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Aztec and Maya Calendar

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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Wednesday December 18, 1963 is:

Tonalli:

day

Nahui Quiahuitl

4 - Quiahuitl (rain)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Cozcacuauhtli

Cozcacuauhtli (vulture)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Nahui Tecpatl

4 - Tecpatl (flint knife)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Xiuhtecuhtli

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

1 - Tozoztontli (III)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

12.17.10.4.19

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

The significance of this day

Day Quiahuitl (Rain, known as Cauac in Maya) is governed by Tonatiuh, the Sun God, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Quiahuitl is a day of relying on the unpredictable fortunes of fate. It is a good day for traveling and learning, a bad day for business and planning.

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.

Brad Pitt was born on day 4-Quiahuitl.

Aztec facts

The Aztec, Maya and most other mesoamerican people used the same 260-day calendar with an identical correlation. So the Aztec date 1-Cipactli corresponds to 1-Imix for the Maya, etcetera.

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