The Fifth Element— Ethers

Sacred Hoop By Yvette Neshi Lokotz (Jan, 2017)

When I began my study of Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement, I learned about the Chinese 5 elements: wood, metal, fire, water, and air. I have to admit it was a stretch for me because of my cultural beliefs as a First Nations person. In the Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk cultures we believe in 4 elements of air, fire, water and earth. Understanding the fifth element metal in the Chinese Feng Shui was a challenge. I continually researched and read about the 5 elements to see how I could come to a deeper understanding in order to be a good Feng Shui practitioner and teacher.

I began my study of Feng Shui in 1996. Years of study passed; 16 years of trying to blend the use of 5 Element Feng Shui with 4 Element First Nations. I found it impossible, so I would begin with the client and their house to see which school of Feng Shui would be the best for them. Most often I was using the 4-element type of Feng Shui or rather using First Nations method of being with the four elements. I learned how to use what is called a nurturing cycle to balance the elements in a home rather than a controlling cycle used by most Asian based Feng Shui practitioners. Then, something miraculous happened in the First Nations four-element belief.

Mayan Elders made a worldwide announcement that they were led by spirit to include the 5th element, Ether also spelled Aether. I was very excited and interested in how the Mayan Elders came to this “new” element to its conclusion.

One of the Mayan Elders and Ajq’ij who made the public announcement is Carlos Barrios, who is a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide of the Eagle Clan. Elder Barrios explained that the Mayan’s believed in 5 Suns, which are like worlds, or dimensions. In 2012, Earth was moving toward the transition from the 4th Sun to the 5th Sun. The Mayans believe that everything is made up of energy. The energy in the 4th Sun is moving differently, it is evolving into a higher vibration of itself, and this is the essence of the transition to the 5th Sun.

Elder Barrios says that the element associated with the 5th Sun is Ether, which is the realm where energy lives and weaves. He describes Ether as the space between space; it is the place of spiritual energy. Elder Barrios described this space as celestial and the balance of polarities. Earth is known as a school of polarity. Unity is found in the 5th Sun, as the disparity of light and dark within people is balanced.

Here is one of my favorite quotes from Elder Barrios:

“We are disturbed—we can’t play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history.” —Carlos Barrios

To really understand the root of where the elements come from, I found one of my answers in sacred geometry. The Platonic Solids correlate to the elements as the Platonic Solids are the building blocks of all life. The Platonic elements are octahedron=air; tetrahedron=fire; icosahedron=water; hexahedron=earth; and the dodecahedron= prana or ether.

In my years of studying ascension principles I have had the privilege to be a student of and to train as a teacher with Drunvalo Melchizedek. Drunvalo shares that the dodecahedron represents ether or spirit which is light. He adds that in ancient times, the Egyptian Priests in the mystery school would teach only select adepts, students, about the elements and the platonic shapes.

The information about the dodecahedron was so special and private that those speaking about it in casual ways were killed.

In Wikipedia, I found this information about the dodecahedron and ether: “Of the fifth Platonic solid, the dodecahedron, Plato obscurely remarks, “... the god used [it] for arranging the constellations on the whole heaven”. Aristotle added a fifth element, aithēr (aether in Latin, “ether” in English) and postulated that the heavens were made of this element, but he had no interest in matching it with Plato’s fifth solid.”

This ancient information about Aether or Ether is very important to our understanding of spirit, of creation, and about our very ascension to the next octave or vibration of the 5th Dimension known as the 5th Sun to the Maya.

The time and energy I took to research and meditate with the 5th element of Ether, of Spirit, took my practice of Feng Shui to a deeper understanding and a deeper understanding of myself. The 5th element of Spirit, Ether, is an important element to our soul growth here on Earth.

The Mayan Elders knew we would need this information during this time so that we may truly use every ounce of our Being in our experience here and to assist others to elevate our unified vibrational field called the Christ Consciousness, the vibration to the 5th Dimension, for ascension.

Jage Nagonan (Potawatomi for All My Relatives),

Neshi