1-Chicchan Trecena Analysis: Live and let DIE

Preface: For Life, For ever

When wood is piled and gasoline is poured
the next thing you need is a spark
Since all the gasoline originates in the Persian Gulf
that's where the spark should occur
otherwise Fire will not catch hold
Ironically, the typical spark happens at sea
A navy ship is struck without provocation
A surprise blow, an act of terror and piracy
At first it's scary,
but after looking closely you realize
This happened many times before
and it succeeded as many times as it failed.
Miserably.
Look up USS Liberty during the 6 day war
or the incident in the Gulf of Tonkin in '64
Realize that piracy happens everywhere.
In the middle of the ocean you raise someone else's flag
and no-one knows any better until it's too late
It used to be the Skull and Bones...

Death engenders Fear, of Life

The ritual of Death is something I always come across when lecturing about the Mayan civilization and calendar. It is one of the things most people think about when discussing this culture, especially having Mel Gibson’s film Apocalypto in mind. The fact that many heads used to roll down those step pyramids before Hernán Cortés came along can be enough reason to dismiss any wisdom that the Maya might have to offer posterity.

However, when I began researching the Mayan calendar and culture I realized how deep their ancient wisdom goes. This, by the way, is not unique to central American cultural research. Whenever the surface of any unknown subject is scratched away – dualistic prejudices are cut through, as pure interest and curiosity replace complacence and ignorance.

According to the Mayan philosophy, Death and Life take Place in Time all the time. Endings and beginnings are essentially human definitions, which in turn serve to obscure the endlessness of Time and Space.

Therefore, the concept of Death, according to the Mayan philosophy, as well as many other ancient traditions – should be viewed through the bird’s eye, using a wide perspective. Why? well, the unknown should be investigated on all levels, not just the particular. It’s not just the End, just the yawning grave, just Judgement, or just whatever.  Death is mostly perceived as that Other Side – the proverbial unknown.

Death Is underneath Everyday

I went through a death ritual and lived to tell the tale. It was during a masonic ritual during which I was made a Master Mason. It was quite harmless, and I was never in any danger of actual death. This doesn’t say I didn’t experience some facet of it.

Two months ago I went to an intense weekend workshop, where we did some role-playing and guided imagination. One of the most memorable and powerful experiences I had there involved an imagined life and death situation, which I lost (i.e., I died).

Going back to what I wrote above about the Persian Gulf and the pirates – it is scary to live and nurture a family when my house is located several hundreds of miles from where all the gasoline is, and where the spark could possibly take place. It really tries my spiritual stamina to accept it somehow and take the bus to work.

The forces that are pushing the world towards the edge of the precipice are the same forces that rolled the heads down the pyramid. These forces represent a warped version of purification (“cleansing”) and control. The basic assumption in the ritual of Death is that some sort of sacrifice must take place in order to usher in something New. What’s missing from this seemingly sound logic is – who is going to step up to the plate and be sacrificed?

Spiritually – it is always a personal sacrifice, of ego and old skin.

Materially – it is the psychopathic massacre of the proverbial Other.

1-Chicchan - from the Libido out to Space

Under the Hood

The 260-day Tzolkin round can be divided into 5 equal periods of 52 days each. Each period begins with the first day of an eastern trecena, like 1-Chicchan, which begins today. The first 52-day period in the Tzolkin begins on 1-Imix, then 1-Ben, 1-Chicchan, 1-Caban, and finally 1-Muluc. As such, an eastern trecena marks a period of initiation and new beginnings, to various degrees.

To continue the previous discussion, there are four eastern sun-signs in the 1-Chicchan trecena (colored red), and three of every other cardinal direction. The dominant and nurturing eastern energy of 1-Chicchan, 5-Muluc, 9-Ben and 13-Caban is balanced by three western sun-signs (blue) that provide transformative energy: 3-Manik, 7-Chuen, and 11-Men.

What’s obviously special in 1-Chicchan is that there are ten consecutive portal days between 2-Cimi and 11-Men (indicated by asterisks). During this period it is recommended to consider and reconsider how the outside world can be interpreted (if at all), and more importantly – how to react (if at all). This powerful sequence of potent days will be experienced one more Time in this Tzolkin round: during the 1-Kan trecena, as the flip-side of the Tzolkin unravels.

Pop-quiz hot-shot

This trecena’s riddle is: “What is the Matrix?”

The keys to solve this riddle are: 4, 5, 7 and 13

1-Chicchan: Kukulkan’s Kundalini

Born on this day: Oscar Wilde, Natalie Imbruglia, Hillel Slovak, Rutherford B. Hayes (19th US president)

"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful." - Oscar Wilde (1-Chicchan) The Picture of Dorian Gray Ch. 2

Imagine you’re playing tennis against Andre Agassi, and he’s serving. Somehow, you manage to return one of his super-fast serves. This is the energy of Chicchan (The Serpent) in action. Had you been thinking about returning the serve chances are the ball would be by you before you’d know it. Rather than from the pondering mind – this is an instinctual energy which knows exactly what to do as it travels from the Base chakra up the spine.

Chicchan is also known as Kundalini. The Sanskrit word “Kundalini” means “coiled”, as the Serpent lies coiled in potential at the base of the spine.

In everyday hospital dramas the medicinal Serpent on the doctor’s attire represents the physician’s ability to cure illness, as well as the patient’s innate ability to cure him/herself. Therefore, the theme of this trecena is the dramatic nature of life itself. The Serpent gives life but can also take it away.

It is a time of extremes, of exposed secrets and swift justice.

2-CIMI: Pass ON

Born on this day: Andrea Bocelli

"(Cimi is) a good day to tie all loose ends" - Ian Lungold (12-Ahau)

Buckle-up, the 10-day Portal ride is underway!

“To be or not to be?”, or, to put it in the parlance of our times: “To Be or to
Become?” On this day of stark duality the essence of Cimi (transformation)
expresses the fork at the beginning of the winding serpentine path. Choice is the
offspring of separation between self and other, mind and body, evolution and
extinction. Even though Cimi literally means Death and loss, it is also a comforting and guiding force through transitions, which smooths the effects of past choices.
Rather than confronting the arresting dilemmas offered by 2-Cimi head-on, this is a good day for allowing the Serpent to continue creeping stealthily below the surface. Remember that this is just the first of 10 consecutive Portal days, so whatever choice is made today – in retrospect it can always be “meant to be”.

3-MANIK: Healing Drum

Born on this day:Dr. Dre, Guy Ritchie, John McCain, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Eyal Berkovic (Football)

"The track hits ya eardrum like a slug to ya chest. Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex" - Dr. Dre (3-Manik) taken from California Love

Among many other interesting meanings, Manik (the Deer) represents the acquisition of skills and tools, as well as striving for accomplishment. During the course of life’s drama, skills are perfected and tools are acquired in order to overcome obstacles and accomplish goals. When coupled with the rhythmic and unbridled expression of stage 3, 3-Manik can be equated to a busy handyman with an overcrowded toolbox. He knows what needs to be done, wants to succeed, but has trouble deciding which tool to pick, so he leaves it for tomorrow. Therefore, on this day wisdom can be found in avoiding clutter, indecision, and procrastination.

Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci were both born on the Tzolkin day 3-Manik, 11 years apart. In this next clip they are both having dinner together in the feature Julie & Julia. This movie is the only one I’ve found so far in which two actors who were born on the same Tzolkin date are acting side by side.

Maybe you can find others?

4-LAMAT: CompasStar

Born on this day: Laurence Fishburne, Bette Midler, Hugh Laurie, Jennie Garth, Wes Borland

"I found a cab eventually, and told the driver in fluent English that I wanted Wenceslas Square. This request, I now know, is phonically identical to the Czech phrase for ‘I am an air-brained tourist, please take everything I have’." - Hugh Laurie (4-Lamat)

Lamat (Star) is a busy and multi-talented sun-sign which, on this day, meets the stable stage 4 of establishing boundaries. This combination is like the four-hand compass which appears on every map. It provides parameters of orientation, much like the overhead stars which also indicate my actual location. Understanding where I am and where I might go is the essence of this day.

The Serpent’s intuitive power must have established limits in order to be truly free. These limits are the limits of Dreams, wished upon the fertile and sexy Rabbit-Star.

BTW, Laurence Fishburne (4-Lamat) is best known for his depiction of Morpheus in the Matrix trilogy. Morpheus is the Greek god of Dreams. The drug Morphine is named after him.

To illustrate the mystery of this combination, here is Hugh Laurie playing piano and singing, long before becoming known as Dr. House MD.

5-MULUC: The Lion Sleeps near a Stream

Born on this day: David Icke, Bill Clinton, Jarvis Cocker, Bobby McFerrin

"But this is America. There is no them; there's only us. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liber... (you know the rest)" - Bill Clinton (5-Muluc) in his speech "A Place Called Hope"

Water (Muluc) is the medium by which the Serpent’s “body-lightning” courses
through the body and makes it alive. Like the Earth, my body is mostly water, and it is the offering of water which electrifies and empowers me on this day.

All eastern sun-signs express a level of fluidity, from the crocodile (Imix) to the
earthquake (Caban). The Serpent’s movement is known to be fluid and adaptable, but Muluc is the fluid itself. Therefore, 5-Muluc is the empowerment of the life’s ability to adapt itself and rise above limitations.

Speaking of David Icke, he’s the one who tied (for me) the Matrix concept to the bloodline conspiracy fashion/trend of David Wilcock. So, he’s the Five in this trecena’s riddle.

6-OC: Attachment vs. Non-Attachment

Born on this day: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

"Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed." - Gandhiji (6-Oc)

On the day 6-Oc the extreme nature and drama of the Serpent is refined by the Love and loyalty of the Dog. The title of the 6th stage of the trecena is Flow and
Responsiveness, and thus, through life’s dramatic trials and tribulations, flowing Love and steadfast loyalty seems always to be the answer.

The 6th stage is also considered to be traditional and habitual in nature, and when it is matched with Oc – the territorial Dog, it becomes even more so. Therefore, 6-Oc is a perfect day to spend time with family/friends and guide each other with love through the trials of this period.

Childhood by the Sea

In the home I grew up in, by the shore of the Mediterranean, Gandhi was referred to as “Gandhiji”. He was one of the philosophers who inspired my wonderful, immigrant, academic parents, along with Swami Vivekananda, Krishnamurti, and many others.

