TZOLKIN: COUNT OF DAYS
Tzolkin Trecena Notes – 1 Wisdom (CIB)
[Day
196 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 Cib – Vulture/Owl – Ancient Warrior, Keeper of
Wisdom, Defender of Universal Consciousness, Silent Inner Strength of Convictions.
This day sign is associated with Vulture because the
Vulture not only feeds on the remains of the dead, but also clears away the
past. Vulture symbolically represents the purging of karmic patterns and the
emergence of new thought. Vultures and Owls were also revered as great teachers
as they were the Keepers of Ancient Wisdom.
In Mayan cosmology, there were four divine figures
called the Bacabs (Bah KAHBS) who personified the
four directions and were responsible for holding up the sky in each of the four
corners. They were depicted as beekeepers or sometimes even gigantic bees and
wore conch shells on their heads. The Maya associated this day sign with the
conch shell as its spiral shape symbolizes emergence and rebirth. In many
ancient cultures, the spiral represents death and rebirth as an ongoing process
taking place within the human soul. To the Maya, the day sign of the Vulture also
represented departed spirits returning as butterflies or bees.
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 Imix (Crocodile/Waterlily), 7 Ik (Wind) and 8 Akbal (Night/Hearth). Crocodile
represents ancient primal forces and new beginnings. Wind is the spirit or chi
energy that gives life to primal energy. Night represents the temple which
houses the soul. The Vulture trecena encourages us to
clear out old habits and patterns. The energies available at the crest (new
beginnings flowing in the wind influencing our spiritual house) help us to
attain a new level of awareness and new patterns of existence.
As we journey through each day of this Trecena: 1 Cib (Vulture/Owl) 2 Caban (Earth), 3 Etznab (Flint), 4 Cauac (Storm), 5 Ahau (Sun), 6 Imix (Crocodile/Alligator), 7 Ik (Wind), 8 Akbal (Night/Hearth), 9 Kan (Lizard), 10 Chicchan (Serpent), 11 Cimi (Death), 12 Manik (Deer), and 13 Lamat (Rabbit), utilize the energy of Cib to release old patterns
which no longer serve in order to make way for new ideas and opportunities to
emerge.
In Lak’ech,
William and Viola
©2007 William and Viola Welsch