Preserving Mayan Legacies in Ritual and Ceremony

Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún
Presented in partnership with Think Peace International and PK McCary, artist-in-residence at Project Row Houses
Suggested donation $10

Renowned Mayan elder and healer Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún conducts a public ceremony on the Rothko Chapel plaza for healing and blessing during the current Mayan transition period. The ceremony ends with a telling of the Mayan calendar prophecy, and following the ceremony is a talk at noon at Project Row Houses. Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún belongs to the Community Kaqchikel Mayab' of Guatemala. As a healer, he is a Naturopathic Practitioner with specialties in herbal medicine, energy medicine, ethno-botany, and ethno-therapy. He is a keeper of the Mayan Calendar and also the Lead Coordinator of the Grand Confederation of Main Ajq'ijab Ajq´ijab´.