The Smallest Steps Are The Biggest Leaps of Faith

THE TRECENA OF DEER/MANIK: A DEDICATED MISSION OF LOVE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
10 Wisdom/CIB (keeb), Cherokee, Owl U’GUKU’, Destiny Kin 36, Position 16
June 12, 2025, 06/12/2025; Last Rounds: 09/25/2024, 01/09/2024

Greetings Beloved Kin,

Counting the Days and tracking the experiences of every day are the ways to see that history repeats itself in God’s Divine Order of Time. The past is an archeological treasure. We learn from the past the worst that can happen and be prepared for it. The Balance of Wisdom is learning that the beautiful times will come around again. With Faith we can wait for it and carry on.

It can take more Faith to take small steps than to leap into an unknown future. We want everything now. We’re afraid that Time will pass us by. God’s Divine Timing is a Miracle we can invest in when we stand on the promises of God. Our Day will come for a Dream that God will reveal along with a way to reach the end that we can See Clearly.

The Light of Divine Inspiration doesn’t lead us into the dark. We were perfectly equipped to carry out the Divine Purpose for our life. The journey will still be a mystery, but we’ll know “we can.”

10 is the Tone of Manifestation, human’s most greatly perceived-challenge of creation. The Mayan symbol for the number 10 is two Hands (5’s) standing together as One. The glyph for CIB illustrates the Mind in its Highest State of Consciousness. The Key to the Kingdom is Forgiveness. Forgiveness is the means to claim the Truth of our Salvation. When we know we’re in good standing with God, Faith will see us through.

We forget. God completes the Dream of Divine Inspiration and nothing is impossible for God. By a Hand of Divine Agency, the Truth and the Way to manifest our Highest Hopes is to Wait on the Lord and to serve his Highest Purpose in the small steps of “everyday.” We don’t have to claim the Truth by an effort of our imagination. We real-ize the Truth of the Creation that’s meant to be. God will reveal that every step we’ve taken is leading to the end.

 

The first step is Fear of the Lord. It’s one fear that can move us to Forgive. The second step is claiming that we don’t know all the things that are possible by God’s Hand.

The Owl is CIB’s totem, the nahaul that can turn its head to see what’s behind, and see through the illusion of everything we do know, when we apply the Truth we’ve seen before.

Owl is a hunter, who stands for the wisdom and ability of all great hunters, the cunning of a fox, the tenacity of a bulldog and strength of a bear. Energy for deep thinkers, strong-willed, rigid convictions, bold and authoritative.  Owl is the Mystic Ferryman who guides Earthlings on the return path to the stars holding the torch aloft. ~ Cherokee Description

Mice and small creatures that are hidden from view are the prey of the Owl. The Owl is equipped with fluff on the leading edge of its feathers that silence the sound of its movement. The proportions of its wingspan allow it to fly slowly close to the ground. It still appears as though a mouse would be hard to find. But the Owl holds the wisdom to know that mice multiply, and where one was found, there’s sure to be another. The Owl is a totem that reveals the Truth of an illusion by the Wisdom it brings to Light.

We know where treasures of Love have never been found before. Our heart remembers where Love wasn’t given back. Yet, how long do we keep returning to the place where Love was never found? Where Love is returned in equal measure there’s bound to be Love that multiplies. It’s not Faith, but the Ego that drives us to pursue what we want, where we want to find it.

No Time is lost when we’re willing to learn our lessons. God redeems the Time when the Mission is Love and Faith in the Highest One. Walking away is a Divine Leap of Faith. Taking the Time to reflect on the reality of an experience is a Leap of Faith that we won’t lose anymore Time when we take more Time to clearly see the Truth and what it means.

Our whole life is the preparation for the Dream the Creator had in mind. God offers a Dream that applies all our talents, drawn together for a Divine Purpose. In school we’re taught to learn a lifetime trade that’s only one application of everything we know, when what we know could make us an expert in a higher field where that hands-on experience is rare.

We don’t know what we know. God witnessed every moment. He’s the Divine Genius that knew how all the little steps were amounting to a Revelation that “we can” when we’ve seen it all before. God draws disassociated pieces and parts of our life together into a new and meaningful whole.

CIB is a Day to honor the Old Ones, every Human that has walked the “hard road” of life. We owe a debt of gratitude for wisdom that was shared before through both the successes and failures of our ancestors. When we Forgive we can choose to see we learned what to do, and what not to do. Bad examples teach us who we don’t want to be.

This is a Day to Forgive and Give Thanks that we didn’t have to learn the hard way by our own experience. God turns all things to our highest good.

Romans 8:28 NIV
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Deer/MANIK is calling us to God’s Divine Purpose on a dedicated daily path that leads to an altar on behalf of God’s Mission of Love. In small steps no one sees, we’re expressing our Love of God. Faith is turned to Believing when we show up every day. By a Hand of God, believing is raised to Knowing. When we’re humbled by our failures, our mind is opened to receive the Light of another way turning to our First and Last Hope that Faith in God is all we need. He promised to answer prayers in ways that serve our highest good. We don’t know what that looks like, until God reveals the Dream of his creation.

Owl is the Mystic Ferryman of Mayan tradition. Charon is the ferryman of Greek tradition who sets sail to the place of eternal death. Our resentment of the past has no place in the New Life where we realize all things serve our highest good. When we reach the other side of knowing, our hearts will be as light as a feather and we’ll be carried by the Wind to a place of Divine Providence. And, all we had to do was let go and keep turning to an altar within.

love, in lak’ech, i am another you

Debra, 9 Eagle/MEN

Psalm 27:13
13 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

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Memories of Love that can never be forgotten, 11/20/2021, 10 Wisdom/CIB

I lost my pal Shadow on 10 Wisdom/CIB. She was my constant companion through COVID isolation. She was a Senior I rescued from the shelter, unwanted because of her age, though we spent 7 beautiful years together. Shadow was her new name. When her eyes were closed, you could hardly see her face. She had been left behind 5 times before. It took time for her to realize I’d never let her go.  I was on a mission to make her last days the best time of her life.  She loved every gift she was given.

She died of respiratory failure. She didn’t run and hide, but ran to me in her last breath, and died in my arms. Loving her was the beginning of loving myself.

Her Spirit will always be with me. She created a place for Girlie, another cat abandoned in her senior years. After 4 years, we’re just beginning to forge the bonds that take a long time to build after you’ve been left behind.

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THE TRECENA OF DEER/MANIK: THE MISSION TO LOVE

Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide for resources regarding the daily aspects and events of the trecena.

“Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment”
by Debra Malmos, 9 Eagle/MEN

“Tzolk’in Field Guide: Volume 1, Seasons 1 and 2” (Download PDF)
“Tzolk’in Field Guide: Volume 2, Seasons 3 and 4” (Download PDF)

1 Deer/MANIK is the 3nd trecena found in Volume 1, Season 1.

Also see Daykeeper Resources for calculators, calendar links. The Spiritual Tools page offers ways from many Divine Traditions that you may use to expand your Spiritual Practice. Track your peak experiences of life to see history repeat itself. The next “orbit” is always the same Truth, magnified by repetition.

NOTE: If you get lost in the meaning of Time, go back to Tone 1 to remember the Intention from the beginning.

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10 Wisdom/CIB (Cherokee, Owl U’GUKU’) – Day 10 of 13 of the 1 Deer/MANIK trecena

Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Tzolk’in calculator preserved on MayanMajix.com

Galactic Tone 10: Manifestation. What were once intentions or ideas, hopes or fears become physically present with the energy of Ten. What is focused upon with attention and intention becomes real with Ten. Ten is a powerful energy that carries a great responsibility.

Wisdom/CIB: The old ones. Wisdom of the ancients. Wisdom persons are aligned with the ancient memories that wait in the stone of temples and sacred sites all over the world. Wisdom people grow luck like a crop using a balance of prudence and tenacity. The tremendous inner strength of this sign enables silent introspection to discover areas of oneself that contain wisdom more valuable than any trove of archaeological treasure. Wisdom persons are valiant defenders of family and community. They may become hardened to life and sentiment turned cold. In these cases, they need much forgiveness for their uncaring errors. Periodically connecting with nature and or visiting sacred sites will bring great stability to wisdom persons.

A GOOD DAY TO: Sit on a rock.

Cherokee, Owl U’GUKU’ : Symbol is the Owl is Arcturus, the brightest Star in the Constellation Bootes. The Cherokee Bear constellation (Ursa Major) includes the Big Dipper plus four stars in Bootes.  Owl is a hunter, who stands for the wisdom and ability of all great hunters, the cunning of a fox, the tenacity of a bulldog and strength of a bear. Energy for deep thinkers, strong-willed, rigid convictions, bold and authoritative.  Owl is the Mystic Ferryman who guides Earthlings on the return path to the stars holding the torch aloft.

[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]