The Stage of Time

by Matthew LaCroix

  There will undoubtedly be some who read these words that will immediately reject this information as impossible. However, if the individual has the courage to reach all the way to the end of the book, objectively considering all the evidence and conclusions presented, then much of this may make logical sense and could even provide the necessary spark needed to forge a new way of thinking. The important wisdom and knowledge that was imparted by ancient civilizations and secret societies of history can become an effective tool for the expansion of consciousness if in the right hands. In fact, merely reading these words could alter your entire life. That’s not meant to be an egotistical statement, but rather one that’s based on direct experience studying these ancient civilizations and understanding why they fought so hard to protect what I’m about to tell you.

  Many of the groups who’ve historically protected this knowledge, such as the Druids or Gnostics, became systematically targeted and hunted down for eradication by those who didn’t want this information to ever come out. The reason the truth is so protected and hidden from most of society is due to the sheer power that this information has on expanding human consciousness and altering one’s perspective. My primary goal with this book is to expand upon the evidence and logical conclusions left behind from the sacrifice of countless researchers and gifted minds who came before me, who collectively have helped to resurrect this important knowledge so that it can finally be known once again. I seek to objectively understand what the larger truth is behind our reality, no matter where that road leads.

  I can’t overstate the importance of studying a multitude of different esoteric texts and teachings from across the world to better understand consciousness, energy cycles, the universe, and even the origins of mankind. The most significant of these writings include the cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, Sanskrit, Egyptian and Gnostic texts, and the ancient knowledge protected by the Maya and Aztec cultures. Due to the degradation of information over time, along with suppression and tampering, significant confusion developed over the events of ancient history. The analogy of the game “telephone” perfectly illustrates this point.

  In the children’s game of telephone, information is passed around and shared with each person in the circle. The original message becomes more and more degraded over time. In order to find the purest form of truth, you must always seek the source of where that information came from. This means that cuneiform tablets such as the Sumerian King List, Atrahasis, Eridu Genesis, and Enuma Elish, represent some of the most unbiased and accurate ways to understand our history since they’re some of the oldest texts ever written. These writings should be held in the highest regard as long as the individual always uses the most accurate translations available.

  The reason that studying and understanding these texts is so important is that they contain the accumulated wisdom from thousands of years of history. If one tries to skip this step, they’ll likely never be able to fully comprehend the sheer scope and complexity of our reality. Remember, knowledge is the main building block towards achieving higher states of consciousness and balance. Many of the cultures from the past, such as the Egyptians, Sumerians, or Maya, realized the importance of knowledge in their society and created large monuments and temples to honor it. These ancient civilizations left behind megalithic structures which were precisely aligned to worship the Sun, seasonal cycles, or specific star constellations during the precession of the equinoxes. This provides credible evidence to show the advanced sophistication they had achieved more than 10,000 years ago, long before the history books are willing to admit.

  The serpent god Kukulkan taught the Maya that human consciousness followed various cycles which were based on several factors, including the particular level of vibrational energy present on the Earth, Zodiac Ages, and the position of the Solar System within the Milky Way Galaxy. This knowledge is portrayed particularly well in the Mayan city of Chichen Itza, with the specific design seen with the step pyramid known as Kukulkan’s Temple, shown below in Figure 1.

  Figure 1

  Each of the nine levels of Kukulkan’s Temple represents the nine different stages of human consciousness, with the top representing universal consciousness. Kukulkan was known as the feathered serpent-dragon god of the Maya, who gave them wisdom and knowledge from the heavens, as well as how to obtain balance and harmony with the Earth. The term “plumed” or “feathered” represents the transformation of the serpent into its highest state of energy, known as the dragon, much in the same way that the medical caduceus symbol represents the ascension of human energy to reach Kundalini. One of the other important reasons why the symbol of the serpent has been used so often in the past is due to the fact that the snake frequently sheds its skin to take on a new form, which represents the internal changes that occur within us when we unlock our chakra centers of energy to obtain higher states of consciousness. It’s important to understand and differentiate the lies and deceit that have been perpetrated on society for centuries regarding the symbols of the eagle and serpent. That’s why I will be spending a considerable amount of time in this book explaining the truth behind what they really represent and their significance in the rise and fall of human civilizations throughout history.

  The Maya believed that the year 2012 would herald the conclusion of a great cycle of energy on Earth and in the cosmos and that instead of representing the apocalypse and the end of the world, it represented the rebirth after the death of what’s known as “the old reality” that once existed here. The most important thing to understand about both the Maya and Aztec is that they eventually became corrupted through the practice of blood sacrifice and war, long before Cortés arrived. I will be extensively covering this area later on in the book, but I wanted to bring this topic up early in order to clarify some misconceptions that still exist surrounding these civilizations.

