Opal Myth : An Anagram for Polymath

The following excerpts begin to tell a story about the mystery and wonder of Palenque. This is continuation of some research that I have been doing into Palenque.

From Mexico Mystique: Coming 6th World Of Consciousness, by Frank Waters:

"Why did this phenomenal birth of classic Mayan civilization take place in only one central area? One might suppose it would have occurred in the norther ara, at the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula where Dzibilchaltún, founded a thousand years before, was still occupied. Or that the new great cities would have been built in the Guatemala-Chiapas highlands which offered better living conditions. It is also curious, considering the amount of sea trade around the peninsula, why they were not built along the coasts instead of in the tropical lowlands a hundred miles inland. The great ceremonial sites largely centered in the almost impassable heart of the Petén in Guatemala, and in the the rain-forest of the Usamacinta valley in Chiapas, Mexico...

Knowing the compelling religious motivation of the Mayas and their deep knowledge of mathematics and astronomy, one may well wonder if the sites were picked astronomically, perhaps as centers of astrological influence from various celestial bodies. It might be interesting the see if their geometric ground pattern reflected in any way those of the constellations."

"How indescribably beautiful (the Mayan ruins) all are! Embalmed in meditative silence, they lie in a time-dimension unfamiliar to us, their mystery appealing to something in our deeper selves. Sublime Palenque bespeaks it best. It lies on the slope of a rain-forested hill in the valley of the Usamacinta. Over its ruins fly macaws and parrots, always in pairs, and there sounds at night the roar of howler monkeys."

"Maya tradition affirms this was the birthplace of the gods. Also of mankind. According to the Popul Vuh's creation myth, the yellow and white ears of corn from which the flesh of the first men were formed came from Paxil and Cayala. These mythical places lay in the region of Palenque. Paxil has been interpreted as "the separation of the waters," evidently meaning the land which first emerged from the watery abyss."

"Pythagorean tradition affirms Palenque is the geographical center of the area embraced by the continental land mass of America. Its architecture is said to exemplify the highest Pythagorean art developed in America, combining the abstract precision of mathematics with the emotional power of poetry and music.

All of this information intrigues me very much. I will continue to look into the sacred ancestral connection of Palenque with other historical and religious traditions on other continents, its connection with the birthplace of the gods and mankind and the sacred geometric connection with the center of the American land-mass.

If you want an excellent read on the Maya and Mexico, consider getting a copy of Mexico Mystique: Coming 6th World Of Consciousness.