by Ian Xel Lungold
Monkey, is known to the Maya as the Weaver or Weaver of Time. Monkey takes ideas as threads of vines and weaves them into the fabric of our reality…Click here to read full description.
The Trecena of B’atz
(September 15th – 27th, 2025)
by Mark Elmy
The Trecena of B’atz is a great time to begin a new creative project. Whether you are launching your new artform, or beginning to weave something, this is the day to get started.
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Tzolkin Trecena Notes
1 Monkey (Chuen, B’atz)
by William and Viola Welsch
This Trecena starts with 1 Chuen (Monkey, B’atz) – master artisan, master craftsman, imaginative, mischievous, gaining wisdom through curiosity.
According to legend as recorded in the Popol Vuh, twin sons were born to One Hunahpu: One B’atz and One Chuen (the word Batz meaning “monkey” in Quiche dialect and the word Chuen meaning “artisan or craftsman” in Yucatec dialect). Thus, this day sign symbolizes the monkey as the master artisan and master craftsman of all fine arts and innate knowledge. It is also considered to be one of the most fortunate and lucky day signs…Click here to read full article.
Jaguar Wisdom
1 – B’atz’
by Kenneth Johnson
B’atz’ weaves the thread of human destiny, and is sometimes called “the master of all the arts.” This includes the art of living…Click here to read full article.
The Tzolk’in Clock
Monkey (Chuen, B’atz)
by White Shaman
1-Monkey is the first day on the west face of the Tzolk’in Clock (bottom right circle) and ends on 13-House (top right circle). The west face (monkey, seed and earth trecenas) is about our collective morals and right versus wrong. This is the time when our seeds get judged and appreciated. It’s also a time when our collective consciousness gets updated…Click here to read full article.
Ancient DNA Reveals Maya Collapse Was A Transformation, Not Extinction
by Dario Radley
A new genetic study is rewriting the history of the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization, revealing that even though city-states such as Copán and others experienced severe population depletion around 1,200 years ago, the Maya themselves never disappeared. Published on May 28 in Current Biology, the research, led by Shigeki Nakagome, an assistant professor of genomic medicine at Trinity College Dublin, sheds light on the continuity and resilience of the Maya people through one of the most dramatic societal transformations of ancient times...Click here to read full article.
