EP. 2 – "Born into Mayan Tradition" with Denise Barrios, Aj' Qij, Mayan Spiritual Guide & Time Keeper
Raised & Initiated through Mayan Traditions, Denise Shares Her Unique Perspectives, the Solar Zenith + Atlantean Origins of the Cholq'ij
Denise Barrios is an Ajq'ij (Mayan Spiritual Guide) and Time Keeper. Through this work and her personal path, she’s had the blessing to learn directly from several elders of various Maya lineages, as well as from her father, Elder Carlos Barrios, with whom she worked with since she was 17 years old.
From him she received the gift of learning the techniques, secrets, and wisdom of the Maya that she now shares. In this episode, we discuss:
• Denise’s father, Carlos Barrios and topics in his book (The Book of Destiny).
• The Atlantean origins of the Mayans.
• What it was like for Denise being born into Mayan Tradition.
• Denise’s path, training and current work as a Mayan Spiritual Guide.
• Her connection and work with the Sacred Calendar.
• What it means to walk Saq' Be (White Road) and how she was initiated into her mission.
• Mayan observations of Eclipses.
• The Zenith (Annual Cosmic Event in Guatemala).
• The Zenith Retreat Maya Uk’u'x offers, and why this cosmic event is so important to the Mayan culture.
More About Denise: Denise Barrios was born into a family that follows the Maya path and has gifted her with the great blessing of understanding the Maya way of living as a part of herself and the way in which she perceives and interacts with the world.
Denise began her personal journey to become an Ajq’ij (Maya Spiritual Guide) under the guidance of Elder Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj, from whom she received her Pisom Q’aq’al (Sacred Pouch) at the age of 20.
Much of her service as an Ajq’ij focuses on supporting the preservation and transmission of the sacred knowledge of this millenary tradition, a work she’s been doing for over a decade together with Saq’ Be (the organization she works with).
Saq' Be is a Mayan word that translates to ‘The White Road’.