Imagine that. They actually lived under the rule of a philosopher Prime Minister who made a march to make salt, and fasted almost to Death until his country’s civil unrest subsided.

In tribute to my father Sunny’s infinite curiosity and spirit (12-Ik), and with warm wishes for a long and happy life to my mom Uriel (9-Eb) – here is Gandhiji:

My sincere message to Bashar al-Assad (7-Chuen) is to fast publicaliy, like Lennon and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

7-CHUEN: Just a Ride

Born on this day: Ed Harris, William H. Macy, Christopher Lloyd, Vanessa Paradis, Marcus Miller, Tony Robbins, Bashar al-Assad, Andy Wachowski

"This time-traveling is just too dangerous. Better that I devote myself to study the other great mystery of the universe: women!" - Christopher Lloyd (7-Chuen) as Doc Brown in Back to the Future Part II

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” – William Shakespeare (Baptized 1-Eb)

 

“The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it’s real because that’s how powerful our minds are… But it doesn’t matter, because it’s just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice.

No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love.” – Bill Hicks (13-Manik, 1-Men trecena)

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At the midpoint of the serpentine rollercoaster ride of Life the artisan monkey Chuen appears just in Time to turn me around and remind me of the true nature of my tenure on the Grand Stage. Although the extreme instincts of self-preservation seem to always get me tangled up in life’s little hospital-dramas, the visionary artist 7-Chuen is ever present. At the very peak, the thrill of the Ride turns from sheer Terror to irony and wholehearted laughter.

To “illustrate” the peaking artisan, here is Ed Harris (7-Chuen) playing Jackson Pollock (6-Manik).

8-EB: Endless Social Networking

Born on this day: Meyer Lansky, Philip Baker Hall, Claude Debussy, Skye Edwards, Mark Zuckerberg

"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be." - Golda Meir (7-OC) When questioned on Israel's future, in The New York Times (1974)

How come I mention Golda Meir (7-OC) on 8-EB? Did you notice?

Well, this has to do with a very interesting piece of 70′s history. In 1970 Meyer Lansky (8-EB) flew from Miami Beach to Tel-Aviv and stayed there for a while. After a while he decided to spend his retirement years in Israel, as a returned Jew. Golda Meir (7-OC), who was the Prime Minister of Israel back then, told Lansky to get his retired ass back to Miami Beach, where tax evasion charges where waiting for his return.

Here is the man himself, in an interview he gave to the Israeli television in 1971:

In the Godfather part 2 Lee Strasberg (13-Akbal) played a character based on Meyer Lanski (Hyman Roth).

… and to think that the Jew who owns Facebook was born on the same Tzolkin day as the one who financed arms during the Israeli war of independence in 1948, and prevented arms to reach Arabia…

Dance like Iggy Pop

The human spirit which dwells in the body has the divine ability to adapt to any and every situation. The current Time period of the Serpent (1-Chicchan) serves to remind me of this constant. Chicchan is my pure passion and Lust for Life, which can be manifested both as self-preservation and instinct of survival, but also as sincere service to others. Both traits are expressions of my adaptability, and both are also equally valuable and needed during these escalating times of rapid change.

Here’s the amazing voice of Skye Edwards and the oriental groove of Morcheeba in “Otherwise”.

When i open my mouth
thoughts are brutally honest
And i can’t expect that kind of love from you
When you open your mouth
Your teeth are beautifully polished
And i can’t extract the pain you’re going through
No i can’t explain
The pain you’re going through

 

It ain’t gonna hurt now
If you open up your eyes
You’re making it worse now
Every time you criticise
I’m under your curse now
But I call it compromise
I thought that you were wise
But you were otherwise

9-BEN: Federal/Familial Backbone

Born on this day: Charles Dickens, Judy Garland, Kristin Davis, Barak Obama, The US of A (4 July 1776)

"In love of home, the love of country has its rise." - Charles Dickens (9-Ben) taken from The Old Curiosity Shop (1841) chapter 38

In the Mayan language “Ben” means “Reed” or “Staff”. In the context of this trecena, it can be attributed to the rod/spinal cord on which the serpent coils itself. This rod is the medium which connects Earth to the heavens, and the libido to the brain. Therefore, 9-Ben deals with the basic “mechanics” of life and destiny: whatever’s envisioned by the mind manifests down on earth, and whatever transpires in reality invariably affects the mind and guides the spirit.

In between heaven and earth, dream and reality – there is (still) Time, and stage 9′s title is “Patience”.

Here is Kristin Davis (9-Ben) and Tim Allen (12-Cauac):

10-IX: Don’t Pounce

Born on this day: Ian Holm, Ethan Hawke

10-IX: The Shaman's skills, perfected, hidden and beautiful, ultimately precipitate infinite responsibility and prudence.

Ix can be translated as the Jaguar Shaman or wo/man of deep wisdom who invokes the benevolent spirits of the jungle for the benefit of all. On 10-Ix the Serpent completes its transformation and manifests as a stealthy and skillful Jaguar. While the Serpent is dramatic, ascetic, and tends to allow itself to be cornered before overreacting – the Jaguar is fully aware of its abilities and strengths, so it lies unseen in ambush and knows exactly when to pounce. Thus the journey of life’s drama leads to the perfected Shaman, who responsibly and skillfully combines wisdom and instinct; spiritual enlightenment and basic survival.

I’ve been a science fiction enthusiast for quite some time now. During the roaring 90′s, when I used to read Stephen Baxter and Dan Simmons, one of the movies I loved was The Fifth Element. I liked it because it was all about Love conquering Fear and Sabre-rattling.

“Life, which you so nobly serve, comes from destruction, disorder, and chaos.” – Zorg, as played by Gary Oldman (12-Imix), talking with Father Vito Cornelius, as played by Ian Holm (10-IX)

11-MEN: Disembarking

Born on this day: Daniel Day-Lewis, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), John Deacon (Queen), Karen Majorowski, James Lipton

"The thing about performance, even if it’s only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities." - Daniel Day-Lewis (11-Men) in Rolling Stone magazine (1990)

1-Chicchan is a deep process which contains many powerful insights into basic human experience. 11-Men is the last of 10 consecutive portal days, and its message can be phrased as: perfection is never enough; in other words – perfection is relative to perspective (or “altitude”).

The perfect and responsible Jaguar Shaman achieved yesterday might suffice to his/her immediate tribe, but the Eagle (Men) ascends the spiraling winds of the heavens to provide me with a larger perspective. Whatever’s good for the family needs adjustment to be good for the community, and so forth. On the 11th stage the Eagle’s vision is a gift of refinement and resolution, which encourages further transformation and constant learning in expanding spheres of influence.

That’s it? Okay, I’ve had enough of portal days. Let’s go eat.

The Daily Guide to the Mayan Sacred Calendar

Karen (11-Men), along with her partner Stan Majorowski (13-Cib, 1-Kan trecena) have been publishing the daily guide to the Mayan Sacred Calendar for some years now. The first copy to land on my desk came just a couple of weeks ago. Reading the foreward, I came to realize that this issue will be their last, to my dismay. It’s basically a cross-calendar of the Tzolkin and Gregorian, beautifully illustrated and nicely done.

2012 Daily Mayan Guide

Click here to learn more

12-Cib: Time for some Shiatsu

Born on this day: Brad Dourif, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bob Moses

"It is by will alone I set my mind in motion." - Brad Dourif (12-Cib) as Piter De Vries in Dune (1984)

Life is sacred. The essence of 12-Cib is understanding the sanctity of life as a whole, and accepting life’s promise of both ecstasy and agony. Cib means wisdom, and it is also depicted as a shrine of worship. Imagine you are visiting the far-away ruins of an ancient city. You enter the remains of a temple and place both hands on a pillar. From the depths of time a subtle echo of sacred and forgotten wisdom reverberates through the skin of your fingers. This is the energy of Cib.

I understand that the temple I visit on the day 12-Cib, and on every other day I live to experience on Earth is that most sacred of Temples – my own body.

Muad’Dib and Shai-Hulud

I remember taking my father to see David Lynch’s Dune in our neighborhood cinema when I was about 10 years old. It was a trip. I specifically remember wanting to become Kyle MacLachlan (12-Cauac) and ride the Worm as the desert Messiah. This film also featured Brad Dourif in his early years, playing a unique role (like most characters in the book).

This one film also taught me a lot about time-travelling and using drugs/spices. And about the serpent’s swift retribution.

The SandWorm Shai-Hulud is the Arabian version of Chicchan.

Frank Herbert (10-Akbal) was a genius.

13-Caban: Thank you India

Born on this day: Alanis Morissette, James Baldwin, Carroll O’Connor, The Edge, Ralph Houk (NY Yankee), Rasputin, Benjamin Franklin, Jean Baudrillard

"It is the real, and not the map, whose vestiges persist here and there in the deserts that are no longer those of the Empire, but ours: the desert of the real itself." - Jean Baudrillard (13-Caban) in Simulacra and Simulations (1988)

Cultural referral note: The above quote was paraphrased by Laurence Fishburne (4-Lamat, nine days ago) as Morpheus in the first Matrix film, where he tells Neo “Welcome to the desert of the Real”. Baudrillard’s book (Simulacra and Simulations) appears at the beginning of the film, and serves as a fake book from which Neo takes contraband software disks to sell to people at his door.

So here the story of this trecena’s riddle finally unfolds. The Matrix cages the mind and uses the body, along with its illusive Kundalini. Baudrillard wrote about it, and so did Plato and Jordan Maxwell, while the Wachoski brothers wrote and directed it.

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When the sanctity of the individual is realized, the next immediate step is going global on the path of “Ascending Earth” (13-Caban). The holographic principle “As above, so below” means that whatever hold true for our body and spirit is inevitably true for the Earth itself, and therefore – the universe. The journey of 1-Chicchan began with the subjective little dramas of life and death, climaxed and was turned around with the ironies of the artisan (7-Chuen), and today it culminates in synchronizing with the Earth’s heartbeat (Caban).

Tomorrow, reality will begin to be reflected in the Mirror of Truth (1-Edznab), as the Tzolkin ride enters the Core.

Great Ride! Let’s go again…

How bout no longer being masochistic?
How bout remembering your divinity?
How bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out?
How bout not equating death with stopping?
 
Thank you India!!!
Thank you providence
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you nothingness
Thank you clarity
Thank you, thank you SILENCE

1-Cauac Trecena Analysis: Purify and Teach

Prelude: 259% Chance of PRECIPITATION

Well, Another Time has come full circle for the first time. The first post on this series was 1-Cauac Trecena Analysis Part 1 of 2, and today I’m posting a full version of it, with updates to the celebrity list of birthdays, to content and design.

