cry of their hearts

just for the shit of it, i thought i'd throw in a mayan poem that would probably be comparable to the lord's prayer.

And this is the cry of their hearts, here it is:

"Wait! On this blessed day,
thou Hurricane, thou Heart of the Sky-Earth,
thou giver of ripeness and freshness,
and thou giver of daughters and sons,
spread thy stain, spill thy drops
of green and yellow;
give life and beginning
to those I bear and beget,
that they might multiply and grow,
nuturing and providing for thee,
calling to thee along the roads and paths,
on rivers, in canyons,
beneath the trees and bushes;
give them their daughters and sons.

"May there be no blame, obstacle, want, or misery;
let no deceiver come behind of before them,
may they neither be snared nor wounded,
nor seduced, nor burned,
nor diverter below the road nor above it;
may they neither fall over backward nor stumble;
keep them on the Green Road, the Green Path.

"May there be no blame or barrier for them
through any secrets or sorcery of thine;
may thy nuturers and providers be good
before thy mouth and thy face,
thou, Heart of Sky; thou, Heart of Earth;
thou, Bundle of Flames;
and thou, Tohil, Auilix, Hacauitz,
under the sky, on the earth,
the four sides, the four corners;
may there be only light, only continuity within,
before thy mouth and thy face, thou god."


a few things to clarify, since you didn't read the book:

hurricane, sky-earth -- the guy who created life on earth, even though it took a few tries to get humans right

green road/path -- the mayans associated colors with their cardinal directions.
north = white
east = red
south = yellow
west = black
when the twins went to Xibalba, they took the black road, so headed west.
green, i guess is associated with the center.
not only that, but with fertility, vegetation, water, and jade.
so the green path, well. you can figure that out on your own -- why they'd want to take it.

Tohil, Auilix, Hacauitz -- these are three gods that helped out the first sunrise. Tohil gave fire. They each turned to stone when the sun first peaked and they're all allegedly hidden in the mountain bearing their name. offerings and sacrifices are given in their honor.