THE LIGHTNING PATH TIMEBEAM 1986 - 2007

HIDDEN PROMISE OF THE MAYAN SACRED CALENDAR by Dwayne Edward Rourke

• HOME
• 1 IMIX
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• 4 KAN
• 5 CHICCHAN
• 6 CIMI
• 7 MANIK
• 8 LAMAT
• 10 OC
• 13 BEN
• 1 IX
• 3 CIB
• 6 CAUAC
• 7 AHAU
• 8 IMIX
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• 12 CHICCHAN
• 1 MANIK
• 4 OC
• 8 IX
• 13 CAUAC
• 9 LAMAT
• 13 EB
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• 12 KAN
• 1 CIMI
• 2 MANIK
• 3 LAMAT
• 4 MULUC
• 7 CHICCHAN
• 8 CIMI
• 9 MANIK
• 1 EB
• 3 IX
• 9 AHAU
• 10 IMIX
• 12 AKBAL
• 6 AKBAL
• 8 CHICCHAN
• 9 CIMI
• 8 ETZNAB
• 13 CIB
• 5 IMIX
• 12 LAMAT
• 8 CABAN
• 1 AKBAL
• 9 BEN
• 10 EB
• 11 BEN
• 12 IX
• 1 CIB
• 6 IMIX
• 9 KAN
• 13 LAMAT
• 2 OC
• 3 CHUEN
• 4 EB
• 7 MEN
• 9 CABAN
• 12 AHAU
• 1 IK
• 2 AKBAL
• 3 KAN
• 4 CHICCHAN
• 5 CIMI
• 6 MANIK
• 7 LAMAT
• 8 MULUC
• 9 OC
• 10 CHUEN
• 12 BEN
• 13 IX
• 1 MEN
• 2 CIB
• 3 CABAN
• 4 ETZNAB
• 5 CAUAC
• 6 AHAU
• 7 IMIX
• 8 IK
• 9 AKBAL
• 10 KAN
• 11 CHICCHAN
• 12 CIMI
• 13 MANIK
• 1 LAMAT
• 2 MULUC
• 3 OC
• 4 CHUEN
• 5 EB
• 6 BEN
• 7 IX
• 8 MEN
• 9 CIB
• 10 CABAN
• 11 ETZNAB
• 12 CAUAC
• 13 AHAU

The Mayan god of wisdom, Kukulcan, is generally known more widely by the Aztec name Quetzalcoatl, or Feathered Serpent. Quetzalcoatl was a culture hero whose peaceful activities polarized the warlike thrust of opposing forces led by his twin brother Tezcatlipoca. Continually confronted by Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl eventually left his home in the central Mexican town of Tula, and moved south into the Yucatan, where he established the sacred pyramid city of Chichen Itza. In leaving Tula, Quetzalcoatl vowed that he would one day return.

Such a return is, by many, seen to be immanent. Steven McFadden, in his book Ancient Voices, signals the global return of what he calls the rainbow warriors, a self-chosen group of planetary exemplars embodying the values associated with the Feathered Serpent myth. McFadden affirms that: "Quetzalcoatl is said to be the embodiment of the serpent rainbow beam of cosmic intelligence--the electric sperm of the universe fertilizing the womb of the Earth."

In his book The Story of Quetzalcoatl, Jim Berenholtz reinforces this affirmation when he states: "Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent, is the heart and essence of ancient America, representing the duality within and around all things in this universe."

In his book, The Return of Pahana , Robert Boissiere equates the return of Feathered Serpent to the return of the Christ:

In my view, part of the return of Pahana, or the Christ, or Quetzalcoatl, in these critical times is the return of an earthly "cycle" that will incorporate the qualities mankind needs most: faith, compassion, and love instead of greed, selfishshness, and illegitimate profit. This will be a cycle that operates on principles that have characterized the great spiritual teachers of all time. Looking back, humans will have only to see the destruction created by the previous cycle to gather their energies to move ahead.

The message of the return is here, now, revealed in the content of everyday life. It is perhaps cloudy at the moment, but still it waits to be urged forward through the presence of a returning archetype that will redirect the efforts that have been consumed in so many wrong choices and have led to such despair. This is where the Native American revival, the New Age revolution, and the hundredth-monkey syndrome are taking us. This is what the return is all about: the myth becoming reality.

TEMPLE OF EAGLES

MOON CYCLE : 7 MEN

May 31, 2003 to June 29, 2003

“Planetary service is my calling.”

SEVEN

The human need for meaning. Self-discovery. Peace of the soul. Meditation. Prayer. Retreat. Places of worship. Spiritual growth taking precedence over materialistic tendencies. Introduction and reintroduction to other worlds beyond the earth.



MEN

Hope, leadership, inheritances, management, commitment, understanding, planetary mind, spiritual power, belief in oneself, gathering of eagles, dreams and visions, gods and goddesses, global consciousness, compassionate service.

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WEB RESOURCES SYNCHRONOUSLY RELATED TO THIS MOON CYCLE
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Within the depth of the collective unconscious of our species lies hidden an enormous serpent of sacred knowledge. Referred to in Mesoamerican mythology as Feathered Serpent, this sacred knowledge is holographic in nature and thus has a presence within each and every one of us.

