Guest guest Posted May 1, 2001 Report Share Posted May 1, 2001 --- Dear Tony, Rest assured that no one is censoring you, I dont think Harsha would do such a thing without telling you. The system has been down all day in other lists as well. So not to worry. Gracie In , "Tony O'Clery" <aoclery> wrote: > Namaste, > > Several of my post have not appeared but others posted later have! > Is there something wrong? I hope I am not being censored....Tony. > > > , "Joyce Short" <insight@s...> wrote: > > > > > > > >The Mayans in public and more in secret have preserved the > > teachings, > > > > > > Like most everything else, I know nothing much about the Mayans. > But > > recently I went to the Yucatan. And while there we went off to have > a look > > at the great pyramid at Chitzen Itza. My intrepid husband climbed > up the > > pryamid while I, having a fear of heights, cowered at the bottom. > > > > Later, our guide told us that inside the temple was a very > interesting room > > that would later be open to the public after the guard had his tea. > I was > > game for this, assuming that it was just a room inside, no steep > inclines. > > > > Well, inside the temple is a long, very narrow, very steep, > slimey-walled, > > deathly cold, dimly lit staircase that leads up to the top of the > pyramid > > from the inside. No way out, up I climbed sweating and gasping along > with a > > great crowd of others. At the very top is a small room the Mayan > priests > > used for rituals of some sort or other, I didnt even dare speculate. > There > > were candles burning, ghosts everywhere in the gloom. Finally, down > the > > narrow staircase and out we came, suddenly out into spaciousness, > warmth and > > blinding light. > > > > Naturally, I have a lot of speculations about THAT - to say the > least the > > re-birthing folks could have a good session there. > > > > Another interesting tidbit. Apparently the Mayans had games of > football. > > But they had to hit the ball with their hip and it had to go between > the > > goal posts that where at a great height off the ground. Our guide > told us > > that who ever won the game, the captain of that team got to be the > sacrifice > > to the Gods. We kind of chortled at this assuming it would be the > loser who > > would get his head chopped off - but, now I wonder. > > > > Most of my life has been about playing games with life and death, > going into > > and coming out of small spaces - but I've no idea what the Mayans > were > > doing. > > > > Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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