That first post was published May 5 2011 (6-Kan). Six days after publishing my first child was born, just before the 1-Cauac trecena came to its fruition (try to find her below).

So, I’m publishing this one on 5-Akbal (exactly 259 days after that first post).

Why not tomorrow? Why not make it a complete 260-day cycle? Well, around 13-Ahau (28 October 2011) I realized that the Tzolkin “measures”/maps time in more than one vector. That is, it maps time as it moves forward and backward simultaneously (and possibly in other dimensions I haven’t yet found).

However, this concept is altogether alien to anyone living on the planet today. The Gregorian and all other calendars, along with the wristwatch, have totally convinced me that Time moves on all the time, and that consciousness is a one-way street from cradle to crematorium.

The Tzolkin is obviously a deeper map of human consciousness and experience of Time and reality. This depth allows for different dots in time to be connected using different lines of context and meaning. When I used it to measure anything other than complete 260-day cycles, or 13/20-day cycles – let’s say cycles of 4, 9, 10 and 12 – the result was a movement back in Time and forward in cardinal direction sequence.

So I’m trying out the 259-day count just to see what kind of majix it will stir…

Besides, complete cycles are so boring, right? Time needs never be that precise. It smells like a form of stagnation. I mean, isn’t it nicer to call someone to wish happy birthday the day before?

Today’s quote (6-Kan) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is:

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

This is what I mean.

1-Cauac: An activating period in the midst of Winter

1-Cauac: Purification, morning bathroom style

Born on this day: Princess Diana, John Wayne, Mike Shore (MayanMajix)

"I'd like to be a queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts, but I don't see myself being Queen of this country." - Princess Diana (1-Cauac) BBC Panorama, November 20, 1995 (3-Cauac, 1-Caban trecena)

The cleansing and activating trecena of Cauac (Rainstorm) began on a Sunday this time. This is kinda cool for some people who consider Sunday to be the first  day of the week. This way, the trecena fits in nicely until stage 7, then 8 appears on Sunday. This correlation between weekday and trecena stage happens every 14 weeks/7.5 trecenas.

At the beginning of each trecena a seed is planted deep inside the womb of consciousness. From its surrounding “soil” it draws the substances it needs to take root and grow. This “soil” is whatever’s already manifested in consciousness, and the most immediate soil in its vicinity is the previous trecena – in this case 1-Cimi, and more specifically its fruit – 13 Edznab.

2-Ahau: The Invisible Sun

Born on this day: Roy Haynes, William Blake, Shaquille O’Neal, Anna Nicole Smith, Kate Hudson, Sharon Jorgenson

"And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth." - Revelation 14:3, as quoted by Sharon Jorgenson (2-Ahau)

The day after the seed of Cauac is planted is 2-Ahau. The sun-sign Ahau (Sun/Flower) is the last in the 20 -day period the Mayans called “uinal” (pronounced “wee-nal”), and it represents flowering enlightenment.

In the Mayan Calendar, an Ahau day always marks the last day of the uinal (and of other, longer periods of growth). Therefore, 2-Ahau presents us with somewhat of a dilemma, since the final sun-sign appears at the beginning of the process, and also because the second day of each trecena always presents us with a dilemma. This dilemma can be phrased: “will the cleansing process enlighten or disappoint?” It will probably do both, and the choice on what to focus remains subjectively yours.

I had a small crush on Kate Hudson way back when. Here she naively shines in a dialog with Patrick Fugit (2-Manik, last trecena) from “Almost Famous”.

3-Imix: Bluegrass on the Bayou

Born on this day: Tom Hanks, Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra, George Takei, Tori Amos, Chris Penn, Fred Ward, Bin Laden’s Assassination (according to MSM)

"If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors." - Frank Sinatra (3-Imix) on Playboy (1963)

3-Imix marks the day the seed begins to germinate, when the dilemma of the previous day is resolved, and the process begins to pulse with the rhythm of growth. The seed is cracked open as roots begin to delve into the ground and the trunk makes its way to the surface. Above the surface, however, nothing is yet visible. 3-Imix is also the beginning of a new uinal (as Imix always is), which means germination takes place on the most basic and material level. The Imix (crocodile) pushes the trecena process uphill with its primordial strength and nourishment.

Howard Hughes (3-Imix) was a genius that became deranged before dying too young. I’d like to see “The Aviator” redone with Tom Hanks. Here’s the real deal:

4-Ik: The Compass Spins

Born on this day: Michael Jackson, Natalie Portman, Mathew Broderick, John Cusack, Andy Summers, Rafael Nadal, Anoushka Shankar, Harpo Marx

"Each Time The Wind Blows I Hear Your Voice, so I Call Your Name. Whispers at morning, our love is dawning. Heaven's glad you came." - Michael Jackson (4-Wind) taken from 'I just can't stop loving you', Bad (1987)

Since the action of 3-Imix is unbridled and almost out of control, the following day of 4-Ik comes along to stabilize the process. The wind of communication and good ideas blows in all four directions on this day, refines the raw intensity of the Imix, and sets the boundaries required to establish freedom of speech and movement. In the context of this trecena – no rainstorm can take place without the Wind to take it wherever it is needed. In the growth process, this is when the surrounding soil needs to react and make way for the new plant that’s obviously here to stay.

Harpo Marx was one of my childhood heroes. Here he is in a TV show from the early 60′s (note the blatant product placement for Winston – amazing times!).

5-Akbal: That Night

Born on this day: Jack Nicholson, Steve Buscemi, Penelope Cruise, Anne Hathaway, Peter Gabriel, Ronan Keating, Elizabeth I of England

"My grip is surely slipping. I think I've lost my hold... I cannot get insurance any more, they don't take credit, only gold." - Peter Gabriel (5-Akbal) The Blood of Eden

Once the process is stabilized, and the soil’s reaction allows growth to continue, 5-Akbal comes along. Akbal means “Night/the unknown”, and it stands for transformation through intuition (among many other meanings). 5 is the exact crossing point that is achieved when connecting opposing corners of the rectangular cube (which is 4). It is the apex of the pyramid, and is also considered to be an expression of the masculine aspect of creation. In the growth process it is the moment in time when the trunk breaks through the surface and sprouting takes place. Combined together, 5-Akbal is empowerment through intuition and the courage to concentrate growth through the potential that lies within the dark unknown.

Here is Robin Williams (8-Cimi, coming up) doing a Jack Nicholson (5-Akbal) impersonation on a British talk show, along with Elijah Wood (2-Oc).

6-Kan: Windblown Seeds

Born on this day: F. Scott Fitzgerald

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." - F. Scott Fitzgerald (6-Kan), The Great Gatsby final sentence

Today (6-Kan) marks the stage in growth when the balancing effects of the crest of the trecena begin to unfold (stages 6 through 9 represent balanced energy). Kan is the seed of basic abundance, and it always comes after traversing the unknown Night/Akbal sun-sign. The seed sun-sign is coupled with the number 6, which represents Flow and responsiveness. Therefore, the cleansing rainstorm of the current trecena bring flowing abundance on this day.

7-CHICCHAN: Lightning of Zeus

Born on this day: Tom Clancy, David Letterman, Matt Damon, Joe Henderson

"The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy (7-Chicchan) on Larry King

The apex (stage 7) of the gathering rainstorm Cauac takes place when lightning tears through the skies. The lightning is Chicchan – the Serpent, and it stands for sensuality, flexibility, and the blood-lightning coiling up the spine (a.k.a. Kundalini). This quintessential dramatic aspect of creation stands at the absolute mid-point of the Cauac trecena, separating the stages of gathering (1-6) from those of release and manifestation (8-13): planning – execution, inhale – exhale. In the growth process, this stage is when leaves begin to take form and the plant grows in height and matures. On this day we are reminded of the seed that was planted on 1-Cauac, and the journey gains purpose because at the top of the “mountain” (see chart) we can see for the first time the fruits that the final stage of ascension (13) promises.

All-in-all, it is no wonder that 7-Chicchan is a Portal Day (what’s a Portal Day? see 10-LAMAT below).

8-Cimi: Infinite Change

Born on this day: Bill Gates, Robin Williams, Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode)

"You know the difference between a tornado and divorce in the south? Nothing! Someone is losing a trailer." - Robin Williams (8-Cimi), discussing Cauac

The sign of the Serpent on the previous day inevitably brings spiritual death and transition on this day of Cimi. In this trecena, Cimi is coupled with the number 8, which represents infinity and balance. From this we learn that a true rainstorm at its peak brings infinite change. The storm uproots old trees, causes streams to overflow, and floods the landscape. 8-Cimi guides us through this transition, and shows that every change elevates us to a new level of harmony. Regardless of the extent by which old patterns are disrupted during the cleansing rainstorm – equilibrium is always regained between the old and the new.

The 8th day of the trecena is also the day in which the theme of the previous trecena reappears to balance the effects of the current one.

Well, we already saw Robin Williams (8-Cimi) before, so let’s look at the other 8-Cimi who’s famous. Here’s Bill Gates demonstrating algebra for the masses:

9-Manik: Health in the Making

Born on this day: Desmond Morris, Joe Satriani

9-Manik is the eternal purifier of the negative, the ever-present healer of skill and solace

Like its predecessor Cimi, Manik is also a highly spiritual sun-sign, but its energy lies in the healing craft, that is always called for after the death and change which Cimi invokes. The healing hand of Manik dispels negative aftereffects of whatever was lost forever in the storm, and together with the divine number 9 – provides a bird’s eye perspective of the entire process so far. 9 is the final stage of action before manifestation, just like the nine months of human pregnancy. In the growth process stage 9 is when buds begin to appear on the mature tree.

10-LAMAT: Starry, Starry Night

Born on this day: Kate Winslet, Julio Iglesias, Morrissey (The Smiths), John Boorman, David Blatt (Basketball), Mike Einziger (Incubus), Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror movie), Arcadi Gaydamak

"Why pamper life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger's seat?" - Morrissey (10-Lamat) taken from 'This Charming Man' (1984)

The stormy trecena Cauac manifests on the 10th day, and those who see the first star Lamat in the night sky know that the clouds have finally passed. Like any southern sun-sign (colored yellow in the chart) Lamat is a sign of abundance, and thus the star abundantly shines in all directions and stands for the many gifts that the manifested rainstorm has left in its wake. Apart from Manifestation, stage 10 of any trecena also means beauty and responsibility. Beauty reveals itself as a newborn on the 10th month following patient gestation, but it’s obviously just the beginning, since caring for the newly manifested baby carries a great deal of responsibility. The same goes for those left to rebuild at the wake of the Storm.

