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…

You remember how this year began – with the world pining for relief from the debilitating torment of the “former guy” in the White House, eagerly awaiting Joe Biden’s inauguration as the new president of the U.S., and anxious to see how he was going to grab hold of the reins to help subdue and eradicate the pandemic, which was Read the full article…

Shutdowns, stoppages, outages – the “darkness” of the last trecena played itself through in many different ways, from the shutdown of the U.S. government, to the horrific typhoon in China that affected four million people, to the blizzards and storms in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast that triggered widespread blackouts, to the nationwide shutdown of cell phone service in Canada, Read the full article…

“I Have a Dream” – those were the words that rang out again and again as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his momentous speech from a podium at the foot of Lincoln Memorial. On that life-affirming day in 1963 over a quarter of a million people crowded around Washington D.C.’s great Reflecting Pool to hear him speak – the Read the full article…

As mentioned in the post on the topic of the Kab’an trecena, 11 Manik’ (the date of this Sept. 14th post) is U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s Maya birthday. This “inspirational deer” energy, aligned with the idea of reciprocity and new possibilities, is perfectly in keeping with the significant events that unfolded today in Geneva as Sec. General Kerry met with Read the full article…