The 3300 BC event also seems to coincide with the birth or rebirth of the Taurid meteor stream. Astronomer Bill Napier has noted, “The main part of the current [Taurid] meteoroid system appears to have developed five to 20,000 years ago.”[124] Thus it is likely that the event in 3300 BC, five thousand years ago, could have created or significantly added to the current Taurid meteoroid complex, which would have devastating consequences for civilization over the next 5,000 years.
Yax Naah Itzamnaaj & the Constellation Draco
There is one final deity associated with these events: Yax Naah Itzamnaaj. The hieroglyphic text notes that he oversaw the enthronement of God GI.
Itzamna was one of the most ancient gods whose myths are very reminiscent of those told about Quetzalcoatl, the sky serpent. Itzamna’s name has been interpreted to mean “lizard house” where itzam means “lizard” and na means “house.” House and/or mansion were common terms used by cultures around the world to refer to a constellation. One constellation has been represented as both a lizard and serpent around the world: Draco. Could Itzamna be associated with the constellation Draco?
One researcher noted, “Itzamnaaj a.k.a. ‘God D,’ [was] a high-ranking, wrinkled Old God, ubiquitous in Maya art, usually ruling over other gods. Occasionally…God D [appeared] as a serpent-head.”[125] In Mayan mythology, Itzamna was married to Ix Chel who was depicted as having a serpent on her head, carrying a water jug, usually overturned pouring out water. The Little Dipper asterism to the Maya was known as the “water jug,” xam, which pours out virgin water.[126] Thus it is likely that Itzamna represented the constellation Draco which is “married” to the Little Dipper in the night sky since they endlessly rotate around each other, even passing ownership of the North star between one another due to precession. Since Draco is a circumpolar constellation it is visible year round unlike other constellations that dip below the horizon for months at a time; thus, he is an appropriate “deity” to rule over the other deities, i.e., constellations. Since Draco is always visible, this is likely why he is said to have overseen the events of 3300 BC. More importantly, due to precession of the equinoxes Draco was home to the North Star, Thuban, in 3300 BC.
What about the title Yax Naah he is given in this hieroglyphic text? Yax means “green” but also “first.” Naah means house. Combined they likely mean something like “the original” Itzamna. This title was likely meant to distinguish him from the later incarnations of Itzamna that were closely associated with Quetzalcoatl, which we have seen was clearly a comet not a constellation. (This version of Itzamna will be seen in the next chapter, “Decoding the Mayan Blowgunner Vase.”)
Conclusions
Based on the above interpretations, it seems likely that on March 10, 3309 BC the blue light from a galactic core explosion arrived at earth appearing like a new blue star in the sky. The “enthronement” of this new star was “overseen” by the constellation Draco which was home to the North Star, Thuban. This explosion pushed in dust and comets into the inner solar system causing the sun to become more active spawning superflares and coronal mass ejections. One such CME slammed into a comet, ripping its tail off in a tail detachment event, and fragmenting the comet. The CME also slammed into earth causing blood red auroras to overtake the world’s skies.
Soon afterwards four large fragments of the comet, burning bright green as they burned in the atmosphere, crashed into four separate oceans spawning mega-tsunamis. The initial blast wave created super hurricane force winds that uprooted and shredded trees for thousands of kilometers. Then the mega-tsunami, an avalanche of water, rushed inland for miles destroying everything in its path then washed it all back out to sea. The dust and debris would blot out the sun for two years or more. Survivors would tell how a crocodile star was decapitated, flooded the world with blood, and caused the sky to fall bringing about the end of one world age.
16. Decoding the Mayan Blowgunner Vase
As mentioned previously, the Mayan Flood Myth recorded the “decapitation” of a comet and impact of its fragments into four oceans causing worldwide mega-tsunamis. The “myth” recorded that this decapitation event happened eleven years after the initial “enthronement” or appearance of a new star in the sky around 3309 BC. Evidence for these events has been found in both the sedimentary and ice core records dated to 3300 BC providing physical evidence that the Mayan Flood “Myth” was more likely an eyewitness account of actual events.
The inclusion of the eleven-year span of time after the “enthronement” suggests the “decapitation” event was caused by the Sun. The Sun is known to have an eleven-year cycle. Every eleven years the Sun becomes more active, sunspots form on its surface, and solar flares and coronal mass ejections become more frequent. Could the Maya have known about this eleven-year sunspot cycle and encoded it in this myth?
A Mayan vase known as the Blowgunner Vase suggests this is the case. This vase likely recorded the same event as the Mayan Flood Myth. It featured a character known as Jun Ahaw, “One Lord” or “One Sun,” shooting Itzam Yeh, the Celestial Bird, with a blowgun and causing the bird to “descend from the sky.”[127]
Detail of the Blowgunner Vase showing Jun Ahaw using a blowgun to shoot down the Celestial Bird. Notice the spots on the body of Jun Ahaw, “One Sun.”
The Celestial Bird was represented as a Quetzal. As noted in Part 2, chapter 8, “Comet Machholz and the Return of Kukulkan,” the Quetzal was a species of bird from southern Mexico that had very long tail feathers. A bird that