What’s a Portal Day?

10-Lamat is a Portal Day, which means that it’s particularly potent compared to non-Portal Days. So, what are Portal Days?

Each frequency wave has points of reference, which allow synchronization with the entire wave. In a typical frequency wave there are 3 such points: the highest, the lowest, and the mid-point, where the frequency crosses the axis of reference. In the Tzolkin Calendar there are 52 Portal Days, which stand for the lowest/highest junctures, and 20 Core Days, which represent the plateau at the very center of the 260-day cycle.

Practically speaking, Portal days are uniquely potent in the way the external world comes at you, while the consecutive 20-day Core period of the 7th uinal are equally potent from within. Experiencing the Portal and Core days consciously allows you to synchronize your concept of Time with the entire Tzolkin cycle.

11-Muluc: Water Lilly

Born on this day: Neil Young, Saddam Hussein, John Ritter, Lynda Carter

"I call on you not to hate, because hate does not leave space for a person to be fair and it makes you blind and closes all doors of thinking." - Saddam Hussein (11-Muluc) in his farewell letter

The 11th stage of each trecena stands for resolution and adjustment. The newborn that manifested on the previous stage needs to adjust to whatever’s already manifested. On this trecena, day 11 is coupled with Muluc – the sign of water and an offering of thanks. Following the storm, streams of running water carve the landscape and wash debris away. On this day we let go of the old refuse and offer it in appreciation downstream to complete the entire process of cleansing. In the growth process this is when flowering takes place, and the tree gloriously blossoms.

Here’s the blossoming offering of Neil Young, doing what he knows best:

12-Oc: Love & Understanding

Born on this day: David Eigenberg (Sex & the City), Michael Winslow (Police Academy), Robert Gates, Libi Solomon

"Most governments lie to each other. That’s the way business gets done." - Robert Gates (12-Oc) to CNN on 12-Muluc

Oc is the Dog, loyal and loving, and in the Cauac trecena it appears on the 12th day of Understanding. After the waters of Muluc resolved the storm’s effects we come to a complete understanding that the rainstorm, although devastating and unsettling – is ultimately a blessing of Love. On this day the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle is placed, and we can finally understand how each stage of the trecena contributed in its own Time to the entire process. In this trecena, the loyalty and unconditional love of the Dog guides us in this process of retrospection and closure.

13-Chuen: Tomorrow’s Art

Born on this day: Barbra Streisand, Missy Elliot, Ray Romano, Jeremy Irons, Holly Johnson

"The World is my Oyster" - Holly Johnson (13-Chuen) in 'Welcome to the Pleasuredone'

Fruition comes on the 13th and last day of the trecena, and in this process the crafty Monkey Chuen represents the ripe fruit which carries within it the seeds of the next step of Creation. On 13-Chuen artistic expression and innocent curiosity is called for to carry the successes and failures of the past to the benefit of future endeavors down the Road.

The rainstorm has passed, old patterns have been washed away, and the Road to Life (Eb) can now begin to unfold.

To wrap the rainstorm up, I offer you a Jeremy Irons (13-Chuen) you didn’t know about. An artisan in every way:

1-Imix Trecena FULL Analysis Video Lesson

Preface: Whatever, Dude

Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come my Baby
We might have took the long WAY
We knew we'll get there some Day...

You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for LIFE
You're still the one that I LOVE
You're still the one I Dream of
You're still the one I kiss good Night

I dedicate Shania Twain’s (12-Edznab) timeless words to the Tzolkin. Although it took me 10 days (from 1-Imix to 10-Oc) to recover from the Cosmic Shock-wave I personally experienced, I finally could hear the Tzolkin Heartbeats once again.

LOUD AND CLEAR this time. 20x more than before, naturally (“Look at what we won’t be missing”)

Please note the number of words that resonate with this current trecena’s sequence of Sun-Signs.

I shall walk with you in the cool shadow of the Garden

Here is the last segment of the video interview I recorded back on the flip-side (7-Ix) in preparation for the end of the Tun-Calleman model, as depicted in his amazing books.

P.S: If you still have Shania in the background I suggest you play it out before this next one.

Important Note: I’ve filled in paragraphs under 9-Muluc onwards, so please scroll down (1-Imix started today). Stay tuned and come back soon for more updates on this post in the following days, leading into 1-Ix and beyond!

Today’s question is: “What’s the common denominator that can be found between people born 9-Muluc, 11-Chuen, 12-Eb, and 13-Ben?”

The clue to solve this riddle is: 3, 8, 5, and then 6

1-Imix: Leviathan

Born on this day: Amy Smart, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Wilder, Billy Bob Thornton, Alan Watts, Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot), Nick Cave

"Myths are not untrue. In myth there's an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the World" - Alan Watts (1-Imix)

Portal Day

So, here we go again.

I thought I’m going to have it made, but then I got Cosmically served with a Curve-ball. I almost stuck-out swinging, but had a good Eye, and run the count full. Patience is a Gift.

The Gift was duly named “Saturday Night”. I’ve been in a Saturday Night state of mind ever since. Note that I don’t only mean the classic re-runs with John Belushi (10-Edznab), Steve Martin (12-Cauac), Chevy Chase (12-Akbal) and the other TV legends of the late 70′s (SNL).

Maybe you know what I mean.

What does has the Beginning in store?

It is important to note that using 1-Imix as the first day of a cycle is questionable to begin with. How can you mark a starting point on a circle? on something cyclical?

TBD

Prelude to 6-Cimi: It’s Outa Here!

The World Series was concluded exactly on 13-Ahau, which means I got my wish. More specifically, I would like to refer you back to one of my first-ever posts: Baseball and the Mayan Calendar.

The first image I put on that post was the cover of Sports Illustrated, dated May 28th 1984 (9-Cimi). The title on the front page was: “Detroit is in the Driver’s Seat”.

After publishing this post, I sent a link to an old friend of mine, who used to be a Brooklyn Dodgers fan before going Mets and then settling for the Yankees for good. His profession is editing and proofreading, so I asked him to go over it (being my 3rd post ever, and all).

He gave me some pointers and solid ideas, and then moved on to talk about my selection of images to the post. “What? Detroit in the Driver’s Seat? When did this happen?”

“Well,” I said, “I was 10 when the Tigers were last on top”. That was around and between 1984 and Animal Farm. He just laughed and remarked something about the Field of Dreams, National Lampoon, and how the Yankees are doing.

He was born 9-Ik (1-Ix Analysis*), btw, like Quetzalcoatl, so when he speaks, I breathe slowly and pay careful heed.

* All italicized dates have no links, since they refer to forthcoming posts in the making.

So how did the Yankees and Tigers finish up this year?

On 15 October 2011 (Saturday Night, 4 weeks ago, 13-Manik) Detroit fell off the Fall Classic race in Game 6 of the ALCS away in Texas.

The usual-suspect-Yankees, on the other hand, were already out of it back in October 6th (4-Edznab, 1-Men Analysis).

…and it wasn’t Joe Torre’s (5-Cimi, 1-Ik Analysis) fault this time.

2-Ik: Spirit

Born on this day: Ezra Pound, Slash (Guns n’ Roses), Kylie Minogue, Cynthia Nixon

"The author's conviction on this day of the New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance; that poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music." - Ezra Pound (2-Ik)

TBD

3-Akbal: Campfire

Born on this day: Dennis Hopper, Martin Ashton (Londonboy)

"You gotta be kidding. I mean, you know who this is, man? This is Captain America. I'm Billy. Hey, we're headliners baby." - Dennis Hopper (3-Akbal) as Billy in Easy Rider

TBD

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4-Kan: Plenty

Born on this day: Shlomo Artzi, Seth Green, Adele (singer), Michael Madsen

"That woman deserves her revenge, and we deserve to die." - Michael Madsen (4-Kan) as Budd in Kill Bill Vol. 2

TBD

5-Chicchan: LIFE

Born on this day: Srinivasa Ramanujan, Andy Griffith, Marilyn Monroe, Demetri Martin (comedian)

"Story of my life. I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop." - Marilyn Monroe (5-Chicchan) as Sugar in 'Some Like it Hot'

TBD

6-Cimi: Going, going GONE!

Born on this day: William Jennings Bryan, Joaquin Phoenix, Ivri Lider

"This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error." - William Jennings Bryan (6-Cimi) in his speech 'Cross of Gold' 1896

TBD

7-Manik: Revival

Born on this day: Wade Boggs, B.B. King, Ricky Martin, Sean Combs (Puff Daddy), Allen Ginsberg, Benazir Bhutto, Matthew McConaughey, Johnny Depp, Alex Jones

"I know death comes. I’ve seen too much death, young death." - Benazir Bhutto (7-Manik) delivering her prophetic speech 'Destiny's Daughter' 2007

This speech was given 8 months before she was assassinated under mysterious circumstances.

TBD

8-Lamat: Harmony

Born on this day: Babe Ruth, Jessica Simpson, Samantha Fox, Saffron (singer), Dido, Cyndi Lauper, Donovan, Emir Kusturica, Me

"... I'm stumbling down the highway on my boots of steel. I should be rolling down the skyway on my cosmic wheels" - Donovan (8-Lamat) 'Cosmic Wheels'

TBD

9-Muluc: Water

Born on this day: Salvador Dalí, Terry Jones (Monty Python), Levi Eshkol (3rd Israeli PM), John Demartini (The Secret)

"Saying 'We will destroy terrorism' is about as meaningful as saying: "We shall annihilate mockery." - Terry Jones (9-Muluc)

The above quote was taken from an interview with Jones that was published on the Daily Telegraph December 1st 2001. This was just short of 3 months following the September Eleventh tragedy. According to the Tzolkin, the publishing date is 9-Ik, which is exactly 13 days after Jones had his Tzolkin birthday.

I think that, being at the beginning of a new cycle, it can be wise to refer back to Statements of Reflex, that were uttered right at the beginning of previous Underworlds. At the beginning of the Galactic Underworld, we experienced 9-11 and every one had a different reaction.

• The ones who knew what to do were adamant about National Security.
• The ones who grieved said nothing.
• The ones who were not sure what just happened brewed alternative stories, which we all heard about.

