University Daily Kansan/Wednesday, Aug, 19, 1987
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Local residents meditate on top of the overlook at Clinton Lake. About 200 gathered at the hill Sunday to celebrate the Harmonic Convergence
Event heralds Earth's new cycle
Bv KIRK M. ADAMS
*The Sun of Flowers, the flowering sun, has come.
At sunrise Sunday, more than 200 people gathered at Clinton Lake to participate in the Birth of the Sixth Sun, or the Harmonic Convergence, an annual event held by Mayan Factor. The Path Beyond Technology," by Jose Argueilles.
Staff writer
*Participants around the world gather in places of scenic beauty such as Chaco Canyon, N.M., and the Grand Canyon to celebrate the event last weekend.
*Charles Gruber*, a Lawrence resident and one of the organizers of the local event, said Arguesel's prediction was based on a vision he had concerning the ancient Mayan calendar and Hawaiian nephrophones.
"It's not scientific at all," Gruber said. "Our plane is in pain. You can
only overcome pain when you are aware of it. It has to do with the awakening of the people on the planet.
"The mother Earth has had enough of this jive . . . pollution and disrespect," he said.
In "The Mayan Factor," Arguesell wrote that the Harmonic Convergence marked the start of a new phase in the Earth's evolution. According to Mayan prophecy, August 16 marks the end of the Fifth Sun and the birth of the Sixth Sun. The Sixth Sun comes at the end of a 5.210 year cycle for the Earth.
Gruber said he thought Argueselles was a man of vision. Because of this, Gruber said, he thought the convergence might be important.
Arguelles had said that if 144,000 people participated in the event, it could "create a field of trust, to ground the new vibrational frequencies coming in at the time."
Some local participants expressed hope that intelligent life from other planets would hear their message. Gruber said he didn't expect aliens to arrive but said he brought his binoculars just in case.
The local event began early Sunday morning when participants gathered on a hill at the Clinton Lake Overlook area. As the sun peeked over a wall of clouds at the horizon, someone blew a conch shell four times.
When the sun became more visible, the participants formed two circles, one inside the other, around the top of the hill.
A leader encouraged people to hold hands and chant "Ahhhhh... ." for a few minutes as they meditated to form a harmonious vibration.
Jerry Krumland, Lawrence resident, said, "When you meditate, you
become more in frequency with the planet."
Bread then was passed around the circles as a symbol of nourishment. Each person broke off a piece for the person next to them to eat and then passed the loaf on around the circles.
Bowls filled corneal also were passed around so that people could throw a pinch to the ground as an offering to the Earth.
To complete the celebration, the group read aloud an Argouilles poem, The Sixth Sun. After the ceremony, people stayed and enjoyed a meal together.
"This is a one-time, non-reproducible experiment where literally millions of people are getting together with their friends and expectations in the hope that something will happen." Gruber said. "Mostly I hope people get some individual fulfillment out of it."
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