As we approach the conclusion of the third Tzolk’in cycle since December 2012 (the start of this new Great Cycle of time), we return to the K’an trecena, aligned with the general idea of Germination. This tends to be a robust energy sequence associated with the inception of new ideas or the forging of new directions, suggestive of an “anything Read the full article…

The old year ends with the “activation of enlightenment”; the new year begins with the “defining of birth” – opening up a new “realm of all potential”. So what is the nature of the energy wave that is carrying us through this transition? In many ways the “markers” for this Maya energy frame are representative of this time of year 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…

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…

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…

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…

As it seemed that jaguar power was in full force during this past trecena, the implications of that huge transformative push still remain to be revealed. Most remarkable was the enormous scope of people-power that manifested to lend their voices to such things as Scotland remaining in union with the UK, the protests in Moscow against the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the 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…

One of the most intriguing aspects of the Maya Calendar lies in the fact that events of a similar nature often recur in conjunction with specific energies. Many times such events recur precisely on the day, but sometimes the recurrence is also “in the vicinity of” the day. That seems to be what happened this time ‘round, as two major typhoons Read the full article…