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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Sunday October 5, 1975 is:

Tonalli:

day

Mahtlactli Tochtli

10 - Tochtli (rabbit)

Trecena:

13-day period

Ce Quiahuitl

Quiahuitl (rain)

Xihuitl:

solar year

Ome Acatl

2 - Acatl (reed)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Tlazolteotl

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

15 - Tititl (XVII)

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

12.18.2.4.8

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

The significance of this day

Day Tochtli (Rabbit, known as Lamat in Maya) is governed by Mayahuel, Goddess of the Maguey and of Fertility, as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Tochtli is a day of self-sacrifice and service to something greater than oneself. It signifies the religious attitude which holds everything sacred and results in experiences of self-transcendence. It is a mystical day, associated by the passages of the moon. It is a good day for communing with nature and spirit, a bad day for acting against others.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Quiahuitl (Rain) is ruled by Tlaloc, He Who Makes Things Sprout, god of rain, lightning and thunder. This trecena represents a time of alternating drought and flood. There is either not enough or too much. It is a time of hardship and suffering. The rainmaker stands alone atop the mountain, holding firesticks and a medicine bundle: help will be offered but may not be accepted. Some will have prepared for this time but not enough to care for everyone in need. These are good days to pursue solitude and learning; bad days to count on others.

Kate Winslet was born on day 10-Tochtli.

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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