Tzolkin Trecena Notes
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Copyright 2007 by William and Viola Welsch
Tzolkin Trecena Notes – 1 Lizard/Seed (Kan)
Day 144 of the 260 Day Tzolkin
August 28, 2008
Trecenas are thirteen-day periods in the Tzolkin. Each Trecena starts with the Number 1,
but with a different Day Glyph. As a wave of the Thirteen Heavens, the underlying
energy is governed by the First Day Glyph of the Trecena and influences all thirteen
successive Day Glyphs. Being aware of the predominant energy of the First Day of the
Trecena, we can align our intentions with that energy and allow our goals to manifest.
This Trecena starts with 1 Kan (Seed/Lizard) – Inherent potential, germination, dynamic
emergence, sexual maturity, gratitude leading to abundance.
In many ancient cultures, the lizard symbolized growth and fertility. Rock art
throughout the Southwest depicts the lizard in this context. To the Maya, this day
represented corn and ripeness. The Kan glyph was often found depicted near food
offerings suggesting that corn was not only the most important food but also the seed of
life.
The Quiche Indians referred to this day sign as a “net” or container holding and
nurturing abundance. Kenneth Johnson in Jaguar Wisdom relates a myth explaining the
connection between ‘net’ and ‘ripe corn’. “The Popul Vuh tells the story of a pair of
twins born to Xmucane (Shmoo-kah-NAY) and Xpiyacoc (Shpee-yah-COKE), the primal
creative pair. These twins are challenged to a handball game by the lords of the
Underworld. The brothers fail, are sacrificed, and one of them ends up with his skull
hanging in a calabash tree in the Underworld. Blood Woman, daughter of one of the
lords of the dead, walks by the calabash tree and the skull spits in her hand. This makes
her pregnant with another pair of hero twins who will brave the Underworld
themselves and become the protagonists of the next divine handball game. Fearful of
retribution from the lords of Xibalba, Blood Woman escapes to the upper world and
seeks out Xmucane who refuses to believe that her son has impregnated Blood Woman
unless she receives a sign. She sends Blood Woman to gather corn in a net from a garden
her sons had planted. Blood Woman finds only a single clump of corn, but she pulls the
cornsilk out of one of the ears and thus produces a net full of ears of ripe corn. Xmucane
is amazed at the huge net full of corn, and goes back to the garden to find out what has
transpired. There she sees the imprint of the net in the ground, which she takes as an
omen that Blood Woman is, truly, to be the mother of her grandchildren.”
Another representation of the Trecena is that of a creative wave beginning at 1 and
ending at 13, with the numbers 6, 7 and 8 representing the crest of the wave. The crest
could be interpreted as a strong influential energy, although the underlying influence on
the Trecena would still rest in the beginning. In this Trecena, the crest falls on 6 Muluc
(Water), 7 Oc (Dog), and 8 Chuen (Monkey) which might suggest an emotional release
leading to a courageous decision to create a new pattern in your life. With Lizard as the
underlying energy, the time is ripe for abundance to manifest.
As we journey through each day of this Trecena: 1 Kan (Lizard), 2 Chicchan (Serpent), 3
Cimi (Transformation), 4 Manik (Deer), 5 Lamat (Rabbit), 6 Muluc (Water), 7 Oc (Dog),
8 Chuen (Monkey), 9 Eb (Road), 10 Ben (Reed), 11 Ix (Jaguar), 12 Men (Eagle), 13 Cib
(Vulture/Owl), utilize the energy of Kan to open up to the universe in gratitude and
allow abundance to fill your net.
In Lak’ech (I am another you),
William and Viola
Day 144 of the 260 Day Tzolkin
August 28, 2008
Trecenas are thirteen-day periods in the Tzolkin. Each Trecena starts with the Number 1,
but with a different Day Glyph. As a wave of the Thirteen Heavens, the underlying
energy is governed by the First Day Glyph of the Trecena and influences all thirteen
successive Day Glyphs. Being aware of the predominant energy of the First Day of the
Trecena, we can align our intentions with that energy and allow our goals to manifest.
This Trecena starts with 1 Kan (Seed/Lizard) – Inherent potential, germination, dynamic
emergence, sexual maturity, gratitude leading to abundance.
In many ancient cultures, the lizard symbolized growth and fertility. Rock art
throughout the Southwest depicts the lizard in this context. To the Maya, this day
represented corn and ripeness. The Kan glyph was often found depicted near food
offerings suggesting that corn was not only the most important food but also the seed of
life.
The Quiche Indians referred to this day sign as a “net” or container holding and
nurturing abundance. Kenneth Johnson in Jaguar Wisdom relates a myth explaining the
connection between ‘net’ and ‘ripe corn’. “The Popul Vuh tells the story of a pair of
twins born to Xmucane (Shmoo-kah-NAY) and Xpiyacoc (Shpee-yah-COKE), the primal
creative pair. These twins are challenged to a handball game by the lords of the
Underworld. The brothers fail, are sacrificed, and one of them ends up with his skull
hanging in a calabash tree in the Underworld. Blood Woman, daughter of one of the
lords of the dead, walks by the calabash tree and the skull spits in her hand. This makes
her pregnant with another pair of hero twins who will brave the Underworld
themselves and become the protagonists of the next divine handball game. Fearful of
retribution from the lords of Xibalba, Blood Woman escapes to the upper world and
seeks out Xmucane who refuses to believe that her son has impregnated Blood Woman
unless she receives a sign. She sends Blood Woman to gather corn in a net from a garden
her sons had planted. Blood Woman finds only a single clump of corn, but she pulls the
cornsilk out of one of the ears and thus produces a net full of ears of ripe corn. Xmucane
is amazed at the huge net full of corn, and goes back to the garden to find out what has
transpired. There she sees the imprint of the net in the ground, which she takes as an
omen that Blood Woman is, truly, to be the mother of her grandchildren.”
Another representation of the Trecena is that of a creative wave beginning at 1 and
ending at 13, with the numbers 6, 7 and 8 representing the crest of the wave. The crest
could be interpreted as a strong influential energy, although the underlying influence on
the Trecena would still rest in the beginning. In this Trecena, the crest falls on 6 Muluc
(Water), 7 Oc (Dog), and 8 Chuen (Monkey) which might suggest an emotional release
leading to a courageous decision to create a new pattern in your life. With Lizard as the
underlying energy, the time is ripe for abundance to manifest.
As we journey through each day of this Trecena: 1 Kan (Lizard), 2 Chicchan (Serpent), 3
Cimi (Transformation), 4 Manik (Deer), 5 Lamat (Rabbit), 6 Muluc (Water), 7 Oc (Dog),
8 Chuen (Monkey), 9 Eb (Road), 10 Ben (Reed), 11 Ix (Jaguar), 12 Men (Eagle), 13 Cib
(Vulture/Owl), utilize the energy of Kan to open up to the universe in gratitude and
allow abundance to fill your net.
In Lak’ech (I am another you),
William and Viola