As stated in the emerging science of unity known as holonomics, "the whole is in the part, and every part is holy". What this means is that each and every one of us has, coded within us , a complete body of cosmic wisdom gifted to us as a birthright by the cosmos-at-large. It is a life-long challenge to access, and express, what is contained in that gift. The artistic enterprise, The Temple of the Feathered Serpent: Opening the Hall of Records is meant to address this challenge of "re-membering ourselves" in such a way as to bring this inner spiritual heritage to the fore.

There are 20 temples of the imagination within the Temple of the Feathered Serpent and ideally, each of those 20 will be represented by at least one person. An initial assignment of temples will be guided by, but not limited to, a natural astrological correlation existing between the date of a person's birth, and a particular temple of birth. To determine YOUR temple alignment click here.

Whether you consider yourself to be an artist, or not, please consider participating in this initiative . Although the event is centered on the Old Schoolhouse, there is no reason why there cannot be simultaneous satellite events elsewhere on the island, or beyond.

Let us together, re-create the world in such a way as to manifest a creative, imaginative force for peace and well-being for All.

Let us all become

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THURSDAY MAY 29

7:00 - 9:00 PM Final weekly meeting. Drop-off submissions.

FRIDAY MAY 30

11:OO - 2:00 Final drop-off of submissions. Dwayne & Norberto begin gallery set-up.

SATURDAY MAY 31 NEW MOON

Noon - 3:00 Complete set-up of gallery, inside and outside.
4:30 -6:30 Artist's Only "Nibblies" Pot-luck and bonding ceremony @ Schoolhouse
6:30 Set up food/beverage for guests. Please bring something substantial so we artists can be fed as well.....
6:45 Guests arrive.
7:00- 7:30 "Gathering of Eagles" opening ceremony. Special message: click here.
PICTURES FROM THE OPENING
9:30 Gallery closes.

SUNDAY JUNE 1

2:OO - 5:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Dwayne
2:30 Elder Kathleen Boas speaks from the Thunderchair on the occasion of her 97th birthday.


MONDAY JUNE 2

4:OO - 8:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Lorna

TUESDAY JUNE 3

4:OO - 8:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Carol

WEDNESDAY JUNE 4

Gallery closed.

THURSDAY JUNE 5

Gallery closed.

FRIDAY JUNE 6

4:OO - 8:00 Gallery open. Custodian : Gillian
7:30 Poetry Thunderchair. Please call Dwayne @ 935 0091 to sign up. Everyone welcome.


SATURDAY JUNE 7

2:OO - 5:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Norberto
2:30 Elder Thunderchair. Sedley Sweeney takes to the chair and among other things, will share his vision of Cortes self-sufficiency. Everyone welcome.

SUNDAY JUNE 8

2:OO - 5:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Kristen

MONDAY JUNE 9

4:OO - 8:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Brig

TUESDAY JUNE 10

4:OO - 8:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Gary

7:30 Thundermusic On the Lawn. The Cortes band, One Trick Pony, had its debut at the Klahoose Hall, last February. Now, in a special Temple of the Feathered Serpent performance, band members Dwayne Edward Rourke and Larry Hansen are inviting everyone to join them in this celebration. Larry has written a new song called Drum For Peace, as a result of our previous performance, and we need a sizeable contingent of drummers to really make this one fly! So, grab your drum and come over to the Old Schoolhouse for a really fun evening of music and dance, out on the lawn.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 11

Gallery closed.

THURSDAY JUNE 12

Gallery closed.

FRIDAY JUNE 13

4:OO - 8:00 Gallery open. Custodian: Lynne & Janet

SATURDAY JUNE 14 FULL MOON

4:OO - 8:00 Gallery open. Closing ceremony.
Gallery Closing Ceremony 7:30 PM. Everyone is invited to participate in "Many Feathers, Many Prayers", our special closing ceremony. Participants are asked to bring a giveaway feather, if possible. Bring a written/ spoken/drawn/painted prayer, too, if that works for you. All feathers and prayers will be collected in a treasure box and carried forward for future ceremonies.

This Full Moon, which bridges a Gemini Sun to a Sagittarius Moon, is considered by some metaphysicians to be humanity's most potent annual portal of access to the spiritworld. Let's pull together to make this a truly memorable event for all who attend, from both sides of the veil!

Also through its Full Moon timing, our ceremony is tied directly to a cycle of Earth Healing Ceremonies Dwayne has been conducting annually for over 25 years. This action accords with the Feathered Serpent tradition which is metaphysically associated with number 9 and the notion of cyclic return Find out more about both Earth Healing and The Feathered Serpent on Dwayne's website at http://www.dwayneedwardrourke.com

As anticipated, indigenous Mayan teacher, Pedro Yac, has arrived from Guatemala and will be joining us for this ceremony. Pedro is working in several areas of Guatemala, teaching his own people about history, and Mayan Culture. Two teaching sessions are available with Pedro. Click here for more information.

SUNDAY and MONDAY. JUNE 15 & 16

Take down show. Hours TBA.

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT