Tzolkin Trecena Notes – 1 Serpent (Chicchan)

Day 105 of the 260 Day Tzolkin

September 8, 2010

Year Bearer: 11 Manik



Trecenas are thirteen-day periods in the Tzolkin. Each Trecena starts with the Number 1, but with
a different Day Glyph. As a wave of the Thirteen Heavens, the underlying energy is governed by the
First Day Glyph of the Trecena and influences all thirteen successive Day Glyphs. Being aware of the
predominant energy of the First Day of the Trecena, we can align our intentions with that energy
and allow our goals to manifest.

This Trecena starts with 1 Chicchan (Serpent/Snake) – celestial life force, bringer of rain, sensual,

passionate, primal knowledge of duality, heart expansion through service to others.



To the Ancient Maya, Chicchan or Serpent/Snake was the bringer of rain, symbolized by the Snake
Dance or Rain Dance performed by many native cultures such as the Hopi in the Desert Southwest
and the Toltec in Mexico . In Maya legend, there were four Chicchans, Sky Serpents, who encircled
the world and were responsible for guarding the four quarters of the world. When they spoke,
thunder was heard which was followed by lightning and rain. The image of a snake combined with
a lightning bolt is found in ancient Anasazi petroglyphs representing lightning not only in the sky
but also lightning in the body. This corresponds to the Maya concept of “blood lightning” and
the Hindu concept of “kundalini” energy running up the spine. Thus, Serpent Energy is a symbol
of the life force that flows in the body and in the sky.



Chicchan or Serpent energy connects our primal reptilian core to our spiritual aspirations. When
we feel this energy, we are energized to connect and live in two realities, the material 3-D reality
(everyday mundane) and the spiritual magical reality where all things are possible. Today, this
seems to be very pertinent as we find ourselves living between two paradigms, the old and the
new. The old being the material 3-D reality and the new being the next level of awareness that
merges ethereal energies with the material plane.




© 2006 Judith Ann Griffith






Another representation of the Trecena is that of a creative wave beginning at 1 and ending at 13,
with the numbers 6, 7 and 8 representing the crest of the wave. The crest could be interpreted as
a strong influential energy, although the underlying influence on the Trecena would still rest in
the beginning. This Trecena crests on 6 Oc (Dog), courage and faith which guides us on our spiritual
journey; 7 Chuen (Monkey), artistic excellence which we strive for on our spiritual path; and 8 Eb
(Road), our spiritual destiny or road of life.



As we journey through each day of this Trecena:



1 Chicchan (Serpent) September 8, 2010

2 Cimi (Transformation) September 9

3 Manik (Deer) September 10

4 Lamat (Rabbit) September 11

5 Muluc (Water) September 12

6 Oc (Dog) September 13

7 Chuen (Monkey) September 14

8 Eb (Road) September 15

9 Ben (Reed) September 16

10 Ix (Jaguar) September 17

11 Men (Eagle) September 18

12 Cib (Vulture) September 19

13 Caban (Earth) September 20



Utilize the energy of Serpent to connect your core with your spiritual aspirations. Have faith in
your destiny, gratitude in your heart, and love in your actions as you allow intuition to guide you.




In Lak’ech (I am another you),

William and Viola



www.tzolkincalendar.com

©2007 William and Viola Welsch

Tzolkin Notes – EVOLUTIONARY SHIFT 2011


Many have written and hypothesized about this but no definitive answer has
appeared. Perhaps Tony Shearer in Beneath the Moon and Under the Sun says it
best: “A story was told to the Spaniards shortly after the conquest in Oaxaca….

‘On the day we call Tecpotl (Etznab/Flint) a great light came from the
Northeastern sky. It glowed for 4 days in the sky, then lowered itself to that rock
(the rock can still be seen at Tenochtitlan de Valle in Oaxaca). From the light there
came a great, a very powerful being who stood on the very top of the rock and
glowed like the sun in the sky.
There he stood for all to see, shining day and night. Then he spoke, his voice
was like thunder, booming across the valley.

Our old men and women, the astronomers and astrologists, could understand
him and he could understand them.
He (the Solar Beam) told us how to pray and fixed for us days of fast and days of
feasting. He then balanced the “Book of days” (Sacred Calendar) and left, vowing
that he would always watch down on us, his beloved people.’”

The Sacred Calendar, the Tzolkin, was created by combining the 20 sacred glyphs
with 13 magic numbers. 13 x 20 = 260.

According to the Mesoamericans of Mexico and Central America, their total
concept of life revolved around the Sacred Calendar and life was viewed as a
great ceremony. This ceremony continues today as we follow the Sacred Calendar
and dance to the rhythm of the cycles of the most Sacred Drum.


TZOLKIN MEASURES SACRED TIME

The Tzolkin Count of days measures sacred time. It is not based on the measure
of the movement of the Earth around the Sun but rather the unique Sacred
Energy created by each combination of 20 Day Glyphs and 13 Magic Numbers.
These rounds or cycles of 260 days (kin) are endlessly repeating likened to the
heartbeat of the Universe. As Dr. Carl Calleman so succinctly states in The Mayan
Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness: “The tzolkin is really a filtration
pattern of divine light. This pattern exists in a realm beyond time, in the mind of
God, as it were. The tzolkin by itself is thus a pattern for the unfolding of creative
energy rather than a calendar.”

According to the Ancient Greeks, there are two types of time: Chronos and Kairos.
Chronos is chronological or sequential time, a quantitative measurement. A good
example is the Gregorian Calendar. Kairos is a qualitative measurement - the time
in between or the time as the actual moment or the NOW. Kairos is the time when
you honor the sacredness of the moment.

Staying in Kairos time and being aware of the day’s (Tzolkin) energy opens your
reality to synchronicities, miracles and magic.

Today is 13 Ahau, the 260th day of this Tzolkin. Tomorrow, 1 Imix begins a new
Tzolkin round. The energies surrounding 13 are holy – co-creation, unconditional
love, and the culmination of spiritual enlightenment. Likewise are the energies
surrounding Ahau – sun, flower, light lord, enlightenment, ascension, ancestor,
unconditional love and awareness of co-creation. 13 Ahau feels like completion
coupled with the feeling of powerful light energy moving creation forward.


UPCOMING DATES

On May 27, 2010, 1 Imix, there will be only two more Tzolkin rounds (260 days each
= 520 days) before the evolutionary shift of October 28, 2011.

Tzolkin Start Date: 1 Imix (Gregorian May 27, 2010)
Seventh Day of the Galactic Underworld Begins 4 Ahau (November 2, 2010)
Conscious Convergence: 13 Eb and 1 Ben (July 17-18, 2010)
Ends: 13 Ahau (Gregorian February 10, 2011)

Tzolkin Start Date: 1 Imix (Gregorian February 11, 2011)
Ends: 13 Ahau (Gregorian October 28, 2011)

October 28, 2011 marks the completion date of the Nine Levels of Evolutionary
Consciousness according to Dr. Calleman.

Humanity present now has chosen to be witnesses and participants in this
Universal Shift of Evolution. The promotion of fear and anxiety surrounding 2012
is the complete opposite of the emotions that we will be feeling. The evolutionary
wave of completion will allow humanity to enter a Golden Age of unity, love and
peace. We feel that the Sacred Calendar, Tzolkin Count of Days, will continue as a
galactic constant and will serve as a base for grounding as we explore our new
awareness.

Welcome to the Evolution.

In Lak’ech,
Viola and William
13 Ahau (May 26, 2010)
www.tzolkincalendar.com

by William and Viola Welsch