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
(29th December 2024 – 10th January 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.
Click here to view Mark’s B’atz trecena video presentation.
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.
The Totonacs: Mesoamerican Builders and Allies of Conquest
by Aleksa Vučković
The history of Mesoamerica is complex and filled with various closely related indigenous tribes and civilizations who thrived in its various regions before the sudden arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. One of these is the Totonac culture, one of the most enigmatic in Mesoamerica. It thrived in the modern-day Mexican states of Puebla, Veracruz, and Hidalgo, for several centuries before the Spanish conquest.
The Totonacs were known for their architectural ingenuity, their sprawling cities, their expertise in agriculture, and their commercial dominance in the region. Throughout their existence, they played major roles in shaping the destiny of pre-Columbian Mexico. Always challenged by the larger and more dominant neighbors such as the Aztecs, the Totonacs often dwelt in their shadow. However, with the arrival of the Spaniards, their fate was sealed forever.
What happened in that fated year of 1519?…Click here to read full article.
