A looming government shutdown in the U.S., an imminent showdown over a strong congressional push to release the infamous Epstein files, vindictive investigations of a U.S. president’s “enemies”, an “urgent” gathering of more than 800 senior military officers who are being called to Virginia from all over the world for a mysterious briefing about restoring “warrior ethos”, and a looming Read the full article…

As this trecena begins we are half-way through the current 260 day Tzolk’in cycle that began in early May. The first day of this period is the mid-point, the central “pivot point”, within the 260 day cycle that runs from 1 Imix-to-13 Ajaw, a point where new directions often begin unfolding. The last time this Chuwen trecena was in place Read the full article…

It’s early September and change is in the air. Summer is winding down, students are preparing for a new school year, and many people are either returning to work or anticipating embarking on new ventures. But there is also a general sense of apprehension in the air, as the heavy hand of dictatorship lurks in the shadows and the spectre Read the full article…

Everything will need to restart – “from the ground up” – so declared Air Canada after its flight attendant strike was settled after its entire system ground to a halt for three days. Flight attendants for that company had gone through an historic fight to achieve their goals, and by the last day of the last trecena they had achieved Read the full article…

Everyone could see it coming – it has been brewing and stewing for years. Many did not believe that a tornado of this magnitude could hit a second time, but it did on election day in November of 2024, and one cycle (260 days) ago the world was reeling from the impact and trying to come to grips with the Read the full article…

Summer is on its way, and during this period there will be festivals aligned with the solstice, an Inca festival of the sun in Peru, Islamic New Year, and even a 7-day period devoted to minimizing the risk of being struck by lightning. And millions will also be celebrating a job well done. Indeed, they were everywhere over the past Read the full article…

As has happened many times before, this trecena is being blown in by strong winds that brought freezing rain and an ice storm to Ontario just as this trecena was coming in, as well as bringing thunderstorms, heavy rains, and the possibility of tornadoes to many regions in the U.S., which could impact more than 100 million Americans. While there Read the full article…

We are in a time of great darkness, a time of extreme chaos and crisis, as hundreds of thousands of experienced, highly skilled, career professionals are being fired from federal positions all across the US, from agencies ranging from public health services, to financial services, to aviation regulation, to food regulation, to law enforcement, to national parks and environmental protection, Read the full article…

The day after the November elections in the U.S., the highly respected Canadian journalist Andrew Coyne wrote:  “Nothing mattered, in the end. Not the probable dementia, the unfathomable ignorance, the emotional incontinence; not, certainly, the shambling, hate-filled campaign, or the ludicrously unworkable anti-policies. The candidate out on bail in four jurisdictions, the convicted fraud artist, the adjudicated rapist and serial Read the full article…

One of the most recognizable Mesoamerican treasures is the 25 ton Aztec Calendar Stone, located in Mexico City’s National Anthropology Museum. In the centre of that huge disc is a hieroglyph, embedded with a rather fierce-looking face, representing “Movement”. Through this complex image the Aztecs depicting their idea of the cyclical nature of time, illustrating the idea of “eras” and Read the full article…