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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Sunday March 26, 2017 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Mahtlactli-omei Cozcacuauhtli

13 - Cozcacuauhtli (vulture)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Cuetzpalin

Cuetzpalin (lizard)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Mahcuilli Calli

5 - Calli (house)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Piltzintecuhtli

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.0.4.5.16

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

13 - Hueitecuilhuitl (IX)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

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.

Day Cozcacuauhtli (Vulture) is governed by Itzpapalotl as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Cozcacuauhtli signifies long life, wisdom, good counsel and mental equilibrium. It is a good day to confront the discontinuities, disruptions, failures and deaths one suffers in life. Cozcacuauhtli is a day for tricking the Trickster.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Cuetzpalin (Lizard) is ruled by Itzlacoliuhqui. The 13 days of this trecena are governed by the meting out of irrational rewards and punishments. These are 13 days of confusion, a time when the noble and ignoble have equal chance to be raised up or thrown down. The warrior must be like the lizard, who is not hurt from a high fall but, instead, immediately climbs back to its perch. These are good days to keep out of sight; bad days to attract attention.

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