Once again we come to an important Shift-point within the 260-day Tzolkin cycle, as the opening of a trecena often brings forth dramatic shifts in state. This is the Muluk (Water) trecena, with its potential to be cleansing, healing, refreshing, and life-giving, but sometimes massively life-changing through its potential to promulgate monumental shifts in state. Often there is a lot Read the full article…

One cycle – and counting – since the release of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report last October, produced by 90 scientists from around the world, with the message that an unprecedented political commitment is needed to slash the use of coal, oil, and natural gas, and to rapidly deploy technology that can remove carbon dioxide from the Read the full article…

It had been seen as “the eternal city” for hundreds of years, the centre of a mighty empire that must have seemed like it would endure forever, and yet – this city “which had taken the whole world was itself taken”. When St. Jerome wrote this in the early 5th century he was speaking of Rome after it was sacked Read the full article…

In the world of ancient Mesoamerica, the first day of this energy period was celebrated as an ancient Feast Day of Renewal, oriented around the idea of guidance, justice, and the restoration of life. Thought of as being under the influence of Xipe Tótec, the Lord of Renewal, and Quetzalcóatl, Lord of Life, this is a time when a new Read the full article…

It is mid May and in many places wildfire season has already begun. Just a few days ago the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii reported that carbon dioxide levels have reached 415 parts per million, the highest level ever recorded since it began analyzing atmospheric greenhouse gases in 1958, with this new reading reflecting levels that are nearly 40% higher Read the full article…

“The most serious constitutional crisis in [US] history” – that was the phrase used in 1973 as the infamous “Saturday Night Massacre” related to Watergate was being reported. But a great many are now stating flatly that the current administration’s “complete stonewalling of Congress”, combined with the appalling actions of the Attorney-General, has made the current crisis in Washington far Read the full article…

“Notre Dame is our history, our literature, part of our psyche, the place of all our great events, our epidemics, our wars, our liberations, the epicentre of our lives . . . so I solemnly say tonight: we will rebuild it together.” These were the words of French President Emmanuel Macron on the evening of April 15th, 2019 , as Read the full article…

Thirty years ago an amazing find was made at the archaeological site of Copán, Honduras. It was the discovery of the elaborate, and very well preserved, temple of Rosalila (see below). In it were numerous artifacts, including many objects known as eccentric flints, carved devices that functioned both as weapons and as protective items used in sacred rituals. It is Read the full article…

After the eventful conclusion to the last trecena, with cyclones in Australia, hundreds of thousands of protestors on the streets of London, and findings from the long anticipated Mueller report being delivered to the U.S. Congress, we come to a pivotal point within the 260 day Tzolk’in cycle. One Chikchan on March 25th marks the start of the third 52-day Read the full article…

As this trecena opens much in the northern hemisphere is still buried under snow. And even where the snow has melted much is looking brown and battered and lifeless after the harsh winter. But if you look closely the signs are there – the small buds waiting to burst forth, the small flowers trying to push through, the robins reappearing. Read the full article…