More Timely insights from Jones:

“Ludicrous concepts…like the whole idea of a “war on terrorism”. You can wage war against another country, or on a national group within your own country, but you can’t wage war on an abstract noun. How do you know when you’ve won? When you’ve got it removed from the Oxford English Dictionary?”

“It took 200 years for the Crusaders to create [this] Muslim fanaticism. It was the exact imitation of Christian intolerance.”

10-Oc: LOVE

Born on this day: J. K. Rowling, Tia Carrere

"There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words." - J. K. Rowling (10-Oc) in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

More from Rowling:

“We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”

11-Chuen: Humor

Born on this day: Shannen Doherty, David Duchovny, Shimon Peres (8th Israeli PM, current President), Stanley Kubrick

"I will confine myself to reaffirming that Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the region." - Shimon Peres (11-Chuen)

Link to full interview article.

Peres is the incumbent Illuminati Executive Officer of the Mid-East branch. I realized this not so long ago. It took time to pinpoint. What he’s referring to in the above quote is that wherever something’s visible, there’s always something invisible next to it.

In Earthly terms, during the Camp David talks back in the late 70′s, Anwar Sadat bartered Egypt’s unknown nuclear arsenal and 1 Sinai desert for the price of Peace with Israel. The Balance of Power must be maintained in the region, so Sadat (7-Oc, see 1-Kan trecena analysis, Part 1) agreed to incognito silos on Egyptian soil, operated by US “intelligence operatives”.

Tom Lehrer (7-Akbal) saw this coming back in the 50′s:

“Egypt’s gonna get one too, just to use on you-know-who.”

- from Who’s Next? More from Tom Lehrer in a previous post (1-Caban Analysis Part 1)

12-Eb: WAY

Born on this day: LeVar Burton (Star Trek TNG), Maurice Ravel, Django Reinhardt, Doug Fister (SP Detroit Tigers), Yitzhak Rabin (5th Israeli PM), Jeff Bridges (a.k.a. The Dude), Chaim Topol (a.k.a. Fiddler on the Roof)

"The Dude abides" - Jeff Bridges (12-Eb) as the other Lebowski

“We are destined to live together, on the same soil in the same land.” - Yitzhak Rabin

TBD

13-Ben: Family

Born on this day: Joel David Coen, Diana Krall, Menachem Begin (6th Israeli PM)

"Israel is still the only country in the world against which there is a written document to the effect that it must disappear." - Menachem Begin (13-Ben)

TBD

Link to next trecena 1-Ix (upcoming)

1-Akbal Trecena Analysis Part 2 of 2

Things begin to happen, which inspire and reinvent Intuition

Link to Part 1

Prelude: 7-Muluc* Revisited

"I never lie down at NIGHT without REFLECTING that — young as I am — I may not live to see another DAY." Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (7-Muluc)

One of the things I found to be insightful during every trecena is to ponder the missing sun-sign.

The current trecena is western (blue), so it has four western sun-signs, and one that is always absent. This is, of course, true for every trecena with regards to its cardinal direction.

So, during this trecena, we travel through all western sun-signs but one. Which sun-sign is it?

The hint seems to always lie in stage 7. In this trecena it is Muluc, and it indicates the missing western sign – Cauac.

To better illustrate what 7-Muluc actually means, in the context of the mysterious Akbal trecena, and in the presence of the glaring absence of Cauac – I offer some words of wisdom from Peter Gabriel. This talented English singer/songwriter was born 5-Akbal (1-Cauac), and was the first lead singer of the band Genesis back in the 70′s. In his song “Washing of the Water” (1992) he skilfully wrote accurate words, very indicative of these tumultuous times [my comments in square brackets; capitalization and emphasis added]:

“River, show me how to float
I feel like I’m sinking down
Thought that I could get along
But here, in this water, my feet won’t touch the ground
I need something to turn myself around.”

“LETTING GO is so hard,
the way it’s hurting now to get this love untied [Any Love/Attachment to person/material/spiritual/habitual]
So tough to stay with this thing
Because if I follow through
I’ll face what I denied
I’ll get those hooks out of me
And I’ll take out the hooks that I sunk deep in your side
Kill that fear with emptiness,
Loneliness I hide”

8-Oc [19 August 2011] Love Above, Love Below

Born on this day: Pamela Anderson, Dean Stockwell, Matthew Perry (Friends), Alan Rickman, Gérard Depardieu

"The stage is like a cage of LIGHT. People are no longer afraid of you - they are the ones out there IN THE DARK, watching. " - Gérard Depardieu (8-Oc)

Today’s transmission from the Sun revolves around the all-pervasive nature of empathy and comradeship. After the “worst” of the Night’s (Akbal) mystery and hysteria are behind us (7-Muluc) the balancing power of the 8th stage reminds us that we can never truly be alone when the faithful Dog (e.g., Sirius, the dog-star) is ever our steadfast companion, even during the darkest Nights.

Also, going back to the theme presented under in the above Prelude – at any given trecena there are 13 sun-signs that are present and 7 absent. One of the more glaring absent sun-signs in this trecena is Imix (at least within the context of this discussion). During the Akbal trecena there is an acute lack of territory and boundaries. The known becomes unknown, and the unknown gets more bizarre by the heartbeat.

This can be explained by the lack of Imix – the most material and territorial sun-signs on offer. This lack is compensated and balanced-out today by Oc and its social mode of territoriality, which is the force behind Team Spirit, All for 1 and 1 for all, and the All Seeing (invisible) “I” in the word “Team”.

9-Chuen [20 August 2011] Macro-Art

Born on this day: Serena Williams

"It's astounding, time is fleeting, madness takes its toll" - Richard O'Brien (9-Imix, BurnDay)

I have a funny story to share with you about 9-Chuen.

For almost 2 years, 9-Chuen has been my own personal Holy Grail. I’ve been compiling a large list of Tzolkin birthdays of family, friends, and celebrities – the fruits of which you can see in this blog. It took me the better part of 2 years to gather this information for my research.

My ultimate goal was to find at least one specimen for each of the 260 archetypes. After about a year I got 259, and then kept finding duplicates of birthdays I’ve already found. On and on for what seemed like forever.

The pesky 9-Monkey kept eluding me.

Then I called one of my ex-bosses; let’s call him Lauren. We talked after years of not exchanging a word. I then asked him for his birthday, and you already know the rest of the story.

He wasn’t just another boss. Apart from working closely together for more than 2 years, we took this amazing diving safari back in 2004, just him and me and 12 other strangers. He was my diving buddy, and he also saved my life on that trip.

So here’s to Lauren, the best 9-Chuen I’ve ever known!

So glad to be out of 7-Muluc!

Lauren, a Venice Beach distinguished veteran

BTW1: I kept collecting Tzolkin birthdays since then, even though the puzzle became complete with Lauren’s contribution.

BTW2: I’m sure that if you start your own Holy Grail quest, that last piece of the puzzle will be something completely different! So, I warmly recommend you to try it out.

10-Eb* [21 August 2011] Beauty on the Way

Born on this day: David Beckham, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Leo Tolstoy, Naomi Klein

"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here." - from War and Peace, book 4, chapter 11 by Leo Tolstoy (10-Eb)

Remember the day when you entered the unknown cave and worried about sleeping bears Deep Inside? That was 1-Akbal

Remember when you began to fathom the cave’s depth, and started having second thoughts about whether it’s worth while to go on? That was 2-Kan

And then, the serpent inside you egged you on to test your nerve, hissing in Parseltongue about ancient and mysterious relics of knowledge and great worth buried deep under the Known. That was 3-Chicchan

Stumbling through dark and unknown passages, the ghosts of your ancestors came from all four directions to support your courage and bless you with true resolve (and some luck, too). That was 4-Cimi

Dispelling your doubts, you took courage and marched on down your path of Pilgrimage. That was 5-Manik

A lone star shone through an open shaft above you; a White Rabbit on the Moon, as rapid wisps of clouds flowed across its phasing face. That was 6-Lamat

At the deepest end of Mystery, you quit measuring the depth of the Rabbit Hole, the deepest abyss of the Soul. That was 7-Muluc

…

On the 10th level of the Dungeon ambient light from all around you make the outlines of the way out clearly visible. This is 10-Eb.

Regardless of what you’ve found so far, nor what you might find on your way back to the LIGHT, once the Road becomes visible at Night, something deep inside you suddenly (and beautifully) attains a renewed sense of affirmation, self-worth, and maturity.

11-Ben [22 August 2011] Real Dreams/Dreamy Reality

Born on this day: James Brown, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oliver Hardy, Quentin Tarantino

"Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn" - James Brown (11-Ben)

Quentin Tarantino (Born 11-Ben) is one of the Movie-Wizards who shaped a violent, albeit whimsical period leading up to the initiation of the 8th Underground, during the late 90′s.

Here is one of my favorite scenes that he directed and also starred in. Here, Quentin is playing… Quentin.

12-Ix [23 August 2011] Night-Vision Shamanism

Born on this day: Emma Watson, Alec Baldwin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Henry Ford

"I'll be back" - Arnold Schwarzenegger (12-Ix)

The Jaguar is a nocturnal predator. His vision pierces the Night.

Thus, on 12-Ix (which is located next to the Exit from the Akbal Cave) we find a pair of Alien Night-Vision goggles buried next to an ancient Jaguar Warrior.

These would surely come handy next time you go on a Night’s prowl, on a moonless night, somewhere in a faraway Future of the next Tzolkin round.

These are the Tools and Skills of the Underworld Shaman.

13-Men [24 August 2011] Seeds of Vision

Born on this day: Sacha Baron Cohen, Trent Reznor, Heather Nova, Chad Smith (RHCP), Keith Levene (The Clash)

"Something inside of me has opened up its EYES. Why did you put it there? Did you not realize?" - Trent Reznor (13-Men)

On the Other Side of the 1-Akbal mystical process we find 13-Men, which I decided to call “The Seeds of Vision”.

It is said that Akbal people have a Presence and Voice which, by nature, inspire their surroundings, and make up the inexplicable Question Mark/Scar of Terrestrial Existence. I found this to be quite true during my mysterious voyage down the Tzolkin and Mayan cave of Wonders. This inspiration is carried today on the Wings of the majestic, legendary Eagles of the 13th and sublime Stage.

They have bested all Caves, and are forever soaring above in search for a new mystery to dive into:

“With the LIGHT in our eyes it’s hard to see

Holding on and on till we believe.” – Heather Nova (13-Men)

This eventually leads to the next story of Evolution: The Sanctity of the Unified Soul (1-Cib).

