On the heels of an extraordinary day in world history, when millions took to the streets across the US and in many other countries around the world to call for an end to the Trump presidency, and tens of thousands of people gathered in London to march against the far right in the biggest multicultural demonstration in UK history, this trecena offers the opportunity to build new foundations for moving forward.

This is a far cry from the situation that was playing out two cycles ago, in late October of 2024, when very dark forces were pushing bizarre ideas that somehow sounded viable to many people, but were actually antithetical to freedom and democacry. Tragically, far too many bought into those ideas at that time, to the point, where, shockingly, a Trump 2.0 presidency was endorsed by the end of this time frame. When the results of that election were announced, millions knew that the situation was dire and the future would be bleak, but could anyone (except perhaps Mary Trump who had doggedly warned against re-electing her fascist uncle) have anticipated the scope and extent of the devastation that was to be inflicted on the U.S. and the world at large as a result of that “endorsement of insanity”?

But that was two cycles ago, and the world has changed dramatically since then. Millions have woken up to reality; millions have seen and directly experienced the horrors of Trump 2.0, and they have had enough.

Fortunately, this Kimi time frame is a period that often prompts a “return to basics” in thought and action, as it tends to place emphasis on building foundations for thoughtful restructuring.

Indeed, the very first day of the Kimi trecena is represented by a skull, indicative of that “returning to Source” idea, returning to “bare bones” foundations in order to regroup. The principal patron of this time frame was seen as the Conch-shell Lord known as Tecciztécatl, a proud and richly attired deity who somewhat reluctantly sacrificed himself to become the Moon. He is often shown accompanied by Tonatiuh, God of the Sun, so within this context we have the Moon and the Sun working together to bring light to the world. In Mesoamerican mythology this pairing is part of the creation story, so this trecena might be seen as a “regeneration” point, a starting point for regrouping or restructuring.

Looking back through world history, it can be seen that there have been many times in the past when natural disasters and major crises have taken place within this trecena that have forced people into positions of profound loss, as when Puerto Rico suffered the full force of Hurricane Maria in 2017. Such losses have brought many to the point where the only option available was to “start again”, pushing them to build new foundations in order to “regenerate”. Such events generally force people to take a good hard look at many aspects of their lives, and restructuring is often required on various levels, including personal, local, national, and international, as well as on mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. And certainly the events that were triggered by decisions made two cycles ago have had a profound effect on the lives of millions of people. How many people have been terrorized in U.S. streets since then? How many people have “disappeared” into detention camps? How many people are afraid to even leave their homes? How many can no longer afford the basic necessities of life, including health care? How many have lost all sense of integrity or decency or humanity in their efforts to support the unsupportable – the brutal, cruel, inhuman, and insane actions and machinations of those in “control” of the U.S. government?

In the past, the “return to foundations” aspect of this trecena’s energies has been quite evident, as seen in 2022 during the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II, just as this same trecena had brought the death and national mourning for her husband, Prince Philip, two Tzolk’in cycles before that. During those periods there was a great sense of loss in the UK, as long-standing symbols of national unity and stability were suddenly gone, and things were in a state of flux.

Similarly in the U.S., memorial events associated with the passing of civil rights activist and “Conscience of the United States Congress” John Lewis became the focus of much attention in the US during this time frame in July of 2020. Three years later the beginning of this time frame also brought the passing of Tina Turner, known for many years as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”.

As could be felt at the time of such events, there is often a strong sense of “letting go” during this period, something that is often required in order to bring about something new. This often involves a “letting go of restrictions” (self-imposed or otherwise) in order to allow for new possibilities and opportunities, to achieve a higher level of evolution – again tying in with this idea of “returning to source” in order to regenerate.

Currently, as this trecena comes into place, the world is in a sorry state. The so-called ceasefire in Gaza has collapsed, the Russia-Ukraine war still has no end in sight, Trump’s self-imposed war in the Middle East is out of control, and the US government is in complete disarray. But the good news is that the people themselves are unifying and gaining considerable strength. This has been building for some time now.

Indeed, one 260-day cycle ago, after almost a full cycle of firsthand observations of the appalling cruelty, incompetence, and irresponsibility exhibited by the hijackers of the US government, it was evident that there has been a considerable strengthening in terms of “pushback” by U.S. citizens. People were waking up; people were seeing through the lies; people were finding their voices, mustering their courage, and joining together during this time frame to stand strong against the tyranny as they took up the mantle of John Lewis’s “Good trouble” and took on the joint task of “redeeming the soul of America”. Even MAGA was beginning to melt down – a process that appears to be picking up speed as more and more people wake up and acknowledge the insanity of it all.

