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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Sunday April 2, 1542 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Mahtlactli-once Ehecatl

11 - Ehecatl (wind)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Malinalli

Malinalli (grass)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Mahtlactli-once Tochtli

11 - Tochtli (rabbit)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Piltzintecuhtli

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

11.16.2.8.2

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

14 - Tozoztontli (IV)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

Aztec facts

In the years after the conquest of Mexico, the xiuhpohualli (solar calendar) became tied to the Julian calendar as used by the Spaniards. This effectively introduced a leap year to the Aztec calendar every four years (this site provides the pre-conquest calendar).

Day Ehecatl (Wind) 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.

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