The Wisdom of Vigilant Discernment

The Deer is a symbol of a Guardian and Protector for the Safety, Harmony, and Equity of the whole. In the Mayan tradition it represents the Mission of the Mayan priest who carries out a dedicated daily practice, counting the Days, and performing the Sacred Ceremonies that are ordered for the Time. The Mayan priest is not a teacher, per se, but a counselor who offers prayer on behalf of the whole.

To carry out the task requires Wisdom and the Vigilance of Divine Discernment to protect the flock from those who would take advantage of the Offering of Compassionate Love and Understanding. We are ordered to Forgive. Though, forgiveness doesn’t mean we open the door to those that pose a threat to our well-being. It takes Vigilance to Discern Intentions of good and evil.

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The Season of Expectations

Greetings Beloved Kin,

I’ve always felt a Sense of Expectation leading up to the New Year. The feelings can be covered up by the tradition of wondering what Santa will bring for Christmas. When I knew nothing would appear under a tree, I felt the same. Only my expectations changed for a Light of Divine Inspiration that would come shining through. The season turned to expectations of Truth and Blessings that the Creator would provide to restore my hope for a New Way forward.

There’s a juxtaposition of feelings between our Darkest Days and our Faith in the future. Our Ancestors were conscious of the Cold Full Moon, when they were faced with the odds of survival. While they dreamed of the Seed they would plant in Spring, they prayed that the provisions in store would carry them through. Do we have enough of “what it takes” to hold Faith in the balance?

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The Service of Love

THE TRECENA OF SERPENT/CHICCHAN: Feeling Our Way
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
3 Deer/MANIK, Cherokee, Deer/Ahwu’sdi – Destiny Kin: 107, Position 7
December 5, 2024, 12/05/2024; Last Round: March 20, 2024, 03/20/2024

3 Deer / MANIK

Greetings Beloved Kin,

We are called into Service by the Quickening of Spirit. Deer/MANIK calls us to be a leader of Faith. MANIK represents the Destiny of the Mayan priest who leads the whole. We are gifted with a Power of Attraction when we lead by example. A Transformation carried out by the Holy Spirit sets the Highest Standard of Unconditional Love.

Deer/MANIK is the sentinel that watches over the herd. The Circle on the glyph illustrates the Vigilant Eye of the Deer. Deer’s eyes are equipped with landscape vision to see all around. So can their ears move independently, making them capable of determining the exact location of Sound and Movement to see what’s coming from far away.

The glyph shows the Hand grasping a thread of plasma that completes a circuit forged to a Source of Divine Power. We are moved to become the Shepherd of the Creator’s flock on Earth as it is in Heaven. The Deer is a symbol of stability, with a leg to plant in each of the 4 directions.

The Mayan priest holds the medicine bundle, all the Spiritual Tools that have been passed down by generations. It’s our turn to take up the staff to follow the One that came before and become the One who follows, after.

The Holy Spirit that guides us shares the Power of Harmonic Resonance. Transformed by the Hand Above, we walk in integrity as a living example of what the Holy Spirit can do. We’ve seen how influential a bad example can be. Our Highest example offers Life, Love and Happiness. The worst examples only lead us deeper by the day into the 7 deadly sins, until we’re forged to a stronghold of evil. We’re trapped by our own pride and shame to prove we are right when in Truth our life is out of our control.

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