Link to next trecena: 1-Cib

1-Caban Trecena Analysis Part 1 of 2

The World is my Oyster (Holly Johnson - 13-Chuen)

Link to previous trecena: 1-Kan, Part 2

Note 1: This post was updated through 6-Ik! Please read down and comment.

Note 2: To ALL Non-Native English readers – I’m writing this blog for you in simplified English. You will find strange words here and there, but it’s well worth the Copy-Paste to your favorite translation site. You will, however, need to learn the Mayan words I’m using. To that end, I recommend reading previous Trecena Analysis posts, beginning here.

Note 3: To ALL veteran readers – Yesterday i’ve updated my very first post on this series [The Tzolkin Calendar did you know?] with some Explosive findings.

Note 4: Beginning 1-Oc, I’ve decided to rename this blog: “Another Time: Daily Tzolkin/Tun Digest”. So look out for it in that form.

The 1-Caban trecena is the first one out of the intensive 6th, 7th, and 8th uinals, where there are consecutive Portal and Core days. It begins at the closing chapter of the 8th uinal, and most of it takes Place in Time in the 9th uinal.

Caban people are known to be extremely cerebral and logical, even to the point of poor judgment that’s based on logic alone. I would therefore like to propose a line of inquiry right at the beginning of the trecena. It seems that the sun-signs align with the stages in a very logical way. It is almost like the 1-Imix trecena, where every day spells out “beginning”.

So there seems to be some logical correspondence between sun-sign and stage number in the Caban trecena. It is as though the theme of this period is to understand how Nature (sun-sign) and Expression (stage) can be arranged on the Macro/Global level in order for the Earth itself to be balanced.

This is the thesis I’d like to examine with you during the first part of the trecena.

1-Caban [17 July 2011] One Earth

Born on this day: Ira Gershwin, J. D. Salinger, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Jay Leno, Noel Gallagher, Seal

"When you've finished getting yourself ready in the morning, you must go get the planet ready." - The Little Prince

Caban, along with the other three last sun-signs which conclude the uinal, are considered to be the most ripe and sophisticated aspects of Nature. Here are some of the common meanings of the Mayan word Caban:

• Heartbeat
• Earth
• Earthquake

From further inquiry into the symbolism tied into this sun-sign it is evident that Caban has a lot to do with the planet itself, as a living and evolving organism with its own heartbeat. The Earth’s heartbeat is ancient, deep, and very low in frequency. What’s so special about Caban is that no matter where you are on Earth, above the atmosphere, deep underwater, downtown in the city or at the beach – you are constantly connected to this all-encompassing deep frequency.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author-aviator who wrote “The Little Prince” in 1942 (Middle of the 9th Heaven of the Planetary Cycle) was born 1-Caban. In that book he wrote:

“Here is my secret. It is very simple. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.”

So true, and very indicative of Caban’s message and unique nature.

The first step in examining the abovementioned thesis begins today with “One Earth”, which makes plenty of sense to the ones among us who haven’t yet visited a planet different to the One we call Home.

For more details and insights regarding Caban and its trecena, click here.

2-Edznab [18 July 2011] Polarizing Mirror

Born on this day: Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, Barry Bonds, Leon Trotsky, Barry Pepper, David Lynch

"You take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their Hearts and their Bones - they won't come undone" - Paul Simon

Stage 2 goes well with the sun-sign Edznab (much like 7-Edznab); Edznab is the Mirror of Reality, and 2-Edznab is like looking in the rearview mirror of the taxi right after leaving home on a World tour.

Speaking of touring and travelling songs, I used to love listening to Paul Simon while on the road, driving or riding. This was true for me back in the 80′s and 90′s. I always admired the way he has with words and harmony. Here are some words from the first track on his Graceland album. Timely words indeed, and somewhat reflective as well:

“These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That’s dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don’t cry baby, don’t cry.” – Paul Simon (2-Edznab), “The Boy in the Bubble”

So, continuing the thesis examination, 2-Edznab means that we face Reality the way we face a mirror of truth. It shows you what’s there and what’s only an illusion. Also, using another meaning of the word Edznab, a razor-sharp knife can be used to give life as well as to take it away. Both of these interpretations are consistent with the Duality inherent in 2-Edznab.

3-Cauac [19 July 2011] Activating Storm

Born on this day: Sting, John Lennon’s assassination, Imelda Staunton

"The gentle sigh turned to a howling, and the grey sky she angered to black" - Sting (3-Cauac)

The Burner Day set which Cauac belongs to has an underlying theme of introvert-ness and a notion of Gathering. The four signs of this set are (in uinal order): Kan, Muluc, Ix, and Cauac. All these Pieces of the Sun have something to do with the relationship between the visible and whatever lies in wait inside/invisible.

A Rainstorm cannot be contained or controlled. It has total freedom to march wherever Purification is needed. This resonates with the activating and unhindered expression of Stage 3.

This, again, reinforces the examined thesis, since a Rainstorm IS activating and expresses itself freely and according to its own rhythm. Therefore, stage 3 goes well with the essence of Cauac. Here are some resounding words from 3-Cauac, written back in the 70′s:

“There is no political solution
to our troubled evolution
Have no faith in constitution
there is no bloody revolution
We are spirits in the material world” – Sting (3-Cauac) and the Police

Before becoming Sting, Gordon Sumner was a Middle-School teacher of English Language and Literature. This natural tendency towards teaching is a quintessential characteristic of Cauac people. Even when he was touring the world 20 years later, his words always seem to be trying to teach us something.

4-Ahau [20 July 2011] Stable Sun

Born on this day: Rabindranath Tagore, Apollo 11 Lunar Landing

"If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars." - Rabindranath Tagore (4-Ahau)

Even more than other Ahau days, 4-Ahau is considered to be a pivotal day in the Tzolkin. It is the day in which the Sun begins to rise on the 5th Day of evolution.

4-Ahau means that various Limits to my abilities, resources, and measure of intention focus are illuminated and clearly visible. It means that my expectations from myself and others are grounded (by 1-Caban) and pragmatic.

4-Ahau is a good day to contemplate a possibility that the most sought-after state of mind – Enlightenment – is only the 4th stage out of 13. So, the ripe Flower Ahau serves as the basis and stabilizing factor (4) of evolution’s unfolding on the Global scale (Caban), and is developed further by 9 other rudimentary sun-signs.

Here are some more words of wisdom from Rabindranath Tagore (4-Ahau):

“The human soul is on its journey from the law to love, from discipline to liberation, from the moral plane to the spiritual.“

5-Imix [21 July 2011] Invigorating Dinosaur

Born on this day: Nik Kershaw, Keith Jarrett, John Goodman, Milla Jovovich, Walt Disney

"For a strange kind of Fashion there's a Wrong and a Right." - Nik Kershaw (5-Imix)

The current trecena 1-Caban offers a special opportunity to tune into one of Nature’s most important, yet often forgotten lessons. The main message of the lesson is: “The moment of Enlightenment is closely followed by Step 1 on the Next Level.”

Right after a Lion cub makes its first kill, even though it might feel elated and superior for 1 day – it has no guarantees whatsoever regarding what will happen in tomorrow’s hunt. It might succeed, and it might also parish in the attempt – same as always. This is one of the Gifts mother Earth has equally bestowed on Lions, Hawks, Grizzlies, Daughters of Eve and Sons of Adam.

5-Imix begins the 5th Day/9th uinal of the Tzolkin, and empowers the Caban process of Evolution by reminding us that yesterday’s Enlightenment (Ahau) can serve as very strong infra-structure (4) to begin a new process (5th Day) of bringing about Global, as well as Personal - consciousness (Caban) back to Square One (Imix) of our next common phase.

Imix is the most rudimentary sun-sign in the uinal. It embodies the most Raw forms of energy, and it Includes ALL. Its personal message for today was beautifully put into words by my Tai-Chi teacher at the eve of 4-Ahau. He said (and I’m paraphrasing): “Although it can be outlined and identified by the Mind, Enlightenment takes place in all domains (physical, spiritual, mental) at once, and while all 7 chakras are in concert, including your small intestines, diaphragm, and crown chakra.”

Imix is the most physical and present aspects of creation; it is Mother Earth’s primordial-swamp-level glory, as depicted by the proverbial Sunrise. And when Imix heralds the beginning of the glorious Day 5 of Budding (5-Imix, Kin 161) it redoubles the emphasis on delicately balancing our focus (5) of consciousness between body/mind/spirit and practically everything else.

The crocodile is most successful when he’s swimming undetected in the Swamp. To illustrate how the Crocodile doesn’t need anyone’s Sign of Approval, and can just settle with whatever’s manifested in the Swamp, here is a quote from Walt Disney, who was born 5-Imix:

“We’re not trying to entertain the critics … I’ll take my chances with the public.”

- Walt Disney, As quoted in “Disneyland, 1955: Just Take the Santa Ana Freeway to the American Dream” by Karal Ann Marling, in American Art (Winter-Spring 1991)

6-Ik [22 July 2011] Flowing Wind

Born on this day: Maxi Jazz, Sia Furler, Bob Geldof, L. Frank Baum, Dick Cheney

"In you the song which rights my wrongs; in you the fullness of Living" - MaxiJazz (6-Ik)

The message of the new Day which dawned yesterday must be spread all though the Earth. This is done by the primal power of the Wind (Ik). Wind is the power of dissemination which is established in the uinal 2 says before Seeds come into play – the seeds that are disseminated by the Wind.

Airborne seeds in Nature are the same as Spoken ideas and comments in a network meeting. You listen, you comment, you joke around and talk around the lunch table. You are sowing Seeds, using Wind.

6-Wind is a very gentle wind that never wishes to Rock any boat. It negotiates and responds through the Craft of Speech. 6-Ik is someone needing someone else for whatever reason.

Ik-people’s normal tone of voice is something other people like to listen to. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Like other Wind people, catching them them on a raving anger bout is a sight to see (refer to Al Pacino in a previous post to see the illustration of this aspect of Ik).

Here is an English singer who was born 6-Ik. His stage name is Maxi Jazz, and he’s part of the electronica band Faithless.