Keep in mind that Kimi represents a key genesis point for regeneration. As always, this is a time frame that tends to bring things “back to basics” so that restoration and renewal can be addressed. Hold onto the fact that, as difficult as it may seem at times, this trecena has often been associated with “luck” and even good fortune as it presents an opportunity to “pause and regroup”, to review one’s overall “state”, and even to clean out whatever is not wanted or needed in order to set up new foundations for what you want to rejuvenate or bring into your life. As it happens, the current return of these energies is coinciding with Easter celebrations, with Holy week beginning on the first day of this period, followed immediately (0n the second day) by the seating of the Maya New Year. It is a time for renewal on many levels, an excellent time to fortify resistance and resilience, and strengthen the foundations for the new world that will have to be rebuilt once all of this madness is over. During this period, here are the energies that are coming into play:

1 Kimi (March 29th) – the “initiation” of “death/ return to Source” foundations (the point at which new life can be engendered), coinciding at this time with Palm Sunday, at the beginning of Holy Week, the most important week in many Christian traditions. In the Maya calendar this is the final day of the Maya Wayeb’, just before the “seating” of the Maya New Year. On this day millions will be congratulating themselves and each other for participating (the day before) in No Kings 3, the largest single day of political protest in US history – which even extended to global demonstrations as millions worldwide joined forces to push back against the cruel, untethered policies and actions of the current US administration.

And, indeed, this does tend to be a marker kind of energy associated with the fates of world leaders. This could be seen in 1972 when this was in place when Richard Nixon was re-elected as the U.S. president, prior to his ignominious downfall in 1974. Also, in 1972, this was in place when Joe Biden first defeated an older, more estabished candidate, as he won the race for the US Senate, for Delaware. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was nominated as Republican candidate for President on a One Kimi day, and in 1997 Bill Clinton was inaugurated, for the second time, under this influence.

Three cycles ago Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was required to surrender his passport as part of a police investigation into the attempted coup in 2023 when he sought to stay in power. He was arrested, in early 2024, and later convicted of plotting a coup following his 2022 election loss. He is now serving a 27 year prison sentence.

It has now been five cycles since the Biden administration’s celebrational event at the White House in honour of the signing into law and enactment of the historic Inflation Reduction Act in the US. in 2022. That was the day when it was reported that classified materials relating to foreign nations’ nuclear capabilities were found at Mar-a-Lago during an FBI search.

This is now marking two cycles exactly since the “day WAPO died”, when – for the first time in 36 years – the Washington Post (or more specifically, its owner Jeff Bezos) made a highly controversial decision to no longer make presidential endorsements, which caused a “firestorm” of outrage (including resignations) among WAPO’s staffers and other notable figures in the world of American media.

Back in early 2014 this was the energy in place at the start of Russia’s invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea. That One Kimi day brought a significant escalation of violence in Kyiv as pro-Russian and opposition forces engaged in fierce combat that involved police and security forces firing on crowds of protestors. The key events that unfolded over the following days essentially set the foundation for the crisis that is still playing out in Ukraine.

This is Jane Fonda’s Maya birth energy. Now 88 years old and a veteran climate activist, she is still fighting strong, now a leading force behind Save the Arts protests, including the one that was held in Washington DC on March 27th.

2 Manik’ (Mar. 30th) – a dynamic type of energy aligned with the idea of reciprocity, which can sometimes tilt towards “polarization”, coinciding at this time with the “seating” of the Classical Maya New Year.

This is National Doctors’ Day in the U.S., in recognition of the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities, and the opening day for the 3-day ChangeNOW summit in Paris, where delegates will meet to explore innovative solutions to tackle our planet’s biggest challenges.

This is the start date for the trial of a man who fatally shot (from inside an Indiana home) a 32-year-old Guatemalan Maya woman, last November, after her cleaning crew mistakenly went to the wrong address. This is a case that has drawn attention to Indiana’s “stand your ground” law and the limits of self-defence within one’s home.

This was the energy in place in June of 1452 at the time of the issuing of the Dum Diversas, the initial edict that laid the theological and political foundations for the Doctrine of Discovery, by Pope Nicholas V. Writer Robert P. Jones, author of “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future”, has argued that this edict laid the foundations for the concept of “white supremacy”. It was an edict that merged the interests of European imperialism (which included the African slave trade), with Christian missionary zeal, ultimately leading to the deaths of millions of people, and unfathomable misery for hundreds of millions of others. As everyone is aware, this basic idea is still wreaking havoc in the US and in many other countries.

