Estela 5 de Izapa. The Story of Lehi’s Dream
Video in Spanish, Article in English.
Garth Norman said that the tree is a symbol of the human transition. This would mean a representation of the ancestral tree from where Men originate, a symbol of the earth, the underworld, and the paradise in heaven where man can be reborn. Norman saw in Stela 5 the representation of Lehi, Sariah, Nephi, Sam, Laman, and Lemuel, as well as the river of water, and the multitudes of people, etc. Norman also explained Izapa’s Stela 5 is described in the Book of Mormon Tree of Life account in 1st Nephi 8, and also the twelve roots of the tree represent the 12 tribes of the House of Israel as mentioned in Jacob 5.
Book of Mormon Influence
Center of Human Dispersion: The Popol Vuh – Declared by the International Congress of Anthropology
The Popol Vuh – Maya “BIBLE”
Fig. 1 – The oldest surviving written account of the Popol Vuh (ms c. 1701 by Francisco Ximénez, O.P.). The parallel columns are: Left—K’iche’ Maya, Right—Spanish translation. by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video The ancient Maya Sacred book the Popol Vuh is a text recounting the mythology and […]
LIDAR PHOTOGRAPHY SEES ANCIENT GUATEMALA BENEATH THE JUNGLE
Fig. 1- Illustration of Mesoamerica highlighting important sites of cultural and historical significance Google Earth Map by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) National Geographic 2018: LIDAR airplane photography revealed 60,000 structures near Tikal, Guatemala that would possibly have been inhabited by millions of people. These structures include roads, pyramids, corrals, agriculture, […]
Palenque, Mexico: Unveiling the Mysteries of Maya Architecture and Iconography
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video Palenque (ca. 350 BC to 800 AD) is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, and is 150 meters (490 ft) above sea level. Palenque is a medium-sized site, smaller than Tikal, Chichen Itza, or Copán, but it […]
“AND IT CAME TO PASS” Ancient Palenque, Mexico Glyph
Fig. 1 – Palenque… the magical place where the Maya writing system was first unraveled.
Illuminating Izapa
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video Izapa, Mexico’s ancient Temple Observatory has more than 100 carved stone monuments. The most famous is Stela 5, the “Tree of Life monument. Many photos have been displayed of this stone (See RESOURCE Article: “The Rosetta Stone of Mesoamerica”.) The video – […]
The Rosetta Stone Of Mesoamerica
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video “Izapa Stela 5 is the most detailed and important Tree of Life rendering in the ancient world.” – Mary Ellen Miller, Yale University. In Fig. 1 below, the SPIRAL symbol in the upper left corner, below the two fish represents FAMILY: ONE […]
The Izapa Temple Virtual Reality Project
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) Watch Video In 1962, the BYU New World Archaeological Foundation (NWAF) began excavating and researching at the Izapa, Mexico ancient Temple site. Archaeologist V. Garth Norman joined NWAF’s Izapa project in 1965. He eventually published 6 lengthy books from his 55 years of work […]
The Maya Sacred Cycle of Life
In the Sacred Maya Temple Ceremony, the Elders tell of babies coming from Heaven. As they grow and live on the earth they are taught by their parents to do good. They are tempted by the adversary. But as they live their lives the way their parents have taught them, when they die, their spirits are resurrected back into heaven from whence they came, to live with their ancestors.