Active Region Holds Potential for X-Class Flares

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 01/21/2026

AURORAS SPREAD ACROSS THE USA: You don’t see this very often: Desert succulents surrounded by Northern Lights. Chris Cook photographed the rare juxtaposition in southern California on Jan. 19th:

“Last night’s severe geomagnetic storm produced an aurora visible from Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert of California!” says Cook. “The aurora was faintly visible to the eye, but the camera recorded its beautiful reddish pink glow.”

Ross Stone saw a similar scene near the Eureka Dunes in Death Valley National Park. “It was a quiet night in the desert and a beautiful show in the sky,” says Stone.

At the same time in Alaska, this happened:

“What an incredible night of dancing, exploding and pulsating aurora!” says says photographer Sacha Layos near Fairbanks. “Every time I thought the show was done, it would ramp back up again and explode across the sky.”

The list of states where auroras were photographed is at least 34 states long: Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado; Virginia, Michigan, Vermont, West Virginia, New York, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Missouri, New Jersey, Indiana, Arizona, Wyoming; New Mexico, California, Alabama, South Carolina; North Dakota, Nebraska, Georgia, Montana, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, Washington, Ohio, New York, Utah.

Realtime Aurora Photo Gallery

FOR REAL THIS TIME, THE STORM IS SUBSIDING: A super-fast CME hit Earth on Jan. 19th, igniting almost 3 full days of strong geomagnetic storms. Forecasters were surprised by the longevity of the event, which included at least 12 hours of severe (G4-class) storming. Now the storm appears to be subsiding as Earth exits the CME’s wake.

The Sun Today

Daily Sun: 21 Jan 26
Sunspot complex 4341-45 has an unstable magnetic field that poses a continued threat for X-class solar flares. Credit: NASA/SDO

Coronal Holes: 21 Jan 26
Earth is inside a stream of solar wind flowing from this coronal hole. Credit: NASA/SDO | more data

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Mayan Calendar Time and Synchronicity

12 Storm/CAUAC represents the geomagnetic forces of attraction from the Highest Source Above. Those who reach in Faith are grasped by the Hand of God. The Sun is the symbol of the Source of Light, Life, and Abundance. Storm/CAUAC is the Sanctuary within where we feel the nearness of God, through a quickening of Spirit that “bestirs the blood to speak.” A Quickening of Spirit offers a Renewal and Regeneration of Faith, under the Wing of the Almighty One.

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THE TRECENA OF STAR/LAMAT: LIGHT MULTIPLIED TO ABUNDANCE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
12 Storm/CAUAC (Cherokee, Redbird/TOTSU’HWA), Destiny Kin 259, Position 19
January 21, 2026, 01/21/2026

THE TRECENA OF STAR LAMAT: THE HIGHEST ASCENSION OF THE TZOLK’IN ROUND

Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide Page for the “Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment.” My gift for the Tzolk’in round offers an overview for each 13-day trecena and the aspects of each day of the Tzolk’in round. The page also offers a link to resources for your own practice of counting the days to conceive your own discernment of the Meaning of Time.

4TH SEASON: 1 Wisdom/CIB begins the 4th Season of the Tzolk’in that ends in the final Ascension of 1 Star/LAMAT, the Light of the Scion on 13 Sun/AHAU – VOLUME 2: Tzolk’in Seasons 3 and 4 (PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 20, 2020)

12 Storm/CAUAC (Cherokee, Redbird/TOTSU’HWA)  – Day 12 of 13 of the 1 Star/LAMAT trecena

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

Galactic Tone 12: Understanding. Twelve is a gift of great capacity of retrospection. It is this ability that allows Twelve to connect disassociated parts into a (new) functioning whole. The energy of Twelve is that which presents a new piece of understood information or accumulated experience to be applied.

Storm/Cauac: Day of the blessing of rain, giver of all life and lightening, a gift of nitrogen to Mother Earth and ozone to Father Sky. Cauac is also associated with the moon and the cycles of the moon, which are the meter of the feminine aspect of creation. The essence of Storm is the feeling of unity, security and warmth experienced in the home while the tempest of trouble rages in the world outside. Perpetually youthful, Storms exist to experience the ecstasy of freedom. They have the great capacity to both learn and teach. Their constant quest for novel experiences often leads to difficult tests and storms of emotion. Looking at these difficulties for the lessons they indeed are, will enrich our lives rather than destroy. Cauac individuals teach much through their electricity of being. Lightning energizes earth, this same energy energizes humans. Divine connections can be accessed.

A GOOD DAY TO: Count your lessons as blessings and your enemies as angels.

Cherokee, Redbird/TOTSU’HWA: Lightning is the visible evidence of the presence of Redbird Spirit in the Sky, daughter of the Sun Spirit, sign of Fire, Sun’s alter ego on Earth. Lightning adds spiritual force to the human by way of “lightning of the blood” of a healer, directly body to body vibration. The key to spiritual communication and access to the wisdom of the Ancestors lies in the ability to bestir the blood to speak. Sacred stones such as flint, obsidian, and crystal are created by lightning striking the ground.

[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]