Trecena Notes - 1 Seed (Kan)

Tzolkin Trecena Notes – 1 Kan (lizard/seed)

Day 144 of the 260 Day Tzolkin

May 15, 2009

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 Kan (Seed/Lizard) – Inherent potential, germination, dynamic emergence, sexual maturity, gratitude leading to abundance.

In many ancient cultures, the lizard symbolized growth and fertility. Rock art throughout the
Southwest depicts the lizard in this context. To the Maya, this day represented corn and
ripeness. The Kan glyph was often found depicted near food offerings suggesting that corn
was not only the most important food but also the seed of life.

The Quiche Indians referred to this day sign as a “net” or container holding and nurturing
abundance. Kenneth Johnson in Jaguar Wisdom relates a myth explaining the connection
between ‘net’ and ‘ripe corn’. “The Popul Vuh tells the story of a pair of twins born to
Xmucane (Shmoo-kah-NAY) and Xpiyacoc (Shpee-yah-COKE), the primal creative pair.
These twins are challenged to a handball game by the lords of the Underworld. The brothers
fail, are sacrificed, and one of them ends up with his skull hanging in a calabash tree in the
Underworld. Blood Woman, daughter of one of the lords of the dead, walks by the calabash
tree and the skull spits in her hand. This makes her pregnant with another pair of hero twins
who will brave the Underworld themselves and become the protagonists of the next divine
handball game. Fearful of retribution from the lords of Xibalba, Blood Woman escapes to the
upper world and seeks out Xmucane who refuses to believe that her son has impregnated
Blood Woman unless she receives a sign. She sends Blood Woman to gather corn in a net from
a garden her sons had planted. Blood Woman finds only a single clump of corn, but she pulls
the cornsilk out of one of the ears and thus produces a net full of ears of ripe corn. Xmucane
is amazed at the huge net full of corn, and goes back to the garden to find out what has
transpired. There she sees the imprint of the net in the ground, which she takes as an omen
that Blood Woman is, truly, to be the mother of her grandchildren.”

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 Muluc (Water), 7 Oc (Dog),
and 8 Chuen (Monkey) which might suggest an emotional release leading to a courageous
decision to create a new pattern in your life. With Lizard as the underlying energy, the time
is ripe for abundance to manifest.

As we journey through each day of this Trecena: 1 Kan (Lizard), 2 Chicchan (Serpent), 3 Cimi (Transformation), 4 Manik (Deer), 5 Lamat (Rabbit), 6 Muluc (Water), 7 Oc (Dog), 8 Chuen
(Monkey), 9 Eb (Road), 10 Ben (Reed), 11 Ix (Jaguar), 12 Men (Eagle), 13 Cib (Vulture/Owl),
utilize the energy of Kan to open up to the universe in gratitude and allow abundance to
fill your net.

***For a list of all 20 Mayan Sun Signs - click here ***

In Lak’ech,

William and Viola