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2 Monkey/CHUEN – Monkey Magic

Nov7

2 Monkey Chuen (Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI )

2 Monkey/Chuen

2 Monkey/Chuen

Galactic Tone 2: Duality; Mysterious as the question “to be or not to be?” Two is the recognition of the separation of self from all else and the desire to be rejoined. Walking a balance while making choices of all kinds, light/dark, male/female, good/bad, Yin/Yang, is the energy of this number. Experiencing the differences between one and another is the use and purpose of this number.

Monkey/Chuen/Batz: Monkey is known to the May as the Weaver or Weaver of Time. Monkey takes ideas as threads of vines and weaves them into the fabric of our reality. New patterns or inventions are also woven into our lives by Monkey. Amiable, intelligent, generous and jack of all trades, Monkey’s innocent curiosity leads to artistic expression and constructive solutions. It is also considered to be one of the most fortunate and lucky day signs.

Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI: The Racoon Symbol is Algol, a star in Perseus. Restless energy yearning for long-lost love. Algol was named DEMON STAR or MISCHIEVOUS ONE by the Ancients because it winks and fades at times. Raccoons are full of friendly mischief, eager to swap kisses for candy. Magnetic leaders, full of humor and gaiety. Favorite food is corn, the mainstay of the Cherokee. Very artistic while being the “masked bandit” who steals your heart.

Monkey Magic

Galactic Tone 1, the first day of each trecena, is a potent day of inspiration. You may find these to be days when you prefer time to yourself. I’ve found that if I attempt major progress on this day – I have a hard time getting off “go”. It really IS a good day to be alone and introspective. Continue reading →

21 Days of Gratitude, Day 16 – Darkness Brings the Light

Oct30

7 Night/Akbal (Cherokee, Hearth / O’ya)

7 Night/AKBAL

7 Night/AKBAL

Galactic Tone 7: Reflective; 7 stands as the mirror to divide light and dark and reflect all that is and is not. 7 is associated with the source of creation and the flow of divine will. 7 establishes the purpose to current and future goals.

Night/AKBAL: Bringers of the Dawn, the dreamers who bring the new sun to clarity and illuminate the road of life. Thus the insecurities and doubts born of darkness of the sub-conscious mind are dispelled. These persons travel the Void – a place where nothing yet exists, but all potential dwells, the womb of creation. From this void, Night persons bring forth new solutions and artistic inspiration. If Night does not bravely journey into the void they may find themselves wandering the darkness of self doubt and insecurity. Cherokee, Hearth/O’ya: Night Totem OWL,Guardian of the Night Sun.  Energies for the opening of mystic secrets, see through the masks of deception, trickery.  High ability of discernment.  Portals open to other worlds and dimensions for your learning and spiritual growth.  Magical abilities are possible.

Darkness Brings the Light

7 Night/Akbal exists to reveal the mystery of Spirit “where nothing yet exists, but all potential dwells.” To receive Akbal’s blessing we must be willing to travel into the void to know our own darkness. Akbal gives us the courage to look within, where our greatest blessings may arise from seeing those parts of ourselves we prefer to avoid, deny, or keep hidden.

Under the 13-day trecena of Earth/Caban we are being lead to create a new world. Days 7, 8, 9 represent the peak energies of this trecena. What you are meant to see may be revealed as a ‘peak experience’.

The place for healing is here. Dive deep into the void and embrace what you may learn from the sticking points and stubborn places that resist the changes necessary to create your new world.  Surround in light whatever darkness you discover and love it for the new understanding it brings.

As we learn to love even our shadow, our darkness is transformed into light. From our courageous journey within we are  empowered from the source where all potential lies to remember that miracles are possible.

To all my relations, thank you for the ways unseen that you are ever-present, helping to guide me through the darkness and into the light.

in lak’ech – I am another yourself.

21 Days of Gratitude, Day 14 – Nourishing Spirit

Oct28

5 Crocodile/IMIX (Cherokee, Turtle, Dak’si)

Galactic Tone 5: Empowerment; Center of the cube, intelligent, organizing force managing communications and materials, knowledge and application. Number 5 symbolizes the fifth element (Saq’Be’)

Crocodile/IMIX: Crocodile energy represents the primordial spirit who lives primarily in water but from which land-based life forms evolved. The Yucatecan Tzol’kin calendar begins with this nawal.  Crocodile holds the secrets of the underworld and helps us translate them to the material world. Crocodile represents the left side, unseen and occult forces. Crocodile has the opportunity to meld the differences from opposing sides to create peace and balance between the heart of the heaven and heart of the earth beneath the World Tree. (Mayan Cross); Cherokee, Turtle/Dak’si is the creative focus of relationships between two, loneliness, dawn, awakening, birth.

Nourishing Spirit

Arbol del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico – Tree of Life*

5 Crocodile/IMIX stirs our memory with the ancient wisdom that we are born of Spirit into matter. Elemental forces support our soul’s evolution. The first four elements are Earth, Water, Fire and Air. We are empowered through the fifth element – the Element of Spirit, the ether, or space as defined by Ayurveda tradition. Spirit is the binding force that connects us all.

