The 2012 thing was pretty much over before it started. The
End seemingly came and went way back in aught-nine (such simpler
times!), when Hollywood mocked doom prophecies based on the Mesoamerican
Long Count calendar in the harshest way possible—with a John Cusack
flick.
It's
not actually 2012 yet. So Portland State University brings "Guatemalan
teacher and healer" OmeAkaEhekatl Erick Gonzalez to give a talk called
"Mayan Spiritual Teachings for the Dawning of the New Era." We asked
OmeAkaEhekatl (who also answers to the name Gaada, meaning "supernatural
light") what to expect.
WW: So what's going to happen in 2012?
OmeAkaEhekatl Erick Gonzalez: In the ancient calculations
of the Maya, it is called 13 Baktun, a planetary and galactic alignment.
It is a cosmological alignment that is giving us an opportunity for a
great spiritual evolution and a planetary shift.
So should we be afraid about that?
You should be afraid or worried if you
have become dependent on the modern way of life and have disconnected
from being in harmony with nature. We are witnessing that the world is
not prepared for the planetary shift, but there are spiritual and
elemental instructions from the Original Peoples that have kept the
relationship alive with nature. Now we call them prophecies.
Is it possible that tlachtli will replace the NBA as a
result? If so, can you put in a word with other elders to get Portland a
replacement for the Blazers?
PLEASE! Get out of your limited
illusions. You're asking how to shift from this destructive world and
the consequences that will become of it. I would suggest you focus
better on what your priorities are.
SEE IT: OmeAkaEhekatl Erick
Gonzalez will speak at PSU's Native American Student and Community
Center, 710 SW Jackson St., 709-8875. 7 pm Friday, Dec. 2. $10-$20
donation requested.
Headout Picks
WEDNESDAY NOV. 30
Holiday Ale Festival
[BEER] The biggest event on Portlandâs
winter beer calendar, the annual Holiday Ale Festival gives Portlanders
the chance to sample them all under one big tent. Pioneer Courthouse
Square, 701 SW 6th Ave. 2-10 pm Wednesday, 11 am-10 pm
Thursday-Saturday, 11 am-5 pm Sunday. Advance general admission $25,
advance VIP $50. See holidayale.com for tickets.
FRIDAY DEC. 2
Surfacing
[THEATER] Portland singer-songwriter
Holcombe Waller premieres his latest blend of music and theater. Past
efforts have been very good. BodyVox, 1201 NW 17th Ave., brownpapertickets.com. 9 pm. $12-$25. Typhoon
[MUSIC] Itâs time for Portlandâs epic
big-band rock outfit Typhoon to take a deep breath, look around and feel
good about its accomplishments. In the past 18 months, the group has
grown up and blown up. Its two-night stay at Mississippi Studios should
give it an opportunity to reflect. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N
Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 9 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+
(Typhoon also plays Mississippi Studios twice Saturday, including an
early all-ages show.)
SATURDAY DEC. 3
The Misfits
[MOVIES] A week after seeing My Week With Marilyn (or,
you know, not), see the actual Marilyn Monroe on 35 mm, acting for John
Huston. This is the movie that wrecked her marriage to Arthur Miller,
if you care. (We do!) 5th Avenue Cinema, 510 SW Hall St., 725-3551. 7 and 9:30 pm. $3. Free popcorn.
MONDAY DEC. 5
CHRISTMAS IN SPACE
[MOVIES] A cornucopia of tacky â70s seasonal TV, with yuletide commercials hawking Planet of the Apes and Star Trek toys. Also, even though the programmers arenât free to say theyâre showing the Star Wars Holiday Special, they totally are. Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-4215. 7:30 pm $5.
REPEAL DAY CELEBRATION
[COCKTAILS] Cocktail nerds are absolutely
effing obsessed with all things Prohibitionâthe clothes, the drinks,
the speakeasies. For something they claim to despise, they spend an
awful lot of time LARPing and cosplaying about it. Teardrop Lounge marks
Repeal Day with a dress-up party. Daniel Shoemaker and his team will be
slinging cocktails from 1904 to 1920, plus free punch and a special
secret food menuâfor which youâll need to email
daniel@teardroplounge.com to get a âsecret phrase.â Teardrop Cocktail Lounge, 1015 NW Everett St. 4 pm. 21+ WWeek 2015
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