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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Wednesday March 11, 2037 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Mahtlactli Miquiztli

10 - Miquiztli (death)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Ollin

Ollin (movement)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Mahtlactli-omome Calli

12 - Calli (house)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Centeotl

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

13.1.4.10.6

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

3 - Hueitecuilhuitl (IX)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

Aztec facts

Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, often combines two terms to create a metaphoric expression (difrasismo). Examples are 'atl-tepetl' ('water, hill') for the concept of a settlement, or 'atl-tlachinolli' (water, fire) for the concept of war.

Day Miquiztli (Death) 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-Ollin (Movement) is ruled by Tlazolteotl. This trecena is governed by the goddess of cotton and weaving, of sexuality and childbirth, she who is the eater of sins: it is the sign of the Scavenger, who feeds not on power but on the ills that darken the heart. The rainbow serpent, symbol of pleasure and folly, levitates amidst a shroud of smoke and shadow: these are 13 days of stolen secrets and odd twists of fate. The earth itself shakes: the ills created by shock can sometimes only be cured by greater shock. These are good days for self-purification; bad days for self-gratification.

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