Post by Sowelu on Sept 13, 2005 23:52:54 GMT -5
2005: On the Road to Find Out
by Carol McCloud
by Carol McCloud
The Road To Infinity: 13.0.0.0.0
There is a road, no simple highway
between the dawn and the dark of night.
And if you go no one may follow.
That path is for your steps alone.
-- Robert Hunter, Ripple
The Winter Solstice is the start of the solar year and the rebirth of the Sun. This emergence out of the darkness and into the light is certainly one of the keys to the Mayan mystery. The Mayan "End of Time" happens eight years from now on the Dec. 21 Solstice. Below are the long count dates counting down, something like a car odometer, only with several different calculations beginning with the number for the great cycle or Baktun (144,000 days), second is the Katun (7,200 days), the Tun (360 days), Uinal and the last number is the kin (day) and the number of the day-sign which is a 20-day cycle. The Great Cycle is 13 Baktuns 1.872 million or 5,125 years. We are moving through to the end of the 12th Baktun and these are the last eight years of the cycle.
Dec. 21 2004- 7 Etznab-12.19.11.15.18
Dec. 21 2005- 8 Akbal-12.19.12.16.3
Dec. 21 2006- 9 Lamat-12.19.13.16.8
Dec. 21 2007-10 Ben-12.19.14.16.13
Dec. 21 2008-12 Cauac-12.19.15.16.19
Dec. 21 2009-13 Kan 12.19.16.17.4
Dec. 21 2010-1 Muluc-12.19.17.17.9
Dec. 21 2011-2 Ix-12.19.18.17.14
Dec. 21 2012-4 Ahau-13.0.0.0.0
This year the solstice of 7 Etznab (Dec. 21, 2004) was said to be the longest night for thousands of years. This has something to do with the way that each year the Earth tilts a bit less on its axis relative to the Sun. Over the years there is a gradual shortening of both the longest night and longest day (winter and summer solstice). It will take another 10,000 years before the angle will grow again. Ten thousand years before it will ever be this dark for this long. This journey to the end of time is about learning to navigate our way through the darkness and finding the light within.
Since the Sumatran earthquake and tsunami hit five days after the solstice on 12 Akbal (Dec. 26) it caused many shifts on the planet. Richard Gross of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, was reported to have said that the Sumatra Quake may have altered the Earth's rotation and may have shortened the day by three microseconds. If it were not for the atomic clock, we would never know this. Now all calculations are off and what we are feeling, sensing, knowing is more important than ever. This is being shown in the way that the animals responded to the event. They were protected because of their senses and ability to sense at a higher level. This is what finding our connection to the organic nature of time and tuning into the Mayan calendar is about. It is an inner knowing of our relation to the earth and sky and learning to be the bridge, the balance and equilibrium between these worlds.
The Mayans used a total of 20 calendar cycles with each one creating an interweaving of varying lengths and purposes. The three most important components of the Mayan calendar are the 365-day Haab cycle, the 5,125 long count or Great Cycle, and the 260-day cycle of the Tzolkin. The most sacred of these calendar cycles is that of the Tzolkin or Cholquij calendar. It is the cycle that is most connected to the human evolutionary process. It relates both to the human gestation cycle, as well as the 26,000-year precessional cycle.
The Tzolkin calendar is the center of Mayan timekeeping. By following this 260-day calendar cycle we will learn the essence of Mayan time. It is a living process that opens up and teaches us. It is composed of a series of time-pulses which are 13-day periods that cycle through 20 different evolutionary processes. These 20 processes are expressed in the form of glyphs or day-signs and numbers or tones. This glyphic language holds within its symbology a way to deeply tune into the energetic quality of the calendar. Each day-sign relates to an archetypal energy, an elemental force, a living deity or Deva. It is the same for the numbers. Each one of these energies holds the essence or flavor needed to fully understand what the day's quality can bring through to us. It is a process of cycles and synchronicities. It is a "Tarot of Time."
2005: On the Road to Find Out
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out.
