Emergence, liberation, and the triumph of lifeforce over death – these are forces that tend to factor strongly into the context of the Chikchan trecena. Within the 260 day cycle the beginning  of this trecena marks the start of the third 52-day period, a time often associated with both justice and “awakening”. At the moment the need for liberation and Read the full article…

One of the things that the Kawak trecena (the one just completed) has a tendency to do is to bring into focus things that are in critical need of attention. Those issues can be hard to fathom, hard to comprehend, and even heart-wrenching, and the implications may be profound. But the realization of such issues can often result in forward Read the full article…

For the past five weeks it has been one right after another, hurricane after hurricane, flood after flood, earthquake after earthquake, disaster after disaster. In the wake of all of this millions of people have been left without homes, without livelihoods, without power, without direction, and – for many – without hope. In some cases, such as Barbuda, Dominica, and Read the full article…

Last December, just as the old year was ending, the Kimi trecena brought an unfathomable new reality to the Philippines as the survivors of Super Typhoon Nock-ten surveyed the ruins of homes, villages, and livelihoods and began assessing their losses. The behemoth that had hammered them the day before was the most intense tropical cyclone in 56 years. And now, Read the full article…

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way” –  that may be the theme during this current B’en (“personal authority”) trecena, as millions at this time are going to have to call upon fierce self determination to deal with the challenges currently being  presented. In the U.S., the catastrophic flooding in Texas has become the focus for much attention as that Read the full article…

Mid summer and the Sun trecena is coming into place – good timing! But this time this trecena will bring a very special gift, the first total solar eclipse to span the entire continental United States in 99 years. As hundreds of thousands of people busily prepare for this much anticipated spectacle, the path of the eclipse, from Oregon to Read the full article…

When looking at events through the lens of the Maya Calendar it is amazing what manifests even when one has a general sense of the nature of the forthcoming energies. The high level shake-ups during this past “transformation-oriented” trecena was a case in point. Hardly a day went by without the announcement of yet another huge political shift. Now, as Read the full article…

Brace yourself, as here it comes again – the energy that was in place during last year’s U.S. presidential election. And just as before, this Jaguar-oriented trecena has a lot to contend with, especially with all the developments that have come to light over the past few days. As we saw last November, this is a time frame that places Read the full article…

There is no doubt that the 260-day Tzolk’in cycle that began last October will be remembered as a time of great turbulence and uncertainty. Fortunately, weather-wise, the beginning of this final 13-day period of that same cycle does not look as ominous as was the case on the last two appearances of One Lamat. Two cycles ago states of emergency Read the full article…

With just two trecenas remaining in the current 260 day One Imix to Thirteen Ajaw sequence, the Men (Eagle) trecena tends to be a time frame associated with valour and the push towards supremacy. This is a zone that has been oriented traditionally, around power, military strength, and transformative action, as symbolized by the eagle. This is a “call to action” Read the full article…