It was star energy that brought him into this world, superstar power that rocketed him to fame and made him a legend, enduring stardom that ensconced him indelibly within the hearts of millions, and a blackened star that accompanied his demise. He came from the stars, wrote songs and sang about the stars, painted stars, and ended his sojourn on Read the full article…

Attention-getting aerodynamics and combative engagement – these seem to be two of the major themes that recur during the Eagle-oriented trecena . . . . which may be why eagles have been seen historically as warriors in Mesoamerican mythology. Indeed, the very first day of the trecena is often marked by some significant event that ties in with these ideas, Read the full article…

End of the year, as the final full trecena for 2015 comes into play – the Muluk trecena, associated with the “generative vitality” of Water. Given the enormous amount of rainfall recently in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere, more water may not sound like welcome news. However, this trecena is not necessarily about rain, but rather about water’s creative, “electricity-oriented” power Read the full article…

After all the dazzle of the past 13 days, filled with many “world stage” events such as the Pope Francis tour, we now embark on our journey through the highly creative Chuwen trecena, which kicks off with a Total Lunar Eclipse in the early hours of the morning (depending on where you are) just as this energy is coming into Read the full article…

“Buona notte dallo spazio” (Good night from space) – those are the words that have been sent from space each night for the past few months from “La Donna delle stelle”, or “woman of the stars”, as astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is called by an Italian TV network. As she sends fresh photos of Earth each day, taken from the ISS Read the full article…

As the Muluk (Water) trecena comes into play we are in the midst of the Wayeb’, the traditional “days of rest” at the end of the Classical Maya year. There seem to be mixed opinions about the nature of these five intermediary days (March 28th to April 1st this year), as some saw them as days requiring special vigilance and Read the full article…

As the Maritimes begin the dig out from yet another massive blizzard and the Melanesian Islands in the South Pacific struggle to assess the massive devastation caused by Cat. 5 Hurricane Pam, we come to the Kib’ trecena. Sometimes similarities can be seen between this trecena and the Kab’an trecena, in that both often involve significant “evolutionary” movement. During this Read the full article…

As we get into the holiday season and approach the closing of the year the strong Quetzalcóatl-related forces associated with the Chikchan trecena are now coming into play. The last time this trecena was in place was near the end of March, near the closing of the Classical Maya year. And now, as this old Gregorian year ebbs, the Chikchan Read the full article…

Once again a time for joyful celebration, as the day One Ajaw brings in the Ajaw (Sun) trecena. While this was traditionally a very festive time frame in ancient Mesoamerica, it is arriving at this time in conjunction with a number of noteworthy events including Thanksgiving in Canada, Columbus Day in the U.S. (now being commemorated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day Read the full article…

Early September – a time of new beginnings – new school year, new work cycle after people return from summer vacations. And, as it happens this year, these particular beginnings are correlating with the Imix (Birth) trecena, at the start of a new 260-day Tzolk’in cycle. This is a trecena that is often aligned with the creation of fresh new Read the full article…