It is my greatest pleasure to know that 8, almost 9 years later the next Gathering of Indigenous Elders is about to take place in Arizona. Based on the Mayan Prophecies, several years ago, I had the vision to do these gatherings; and so, in 1995, with the help of Creator, I organized the First of these gatherings here in Guatemala, in the Center, the Land of the Quetzal. Like our Mayan Prophecy says: "Those of the Center may unite the Eagle of the North with the Condor of the South, we will meet, for we are one like the fingers of the hand." Two years later, in 1997, the Second gathering of Indegenous Elders was held in South America, Bogota and the Amazon jungle in Colombia, the Land of the Condor. Two years later, in 1999, the Third one in North America, New Mexico, USA, the land of the Eagle. We joined Americas!

After the Third gathering, the Sacred Staff that had helped us join the three Americas was gone and the gatherings stopped. Eight years of stagnation followed. But now the Sacred Staff is back, the movement has returned. Now we want to reach all corners of the world. All those who come to participate in this gathering will be Messengers of the Prophesies, Messengers of Peace, Warriors to save our Mother Earth and all those who inhabit her: brother animals, trees, all living beings and the world of the stone people. Together we can do it. Together we can bring peace.

Tata Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj

Ambassador for the Indegenous Pueblos Mayas, Xinca and Garifuna of Guatemala & President of the National Council of Elders Mayas, Xinca and Garifuna of Guatemala

It was Adam Yellowbird, Spiritual Guide and the Founder of ICA in Sedona, had the vision of the Return of the Ancestors as he sat with the Elders in a sacred circle on the shores of Lake Titicaca in Peru.  This vision was not just his own, but also of the Tribal Elder of Guatemala, Don Alejandro Cerilio Axla Perez.  Don Alejandro had spoken of a great gathering of peoples from the Americas.  During that time on Lake Titicaca, Adam knew that it was time for this great gathering, “It is time for the return of the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine,” Yellowbird announced.  “It is time for the prophecies, the cultures, the languages, the history and herstory of all people to come together as one.  It is time to release ancestral memory that doesn’t serve us and replace it with a new healed ancestral memory and consciousness that give inspiration for the future, beyond 2012.  “We are the future we fully intend to be…And it begins now.”

This gathering is fulfilling a great Mayan prophecy, “When the Eagle once again flies with the Condor, a lasting peace will reign in the Americas and will spread throughout the world to unite humanity.”  Beginning Earth Day Weekend, April 18^th 2009, throughout Northern Arizona the heart of the gathering will also be the 4^th reunion of the Continental Council of Indigenous Elders and Spiritual Guides of the Americas.  Here 72 or more global spiritual/cultural leaders and 28 youth council leaders will share a harvest of harmonic wisdom and understandings that will enable the world to fulfill the prophecies of the ancestors.  This gathering's commitment to ceremony as a focal point offers pilgrims of the world the privilege to witness councils sharing wisdom from their ancestors, songs and sacred ceremonies. This intention is to bring inspiration to the world thus birthing clear decisions and manifesting a conduit of hope for our children, the future wisdom keepers of the world.

The Institute for Cultural Awareness is a 501c (3) non-profit corporation providing a safe and healthy environment for cultural exchange and healing. ICA is dedicated to facilitating cultural exchange programs, preserving sacred sites and honoring Indigenous traditions while bridging the gaps between the elders and the children. To learn more about how you can support ICA and the preparations for this gathering, please feel free to contact ICA directly at 928-646-3000 or visit our website www.ica8.org

2012 Mayan Message