Happy 21st! Just a reminder of this momentous occasion - I'm told spaces are filling up, so if you want to meet me in Mexico, check it out now!
Okay, folks. It's a very rare occurrence when I make a public appearance - and this "coming out" party is going to be a doozy!
In December 2012, I am scheduled to speak at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in the Yucatan, Mexico, and you are invited!
This fabulous gathering will occur from December 13-22, 2012 and includes access onto the site on the very day of the winter solstice, a date claimed by some modern analysts to represent the end of the Mayan Calendar. This particular day is not represented in native Maya literature and tradition as the end of the calendar, but the winter solstice/"December 25th" has been celebrated in the northern hemisphere for thousands of years - and what a spectacular place to celebrate it!
The year 2012, of course, is notorious because it represents the end of one cycle in the Mayan calendar - not the end of the world. In fact, 2012 is the beginning of another cycle; thus, my talk at this gather in the Yucatan will be titled, "2012: A New Beginning." Here's the promotional summary:
At the gathering in December 2012, D.M. Murdock will be presenting a talk entitled, "2012: A New Beginning." As a specialist in comparative religion and mythology, especially as concerns its nature-worshiping or astrotheological roots, Murdock will discuss the striking parallels between Christian and Mexican religion and mythology, demonstrating a unifying thread that underlies much of human culture. Here is the encouraging and good news for the coming age determined by Mesoamerican astronomy and calendric science: We are one human family whose cultural divisions are largely based on observations of our natural surroundings, rather than actual disparities. Our diverse global cultures emanate largely from the same root, with similar basic religious and mythological archetypes. Thus, instead of loathing our differences, we can celebrate our cultural uniqueness as part of the overall human experience.
Here is a short bio:
D.M. Murdock, also known as "Acharya S," is an independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology. As an undergraduate, Murdock studied Classics, Greek Civilization, at Franklin & Marshall College, in Pennsylvania, USA. She also did post-graduate study with the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece. Murdock has spent the past several decades studying both formally and informally mythology, religion, history, languages, archaeology, archaeoastronomy and other disciplines relating to the fields of religious history dating back thousands of years. In addition to English, she can read, speak and/or write French, Spanish, German, Italian, ancient and modern Greek, Latin, Portuguese and a smattering of other languages such as Sanskrit, Hebrew, Egyptian, etc. Murdock frequently does research in ancient languages such as Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Sanskrit, as needed for biblical studies and early Christian history.
Murdock/Acharya is the author of several books and many articles on the subjects of comparative religion and mythology, including The Christ Conspiracy, Suns of God, Who Was Jesus?, Christ in Egypt and others. Her work has been published both online and in print in a variety of media. She has also helped create several videos, including a two-hour interview of her speaking about related subjects. Murdock has appeared in a number of documentaries, including "God in the Box," which has been featured at several film festivals. She has also appeared on numerous radio programs, including the Alan Colmes show.
For more information, click on the image below:
Note that there are other presenters at this event, and that these may change and others added. Call Power Places for details and payment information: U.S.: 800-234-TOUR; international: 001-719-448-0514.
Further Reading
2012: A Global Gathering at the Great Mayan Ceremonial Center of Chichen-Itza
(P.S. Also note that, separately from and in addition to the Power Places event at which I will be appearing, there will be another event at Chichen Itza that those fortunate enough to attend the Power Places event will also apparently be able to attend: A massive gathering of people from around the world, put on by UnifyEarth.com! Headliners in this "Urth" event, which will be broadcast simultaneously around the world via TV, the internet and mobile devices, include Sting and Carlos Santana. I am told that this concert and show - rumor has it that Cirque du Soleil may also be there - will be open to the public as well. So, again, those who attend my event will also be able to attend this one!)
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|2011-12-01 15:50:02 Pastor Pete - Oh SNAP!Wow, that is soooo cooool!!!
What better place to celebrate the end/beginning of the Mayan calendar on the winter solstice of December 2012 than Chichen Itza with a lecture by Acharya S? I've just got to be there. It would just be dumb to miss that. You go girl.
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|2011-12-18 10:53:08 Michael Morrissey - Fifth AgeI see Acharya that your going to celebrate the fifth age of recorded cycles of 2150 years when our solar system aligns itself with the centre of our galaxy, the fifth recorded age of the Meso-Americans that is. I believe that the ancient Middle Eastern civilizations from the Mesopotamians to the Egyptians and all those with these civilisations also knew of this repeated cycle, but what is there to do at night when for the eighty thousand years before any civilizations began your part of a group of no more than 40 to 80 hunting and gathering people.
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|2011-12-23 13:02:37 ncp170 - December 2012 conference?I am confused about the date of the event -December 2012. An one year wait?
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|2012-01-24 22:01:22 Kimberly Ford - Its a done deal !Air and hotel reservations....check. Villa Archeologica hotel just steps from the pyramid. December 19-24, 2012. I will be there looking for pagans, witches, shaman's and the like. 330 days and counting !
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|2012-02-18 06:18:31 nameless - A quiet voice from among the lost, its me.You are my Teacher, Acharya S ... I know it.
I have long given up pleasures and desires to learn, as have you.
I only wish to learn.
Slip your spirit into a rob of silk and wings....and take to the air.
Tell me what you see in the distance, as this world is not long for light I fear, yet the honey drops, so sweet.
Teach me, in the ancient ways of your understanding and knowledge I quietly whisper.
But ask not the thumb of my right hand for payment......for the only thing I can offer you is my never ending or questioning friendship and desire to understand.
Take this chance on me, Good Lady, I beg.
Will you, now...before the Kali-Yuga begins.
nameless I am, unformed, in darkness....I await to be found and named anew.
Peace, do not forsake my plea ... I only wish to hear your words.
Wish I could be there, but unfortunately its very doubtful I'd be able to afford to travel all the way to Mexico anytime soon.