3 Lamat (March 31st) – the “activation” of the “bright star” heralding energy often associated with leadership, particularly in a “signalling capacity”, now coinciding with the International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day for raising awareness about the lives and contributions of trans people, and the issues they face, particularly under the present political regime in the US.

This is also National Indigenous Languages Day in Canada, which acknowledges and celebrates the 70 indigenous languages still spoken in Canada, and brings attention to the important work of reclaiming and strengthening languages that are in danger of being lost.

This is marking five cycles exactly since the passing of Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle, at age 96, and the declaration of Charles III as the new regent.

In early 2014 this ws the energy in place when the Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss the pro-Russian then-president Yanukovych, in the midst of major clashes in the streets in Ukraine cities, and several Lenin statues were toppled in Western Ukraine.

4 Muluk (April 1st) – a “defining” day associated with the shape-shifting energy of water, one of the 5 energies at the centre of the Aztec Sun Stone, now coinciding with the Paschal Full Moon, the first full Moon of Spring, aka the “Pink Moon”. This is the anticipated launch date for the Artemis II moon mission, scheduled to last for approx. 10 days (through the remainder of this trecena).

This is the start of National Poetry Month in Canada and the US, now celebrating its 30th annversary. This is now seen as “the largest literary celebration in the world” – perhaps a great time to engage in some expressive wordsmithing around this year’s theme of “Poetry as a Bridge for Peace and Inclusion”.

In addition, this is Holy Wednesday, just prior to Easter. It’s also known as “Spy  Wednesday” relating to the day that Judas chose to betray Christ. At sundown the Jewish celebration of Passover will begin.

In 1994 this was the energy in place at the signing of the Budapest Memorandum by the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, that prohibited these countries from threatening or using military force or economic coercion against Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan – in return for an agreement that these countries would give up their nuclear weapons. The question of “Whatever happened to that?” still stands.

5 Ok (April 2nd) – the “blessing of love”, also associated with fire, protection, guidance, and justice, coinciding with the first full day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt in biblical times. Many will be celebrating this day as Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper Jesus shared with his disciples).

For millions of others, this day will be celebrated as Sizdah Be-dar, or “Nature Day” (13 days after Nowruz), marking the end of the Persian New Year festivities. This is often a day for picnicking and spending the day outdoors.

In China, this is the day of China’s Qingming (“pure brightness”) Festival, aka Chinese Memorial Day, Ancestor’s Day, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, an important day for remembering ancestors.

This is also World Autism Awareness Day, and International Fact-Checking Day, oriented around combatting the spread of false information in journalisn, online, and in daily life.

This energy is marking five cycles since the formal ceremonies and proclamations of King Charles III as the new monarch of the British Commonwealth. It is also coinciding with the 160th anniversary of the official end of the U.S. Civil war.

6 Chuwen (April 3rd) – a “six directions” type of energy aligned with creativity and play, but sometimes associated with the unexpected, coinciding at this time with Good Friday.

This is coinciding with the 53rd anniversary of the first cell-phone call made (by inventor  Martin Cooper). It is also the 58th Gregorian anniversary of the day in 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his memorable “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, his final address, the night before his assassination.

It has now been six cycles since the launch of the new James Webb Space Telescope, which ushered in a new era of astronomy, as this telescope has a field of view 15 times wider than that of the Hubble Space Telescope, and is capable of detecting faint infrared light from very early galaxies. Many spectacular images have been captured since that launch.

7 Eb’ (April 4th) – a “self-generating stream-of-consciousness” type of energy; a revitalizing force located in this fertile “mid-point” in this trecena; sometimes a turning point towards the opening up of new possibilities, now coinciding with Holy Saturday – the day of the “Holy Fire” ritual in Jerusalem as thousands of candle-holding priests and worshipers vie for position in order to have their candles lit from the Holy Fire at the Holy Sepulchre. The question of whether or not this ritual will be allowed to take place this year, given the conflicts in and around Jerusalem, remains to be seen.

