TZOLKIN: COUNT OF DAYS
Tzolkin Trecena Notes – 1 Earth (Caban)
Day
157 of the 260 Day Tzolkin
Trecenas are thirteen-day periods in
the Tzolkin. Each Trecena starts with the Number 1, but with
a different Day Glyph. As a wave of the
Thirteen Heavens, the underlying energy is governed by
the First Day Glyph of
the Trecena and influences all thirteen successive
Day Glyphs. Being aware
of the predominant energy of the First Day of the Trecena, we can align our intentions with that
energy and allow
our goals to manifest.
This Trecena starts with 1 Caban (Earth/Movement) – Inspiration, Intelligent
Thoughts, Natural
Manner and Habits, Synchronizing Our Hearts with Earth’s
Rhythm.
To the ancient Maya, the day sign Caban literally meant “earth” and represented the vital
force
within the earth itself (earth’s rhythm) and also within the human body
(heart rhythm). According
to Kenneth Johnson in Jaguar Wisdom, “its ideogram depicts a lock of hair, the hair of
the young
moon goddess, who is also corn mother, earth goddess, and creative
spirit. Again we meet First
Mother, that universal goddess of beginnings. Caban represents the creative spirit (the moon
goddess or
First Mother) that lies inherent in the earth itself; the vital force that
manifests in
the human body as teyolia, a soul
substance centered in the heart, is believed to reside in
the earth.”
Caban also represented the
movement or motion of the earth as in the form of an earthquake
or the surge of
heart blood or chi as in the human body. Some Mayan daykeepers refer to
Caban as Incense, as it rises to heaven so
should intelligent human thoughts.
 © 2006 Judith Ann Griffith |
Another representation of the Trecena is that of a creative wave beginning at 1 and ending at 13,
with the numbers 6,
7 and 8 representing the crest of the wave. The crest could be interpreted as
a
strong influential energy, although the underlying influence on the Trecena would still rest in
the beginning. In this Trecena, the crest falls on 6 Ik (Wind), 7 Akbal (Night) and 8
With Caban as the underlying energy, the change could come by
balancing our heart’s rhythm
with earth’s rhythm, performing ritual and
meditation in order to harmonize with the natural
flow of the universe.
As we journey through each day of this Trecena: 1 Caban (Earth/Movement), 2 Etznab (Flint)
3 Cauac (Storm), 4 Ahau (Sun), 5 Imix (Crocodile) 6 Ik (Wind), 7 Akbal (Night), 8 Kan
(Lizard/Seed), 9 Chicchan (Serpent), 10 Cimi (Transformation), 11 Manik (Deer), 12 Lamat
(Rabbit), 13 Muluc (Water),
utilize the energy of Caban to change our patterns
and habits,
our mode of living, our way of thinking. Live from the heart and let
your thoughts rise to
heaven. Become stewards of this beautiful Earth and all
the life she holds – balance is the
key – maintaining a balance between
technology and nature can only be accomplished if
we evolve to replace feelings
of greed, hate, and righteousness with compassion, love
and humility in our
daily patterns and habits.
In Lak’ech,
William and Viola
©2009 William and Viola Welsch