  The destructive and lower vibrational acts of blood sacrifice and war seen in the Maya and Aztec cultures do not originate from either of the serpent-dragon gods of Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl, both of who clearly state in ancient texts that they’re firmly against these practices. In fact, both of these serpent-dragon gods of the Maya and Aztec are closely related and based on similar influences. One of the main reasons why this book will focus so heavily on eagle and serpent symbolism is due to how extensively it can be found in cultures all across the world. From North and South America, all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and Japan, these important symbols have played a major role in many of the ancient civilizations of antiquity.

  On a somewhat linear level, the eagle and serpent can be equated to strength, power, and control, versus balance and higher consciousness, but that really only scratches the surface. These symbols have much deeper meanings that can be traced back to some of the earliest texts ever written. In many ways, the eagle and serpent represent the divide that exists between the material third-dimensional world and the non-physical spiritual realms. Considering that humans are multidimensional beings, these two symbols represent the eternal struggle of which path our species will take in the future-either one ruled through military strength and control or higher knowledge and balance. However, as I have previously stated, these symbols are not merely just a way to show human archetypes and self-expression but can be connected all the way back to the early influences of the Anunna, who played the role of gods to mankind.

  Over the course of this book, I will be providing extensive evidence to show the influences of the eagle and serpent throughout human history, including the Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures, all the way to the Roman, Greek, German, Russian, and Spanish Empires. In each of these examples, the various “gods” represented through the symbol of the eagle and phoenix managed to take over and corrupt the serpent-dragon cultures that were once present on the planet, until over time, only fragments of their wisdom and teachings remained. You will hear me bring up this point of corruption by the eagle many times throughout the course of this book as it’s a v
ery important concept to understand. This war, or struggle of the eagle and serpent, forms the basis for what we think of as duality in our reality.

  Strewn across the world, remnants of this great legacy left behind from the serpent-dragon gods can still be seen in statues and temples from ancient Egypt, all the way to Mesoamerica and India, showing the positive influences these wisdom bringers had on these ancient cultures. Even in Greek mythology, the god Poseidon with his three-pronged trident is frequently connected to the symbol of the serpent, while his counterpart Zeus is connected with the symbol of the eagle. Both of these Greek gods were likely incarnations, or personas, of the earlier Mesopotamian gods played by Enki and Enlil.

  Evidence for this can be seen in the various depictions and statues of Enki, which clearly portray him holding a trident, one of his most cherished symbols. That’s why it’s so fascinating to discover that the religious entity known as Satan or the Devil is almost always shown as an evil being from “hell” who’s wielding a pitchfork. But was he really evil or is there more to the story? An objective analysis of the evidence reveals that the pitchfork is clearly the inversion of Enki and his trident, representing the role he eventually took on in the underworld. This clever perversion of the facts, perpetrated by certain Abrahamic religions and secret societies of the world, was done as a means to demonize his positive influences and teachings from the past.

  Following this evidence trail around the planet allows a nearly forgotten story of history to emerge and finally be told. Any time that a serpent or dragon is portrayed in artwork or in an edifice (meaning large building,) it means that at one point that civilization was based on the acquisition of knowledge and obtaining higher states of consciousness. One of the best examples of this can be seen at the base of Kukulkan’s Temple, shown below in Figure 2, where serpent-dragon statues guard the path of human ascension.

  Figure 2

  On a vibrational and molecular level, the human body should be viewed as an organic vessel for consciousness to experience a physical reality in the third dimension. This physical body is primarily composed of water which contains electrical impulses that flow through the nerves and along the spinal cord. These electrical impulses function as a type of super antenna, allowing the brain to connect to higher states of energy and consciousness. Imagine your eternal soul energy as a signal on a radio station which is tuning in from across another dimension. That antenna can only operate correctly if it exists in a certain state of good health and vibration. The unhealthier and more disconnected a person gets from their true selves and the natural world around them, the more their antenna will become disrupted and could even cease to function properly. When one objectively looks at the state of our reality, they quickly see a world full of negative stimuli and illusion, aimed at keeping people conformed and in a lower state of energy. This creates a clever “trap” which prevents most of society from achieving higher states of consciousness.

  Due to the accumulation of toxins and heavy metals in the body over time, such as fluoride, aluminum, and mercury, the pineal gland in the brain, known as the third eye, becomes calcified in most individuals which renders it inactive. To achieve higher states of consciousness you must first cleanse these toxins from the body to activate this important gland, as well as becoming grounded to the energy of the Earth. In a way, human beings represent a type of organic battery that heavily relies on a balanced system to function at peak efficiency.

  The Egyptian pharaohs and priests of antiquity knew the importance of activating the pineal gland in order to reach these higher states of conscious awareness and used the symbol of the serpent on the forehead to represent this transformation. In fact, this same symbol was also used in many ancient Hindu-Indian cultures, where it was portrayed through the coiled snake of the Kundalini. That’s why the information contained in the Vedic texts can overlap so much with Egyptian and Mesopotamian teachings since they all had common influences. It’s important to understand that the evolution of human consciousness is part of a great cycle that exists throughout the Solar System and universe, represented through the various states of energy which are constantly in a state of change. Remember, energy can never be created or destroyed, it can only change state.