On this 58th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with so many appalling events taking place in the US and globally, it might be helpful to keep in mind something that Dr. King once said about universal law – that “. . . the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. Note that it has now been three years since Trump was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of “Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree”, and nine cycles since the 7 Eb’ day in 2019 when a judge in New York ordered him to pay $2 million in damages for misusing his charitable foundation, referred to as “a shocking pattern of illegality”. Since then he has been indicted and found guilty in several other cases, and ordered to pay millions more, including almost $90 million to E. Jean Carroll, after being found guilty of both sexual assault and defamation.

Back on that same 7 Eb’ day in 2019 WAPO obtained an advance copy of “A Warning”, written by an anonymous White House insider, who described the Trump 1.0 White House as a continuous “five-alarm fire”. In the book the dumpster was described as representing “a toxic combination of amorality and indifference”, with “inattentiveness and impulsiveness” being two of his traits that were identified as being particularly dangerous. While it has taken much too long for many to finally grasp the nature of the dangers, and the incomprehensible evil and narcissism that underlie his actions, the recent No King 3 protest demonstrations have shown that the tide finally seems to be turning, and that arc is starting to bend.

This is World Stray Animals Day, a day to remember that there are many homeless animals who could greatly benefit from human kindness and assistance, including in war-torn regions.

8 B’en (April 5th) – the “resurrection” of personal authority, coinciding at this time with Easter Sunday. Note that under this 8 B’en influence in 1971 the New York Times published an excerpt from the “top secret” Pentagon Papers, the 7,000 page history of the U.S role in Indochina from WWII to 1968, that revealed presidential wrongdoings regarding the Vietnam War. Given the current disastrous situation in the Middle East, and the related botch-ups being perpetuated by the dumpster with regard to the war he started with Iran, history seems to be repeating itself.

In 2014 this was the energy in place when formal approval was given to the new interim government in Ukraine, at the same time as dozens of armed pro-Russians seized the Crimea regional parliament, as Russian fighter jets were engaged in massive war games near the border.

9 Ix (April 6th) – an often consequential, “outwardly projecting”, type of energy often associated with deep mysteries and transformation, coinciding at this time with Easter Monday and, in many places, the celebration of the birthday of Guanyin, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, the most revered of Buddhist Bodhisattvas. Given the global challenges, this Goddess (sometimes depicted with “a thousand arms”) will surely receive the prayers of millions at this time. Note that events that take place under this energy influence can have long range consequences.

It has now been three cycles since Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the dumpster to pay some $454 million in damages and interest in his New York civil trial, a case in which the frauds were described as “not merely significant: they leap off the page and shock the conscience”. Just a month before that he was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times after suing the newspaper unsuccessfully.

That was the day, in early 2024, when Alexei Navalny, one of Putin’s fiercest and most vocal critics, died in one of Russia’s toughest penal colonies. His book titled “Patriot: A Memoir”, (released just over two cycles ago), is a compilation of his correspondence from prison in which Navalny recounts his commitment to challenging Russia’s dictatorship, as he called for a continuation of his work to free Russia. His courageous widow Yulia Navalnaya, described in media as “the first lady of Russian opposition”, vowed to continue with that work.

It has now been five cycles since Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was borne on a gun carriage from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in London for her Lying in State, with hundreds of thousands of people filing past the coffin to pay their respects over the final five days of the trecena. Three cycles before that Congressman John Lewis made his “Final Crossing” of the infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge under this same influence, in a processional ceremony that preceded his Lying in State at the Alabama State Capital.

10 Men (April 7th) – “foundational higher vision” – a Burner Day aligned with “taking the fire” in conjunction with the “high vision” of the Eagle. At this time this is coinciding with National Caregivers Day in Canada, and with World Health Day, with this year’s theme being “Together for Health. Stand with Science.”, as the World Health Organization celebrates its 78th anniversary.

This is a strong energy that has the potential to open up far-reaching possibilities, marking seven cycles exactly since 2021 when Ukraine announced that Russia had moved 80,000 troops to the border. Seven years earlier, in 2014, this was the energy in place when Russia executed a de facto military takeover of Crimea after the Russian parliament authorized Putin to intervene militarily “to protect Russian interests”.

In 2018 this was in place when the New Yorker ran an article titled Under Trump, “America First” really is turning out to be America Alone because of the growing rift and dysfunction between the western alliance and the U.S. Related to this there was also the failure of the U.S. and Japan to sign onto an agreement with the other G7 countries to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the world’s oceans. At the time the dumpster was displaying a disruptive and antagonistic stance towards US allies at a G7 meeting and calling for Russia to be readmitted to the G7, at the same time as Special Counsel Robert Mueller was indicting a Russian operative who was linked to senior officials from the dumpster’s 2016 election campaign. Since then the world has backed away from the US, truly leaving “America alone”, and a large percentage of the American people have been continuously protesting, in multiple ways, against the current administration.

