A Living Demonstration

Mark 12:30-31 KJV
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

We were created to be God’s Hand in the world. The Lord is the Shepherd. To become a living demonstration of God’s Love we only have to follow. The choice to follow is a dedicated daily path to an altar within. The One Source of all Power and Authority will complete the end.

Hebrews 12:2 KJV
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

 

Mayan Calendar Time and Synchronicity

THE TRECENA OF WISDOM/CIB: AN ILLUMINATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
12 Deer/MANIK, Cherokee Deer/Ahwu’sdi, Destiny Kin 207, Position 7
August 17, 2026, 08/17/2026; Times Before: 11/30/2025, 03/15/2025, 10/12/2023

Greetings Beloved Kin,

Understanding is the Intention of Tone 12. To conceive the Truth of God’s Love completes our Highest Hopes and Aspirations. The Deer represents one that dedicates their Life to the purpose.

MANIK is the Day sign of the Mayan priest, one who Counts the Days, and carries out the rituals and sacred ceremonies on behalf of the whole. Our greatest strength lies in the prayers we offer on behalf of the whole. Those who follow are given the legs to stand in integrity by the Power of the Holy Spirit.

The glyph of the Deer illustrates the Hand that grasps a thread of plasma that completes a circuit to the Divine Source of Power.

Our Truth is not our greatest offering to the whole. When we follow the Light of Divine Inspiration we become a living testimony of the Truth of Answered Prayers.

2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Our way isn’t the only way. We are all different to serve in an unlimited number of God’s ways. No one is left behind. Don’t aspire to be like another Human Being. We are Divinely Inspired to Love Unconditionally by the Love of God.

Deer represents the Spiritual Tools we were given to stand in Integrity. The priest carries the medicine bundle of every priest who came before. When we engage too many Spiritual Tools at once we can turn the Divine Path of Humility into a Human performance of Faith. We’re called to choose One Truth we will lean on. One Truth to lean on is the Lord’s Divine Provision for every Human limitation. Remember, God will provide a Way.

We can serve in the Secret Place. We don’t have to be seen by the world or stand in a pulpit to share the Love of God. Don’t pray for what you think someone else needs. We can’t possibly know what God may use to fulfill a Divine Purpose.

Matthew 20:16 KJV
16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.

God does not judge people by worldly standards of power, wealth, or status. The Chosen ones are those who choose to follow what God leads us to do. Wisdom is knowing no one knows but the Lord.

Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

love, in lak’ech, i am another you

Debra

The Path isn’t complicated. We only have to turn to the Lord in humility each Day for the Answer to our Prayers.

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The Jewish month of Elul: The King is in the Field

Chabad.org Daily Schedule – Prayers for 4 Elul, 5786, August 17, 2026

As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionally a time of introspection and stocktaking — a time to review one’s deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming “Days of Awe” of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn) as a call to repentance. The 27th chapter of Psalms is recited every Day. Three additional chapters of Psalms are also recited each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today’s Psalms.

Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12

Chabad.org Daily Schedule – Prayers for Monday, 4 Elul, 5786, August 17, 2026

There is Stability in reading the Word. The Holy Spirit reminds us of every Word spoken, exactly when we need to remember.

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PRAYERS FROM THE FOURTH WATCH – PROPHETIC PRAYERS DECLARING GOD’S WORD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY

May we send out the Light of our Prayers for everyone who is suffering from storms, earthquakes, wildfires, and troubles of all kinds. May we pray for one another as we count our blessings for our Self. May we declare the Word that God will answer our prayers. 

The Bible refers to Watchers from Above (‘iyr in Hebrew) in Daniel 4:13, 17, 23. We are called to our prayers by high-ranking angelic beings sent from heaven to observe and execute divine decrees. Take note of the Time when you are inspired to turn to the Lord.

THE EIGHT WATCHES

Night Watch

First Watch: 6 pm – 9 pm – Contemplation and laying foundations in prayer.
Second Watch: 9 pm – 12 am – Intercessory prayer for protection of ourselves and those around us
Third Watch: 12 am – 3 am – Spiritual warfare
Fourth Watch: 3 am – 6 am – Prophetic prayer because you are commanding your morning with prophetic decrees and declaring God’s word

Day Watch

Fifth Watch: 6 am – 9 am – Petitions. Ask for strength and surrender. Ask for the Holy Spirit to help you before you start your day
Sixth Watch: 9 am – 12 pm – Thanksgiving prayer
Seventh Watch : 12 pm – 3 pm – This is the seventh watch of rest. 7 Biblically represents that. This is a time to seek God in the secret place
Eighth Watch: 3 pm – 6 pm – This is the eight and final watch of the night and a time for prayer for revival and renewal. Symbolically, Christ died at 3 pm.

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THE TRECENA OF WISDOM/CIB: AN INHERITANCE OF WISDOM

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12 Deer (Hand)/MANIK, (Cherokee Deer Ahwu’sdi) – Day 12 of 13 of the 1 Wisdom/CIB trecena

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

Galactic Tone 12: 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.

Deer/MANIK (Hand): Deer are spirit tools. Silence itself is a spiritual experience for Deer. For Deer life is a pilgrimage. Deer are dominant persons who defend the people and will make sacrifices for others. The spirit of Deer upholds the pillars of the four directions. With the power inherent in the number four, Deer pushes away bad influences or negative energies. Skill and quality of work are very important to Deer. They are presented with tools for every task in life and it is with these that they are able to rise above limitations. Deer has a habit of keeping every tool it has ever used. This leads to clutter and indecision, loss and procrastination. When confronted with promises not kept, Deer becomes stubborn, manipulative and evasive.

A GOOD DAY TO: Be of  Service to others.

Cherokee, Deer/Ahwu’sdi: Symbolized by Constellation Galagina, the Stag, known as Taurus, the Bull. It does not include the Pleiades and Hyades clusters which in Cherokee are viewed as separate. To feed, gatherers of food and supplies, they enjoy rituals, ceremonials, feasts, the souls of hospitality, sociability. Freedom versus security issues often inspire leadership and unique solutions.  Combined with artistic and inspiring energies in harmony with lunar cycles, they nourish the clans. Totem-Deer:  Ability to create harmonic resonance. Where the Deer leads, others are inclined to follow. 

[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]