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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Thursday March 19, 2020 is:

Tonalli:

day

Mahtlactli Coatl

10 - Coatl (snake)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Cozcacuauhtli

Cozcacuauhtli (vulture)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Chicuei Tecpatl

8 - Tecpatl (flint knife)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Tlazolteotl

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

7 - Hueitecuilhuitl (VIII)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.7.6.5

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso - Nicholson's veintena alignment [adjust])

The significance of this day

Day Coatl (Snake, known as Chicchan in Maya) is governed by Chalchihuitlicue as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Coatl is the day of the snaking river that always changes without changing. It signifies the fleeting moment of eternal water. A good day for humility, a bad day for acting on self-interests.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Cozcacuauhtli (Vulture) is ruled by Xolotl. This trecena signifies the wisdom and freedom of old age; it represents the path of the setting sun. While the way of the warriorpoints to the relationship between predator and prey, this sign points to to the Third Way, which is neither: these are 13 days set aside to perfect the Way of the Scavenger. While the young heart must strategize between offense and defense, the old heart float like the clouds, stooping to earth only to take what no one else wants. These are good days for disengaging; bad days for participating.

Aztec facts

In the Mayan Long Count, the 13th b'ak'tun (144.000 day cycle) started on the winter solstice of 2012 (December 21, 2012).

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