"I am the left eye
you're the right
Would it not be madness to fight?
We come ONE" - Maxi Jazz (6-Ik)

I first posted this video on my Facebook page at the first half of the Tzolkin, when riots were just beginning to surface in Tunis, Egypt and then Lybia. This video shows protesters in the singer’s living room, clashing with Police Horses, turning over a Police car, running across his living room, Dancing with Law Enforcement officers, and finally resting on his designer floor. D.J. Rollo, who is the leader of Faithless, is seen in Police uniform, hanging out with the protesters.

6-Ik is when the message of Enlightenment as a basis for further Evolution (4-Ahau) crawls from the Swamp and goes global, on the Wings of the Wind.

7-Akbal [23 July 2011] Reflective Unknown

Born on this day: Joe Jackson (musician), Tom Lehrer

7-Akbal’s analysis has moved to the beginning of Part 2.

1-Kan Trecena Analysis Part 1 of 2

1-Kan: Big Time Sensuality

Link to previous trecena: 1-Chuen, Part 2

Link to Part 2

Note: This post was updated Today, 7-Oc! Please read below and also – excellent discussions in the comments section.

To reiterate on our current trecena subject, the keywords throughout the 1-Kan trecena are Degrees of Harmony as tools for manifesting Basic Abundance. The question that was asked was: “How much Choice do we really have?”

Re-reading the brilliant discussion in the comments section below (that’s it. I’m not plugging it any further – it’s Choice now) – I can safely say from my end of Reality that this was the theme so far, and emphatically so.

We’ll continue now with the regular daily digest format. I’ll finish up stage 6 and 7 today, and expect to publish the first days of Part 2 of the trecena by Tuesday night.

I turn the Mike to you.

1-Kan [4 July 2011]

An entire post has been dedicated to this day: “1-Kan Trecena Analysis – Prelude: 4th of July SPECIAL!” Please refer to it, reflect and comment, if you will.

Born on this day: Syd Barrett, Tim Lincecum

2-Chicchan [5 July 2011]

To clarify the significance of this day, and also, to demonstrate how easy it is to learn about it, I’ll just fish out the first search result for the keywords “Yasser Arafat” and “documentary”:

On top of that, I’ll add the first search result for the keywords “Noam Chomsky” and “2011″:

Both of these men were born 2-Chichan. Both are controversial, to say the very least. Both resonate with the current leadership crisis around the Med, and especially the old kingdom of David, Israel, and Rothschild.

Trying to Heal the World

Every MD in almost every hospital around the world wears 2-Chichan on his doctor’s robe. It’s in the Old Testament, it’s the DNA in modern genetics. It is an ancient symbol of Life, given and taken away.

If and when you find yourself in hospital staring at that symbol, remember that it signifies the doctor’s ability and skill to help you, as well as the well-established skills and knowledge of your own innate Doctor (your Body) who’s been healing you since day one.

Hence – Dual Serpent.

[Please reflect and comment, to join our Class discussion]

Born on this day: Yasser Arafat, Noam Chomsky, Enid Blyton

3-Cimi* [6 July 2011]

Well, here we go again! 10-consecutive Portal Days coming right at you.

Cimi signifies a form of surrender. In the context of the 8th uinal only just began, 3-Cimi is very much like the point in the Roller-Coaster ride when the cars have completed their painstaking climbing up uinals 1-7, and the first cars are already plunging down into oblivion, taking everyone else with them.

Going Deeper down the Rabbit Hole and what’s after the Matrix CORE

I’d like to use a global-cultural meme right now, if I may.

The Postmodern-day Muad’Dib/Messiah/The One is also known as Neo.

Keanu Reeves, who is Agent Smith’s adversary in the Matrix series, is 3-Edznab. So, according to the Mayan Tzolkin calendar, the Matrix (Agent Smith) means Boundless Death (3-Cimi, Hugo Weaving) against Humanity (Neo) which is portrayed by Boundless Reflections (3-Edznab, Reeves).

You want to know what “Boundless Reflections” mean? Check this one out:

In this scene Neo and the Architect of the Matrix are discussing mother Earth. She is played by the Oracle character, and represents… well you know, right?

3-Edznab is coming up on the next Southern trecena: 1-Cib, right after the Tzolkin Summer has began.

“The Matrix is Older than you Think!”

It immediately reminded me of a dream I had.

I was standing next to Harry Potter, in Albus Dumbledore’s office. The walls were littered with various Dead people from the past. They were moving and talking between themselves. The Matrix is ancient indeed, my fellow travelers.

Richard Harris (Dumbledore), by the way, is 2-Lamat (Manik Trecena), while Daniel Radcliffe (Potter) is 6-Lamat (Akbal Trecena).

Albus was the Architect. Now I get it.

[Please reflect and comment, to join our Class discussion - last call, all aboard!]

Born on this day: Hugo Weaving (Matrix), Paul McCartney, Natalie Merchant

4-Manik* [7 July 2011]

Speaking of Manik, 4-Manik’s message and energy is the most balanced form of Medicine known in the Mayan culture (and so is 8-Manik).  So, if you’re praying for someone’s health – this is the day for focusing your thoughts, prayers, and intentions.

Manik is the Deer, or more precisely – the Raam. It is the Spirit of the Forest, the one that doesn’t hesitate to claim his last stand, in a God-sent bush-fire, for example. The Raam shares symbolical grounds with the Father of Raam, a.k.a. Abraham (Hebrew).

Raam is also known as the Zodiac sign Aries. It reflects an age in history, dated around 2000 BC till 1 AD. The Age of Aries was replaced by the Age of Pices around the 4th Night of the National Underworld. The next age in Light is Aquarious.

Are we there yet?

To better understand this symbolism, I warmly recommend watching this amazing clip from Annie Lennox (12-Edznab, Manik trecena):

It is an amazing and good-hearted piece of Art, mixing Christian and Pagan symbolism. Father Raam appears right before the end. It is a Raam laid out in a  Cross (4) position, pointing to the four cardinal directions of the heavens. This four-legged depiction of 4-Manik, the Raam on all his Fours in a forest clearing means the unending Pilgrimage of the Sons of Abraham.

Born on this day: Prince Charles, Malcolm X, Bugsy Siegel, Sharon Corr (The Corrs Irish Band)

Here’s a beautiful video, where you’ll be able to Hear 4-Manik in the magical-forest voice of Sharon Corr (in the amazing Green dress on the left):

“To hold us till the day, when Fear will lose its grip… Heaven knows no frontiers, and I’ve seen Heaven in your Eyes” – 4-Manik (Sharon Corr) harmonizing beautifully with 1-Cib (Caroline Corr).

[Last tardy attendees - please join our discussion]

5-Lamat* [8 July 2011]

One of Mexico’s National Treasures is the artist Frida Kahlo, who was born 3-Ahau on the Edznab trecena. Although she was one of a kind when it came to art, right up there with the big names, her memory is scattered between scandal and market value. Here is one of my favorites of hers:

Frida Kahlo - 3-Ahau

She died 4-Ix on the Monkey trecena (the one just past in this Round). In Day/Night terms, this is the 3rd Night of the Tzolkin.

On the 2nd Night of the Galactic Underworld, just before Dawn of the 3rd Day, a Hollywood feature-film came out. The script was based on the biography of Frida Kahlo. The lead was given into the capable hands of Salma Hayek. Here is a famous clip from the film:

Salma Hayek was born 5-Lamat (which in Day/Night calculations add up to the Deepening 4th Night of the Tzolkin). We are already in the 3rd consecutive Portal Day, and what’s called for right now is a Precise Star (5-Lamat).

When you’re out in the desert at night, looking for good shelter, all you need is 1 Precise Star. A single star from the multitude, which you’ll be able to recognize immediately and navigate safely according to it to the nearest Oasis. It’s only a just a small star (5th stage Star) not yet 6 or 7, but it pinpoints your location and maps the way to more Abundance on this Southern Sunny trecena.

The Rabbit and Military Service

I have to admit that it surprised me to find that a very high percentages of Lamat-people find themselves making a career out of the Army, and then moving on to politics (generally politically-aware people). Lamat in Mayan means “Rabbit”, and it is an abundant sign of many talents and effective Hard Work. Closely following after Lamat, you’ll find Imix-people (Like Tony Blair 13-Imix) right next to Shamans/Ix-people (Like Joseph Stalin 3-Ix).

Among distinguished members of the Armed Forces worldwide you might find Hosni Mubarak (6-Lamat), Benjamin Netanyahu (7-Lamat), Mao Zedong (4-Imix), and, if you will: Margaret Thatcher (8-Ix).

I can also mention the ones on the actual Lamat trecena, who seem to be either Militaristic or Visionaries (true or false ones): Nelson Mandela (3-Oc), Dwight D. Eisenhower (5-Eb), Sarah Palin (7-Ix), and Condoleezza Rice (11-Edznab).

Important Note: Milton Wiliam Cooper is 13-Lamat. Forever.

I’m checking out this theory, so I might be wrong. At any rate, you’ll find plenty of that type of consciousness down the road on the 1-Kan trecena, I’m sure. We’ve already encountered Yasser Arafat, Agent Smith, Malcolm X, Bugsy Siegel, and we’re about to encounter Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.

Maybe I’m just trying to make a point since I’m an 8-Lamat and I served for 5 years in the Navy. I had several friends in my crew who are Lamats, who stayed on for a career. I loved my crew and Service. I got discharged as a Petty Officer at the tender age of 23.

All I’m at liberty to share with you is that it was a mix of Secret and Service.

Late Katun 13 of the Planetary Underworld

Oh, and back on the military stuff, check out this following clip from one of my all-times favorite movie Little Miss Sunshine. In this movie, Paul Dano (also 5-Lamat) plays Dwayne, a teenager who reads Nietzsche and took a vow of silence until such time that he can become a Pilot in the Military. In this scene he realizes that he can’t become a Pilot, like he wanted to:

Born on this day: Salma Hayek, Paul Dano

6-Muluc* [9 July 2011]

Click here to read on about 6-Muluc.

Born on this day: Sam Elliot (The Stranger from Big Lebowski), Burning Spear (Reggae artist), Shaggy, Hugo Chavez, Al Capone, Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.

7-Oc* [10 July 2011]

Click here to read on about 7-Oc.

Born on this day: Mariah Carey, Charles Lloyd (Jazz), Golda Meir, Anwar Sadat

Coming up next:

Jesse Owens WINS the 100 M dash in front of the entire 3rd Reich.

Robert Downey Jr. plays in a Henry Goodman Broadway hit, based on the biography of Jazz Bass-man Gary Peacock.

Plácido Domingo sings Classics by Josef Zawinul. The camera pans as Salman Rushdie is Fast Asleep.

