The Shift of the Ages is a dramatic documentary film that reveals the story of the Mayan culture and its sophisticated prophecies of time, as told for the first time by the Grand Elder of the Mayan people, Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj.
Commissioned on behalf of the Maya nation, the Shift of the Ages is the first official discourse to the world from the Mayan Council of Elders, intended to dispel misconceptions and replace them with the positive story about this incredible period of time for humanity. Known as “Wandering Wolf,” Don Alejandro is the elected Grand Elder of the living Maya, former Ambassador in the Guatemalan Government, and mystical Aj Q’ji, or timekeeper of tradition.
Grand Elder Grandfather Cirilo Perez Oxlaj’s Mayan spirit name is Wakatel Utiw, which means “Wandering Wolf” in his native language. He is regarded as the Voice of the Jungle and the Messenger of the Maya; we also know him as ‘Tata’ which most affectionately means ‘Grandfather’ in his native language.
Wandering Wolf is responsible for guiding us through a prophesied evolutionary transition called the Shift of the Ages.
He relays not only potent messages filled with hope and promise, but also grave warnings about the changes we must make. He tells us we are living in the time when the ancestors, as well as men and women of wisdom, return to usher in a new era of global harmony and a new phase of human evolution.
Set against the backdrop of the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar, Shift of the Ages is a tightly woven tapestry of human drama and cultural history that takes you on an adventure into the heart of the Maya, their ancient spiritual traditions and sophisticated culture. The film beautifully illustrates the power of the human spirit.
Wandering Wolf serves as: leader of the National Mayan Council of Elders of Guatemala, Day Keeper of the Mayan Calendar, 13th generation Quiche Mayan Spiritual Leader, a founder and Grand Elder of the Continental Council of Elders and Spiritual Guides of the Americas, Extraordinary Ambassador in the Guatemalan government representing the indigenous pueblos and an international lecturer on Mayan culture.
His mathematical provenance extends to the traditional and elegant mathematics of the Mayan Long Count Calendar, which culminates in the Mayan year “Zero,” or approximately 2012 in the Gregorian calendar. Grandfather Cirilo holds the great honor of keeping sacred the teachings, visions, ceremonies and prophecies of the Maya people.
A cogent messenger, Wandering Wolf warns us that we have arrived at a critical crossroads. The message is simple and clear: we must change the way we live NOW. Since we have left the Maya “BelejebBalamTiku,” or “Period of Darkness; Period of the Nine Hells,” Grandfather’s mission includes alerting the world through story and prophecies. In 2005, Wandering Wolf asked producer and filmmaker Steve Copeland to document the sacred saga of the Maya and the ancient prophecies now being fulfilled.
The film, shot over the course of seven years and in more than six countries, follows Wandering Wolf from his early days as a shoeshine boy on the streets of Guatemala through his coming of age and acceptance of his spiritual destiny. The Shift of the Ages follows him on an epic quest to recover the Sacred Staff of Authority, an ancient object at the heart of this global awakening and subject of a 500 year old ancestral conflict that ultimately ends in the downfall of Valentin Mejillones, an Aymaran elder in Bolivia who abused the good will of the Mayan people for his own political gain.
The Mayans were superb mathematicians and astronomers who devised one of the most accurate calendars known to man. They speak of a year “zero,” which was thought by some scholars to be 2012. Wandering Wolf explains, however, how the Mayan calendar is cyclical, not linear like that of Westerners who try to interpret it. He teaches us how this “zero” time period is what the Mayans refer to as the “change of the suns,” and clarifies this as a transition process, not a singular day or event. Indigenous wisdom passed down to Wandering Wolf is shared for the first time in a way that expresses the role human consciousness plays in connecting to the universe. We come away assured this is a time of great opportunity to heal ourselves and our planet from wounds of the past.
Set against the backdrop of the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar, the film is a tightly woven tapestry of human drama and cultural history that takes you on an adventure into the heart of the Maya, their ancient spiritual traditions and sophisticated culture. The Shift of the Ages beautifully illustrates the power of the human spirit.
The Shift of the Ages film is a true account of Mayan prophecy as depicted through the life and mission of Wandering Wolf, the Grand Elder of the Maya. Through his story, we gain a deep and powerful understanding of the momentous evolutionary shift currently underway in our cosmos.
Wandering Wolf shares his wisdom during the astounding journey from his humble beginnings as a poor, itinerant shoe-shine boy, to his exalted position of Itinerant Extraordinary Ambassador to the Indigenous Pueblos Maya, Xinca and Garifuna of Guatemala. The film reflects Wandering Wolf’s story and message in perfect accordance with the Cosmo-Vision of the Mayan Prophecies.
Wandering Wolf shares his desire to bring an accurate message of the Mayan Cosmo-Vision to the world. In order to clarify misconceptions about the Mayan prophecies, its culture and traditions – especially as it relates to the end date of 2012 – the film transitions between four major perspectives:
Wandering Wolf’s desire and actions to deliver a powerful message to the world; The quest and struggle to unite the world according to his vision and the Cosmo Vision of the Mayan prophecies related to the dawning of a new age.
This is a recommended documentary the provides various views of the alleged 2012 end date.
A powerful transformational experience highly relevant for our times.
His message is one of hope and inspiration.
Millions of Maya currently live in Central America. They are a vibrant and humble culture whose ancestors were sophisticated mathematicians and astronomers. They offer a unique perspective of our modern times as the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar approaches. The modern Maya traditions parallel the ancient Maya traditions. Honoring the Earth and the wisdom of their ancestors and traditions such as the fire ceremony are present in their culture today, just as they were centuries ago.
The Maya Long Count Calendar is both mysterious and fascinating because of the precision with which Mayan calculated the exact location of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Although the Maya are famous for this Long Count Calendar, they consider their Sacred Day calendar to be of much greater significance.
As there are several different lineages within the Maya culture, this Sacred Day calendar is known by 2 different names: the Yucatecan Maya call it the Tzol’kin and the Maya from the highlands, particularly in Guatemala, refer to it as the Chol’qi. Wandering Wolf tells us
“The Calendar’s knowledge was bequeathed to the Maya by the Abuelos, the Grandfathers who came from the stars.”
This is why he refers to his message as the Maya Cosmo-Vision.
There is no question that the Maya have a different perspective of time than modern man; they consider time to be cyclical, not linear. Some Maya have the ability, through deep meditation, to exit the apparent constraints of time to access wisdom and knowledge crucial for our time, which brings us to the present.
The Maya approach “prophecy” by deeply studying the nature of fundamental cycles, as well as astronomical cycles, and their synchronicity to human events. They are aware of the role human consciousness plays in connecting to, and obtaining information from nature. They speak of a year “zero” approaching soon, thought by some scholars to be in the 2012 timeframe. This “zero” time period, is the transition between epochs of creation, what the Maya refer to as the change of Suns.
The new sun is an opportunity to heal from the past. Who are we now, and what story are we creating for future generations?
ONe human family, one home.
We have a change right now...a strong change is coming. A change in the mother earth, the moon; like the spirit of the wind.
The shift isn't a day in the calendar of life...It's a journey we are all sharing in the path of awakening.
Whereever you are you can feel it. Look into the stars and see it.
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