-- Cat Stevens
The New Sun of the Dec. 21, 2004 solstice begins appropriately during the time-pulse of Eb and its energies are related to the road, to destiny and the human journey. This theme of 'road going' will take us through to the next solstice. The whole year will carry the energies of this 13-day period of Eb and particularly the 7th day of 7 Etznab. The journey or road of Eb can be an easy one or it can be difficult. It is about making choices to go one way or another. It is about our destiny as human beings to do what is right as stewards for the planet. The most important choice is that we take those first steps, with honor and integrity. Because this day falls on the 7th tone of the cycle, our journey this year will be one of the mystic. It will be about surrender and synthesis. The glyph of Etznab is of the mirror, flint, or sword and in some ways relates to the Arthurian legend of Excalibur. We will be called on to look into the mirror of ourselves and of others. It is about our ability to wield the sword of truth in all of our undertakings. This choice is the first agreement of the "Four Agreements," written by Toltec teacher Don Miguel Ruiz. It is the agreement that asks us to be impeccable with our word. And that is always a good place to begin.
The 260-day Tzolkin calendar is a harmonic tool that can be used to track the Sun, the Moon, the nodes and eclipses as well as many other planetary cycles such as Venus and Mars. The process of tracking all of these cycles can be very complicated indeed. But it is well worth the effort in its ability to work on so many different multidimensional levels of time. To simplify things, and in the interest of offering this yearly report, I will focus on the New moon as well as highlighting the more important astrological events as they relate to the Tzolkin cycle, the 13 day pulses and each of the particular day-signs.
(Keywords for each of the day-signs can be found at the end of this report.)
October 2005: Highlights
Eclipse Season: Centering in Time
New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Libra: 7 Kan (Oct. 3) Pulse of the Sword of Truth
Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Aries: 8 Etznab (Oct. 17) Pulse of The Monkey
Mars SR 5 Ik (Oct 1) Pulse of the Mirror, Etznab
Etznab Pulse (9/27-10/9/05)
Chuen Pulse (10/10-10/22/05)
Kan Pulse (10/23-11/4/05)
These October eclipses are the series of eclipses that happen during the central column of the calendar. These "core" days that begin on 4 Imix and end on 10 Ahau (Sept. 30-Oct. 19) are always filled with an intensity that is very similar to an eclipse energy. This eclipse energy is carried on from one Tzolkin cycle to the next, even if we are not having the immediate experience of the eclipse. This is why following the Mayan dates and time-pulses can lead to rich experiences, as we are able to re-enter the gaps in time that are created by the movement of the Earth.
The Solar eclipse in Libra happens during the time-pulse of Etznab, the sword of truth and wisdom. The essence here can be related to the sword of Excalibur and King Arthur. It is about learning to express the nobility and truth within. This is about wielding power, but learning how to do so in integrity and in service to the greater good. This balance is a fine line and not so often mastered. Power is addictive and once tasted not so easily given away. There is a sacrifice that must be made, and that is ego. This two-sided mirror can either be of service or destruction. We decide how we want to play the game. As we meditate on how we choose to work with the new energies in the pulse that is ahead of us, our intentions are set and the pulse begins its forward motion.
The Lunar eclipse in Aries happens during the time-pulse of Chuen, the monkey. It is about learning to navigate the cosmic weave of time-space, reality and dreams. Chuen is the day-sign most likely to become a day-keeper and master of time. Chuen is about understanding the tapestry of our lives and making sure that each thread is appropriately stitched into place. This is not about perfection or imperfection. It is about time as art. About life as art. It is about knowing that beauty and quality are not just something to write poems and philosophize about. We are here to create and to live out our lives with brilliant and magnificent colors. Chuen, the artist, is about understanding the reality and the illusion. It is about shamanism, magic and the memory and resonance of a weave that connects us all. It is about learning to understand and flow with these patternings and laws of nature, these quantum laws that can be chaotic and nonsensical. It is about being a traveler in time, surfing through the Mayan "Zuvuya," where everything returns to its source. Chuen is where all paradigms are interweaving with one another in the backwards-forwards nature of time and we will be learning to flow with all of it. If we are into structure and form, this time-pulse may make us feel uneasy. But we will learn a lot from Chuen, because through Chuen we can be masters of change.
November 2005: Highlights
New Moon in Scorpio: 10 Ben (Nov. 1) Pulse of Kan, New Beginnings
Caban Pulse (11/05-11/17/05)
Oc Pulse (11/18/05-11/30/05)
The New Moon in Scorpio happens during the time-pulse of Kan and is represented by the seed. The animal totem for Kan is the lizard. Kan is about pure potentiality. It is like popcorn and the manifestation qualities that are inherent in every seed moment. Kan is about new beginnings; it is about the future. The pulse of Kan is in the 8th column of the Tzolkin calendar. In this column there are a string of 10 days which represent our future. These days are like dark rifts in the galaxy or like the veils between worlds. We will be feeling these days as strong pulls at our unconscious yearnings. Much is happening at a very deep inner layer and without expectations we will learn to become masters of the unknown.
