| "The future is as it was ordained to be by the gods. | | | | requesting to know a piece of the future. |
| The people can know this future, it is not prohibited, | | | | The ceremony required a pottery vessel that had |
| it is just reserved to be revealed in small pieces to | | | | been properly purified. This vessel would hold burning |
| those that ask. For to reveal the future in its entirety | | | | ambers and copal resin (blood of trees) in preparation |
| all at once would surely put the fate of the gods | | | | for calling the Vision Serpent. |
| themselves in jeopardy", so goes the saying of | | | | The Vision Serpent was brought forth by soaking |
| Tizimin a Maya seer who foretold many events in | | | | paper with blood from a self inflicted wound and |
| Katun 5 Ahau. | | | | placing that paper upon the ashes of the burning |
| In Maya mythology, the gods had sacrificed parts of | | | | amber and copal. |
| their own divine blood to give life to man. Therefore, | | | | The act of burning the sacrificed blood symbolized |
| human blood was partially made up of the blood of | | | | the transferal of the offering to the gods via the |
| the gods. In order to ask the gods to reveal a | | | | rising smoke. |
| snippet of the future, the Maya believed that blood | | | | From this smoke the serpent appeared. Its image |
| had to be given back to the gods. | | | | would emanate from the pottery vessel and rising |
| To understand the words of the gods, it was also | | | | smoke and tower over the one who called it forth. |
| necessary to request the aid of someone with a | | | | It is at this point that a snippet of the future would |
| direct link between the spirit realm of the gods and | | | | be revealed by the gods and communicated through |
| the physical world. Such a link was the Vision Serpent. | | | | the Vision Serpent. |
| Maya mythology describes serpents as being the | | | | Tizimin further states, "Be not surprised by what you |
| vehicles by which celestial bodies, such as the sun | | | | learn; the act of asking to learn the future does not |
| and stars, cross the heavens. The shedding of their | | | | require the revelation to be what you would want it |
| skin made them a symbol of rebirth and renewal. | | | | to be. The truth will remain the truth". |
| Thus the Vision Serpent could communicate and | | | | Learn more on Prophecy Mayan 2012 stories. |
| speak to the gods on behalf of one who is | | | | |