These are the 5 basic elements of alchemy. Alchemy was thought to be a scientific pursuit with the objective of transforming base metals into gold. Though the real pursuit, veiled to escape religious scrutiny, was to discover the means for Spirit to transcend from Matter… the evolution of the Soul. Crocodile, asks us to remember that our true identity is that of Spirit existing in a material body.

We are drawn to offer a blessing and hold in gratitude all that nourishes our Spirit. Stand ready to receive a Spirit blessing. so that you may create peace and balance between the heart of the heaven and heart of the earth, extending love to all beneath the one World Tree.

*  Arbol del Tule in Oaxaca, Mexico is believed by the Maya to be the original World Tree – the Tree of Life. The Montezuma Cypress is estimated to be over 1600 years old with a circumference of 42.0 m (137.8 ft).

12 Days of Gratitude, Day 11 – The Journey Within

Oct25

2 Flint/ETZNAB (Cherokee: Flint Dawi’sgala)

Galactic Tone 2: Duality; to be or not to be; the recognition of the separation of self from all else and the desire to be rejoined.
Flint/ETZNAB: Mirror of reality; as struck flint – divine sparks of intelligence; flint is the sword of truth cutting falsehoods away.

The Journey Within

Journey Within, April Peerless

Journey Within, April Peerless

Under the the galactic tone 2 we are drawn to look at both sides of a matter to determine the best way forward. Flint’s divine spark offers dynamic realizations, and as the obsidian mirror, helps us to clearly see to the heart of any matter.

Earth/CABAN is a plane of vital force (Earth Magic) upon which to draw our inspiration and healing throughout this 13-day trecena. In our Earthly walk we are surrounded by the powerful elements of nature. Air, Water, Fire and Earth. As Humans, this is the stuff we are made of.

There is a fifth element referred to as the Element of Spirit, the aether, and the vibration that connects us with the cosmos and all of creation.

Draw within. Through Spirit we remember we are also forces of Nature with a shared connection to all that is. The path that will be made clear will be brought to the forward of awareness.

21 Days of Gratitude, Day 10 – Divine Forces of Nature

Oct24

1 Earth/CABAN  (Cherokee, Heron Guwi’sguwi)

Galactic Tone 1: The beginning of all things, the whole, the all of One. Like a new dawn, today we receive divine inspiration that will guide us through the next 13 days.
Earth/Caban: Keeper of the garden of Earth. Profound synchronistic connections to Earth’s natural cycles and energies and the memories of ancient wisdom; being connected to the dynamic forces of nature. The Cherokee sign of Heron/Guwi’sguwi is the energy of perpetual movement.

Divine Forces of Nature

Earth - The Divine ConnectionFor the past 13 days we were inspired to see ourselves and our world in a new way. The next 13 days is a time to synchronize with the rhythm of the Earth and reconnect with the Divine Forces of Nature as a means of integrating new knowledge to support our own personal growth and to assist in the guidance of others.

Earth/CABAN is the place of perfect centeredness in the eternal present moment – the place of direct access to all knowledge, ability and talents. If we are prepared to listen, Earth/Caban will provide guidance on how best to manage a new project or our next intention, giving the new movement, behavior, and the talent to realize it.

We are bioelectrical beings living on an electrical planet. Science has confirmed that when we are in direct contact with Earth, we receive the subtle energy from Earth’s surface electrons that nourishes us and stabilizes our biological rhythms, boosts self healing mechanisms, reduces inflammation and pain, and improves sleep and the feeling of calmness. (See Earthing)

In today’s world, we are insulated from the regular contact with the Earth. Now is a time to dedicate a time and place to reconnect and synchronize with our first Mother.

Honor the Earth. Feed the Earth with your offerings of gratitude. Walk barefoot in the grass and restore your connection to the dynamic forces of nature. Expect miraculous answers and solutions to appear as you need them.

21 Days of Gratitude, Day 6 – Beauty in Contrast

Oct20

10 Reed/BEN

Galactic Tone 10: Manifestation
Reed/BEN: Connection to our Spiritual Essence

Beauty in Contrast

watcherThe dark, the light, and the varied array of colors in between are needed to create any masterpiece. The beauty is found within the contrast. To achieve great success at anything, one must overcome failure. To feel connected, one must know isolation. To experience happiness, we must know sorrow.

In order to be made whole, we must accept all the parts of who we are. We only have to look outside ourselves to see that we are not alone. And, by looking within, we can see the balance reflected in the whole picture. In truth, the obstacles in our lives are the key opportunities capable of propelling us forward.

10 Reed/BEN encourages us to make the connection to Spirit where all things return to balance. I am grateful there is always a source to turn to, and that for EVERY dark hour there is a dawn.