December 2005: Highlights
New Moon In Sagittarius: 1 Akbal (Dec. 1) Pulse of The Night
New Moon in Capricorn: 4 Eb (Dec. 30) Pulse of The Moon
Akbal Pulse (12/1-12/13/05)
Cib Pulse (12/14-12/26/05)
Muluc Pulse (12/27-1/8/06)
The New Moon in Sagittarius happens during the time-pulse of Akbal. The pulse of Akbal is about the night and the shamanism journey of the dreamer. Akbal as the day-sign of the nighttime and dreamtime is the glyph of inner space, of the home and hearth. It can also be seen as representative of the womb, and of creation. Akbal is also associated to the Great Orion Nebula M42, that forms the fire in the belt of Orion. It is the hearth fire that burns brightly in the solar plexus of our galactic natures.
The second New moon of this month will be in the pulse of the moon, Muluc. It is the day-sign that relates us to the power of our past and the power to purify and release what is no longer needed. It is about uncovering and releasing our hidden layers as expressed in the image of the Moon. The milky way, galaxy, and the river of stars that seem to go on forever are also a symbol of this day-sign.
MAYAN DAILY ENERGIES
IMIX (ee'meesh) Red/East
Keywords: primal mother, crocodile, turtle, dragon, protective, creative, initiation
IK (eek') White/North
Keywords: Divine wind, whirlwind, a window, opening, communication, mental, breath, fury, release, burst
AKBAL (ak'bal) Black/West
Keywords: home, hearth, dreamtime, night, logical, organized, abundance
KAN (k'an) Yellow/South
Keywords: seed, sexual, new beginnings, lizard, dragon, fertility, opening, manifestation
CHICCHAN (cheek'chan) Red/East
Keywords: celestial serpent, snake, life force, strong-willed, powerful, intuitive, healing
CIMI (ke'mee) White/North
Keywords: death, rebirth, transmutation, skull, bones, spirit
MANIK (man'eek) Black/West
Keywords: Hand, Deer, Healing gateway, balance, the four directions
LAMAT (la'mat) Yellow/South
Keywords: rabbit, star, moon, multiply, fertility, seed, increase, growth, create, ripen
MULUC (moo'look) Red/East
Keywords: river, water, moon, fire, purification, milky way, debt, karma, blood ritual, interdependence
OC (Oak) White/North
Keywords: wolf, dog, faithful, loyalty, trust, divine laws, terrestrial laws, companionship
CHUEN (chu'en) Black/West
Keywords: monkey, raccoon, magic, play, interplay, weaving the history of humanity, the energy of time/space, web of life, creator, craftsman
EB (eeb) Yellow/South
Keywords: spiritual path, destiny, road, human, physical pathways, tooth, guide, higher mind, inspiration, wisdom, chalice
BEN (ben) Red/East
Keywords: reed, cane, power, staff, authority, crusader, leader, fire-starter, personal space, abundance, multiplication
IX (eesh) White/North
Keywords: jaguar, feminine energy, magician, shaman, inter-dimensional, time traveler, freedom, earth spirit, supernatural
MEN (men) Black/West
Keywords: eagle, thunderbird, clarity, insight, visionary, daring, achievement, bridges heaven and earth
CIB (keeb) Yellow/South
Keywords: the word, aura, forgiveness, life test, sin, detached, private, lone, owl, condor, vulture, independent
CABAN (ka'ban) Red/East
Keywords: earthquake, intelligence, knowledge, wisdom, great potential, understanding, evolution, incense, navigation
ETZNAB (etz'nab) White/North
Keywords: two-edged sword, knife, blade, noble, yin/yang, miracles, suffering, mirror, sacrifice, shatter, destruction, genetic tree
CAUAC (k'awak) Black/West
Keywords: transformation, thunder, lightning, rain, storm, catalyst, cloud, electrical, shift, unexpected
AHAU (ahow') Yellow/South
Keywords: Sun lord, ancestors, devoted, persistent, all-seeing, complete, fruition
Copyright © 2004 by Carol McCloud, all rights reserved.
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