Palo Santo “Holy Wood” Sticks
Palo Santo (Bursera Graveolens) is a mystical tree that grows on the coast of South America and is related to Frankincense, Myrrh and Copal. In Spanish, the name literally means “Holy Wood”. It is part of the citrus family and has sweet notes of pine, mint and lemon. Similar to Sage and Cedar, Palo Santo is most widely used for spiritual purification and energy (house) cleansings. Once the wood sticks are burned, the smoke is believed to clear negative energy and restore tranquility and calm emotions.
by Ian Xel Lungold
Monkey, is known to the Maya as the Weaver or Weaver of Time. Monkey takes ideas as threads of vines and weaves them into the fabric of our reality…Click here to read full description.
The Trecena of B’atz
(13th – 25th April, 2024)
by Mark Elmy
The Trecena of B’atz is a great time to begin a new creative project. Whether you are launching your new artform, or beginning to weave something, this is the day to get started.
Click here to view Mark’s B’atz trecena video presentation.
Tzolkin Trecena Notes
1 Monkey (Chuen, B’atz)
by William and Viola Welsch
This Trecena starts with 1 Chuen (Monkey, B’atz) – master artisan, master craftsman, imaginative, mischievous, gaining wisdom through curiosity.
According to legend as recorded in the Popol Vuh, twin sons were born to One Hunahpu: One B’atz and One Chuen (the word Batz meaning “monkey” in Quiche dialect and the word Chuen meaning “artisan or craftsman” in Yucatec dialect). Thus, this day sign symbolizes the monkey as the master artisan and master craftsman of all fine arts and innate knowledge. It is also considered to be one of the most fortunate and lucky day signs…Click here to read full article.
Jaguar Wisdom
1 – B’atz’
by Kenneth Johnson
B’atz’ weaves the thread of human destiny, and is sometimes called “the master of all the arts.” This includes the art of living…Click here to read full article.
The Tzolk’in Clock
Monkey (Chuen, B’atz)
by White Shaman
1-Monkey is the first day on the west face of the Tzolk’in Clock (bottom right circle) and ends on 13-House (top right circle). The west face (monkey, seed and earth trecenas) is about our collective morals and right versus wrong. This is the time when our seeds get judged and appreciated. It’s also a time when our collective consciousness gets updated…Click here to read full article.
For the Maya, Solar Eclipses Were a Sign of Heavenly Clashes
by Kimberly H. Breuer
The ancient Maya were arguably one of the greatest sky-watching societies. Accomplished mathematicians, they recorded systematic observations on the motion of the Sun, planets and stars.
From these observations, they created a complex calendar system to regulate their world – one of the most accurate of pre-modern times.
Astronomers closely observed the Sun and aligned monumental structures, such as pyramids, to track solstices and equinoxes. They also utilized these structures, as well as caves and wells, to mark the zenith days – the two times a year in the tropics where the Sun is directly overhead and vertical objects cast no shadow…Click here to read full article.
