For most people the first day of this time period may seem like just an “ordinary” day, but from the perspective of the Maya calendar, this day reveals a number of auspicious alignments. This is not only the beginning of a new trecena, but also the start of a new Maya month, and the first day of a new directional Read the full article…

Here we are back at the last trecena (13 day period) in the current 260 day cycle. As this is the trecena that often “heralds” change prior to the beginning of a new cycle, it is not unusual to see major developments during this period, as happened on the first day of this period one cycle ago (last October). That Read the full article…

When was the last time you had a flat-out, joy-filled, bells-on-your-toes, wind-in-your-sails good time? For far too many of us over the past few years, there has been little to celebrate. But in the UK during this trecena the doors are wide open for dancing, singing, feasting, and bell ringing in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s grand Platinum Jubilee. Upfest, billed Read the full article…

It has been known to bring hurricanes – some of the world’s largest; it has been known to bring floods and dramatic water rescues. But it has also been known to bring important developments that have been significantly “healing” or transformative in positive ways. This is the Water trecena, and water is the ultimate shapeshifter. As much as it can Read the full article…

“Vulture” – not necessarily the prettiest high flying bird and yet in world history vultures are often highly revered for their resourcefulness, intelligence, adaptability, and perceptive abilities, and for their connections to death and rebirth. And this is the theme of the Kib’ trecena, with One Kib’, the first day of this time frame representing the “initiation of the restoration Read the full article…

Mosques, churches, synogogues, sanctuaries – all of these are temples and houses of worship, and all of these will be fully engaged as we journey through this “Temple/ House” oriented trecena during this contemplative Ramadan/Passover/Easter season. While the Ak’b’al trecena might normally be considered to be a favorable period for reflection, prayer, and meditation, the fact that this trecena is Read the full article…

As we embark on the third trecena since a state of emergency was declared in Ukraine and Russian began bombarding that country, we have been traversing the same sequence of energies as were in place in 1939 when Germany troops were getting ready to invade Poland. That invasion began on the ninth day of this Kab’an trecena. That is the Read the full article…

There is a saying in the Haida language that translates as “The World is as Sharp as the Edge of a Knife”, which refers to that thin line between dualities such as sanity and insanity, control vs. chaos, humanity vs. inhumanity. And it seems that, as we begin this “knife-edged” trecena, that the edge of that knife is particularly thin Read the full article…

Arriving on the heels of an enormous underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga at the tail end of the last trecena, this Eb’ trecena’s normal “animating vitality” energy is being amplified significantly as it comes into being at this time, as the entire Pacific region is under tsunami warnings and people are being advised to stay away from shorelines. Meanwhile, in Read the full article…

The trees were rattling, the wind was howling, and great white swirls of snow were flying past in all directions, bringing in the first day of 2022 in British Columbia. In the US Midwest severe weather brought heavy rain, thunderstorms, flash flooding, and tornadoes, prompting Kentucky’s governor to declare a state of emergency. All of this, and much more, signalled Read the full article…