Leslie Nielsen, Adam Sandler, Peter Coyote, Cary Grant, and Susan Sarandon come to realize that all of them were born on the same Tzolkin date.

And, for the late night, Rip Torn joins his Drama School master Lee Strasberg and go Live on National TV to talk with Johnny Carson (who is 5-Kan, so he’s out of sight right now, on the flip-side).

Rip Torn circa Baktun 11 of the Planetary Underworld (photo courtesy of http://abbottgran.wordpress.com - thanks!)

My firm advise right now is to take a noon-nap not to miss the late-night.

Link to Part 2

1-Chuen Trecena Analysis Part 2 of 2

1-Chuen: "Omanut o' Namut" (Art or Death)

Please note 13-Akbal updated today! Please scroll down to read more. Also – great discussions in the comments sections.

Link to Part 1

Introduction: 7-Caban – continued

Yesterday’s Reflective Earth combined the expression of the 7th stage (reflection) with the theme of the 7th Unial (Core Days), and added the essence of Earth (Caban). On top of all that, just two days before (5-Men) we entered the 4th Day of the Universal Underworld. Day 4 = 7th stage/heaven. So, we got 7-7-7 all around – Jackpot!

This meant that the entire world (including you) was completing its introspection cycle and, through individual artistic expression (the current trecena theme of the Monkey) – is finally coming back to reality in the transition to the 8th Stage.

We have reached the last TOP in our current history.

This is the chance to survey the amazing scenery, which can never be repeated after beginning to come down and Manifest. Everything is visible for the first time – where you come from and where you are going.

Read more about 7-Caban in a dedicated post.

You might have already noticed that I’ve changed the format of my posts. I’ll post individual articles for particular days, with an in-depth analysis of that particular day, and how the surrounding days work up to it and down from it.

I’ll briefly describe the days between, and would appreciate it if you joined the discussion and leave your own impressions. That’s what it’s all about.

8-Edznab° (28 June 2011)

Born on this day: Angela Merkel, Suzanne Vega, George Harrison, Charley Boorman

As mentioned before, yesterday on 7-Caban the reflective energy was magnified threefold: Day 7, 7th uinal, and 7th Heaven of the Universal Underground. This leads up to 8-Edznab, which literally means Infinite/Harmonious Reflections. Reality is a mirror, our internal world is a mirror, our relationships with other humans are mirrors. They all interrelate and synchronize to distill Truth.

Suzanne Vega, who was born 8-Edznab wrote:

Today I am a small blue thing
Like a marble or an eye
I am cool and smooth and curious
I never blink
I am turning in your hand
I am cold against your skin
You are perfectly reflected
I am lost inside your pocket
I am lost against your fingers
I am falling down the stairs
I am skipping on the sidewalk
I am thrown against the sky
I am raining down in pieces
I am scattering like LIGHT

Now, try to read the song again, while keeping in your mind’s eye the image that the small blue thing is Earth.

9-Cauac° (29 June 2011)

Born on this day: Muddy Waters, Ted Turner, Laurie Anderson, Michael Richards, Kaká

The Patient Storm (9-Cauac) brings perspective, reminding us that Change comes together over Time. Ultimately, the process we are currently experiencing is a constant process of Purification, gathered drop by drop over thousands of years.

[Please reflect and comment]

10-Ahau° (30 June 2011)

Born on this day: Pope John Paul II (died 5-Ahau), Edmond de Rothschild, Graham Chapman

This is the last day of the 7th uinal, and therefore also the last Core day until the middle of the next Tzolkin.

An entire post has been dedicated to this day – refer to it please.

11-Imix (1 July 2011)

Born on this day: Michel Foucault, Sarah McLachlan, Simon Le Bon, Joan Baez, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)

The 8th uinal begins today.

Everything you ever read about stage 8 (8-Edznab – see above, 8-Chicchan, 8-Eb, etc.) is true for the 20 days of the 8th uinal beginning today. This is an aspect of the holographic nature of Time and creation as a whole: whatever’s true on micro-Time (day-level) is also true for macro-Time (20-day uinal, 360-day tun, 7200-day katun, etc.). And likewise, an atom is a universe in itself.

Keywords for the meaning of the 8th stage (a.k.a. 4th Night): Harmony, Infinity (horizontal 8), Balance, order from smallest details to the overall Unity.

The Resolving Crocodile (11-Imix) basically means Back to School after enlightenment manifested.

“It doesn’t mean much, it doesn’t mean anything at all. The life I’ve left behind me is a cold room… Sweet Surrender is all that I got to give.”

- Sarah McLachlan (11-Imix)

[Please reflect and comment]

12-Ik (2 July 2011)

Born on this day: Sarah Jessica Parker, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Derek Jeter, Roger Federer

The language of Art is universal.

A good piece of music reflects Truth beyond and before dissecting the truth into words of appreciation or critique, as does an inspiring sculpture or a good-tasted necklace. On 12-Ik a deep understanding dawns, which involves the Wind’s lack of boundaries.

When your communication is artful, i.e., when your Art is True in its Form and Content – there is no frontier on Earth that will stop the Global spreading of its Truth. No language, No distortion, No subversion, No firewall – Nothing.

[Please reflect and comment]

13-Akbal (3 July 2011)

Born on this day: Al Di Meola, Neil Simon, Michael Caine, Courtney Love

Over the last couple of days I’ve been corresponding with some of the readers regarding the transition between the Core days and the soon-to-be upon us 10 consecutive Portal days over the next Trecena 1-Kan. I warmly recommend you read some of the interesting discussions and reflections that were shared all around (see below in the comments section of this post).

I plan to publish a dedicated post to 1-Kan by Tuesday at the latest, so please stay tuned.

However, 13-Akbal requires at least a paragraph, if not two. To understand 13-Akbal, I’d like to share a personal story with you, if I may. This also has to do with Wall Street somehow…

My father Jacob Solomon was born in a village near Bombay in the early 20′s. Nobody knows his exact birthday, since records were poorly maintained throughout the British empire at the time, especially in remote villages. When he was still walking This World he used to tell anyone who asked him that he was born 27 August 1924, which makes him 12-Ik according to the Tzolkin (yesterday).

I think another date surfaced at one point or another, but the date in August ’24 was the one my dad went with, so I’ll go with it too. You know – intuition.

My father was a 1st generation immigrant to Israel. He held a Masters degree in electrical engineering. He never seemed to find his place in the Middle East, and he was often stressed-out and tired. There was a big generation gap between us, and this lead to turbulent debates quite often, and exchanges of later-regretted words.

I stopped asking whether my father was 12-Ik or not after watching ‘Scent of a Woman’ recently after a long while. Al Pacino’s (12-Ik) appearance there, especially in this scene, was enough for me to conclude.

My father could easily be the Blind Prophet at our gates, preaching his words of Integrity, dissolving the illusion of Excellence and back-stabbing Politics of Greed. And, more importantly, he had a tone of voice which everyone wanted to listen to, especially when he’s had enough of BS.

My dad was 12-Ik. He was my hero.

And still is.

____________

Link to next trecena: 1-Kan

7-Caban: WAKE UP

If you’re reading this message, you might remember the ending scene of the 1st Matrix movie. My take on it is that it shows a form of enlightenment, soon to be followed by a box-office sequel or two. In the sequel, however, the cyber-Muad’Dib “Neo (conservative)” – coldly portrayed by Keanu Reeves (3-Edznab) – gets to work in order to save humanity from the much colder Machines.

So it follows that enlightenment is, in fact, just like graduation. You have a great party, but after that it’s job-hunting time. It is the point in Time when you tell yourself “I got it now. Time to pat myself on the back somehow.” Then you end up rioting in the streets because you found out your Business MA is worth nothing no matter where you are; even if you were an Egyptian or a Lybian before 2011.

Now back to the Matrix. The song which plays in the background, as Neo has his moment of realization (followed closely by his “Superman” thing) is called “Wake Up”. It was featured in the debut album of one of my favorite bands ever: Rage Against the Machine.

Many words still ring true for me today, and are even amplified by the recent waves of the Universal Underground:

“Standin’ with the fury that they had in ’66, and like E-Double I’m mad, still knee-deep in the system’s shit“
“Networks at work, keepin’ people calm. You know they went after King when he spoke out on Vietnam/You know they murdered (Malcolm) X and tried to blame it on Islam“
“Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble-makers and neutralize them.“

“How long? Not long. ‘Cause what you reap is what you sow.“

Zack de la Rocha wrote all the lyrics for this politically-serious band from the 90′s, and his lyrics were peotic as much as they were rageful. His Tzolkin birthday is 11-Cib.

11-Cib is already far behind us. Before the last time (12 Jan 12) it took Place in Time on April 27 2011. If you look up that date in Wikipedia, you’ll find:

“The deadliest day of the 2011 Super outbreak of tornadoes, the largest tornado outbreak, in United States history.”

Sounds like the beginning of a tough Winter. 11-Cib takes place on 1-Cimi, which is the first trecena in the Tzolkin winter (the last one is 1-Edznab, which ended recetly.)

The Mayan sun-sign Ahau (Sun) is closely followed by Imix – the Universal Womb of the Great Mother. So right after you’ve mastered something you go back to square one on the next level.

This is the true meaning of waking up or experiencing enlightenment.

It means Day is upon us and it’s time to stop talking/dreaming about what you want to see happen on NBC. It’s time to start making it happen.

It’s our turn now.

—- End Transmission —-

Feeling Good – Nina Simone (5-IK)

According to the Mayan Tzolkin calendar, Nina Simone was born today 5-IK (a.k.a Empowering Wind) (Sunday 12th June 2011). You can read more about this day in the daily digest.

Here is a powerful song which always seem to get me deeply.

Birds flying high you know how I feel

Sun in the sky you know how I feel

Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel

 

It’s a new dawn

It’s a new day

It’s a new life

For me

And I’m feeling good

 

Fish in the sea you know how I feel

River running free you know how I feel

Blossom on the tree you know how I feel

 

It’s a new dawn

It’s a new day

It’s a new life

For me

And I’m feeling good

 

Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don’t you know?

Butterflies all havin’ fun, you know what I mean

Sleep in peace when day is done

That’s what I mean

 

And this old world is a new world

And a bold world

For me

 

Stars when you shine, you know how I feel

Scent of the pine, you know how I feel

Oh, Freedom is mine!

And I know how I feel

 

It’s a new dawn

It’s a new day

It’s a new life

For me

And I’m feeling good