After a stormy 13 days that has brought both extreme weather and massive protest demonstrations in many regions, the Eb’ trecena holds the possibility of bringing some much needed relief. Affilated traditionally with renewed vitality and fertility, the healing potential of this Eb’ timeframe was often recognized through feasting, dancing, and general celebration. In the past the forces in play Read the full article…

Get out your brollies and wellies (or snow boots in many areas), as once again Chac is making his appearance. This is an energy that has proven to be highly tempestuous, and often strongly catalytic. Seen as the “Storm” trecena, this Kawak time frame was traditionally recognized as being under the patronage of Tláloc, the Aztec god of rain (known Read the full article…

As snow and cold temperatures are beginning to make their presence known in many parts of North America, and falling leaves are stripping trees down to their “bare bones” once again, so too are we returning to the “bare bones” energy of the Kimi trecena. And now, after the poignant funerals of the last trecena, we also find this energy Read the full article…

Harvest festivals . . . Hallowe’en . . . Samhain . . . the Day of the Dead . . . the time of year when ghosts, goblins, Jack-o’-lanterns, and skeletons tend to come out to play. But after the horrific events in Ottawa three days before the start of this trecena, followed by  another unthinkable scene of horror at Read the full article…

From the intense solar storms that gave us spectacular Northern Lights, to the huge IFA trade show in Berlin that introduced the world to the latest techie gadgets for “smart” homes, to the introduction of Strati, the world’s first 3D printed car, to the announcement of the forthcoming sibling for HRH baby George, the last trecena has opened the portals 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…

After battling our way through the first nineteen trecenas with the current Tzolk’in cycle, we come once again to the last one, before the whole 1 Imix to 13 Ajaw sequence begins again. This, of course, is Lamat, the trecena that tends to herald change. Aligned with Venus, the star that was seen by the ancient Maya as the herald Read the full article…

Strength, Sovereignty, Transcendence, Wisdom, Power, Acumen, Lofty vision – these, and many other, words come to mind in any attempt to describe “Eagle”. Seen by the Maya as an avatar of the sun, the eagle is not only representative of acuity and high-flying ideals, but also of strength, wisdom, and renewal. There is also a strong “airborne” aspect to this Read the full article…

After all the adjustments that were called forth during the past few weeks, which included the influence of Mercury’s “heart of the sun” alignment and the Super Full Moon on July 12th , the world is now having to deal with the implications. Hot on the heels of that full moon and Cazimi, this Muluk trecena opens as the final Read the full article…

As noted earlier, one of the most amazing features of the Maya calendar pertains to the fact that the energies of the days that are encoded into its cycles also represent particular “destiny directions” for individual lives. As the Maya have been saying for centuries, the energy in place at the time of birth is the energetic gift given to Read the full article…