On Saturday, Oct. 29, local author and poet Jonathan Appleseed will host an evening of ceremony and storytelling at the Sunshine Coast Art Centre.
The focus of the event is creation and evolution across cultures and through history. It is scheduled to coincide with what one school of thought identifies as the end date of the Mayan calendar's long count.
It seems that human beings have always been fascinated by the prospect of a single event looming over the end of history. Recently, fascination with the end date of the Mayan calendar has brought a lot of attention toward Dec. 21, 2012 and various predictions of major changes to the Earth and human consciousness around that time.
Yet, according to Carl Johann Calleman and several prominent Mayan elders, the actual inscriptions on the Mayan temples point instead towards Oct. 28, 2011. Calleman claims that the only thing the calendar says about this time is that "the Bolon Yokte Ku" will appear in his full regalia.
This name roughly translates to "the body of the cosmic pyramid with nine steps." Far from cataclysmic destruction, he interpreted this to mean that the date is a portal, an opportunity through which all of the karma of the past can be completely resolved, and "the fruits of the nine waves will appear in their fullness as these are simultaneously completed."
The event the following evening will feature poetry and storytelling by several performers, including two contemporary ceremonialists who have dedicated their lives to facilitating rites of passage for young people in an indigenous model.
The event is scheduled in collaboration with the last several days of the Human/Nature art exhibit and installation of Cody Chancellor and Jennifer Norquist Chancellor.
Tickets are available for $10 in advance at Gaia's Fair Trade (Gibsons), MELOmania (Roberts Creek) and Strait Music (Sechelt), and are $15 at the door.
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