The Walkers for Peace Jun Imox
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About Us
About Us
We are the grandsons and granddaughters, of the ancient Maya, oq petnaq pa peeq kokow, we come from the energy of Pataxte and Cacao, descendants of q’omanelaa’ (healers), iyomaa’ (midwives), Ajq’ijaa’ (spiritual guides) and leaders knowledgeable about our culture, constituted in an association of community, spiritual, cultural, educational, solidarity, humanitarian, social assistance, non-profit and integral development of its associates and population in general.
We share the spiritual practices of the Maya people as a way of life, our name “Caminantes por la vida Jun Imox” (Walkers for life Jun Imox) is inspired by who in life was Tata Pedro Cruz, K’u’x Ya’, whose energy was Jun Imox, the spirit of the lake, Maya Tz’utujil elder and spiritual guide; our teacher and mentor. During his time in this world, he traveled through several continents carrying the message of the sacred Tooj, the sacred offering. He always did before dying.
Within our spirituality, three-dimensionality takes on a significant value, therefore, we are supported by three philosophies Tata Pedro left us as a legacy, “No matter what happens, always do everything with love”, this is the fundamental pillar of our actions, and reactions, of our efforts and results, of what we do and how we do it. Throughout his life he walked the world carrying a powerful message “Our revolution is not about weapons, our revolution is spiritual” We more than ever hold that way of thinking, with the clear conviction that we want to change the world and we want to do it from within, with awareness, opening our hearts and touching hearts willing to give all of themselves to the service of others. Before dying, Tata Pedro said “May the fire never go out” and this recommendation has been our motivating force to keep the sacred fire alive, understanding the responsibility of preserving the essence of the Maya people has fallen on us and that our mission is to heal, save and help.
We are walkers for the world willing to unite borders, cultures, and hearts dedicated to selflessly helping the most vulnerable sectors of the indigenous population of Guatemala, to care for our mother earth, and to protect and promote the knowledge and practices of the Maya people.
Our association is a reality thanks to the love and effort of Nana Marina Cruz, apprentice, and daughter of Tata Pedro Cruz, ajq’iij, timekeeper, and Tz’utujil woman activist who currently represents us spiritually and legally.
Mission
Our mission is the vindication of the ancestral practices and knowledge of the Maya people, through programs and projects with spiritual cultural relevance and respect for Mother Earth, based on the teaching inherited from our ancestors and aimed at all social sectors, strengthening its form of social and cultural organization.
Vision
To be a complete weaving as walkers for peace Jun Imox, the ones who know and practice ancestral knowledge with the capacity to provide support and understanding to the native people of Iximuleew (Guatemala), ensuring their spiritual, socio-political, and cultural well-being.
General Objective
Reclaim the ancestral practices of the Maya people through the promotion of programs and projects of integral development, empowerment, and care of the environment focused on the Maya cosmovision.
objectives
Specific objectives
Values
Spirituality
Solidarity
Respect
Responsibility
Integrity
Commitment
Empathy
Projects
Projects and plans of the association
Acquisition of physical space and construction of a center for physical, spiritual healing and ancestral learning.
Implement education and health programs with cultural relevance.
Training, exchange, and knowledge workshops on the Maya cosmovision.
Protection, purchase, and recovery of sacred places.
Training and provision of resources to promote food sovereignty in the population.
Community projects aimed at the protection and care of the sacred elements, water, air, fire, and earth.
Protection programs for the region’s biodiversity.
Empowerment projects for the promotion of ecotourism.
Self-sustainable entrepreneurship through art.
Activities
Activities of the members of the association
Celebration of sacred dates such as:
WAYEB’
Also known as Tz’apin q’iij, the end or closure of the cycle, they are 5 sacred days of reflection, connection, healing, gratitude, and strengthening of forces. They are the days of concentration on the sacred fire. It is the time without a year carrier, without government, without guidance, or care of the year carrier or Mam through which various purely spiritual activities are carried out in preparation to receive the new year.
B’ELEJE’ B’ATZ’
This is an extremely special day within the Maya calendar. It is a celebration dedicated to women and under the protection of that energy they take the first step in their spiritual mission, others after the necessary preparation time receive their mission and are then ready to walk, but it is also the day of gratitude and reconfirmation for those who have already started their work and mission.
Before this energy of the cosmic weaving and being able to understand more the call of the sacred path and the challenges of life, our midwives, comadronas grandmothers play a predominant role since they are the ones who have the responsibility of identifying the mission of the new being when is born.
WAJXAQI B’ATZ’
It is considered the beginning and end of the creation of the universe from the Maya cosmovision, before this energy, a new lunar cycle begins, also known as the Maya new year, the beginning and culmination of 260 days. They are sacred dates and energies of coexistence with spiritual commitment.
It is a day to receive and smudge the sacred wrapping of the ajq’iij, (time counter) and to reconfirm the sacred commitment before the sacred fire for those who have already received their mission.
TOOJ CEREMONIES SACRED OFFERINGS
Tooj is a day in the Maya calendar and is auspicious for thanking, offering, and giving. On this day, anyone offers what comes from their heart to the elements of Mother Earth, and following the legacy of Tata Pedro, the Jun Imox world’s walkers always perform ceremonies of gratitude.
PRESENTATION OF COUPLES BEFORE THE SACRED FIRE (MARRIAGE)
On this day the spiritual guides introduce to the sacred fire the beginning of a new life as a couple, after several preparation and offering processes carried out previously.
PRESENTATION OF CHILDREN BEFORE FIRE
From the Maya cosmovision, the birth of a child represents the arrival of a new mission to the world. Therefore the first step is to introduce the child before the sacred fire to invoke the energy of the Creator and former of life and the elders who will guide the child’s path from the presentation onward.
RECEPTION OF GROUPS
The members of the association receive groups with the purpose of connection or reconnection with their spiritual path, for physical and spiritual healing, as well as support and volunteer groups.