  If these ancient teachings are followed correctly for raising one’s awareness and achieving spiritual balance, the seven energy chakra centers of the body, perfectly tuned with the seven colors of the visible light spectrum, begin to activate and allow the great metamorphosis of the body, mind, and spirit to take place. This was the original purpose and meaning behind the famous symbol of the cross and Trinity, representing the crossing of energy to reach Kundalini. The origins of these symbols can be traced all the way back to early Mesopotamia with what was known as the “Old Religion”, before eventually becoming associated with Christianity and the Holy Roman Empire. The true meanings behind these important symbols have become nearly lost to history, much in the same way that the swastika was.

  This forbidden secret behind reaching what became known as “Christ consciousness” or Kundalini, has been suppressed for thousands of years by powerful religious groups and certain secret societies, who have conditioned most of the public to follow a deceitful and greatly watered-down version of the truth. That’s why it’s so important that one understands the fundamentals of energy, consciousness, and vibration, to comprehend the significance of the different chakra centers of the body and their relationship to the visible light spectrum. The fact that our chakra centers just so happen to perfectly reflect and match the visible light spectrum is further evidence to show that genetic tampering of our DNA occurred in the distant past. To me, it would be extremely difficult to account for these anomalies using the standard Darwinian model of evolution.

  Now you may be wondering how exactly we ended up in a reality based on suppression, war, and deceit? Before I continue any further into our ancient past, I want to provide a profound quote from Barbara Marciniak, which perfectly describes the illusion that has enslaved and blocked off the truths of our reality. I have used this quote in my previous book, but I feel it’s necessary to share again to understand the larger picture that surrounds us. Carefully read and reflect on the following words: "The ultimate tyranny in a society is not control by martial law, but control by the psychological manipulation of consciousness, through which reality is defined so that those who exist within it, do not even realize they are in prison.”

  When we’re born, we awaken into a world based on a certain generational understanding of how to perceive reality that has been passed down by our parents. In most cases, they only acquired this perspective from what they were told from so-called “experts” and authoritarian figures, which caused most to follow a greatly biased and antiquated viewpoint of history, spirituality, and the nature of reality. This created the version of reality that we exist in today, where we’re taught that our true purpose here is to simply acquire financial success and material gain by sacrificing most of our time and energy.

  Eventually, this farm of conformity and mental conditioning led to tremendous unbalance throughout most of society, giving rise to generations of zombie-like people who do very little critical thinking and mainly focus on empty pleasures to get through each day. At the same time, powerful secret societies and corrupted governments continue to promote this false doctrine to maintain the status quo. The famous book, 1984 by George Orwell, provides some shockingly accurate viewpoints that perfectly describes this Orwellian-like world that’s been created here. We must collectively stand together and realize the dangerous direction we’re all headed in, through the means of ignorance, materialism, and hate, and instead forge our own path in order to see through the empty illusions which have blinded us for so long.

  Unfortunately, most people never ask the question of where exactly these rules and laws forming the basis of our reality came from. The incorrect assumption to make is that everything we see is simply based on the natural course of human history
and Darwinian evolution. This has created the misconception that human beings are nothing more than an evolved ape and that all the war and chaos on the planet is caused by us struggling to overcome our primitive nature. This greatly antiquated and incorrect theory to explain our origins and purpose will be brought up multiple times throughout the course of this book, as it’s one of the major reasons why mankind has been held back for so long.

  To some, this may seem impossible and nothing more than a bunch of wild conspiracy theories; while to others, it could help to connect and answer many of our most important questions. This is due to the particular level of conscious awareness that each of us has obtained over the course of our lifetime and whether or not we’re able to objectively consider and incorporate this information into our thought process. Remember, if these concepts can’t be connected and understood on a higher level, they’ll likely be rejected by the individual due to their complexity. To fully understand this “bigger picture”, continue on with me to the next chapter, where I extensively discuss the important events of ancient history and explain the origins of where religion, laws, agriculture, and the entire structure to our reality came from.

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  CHAPTER 2

  ancient origins and lost history

  In this chapter, I’m going to be presenting you with concepts that may challenge everything you think you know about science, history, and even the origins of the human race. This information is based on studying the evidence from around the world within cuneiform tablets and sacred texts, to ice core samples and megalithic structures, all of which help to fill in important gaps in understanding our past. The most critical concept that is echoed across nearly every one of these ancient cultures explains that as a human, you have the potential within yourself to fundamentally alter all of reality itself, becoming spiritually and consciously aware of your higher purpose in the universe. This is the overall reason why we’ve seen so much war, greed, and division throughout history since some beings and entities feel threatened of what we could collectively become in the future. As difficult as that concept may be to accept right now, allow me to present evidence that supports these claims.