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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday May 11, 1895 is:

Tonalli:

day

Mahtlactli-once Ehecatl

11 - Ehecatl (wind)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Malinalli

Malinalli (grass)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Mahtlactli-omei Acatl

13 - Acatl (reed)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Piltzintecuhtli

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

9 - Tlaxochimaco (IX)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

12.14.0.12.2

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

The significance of this day

Day Ehecatl (Wind, known as Ik in Maya) is governed by Quetzalcoatl as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Ehecatl is a bad day for working with others. Its influences are inconstant and vain. A good day to root out bad habits.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Malinalli (Grass) is ruled by Mayahuel, Goddess of the Maguey and Pulque. These are 13 days of intoxication, infatuation, excitement and passion: it is a time of excesses, when moderation is impossible, and so is often a time of disastrous consequences. This trecena signifies those times when we are incapable of protecting ourselves from high emotions. It is a time when affairs of war and affairs of the heart are born without thinking. These days are clouded in confusion: only the most self-disciplined warrior can suffer an excess of success without incuring sudden loss. These are good days to bind the community together; bad days to sow discord and discontent.

Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on day 11-Ehecatl.

Aztec facts

Aztecs named a newborn child after its day (tonalli) of birth. The elemental forces ruling over that day strongly characterize a person and its destiny.

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