TZOLKIN: COUNT OF DAYS
Tzolkin Trecena Notes – 1
Day
118 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 Etznab (Flint/Mirror) – reflection, spiritual
warrior, self-sacrificing healer
and defender, facing the truth with strength.
To the Ancient Maya,
evil, faith and fear, the
spiritual warrior who, through his actions, chooses the ethical and moral
path. The symbolic knife can be healing
(as used by a surgeon or curandero) or destructive
(as used by a fighter). This recognition of the duality allows each of us the
opportunity to
transcend pain and suffering by choosing to live in joy and
gratitude.
 © 2006 Judith Ann Griffith |
There is evidence of another ancient interpretation
of the
Shearer in Beneath the Moon and Under the Sun, there was a Maya story told to Friar Juan
de Cordova about the
“On the day we call Tecpatl (
glowed for four days in the sky, then lowered itself to that rock (the rock can still be seen
at
who stood on the very top of
the rock and glowed like the sun in the sky.
There he stood for all to see, shining day and night. Then he
spoke, his voice was like
thunder, booming across the valley.
Our old men and women, the astronomers and astrologists, could
understand him
and he could understand them.
He (the Solar Beam) told us how to pray and fixed for us days of
fast and feasting.
He then balanced the “Book of days,” (Sacred Calendar) and
left, vowing that he would
always watch down on us, his beloved people.”
Special Note: This particular day – Gregorian April 19, 2009 – 1 Etznab (Flint)- coincides with
a day advanced in the Time Wave Zero theory of Terence
McKenna as a point of increased
novelty on our way to the point of singularity
which occurs December 12, 2012. Please
check it out here: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelty_theory
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. This Trecena crests on: 6 Akbal (Night), journeying within
to open the heart; 7 Kan (Lizard), symbolizing the
dynamic emergence of the seed into
awareness; and 8 Chicchan (Serpent), representing the Celestial Life Force or Chi energy
that activates
the connection between the spiritual and physical world.
As we journey through each day of this Trecena: 1 Etznab (Flint), 2 Cauac (Storm)
3 Ahau (Sun), 4 Imix (Crocodile), 5 Ik (Wind), 6 Akbal (Night), 7 Kan (Lizard), 8 Chicchan
(Serpent), 9 Cimi (Death/Transformation), 10 Manik (Deer), 11 Lamat (Rabbit), 12 Muluc
(Water), 13 Oc (Dog), utilize the energy of Flint to
transcend the duality offered by the
third dimension and move into a higher
vibration of wholeness and unity.
In Lak’ech,
William and Viola
©2009 William and Viola Welsch