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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday November 5, 2022 is:

Tonalli:

day

Chicunahui Miquiztli

9 - Miquiztli (death)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Tecpatl

Tecpatl (flint knife)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Mahtlactli-once Acatl

11 - Acatl (reed)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Tlaloc

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

13 - Cuauhuitlehua (I)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.10.0.6

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

The significance of this day

Day Miquiztli (Death, known as Cimi in Maya) is governed by Tecciztecatl, the Moon God, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. It is a good day for reflecting on your priorities in life, a bad day for ignoring possibilities. It is a day of transformation, signifying that briefest moment between old endings and new beginnings.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Tecpatl (Stone Knife) is ruled by Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Region of the Dead, god of death. This trecena signifies an ordeal or trial that pushes one to the very threshhold of endurance: it forebodes an abrupt change in the continuity of things. These are 13 days influenced by the sun, which is a symbol of death: the stars are the warriors of the past and the sun is the gateway of that transformation. The sun is singing fire while the Evening Star guides it through the Region of the Dead: the combined efforts of the elementals are focused on producing a permanent change of heart. These are good days to shed old skins; bad days to cling to what is already known.

Aztec facts

La Malinche, or Doña Marina, was an Aztec woman who became an essential partner for Hernán Cortés in his conquest of the Aztec empire. Doña Marina's Aztec name was Malinalli, after her birthday. Cleary, she acted upon the significance of this day.

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