…Goddess Durga (cropped). Photo credit: Joydeep [CC by SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons] This is a rare alignment where such a powerful “force for good” from one cultural tradition is coinciding with a strong “purifying” force from another tradition, so it will be interesting to see what effect they might have on actual world events. To boot, this trecena begins with an energy that functions as a strong “Shift-point” within the overall 260-day cycle, a… Read more

…nt of tax evasion and made a plea deal that ensured he would never run for office again. This was also in place in 1862 when President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, exactly one 260-day cycle after the resignation of Robert E. Lee from the Union Army before he become a commander of the Confederate army. This is an energy that often brings forth severe weather conditions. ***************************** [Please note that the brief desc… Read more

…to bring good luck. Photo by Dinesh Korgaokar [CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons] 10 Ix (Oct. 24th) – a “source” based energy associated with the jaguar and the mysteries of the earth, marking 8 cycles since the dumpster met with nuclear power developers at the White House about sharing nuclear technology with countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, which raised grave concerns among many lawmakers. One cycle after that the Russia s… Read more

…time when there was something to celebrate. Photo credit: Jim from Clemson [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons 11 Ik’ (July 5th) – “inspirational” wind/breath/spirit; the energy that was in place on January 1, 2000 when millions of people celebrated the coming new millennium. On its last appearance this energy saw the convening of a five-year congress in Beijing, involving 2300 delegates and presided over by President Xi Jinping. Currently this ene… Read more

…Day is Aug. 10th. Photo credit: Clément Bardot [CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons] 1 K’an (Aug. 10th) – an “initiating” energy associated with germination (or even the creation of new abundance), coinciding at this time with World Lion Day, a day to raise awareness about lions and to garner support for their conservation. It has now been two cycles since President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s impassioned address to British MPs in the House of Commons, t… Read more

…C-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), via Wikimedia Commons] Within the 260-day calendar cycle the beginning of the Chikchan trecena is situated at a point that marks the start of the third 52-day period – a key position within the overall count. As the “seating” of this new Maya year arrives on the third day of this trecena, a 13-day period that has been highly consequential in the past, the timing for this new beginning se… Read more

…ship of the B.C. Liberal Party. Toronto’s Caribana. Photo Credit: Loozrboy [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons 2 Lamat (Aug. 5th) – a “dynamic heralding” (or leadership) type of energy, as was in place at the birth of Elvis Aaron Presley in 1935. As most are aware, Elvis (“the King”) is seen as “one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century”. As it happens this trecena encompasses a good portion of Elvis Week, marking the 40th a… Read more

…as the Conch-shell Lord known as Tecciztécatl, who sacrificed himself to become the Moon. He is often seen accompanied by Tonatiuh, God of the Sun, so here we have the Moon and the Sun working together to generate new life. Adaptation of the Kimi trecena from the pre-Columbian Codex Borgia by artist Richard Balthazar (used with permission). The first day (One Kimi or “One Death”) is represented by the little skull at the bottom right corner (withi… Read more

…as the Conch-shell Lord known as Tecciztécatl, who sacrificed himself to become the Moon. He is often seen accompanied by Tonatiuh, God of the Sun, so here we have the Moon and the Sun working together to generate new life. Adaptation of the Kimi trecena from the pre-Columbian Codex Borgia by artist Richard Balthazar (used with permission). The first day (One Kimi or “One Death”) is represented by the little skull at the bottom right corner (withi… Read more

…eadership book, providing insight into the corruption in Washington. In it Comey compared Trump to a mob boss whose leadership style is “ego-driven”, “unethical”, and “untethered to truth and institutional values”. This followed the release of David Frum’s Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic last January, which was followed shortly thereafter with the release of Isikoff and Corn’s Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War… Read more