It could be a tense start to 2014’s Winter Olympics, as there have already been grumblings about Sochi’s relative readiness for these games (as described in Sam Laird’s article – click here). And then there are the concerns about terrorist threats (even such things as toothpaste bombs) and about issues such as gay rights in Russia. Thrown into this mix Read the full article…

It seems, as the year 2014  gets underway, that much of the world is struggling with extremes. On one end of the scale there was the “polar vortex” that blanketed much of North America over the past few days (click here for a frozen Niagara Falls). At the other end is the severe heat wave that has parts of South America and Read the full article…

A jaguar walking though the snow may be a perfect metaphor for this Ix trecena at this time, as so many people in a great many places are still dealing with the challenges foisted upon them by the snow and ice storms of mid December. Governing the thirteen days of this time span, this jaguar-oriented energy was seen traditionally as Read the full article…

Once again we have seen a trecena unfold in exact harmony with the Tzolk’in energies. During this past trecena, oriented around Leaderhip and Renewal, we saw the celebration of an extraordinary life as that life was honoured by its nation, attended by over 100 of the world most prominent leaders and dignitaries. On the last day of the trecena, and Read the full article…

The “Activation of Love” – that is the simplest way to translate the 3 Ok energy under which Nelson Mandela came into this world. This is the energy that he carried, the energy that he lived by. Known as a “Burner Day” in Classical Maya daykeeping, 3 Ok is a force that carries a great deal of “fire”, a great Read the full article…

It was a sight to behold – that gorgeous teal-glinting comet with the long streaming tail – and it kept everyone guessing for several days as it rocketed towards the sun, disappeared, and then re-emerged like a phoenix, only to seemingly dissipate like a ghost of itself after its dramatic rendezvous. Originally dubbed the Comet-of-the-Century, the 4.5 billion year old Read the full article…

It seems that on this 9 Kab’an “Day of Lights”, the first in a series of light-related days celebrated worldwide for Diwali, the sun itself decided to put on a rare show. Today’s solar eclipse was a rare hybrid, during which an annular solar eclipse changed into a total solar eclipse. An explanation of this phenomenon can be found here, Read the full article…

At times it seemed like it might be fisticuffs or “pistols at dawn” as lawmakers in the upper chambers of both the Canadian and U.S. governments grappled with scandals and vastly opposing ideologies during the past two trecenas. While some “restoration of order” took place in the U.S. during the Kib’ trecena, it appears that a major “cleansing” is needed Read the full article…

Shutdowns, stoppages, outages – the “darkness” of the last trecena played itself through in many different ways, from the shutdown of the U.S. government, to the horrific typhoon in China that affected four million people, to the blizzards and storms in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast that triggered widespread blackouts, to the nationwide shutdown of cell phone service in Canada, Read the full article…

“I Have a Dream” – those were the words that rang out again and again as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his momentous speech from a podium at the foot of Lincoln Memorial. On that life-affirming day in 1963 over a quarter of a million people crowded around Washington D.C.’s great Reflecting Pool to hear him speak – the Read the full article…