…City. Photo Credit: Thelmadatter (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] via Wikimedia Commons Upon his return Tláloc/Chac often announces his presence in dramatic, sometimes highly tempestuous ways. This is generally a highly catalytic energy traditionally associated with clouds, lightning, thunder, and heavy rainfall that has the potential to create either a “water blessing” that can purify and transform, or so… Read more

…tion. Since then ample proof of that interference has been found, with the latest being the release of a “motherlode” of data from Twitter that revealed more than 10 million tweets from over 4000 bogus accounts linked to a Russian “troll” factory that actively worked to spread propaganda to influence the 2016 election and to foment divisiveness within the U.S. Apparently Iran was also involved with this influence peddling. With so much evidence of… Read more

…– an attribute of Ok. Photo credit: Matthew Bowden www.digitallyrefreshing.com (www.sxc.hu/photo/148763), via Wikimedia Commons As we revisit the Ok trecena, the emphasis often shifts towards pushing things towards the light so that “justice can be served” and new possibilities can be opened up. The last opening of this trecena coincided with the opening of the 40th G-7 summit in Brussels, during which the leaders of seven major nations focused on… Read more

…Kite Festival in Washington D.C. in 2012. Photo Credit: S Pakhrin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathmandu/7949340996/) [CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 7 Kawak (April 3rd) – “self-generating storm”, which can often bring a continuation of the weather pattern from the day before (if severe) or could manifest as a “storm of compassion” 8 Ajaw (April 4th) – “resurrection” of the sun and “enlightenment”, on the New Fire anniversary of the introducti… Read more

…s opposing forces vie for dominance. It is also possible that events can become so compelling, or issues so urgent, that they can provide the “spark” that can initiate new forms of thought or action. And certainly there are many such issues that call for “decisive, definitive, substantial” actions at this time in world history. Looking at the deeper past it is not difficult to find many events that have taken place during this period that have det… Read more

…trigger a frenzy of anticipation in the interest of gaining access to the latest gadgets. In India the focus will be on celebration as this is a key time for participation in the Onam festival. And then there is Burning Man – that great annual celebration of life, creativity, and wild abandon in a Nevada desert. This year this event coincides with 11 Ik’, the same energy that was in place on Jan. 1, 2000 when millions of people celebrated the com… Read more

…of commitment to the planet. Earth Hour 2020. For information see https://latest.earthhour.org/global-action One cycle since the international Lights for Liberty vigil that was held to protest the incarceration of children in US concentration camps on the Mexican border. Three cycles since Nancy Pelosi’s record-setting 8 hr. 7 min. speech to the US House of Representatives in support of a legislative solution to the plight of the DACA recipients…. Read more

…of ancestral spirits is marked by lanterns and fire. Photo Credit: http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/obon At this time this energy coincides with the start of the Obon (Festival of Souls) in Japan and the Celebration of Life for Mayanist John Major Jenkins in his home town of Winslow, Colorado. 11 Kab’an (Aug. 14th) –the energy of “change” combined with the force of evolutionary movement, at the time of the 18th crossing of Saturn’s rings by NASA’… Read more

…was based on rampant fraud and blatant lies. Judge Engoron found that the dumpster committed fraud for years while building his real estate empire, and that he and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing. As Judge Engoron surmised that it was a “fantasy world” of real estate valuations that “can only be considered fr… Read more

…hen former FBI director James Comey went before the US Senate Intelligence Committee to give testimony as to whether Trump tried to persuade him to stop the investigation into Trump’s connections with Russia. The Jade Emperor and the Heavenly Kings surrounded by clouds. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. The Jade Emperor’s birthday is part of the Chinese New Year festival, coinciding at this time with the tenth day of this “Wind and Spirit”-o… Read more