11 Kib’ (April 8th) – an energy that can be either change-oriented or “inspirational” (or both), often aligned with Kib’s orientation around shedding a kind of “first light” on things, towards the restoration of order, or finding practical approaches to problem solving. This year this is the day when practitioners of Buddhism in Japan celebrate the birth of Buddha, in the vibrant Hana Matsuri (Flower festival).

12 Kab’an (April 9th ) – a “dedication” type of energy associated with movement, particularly “Earth movement” – a powerful force associated with “gathering together” and moving new ideas forward, now marking two full cycles since the devastating 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Back in early March of 2014 this was the energy in place at the time of what was then referred to as “the biggest crisis” of the 21st century when Russia issued an ultimatum to Ukraine to surrender Crimean military zones and “recognize the new Crimean authorities” by 3 a.m. the following morning. Five cycles later, in early 2017, U.S. intelligence agencies released a report that described Russia’s sophisticated cybercampaign that was directed towards discrediting Secretary Clinton and undermining the U.S. democratic process during the 2016 election campaign. It has been ten years of Trumpian hell since that cybercampaign took place.

When this energy was in place last July the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, delivered its long-anticipated advisory opinion on the obligations of states in respect of climate change. The ICJ’s advisory opinion affirmed that states responsible for climate harm must provide full reparation to injured states, reinforcing the legal basis for climate justice. This ruling made it clear that climate action is not an option, but a legal obligation.

On that same day more than 100 largely aid and rights groups called for governments to take action as hunger spread in Gaza, including by demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid.

Currently this is Vimy Ridge Day, which commemorates the deaths and casualties of members of the Canadian corps in the Battle of Vimy Ridge during World War I. It is also the 161st anniversary of the day in 1865 when General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate army to General Grant, precipitating the conclusion of the U.S. civil war (during which 620,000 soldiers has been killed). In addition, this is the final day of the Jewish celebration of Passover.

13 Etz’nab’ (April 10th) – “transformational flint”, a “heavy-duty, knife-edged” (and often “dazzling”) force for change, a “large” energy that can foment severe weather systems or other major events such as volcanic eruptions – as happened one cycle ago when thousands of protesters packed Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to call for an end to the Gaza war, as three typhoons were forming in the north Pacific.

It has now been two cycles exactly since the results of the 2024 presidential election began to be declared in the early morning hours of that infamous 13 Etz’nab’ day, when the dumpster was declared the winner of that election, and Kamala Harris conceded. That was the day when Mary Trump said: “fascism is here, and we have to confront it head-on.” This was unthinkably shocking as a mere 260 days (one cycle) earlier a survey based on input from 154 political science scholars had placed the dumpster, who was by then a convicted felon, at rock bottom in a list ranking US presidents by greatness, showing that the felon trailed even “historically calamitous chief executives” who failed to stop the civil war or botched its aftermath.

In mid-November of 2019, this was the energy in place when public hearings began for the impeachment process related to how the dumpster had threatened to withhold aid for Ukraine if they weren’t forthcoming with “political dirt” that might be used against Joe Biden. That was when lawmakers still had a chance to quickly sever the “reign of terror”, and work towards refloating the “ship of democracy”, but too few had the courage to do what should have been done.

This is not only civil rights icon and long-serving Congressman John Lewis’s Maya birth energy, but it also marks ten cycles since the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act (aka H.R.4) on Feb. 26, 2019, which was designed to restore and strengthen parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Although passed by the US House of Representatives, it was blocked by Republicans in the Senate.

Back in 1861 this was the Maya calendar energy in place when Abraham Lincoln appointed General McClellan to lead the Union Army forces, at the start of the U.S. Civil War. Four years later, in 1865, this was in place at the time of the Grand Review of the Armies, when Union Army troops paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue to celebrate the end of that war. And now . . . . people are dying because the creature from the black lagoon has started a war in the Middle East, without congressional approval. This would be an ideal day to truly DO SOMETHING to stop the worst president in US history from continuing with the rampage of insanity that he has inflicted on the world for much, much loo long!

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[Please note that the brief descriptions of the days provided above are only “thumbnail sketches”. Much greater detail can be found in Manual for the Soul: A Guide to the Energies of Life.]