will find some angle to post
   about it. I received one such introduction this morning from something
   called the Miracle Theatre Group which opens its 2006-2007 season next
   week with the world premiere of a new play called "The Road to
   Xibalbá" and this link to their web site,
   [1]http://www.milagro.org/english/Performance/MiracleMainstage/xibalba
   .htm The concluding paragraph that describes the play says

     "The Road to Xibalbá" (pronounced Shi-BAHL-bah) is a magical look
     at how two generations of Mayan-American descendants connect to
     rediscover the power of spiritual belief, raising the question of
     whether this power is contained in the deities that populate the
     Mayan pantheon, or in the minds of the believers ⦠or both?

   I Googled "The Road to Xibalbá" looking for some posted reviews of
   the play, but instead found this definition in [2]THE HOW AND WHY OF
   THE MAYAN END DATE IN 2012 A.D. by John Major Jenkins

     There is a dark bifurcation or dark rift in the Milky Way caused by
     interstellar dust clouds. To observers on earth, it appears as a
     dark road. The Maya today are quite aware of this feature; the
     Quich» Maya call it xibalba be (the "road to Xibalba")

   Here is a chart of the Milky Way and this road to Xibalba:

   [chart1.gif]

   And a closer look at the the rift:

   [chart2.gif]

   The Mayans believe when a planet, the sun, or the moon crossed the
   exact center of the rift entrance to the underworld road was possible.
   It so happens that the Mayans 2300 years ago calculated our sun will
   be in the exact center of the rift on December 12th, 2012. [3]Mitch
   Battros writing at Earth Changes has had many conversations with Mayan
   elders and reports on their warnings for the planet. To many, the talk
   about 2012 is more evidence that we are living inthe "end times."

   In my Googling, I came across the book "[4]House of the Jaguar" Which
   welcomes us

     To the realm of the Mayan underworld - the black road of Xibalba

     * To Guatemala and a modern myth of the hero twins playing the
     ballgame of life

     * To a mythology beyond time, home to Lord Jaguar, Feathered
     Serpent and Ix Chel

     * To the Mayan Calendar as it approaches the end times of 2012

   Maybe, the play "The Road to Xibalbá", December 12, 2012, and "House
   of the Jaguar" are a lesson about the side we present to people and
   the dark side of our personalities. That there are consequences to our
   actions. As Lord Jaguar says

     They (we residents of planet earth) have been immersed in the sleep
     of indifference for so long that the jolt required to awaken them
     must be fierce.

   Road to Xibalbá
   by Joann FarÃas.
   WORLD PREMIERE!
   Directed by Olga Sanchez
   [5]September 22 - October 14, 2006

   Miracle Theatre Group is the Northwest's premiere Latino arts and
   culture organization, located at:
   425 SE 6th Avenue
   Portland OR 97214
   503-236-7253

   Full disclosure: Mentioning this play entitles me to two free tickets
   to a performance on THURSDAY, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m., SATURDAY, Sept.
   23 at 8:00 p.m. or SUNDAY, Sept. 24 at 2:00 p.m.

   [6]The Road to Xibalbá [7]Miracle Theatre Group [8]Portland, OR
   [9]Mayan [10]December 12, 2012 [11]End times [12]Mover Mike

References

   1. http://www.milagro.org/english/Performance/MiracleMainstage/xibalba.htm
   2. http://edj.net/mc2012/Why2012.html
   3. http://www.earthchangestv.com/artman/publish/article_14823.php
   4. http://www.houseofjaguar.com/
   5. http://www.milagro.org/english/BoxOffice/tickets.html
   6. http://technorati.com/tag/The+Road+to+Xibalb%C3%A1
   7. http://technorati.com/tag/Miracle+Theatre+Group
   8. http://technorati.com/tag/Portland,+OR
   9. http://technorati.com/tag/Mayan
  10. http://technorati.com/tag/December+12,+2012
  11. http://technorati.com/tag/End+Times
  12. http://technorati.com/tag/Mover+Mike