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Aztec and Maya Calendar
Did you know?
The conqueror Hernán Cortés arrived on the eastern shores of the Aztec empire in the year 1-Acatl (1519). It had been predicted that on such a year Quetzalcoatl would return from the east to retake his rightful share of the throne. This belief probably weakend the defense of the Aztecs.
In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, this day
(Sunday, September 16, 2012) is:
Tonalli:day | Trecena:13-day period | Xihuitl:solar year |
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| 12 - Cuetzpalin (lizard) | 1 - Acatl (reed) | 13 - Tecpatl (flint knife) |
Yoaltecuhtli:Lord of the Night | Xiuhpohualli:365-day calendar | Long Count:(Mayan calendar) |
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| Xiuhtecuhtli | 6 - Tititl (XVIII) | 12.19.19.13.4 |
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The significance of this day
Day Cuetzpalin (Lizard) is governed by Huehuecoyotl, the Trickster, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cuetzpallin signifies rapid reversals of fortune. It is a good day to work on your reputation through actions, not words.The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Acatl (Reed) is ruled by Chalchihuitlicue, goddess of lakes, rivers and seas, goddess of horizontal waters. This trecena signifies the transitory nature of all that we may gain in life: it is a reminder to view success and failure, gain and loss, as matters of fate and not as matters of personal worth. The elementals do not reward nor punishment our efforts but, rather, construct the maze within which we might perfect our hearts. The 13 days of this trecena reveal our hearts to us, based on whether we have decided to live within the house of shadows or to seek the secret of happiness elsewhere. These are good days to travel to new places; bad days to hide in fear.
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