…s near Buckingham Palace. Photo credit: Ed g2s [CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons] These flags will be out in force on the first day of this trecena to mark Brexit Day, as the UK officially leaves the EU. 1 Kab’an (Jan. 31st) – the “initiation of evolutionary movement”, the start of the trecena that begins the eleventh Tzolk’in cycle of the new era (since December 2012). As a key 52-day “shift-point” within the 260 day cycle, this is a point that… Read more

…plane. Photo by Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281) [CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons]. This Ik’ trecena is a special trecena aligned with the Wind variant of Quetzalcoatl. Traditionally this was seen as an energy frame associated with “high magic”, inspiration, and communication, but often that “wind” aspect manifests quite directly as seen on One Ik’ last November when “one of the most complex meteorological situations of the past 50 to 60 years” l… Read more

…of what is lined up for this trecena. Photo credit: fir0002|flagstaffotos.com.au [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], from Wikimedia Commons. As the world is aware, there are some potentially explosive events coming up during the next few days, including Trump’s meeting in Singapore with Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Russia Day, just over one cycle since their infantile verbal sabre-rattling. As this is taking place… Read more

…y to Europe. Ganesh, the Giver of Good Fortune. Photo Credit: Sachinbatwal [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons This day marks the start of the highly anticipated Ganesh Chaturthi festival in India and elsewhere, a popular Hindu festival in honour of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, giver of good fortune, patron of the arts, letters, and knowledge, and Lord of New Beginnings, that spans 11-12 days each year. This is one of the most importa… Read more

…and richly attired deity who somewhat reluctantly sacrificed himself to become the Moon. He is often shown accompanied by Tonatiuh, God of the Sun, so within this context we have the Moon and the Sun working together to bring light to the world. In Mesoamerican mythology this pairing is part of the creation story, so this trecena might be seen as a “regeneration” point, a starting point for regrouping or restructuring. Adaptation of the Kimi trec… Read more

…terms of leadership in world history. George Washington was selected to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army under this influence in 1775, and Queen Elizabeth II’s elaborate coronation took place under this influence in 1953 – echoing the fact that the Aztec version of this energy (known as One Rabbit) was carved into the Aztec Coronation Stone. In 1960 this was in place at the time of John F. Kennedy’s acceptance speech at the D… Read more

…warriors” for a cause. Photo Credit: AngMoKio [CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons] As it happens, the very first day of this trecena has often been marked by significant events that tie in with these ideas, as when the U.S. declared war on Iraq in 2003 and began their invasion of that country, with its launch of airstrikes against ISIS groups in that country also taking place under this influence, precisely sixteen cycles later during the summer… Read more

…rwath aka Aka [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons There is also an important connection between Venus and One Ajaw as this is one of the important Tzolk’in dates associated with the completion of a Venus Round (a 37,960 day cycle), as when Venus rose as the Morning Star on the One Ajaw Sacred Day of Venus in the spring of 2001. Thus, this day was an important “marker” day to Classic era Maya timeke… Read more

…centre. The Milky Way stretching over the Atacama. Photo by P. Horálek/ESO [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Events oriented around the cosmos often take place during this trecena. 6 Kimi (Dec. 16th) a “foundational” type of energy that can often manifest as a kind of “equalization everywhere” type of force, which can often bring a sense of “release”; sometimes oriented around the setting of foundations for restructuring or for “regeneration” –… Read more

…or further information). Chinese Year of the Horse lantern; Photo by J Bar [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons This is also the 2nd Lantern Festival Day on the last day of Chinese New Year celebrations. Considering how cold it has been in many parts of the Northern hemisphere this might be an excellent time to celebrate this solar “resurrection”. If you… Read more