21 Days of Gratitude, Day 3

Oct17

7 Dog/OC (Cherokee Wolf/ Kana’ti)

Galactic Tone 7: Reflective; stands as a mirror to reflect dark from light and all that is and is not; associated with the source of creation and the flow divine will.

Dog/OC/Wolf: Dog is courageous, loyal and warmhearted, respected for their sense of justice and protection. The power of the wolf brings forth instinct, intelligence, appetite for freedom, and awareness of the importance of social connections.

Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
Howard Thurman

7 Dog/OC lends awareness of and a desire to connect with our community – to see ourselves as a meaningful part of a greater whole. Seeking to find belonging, how many times do we look outside ourselves to measure who we are? Remembering to seek within that which brings me joy reminds me that I was never disconnected.

Today I am grateful for the beauty of the natural world around me. I can’t solve the problems of the world, but I can hold one space in love for all that is.

1 Monkey/CHUEN – Creating Yes

Sep28

Galactic Tone 1: The beginning of all things, the first, the whole and the all in one.

Monkey/Chuen: Known to the maya as the weaver of time – Monkey takes ideas as threads of vines and weaves them into the fabric of our reality. New patterns or inventions are also woven into our lives by monkey – amiable, intelligent, generous and a jack of all trades. Monkey’s innocent curiosity leads to artistic expression and constructive solutions. Monkey/CHUEN is a prevailing influence over the next 13 days as Galactic Tone 1 begins a new trecena.

On Chuen days, the Maya express their intention to freely receive all that they have requested from the universe, and to be able to unravel or resolve any matter or issue. Chuen days are extremely auspicious for all artistic works and endeavors; in fact, it is a powerful day to begin any project. And it is the best day in the Tzolk’in to ask for a partner or to be married.

What if you were given a time when the answer to your every request was YES? What would you ask for that you’re not asking for now?

Why aren’t you asking for it now? Are you afraid of the answer “No?” Or, have you reached even further to imagine the scenario of “no” with all its disappointing outcomes? Sometimes I think of all the scenarios I’ve endured over a lifetime – stuff that never happened. And, the many times I never asked because I convinced myself the answer was already No.

Under the right circumstances, every request holds the power of a ‘yes’ answer. When we anticipate ‘yes’ we operate in a completely different way. I’m more likely to present my request with humility and gratitude.

When I expect to hear “no” – I’m inclined to justify why I deserve the “yes,” and, how I might best control and manipulate this outcome.

Right there, I am left with no way to graciously receive anything. Even someone with the power to say “yes” may be less inclined to, and if they do – the right to freely GIVE is reduced to obligation versus the balance of an equal exchange. The win-win has been taken out of it. No one leaves the exchange feeling better.

The first step in asking for anything is to release the outcome and see that regardless of the answer, everything will be okay. That in fact, whatever the answer, I am being led to higher ground.

What do you really need to ask for? And, imagine that the answer has already been decided – as YES.

12 Offering/MULUC – A Blessing at the Delta

Sep26

12 Offering/MULUC (Cherokee The River Yun’wi Gunnahi’ta)

The DeltaGalactic Tone 12: Understanding and the gift of retrospection
Offering/Muluc: A symbol of water everywhere as in the rain, the oceans, or in the body; the sign of Sacred water ceremonies such as baptism and purification

The River/Yun’wi Gunnahi’ta: In Cherokee, The River is the “Fountain of Life”, giver of all fluids, water, rain, tears; the Milky Way is also referred to as The River

Water symbolizes purity, healing, and cleansing used ceremonially as a way of clearing the emotional body to become ready for transformational energies at the next level.

Water has the ability to hold our spiritual energetic. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese author and researcher, illustrated how human consciousness has an effect on the molecular structure of water, supporting his theory that water can be embued with spiritual intention and purpose.

Symbolically, a River represents the flow of time and the natural cycles, transitions, transformations and passageways. Once the River has completed its long journey it empties into the sea. The point at which the River enters the sea is called its Delta. The Delta is a triangular area which forms at the mouth of the River. The word Delta is derived from a Greek symbol, also in the shape of a triangle, which means “Change”. Upon passing through Its Delta the River “Changes” – its individuality comes to an end as It merges with all of the other Rivers, which have also ended their long Journeys, to become part of the One Great Sea. http://www.aseekersthoughts.com/2009/07/rivers-as-symbol-part-1.html

Give thanks in the way of an offering.

Native American Blessing

A way opens before you. All obstacles and impediments are removed.

Only that which is worthy and desirable moves forward with you.

11 Lamat/Star/Rabbit – The Gift of Multiplication

Sep25

11 Star/Rabbit, Lamat/Q’anil (Cherokee Rabbit Noqui’segwa)

Ralph Waldo Emerson QuoteGalactic Tone 11: Eleven assists every new creation to find its place in the universe. In the process of ‘fitting in’ some modifications must occur. Eleven is the energy of dynamic actions that facilitate change, simplification and improvement.

Lamat/Star/Rabbit: Star energy is the multiplication of all things to abundance. Star is associated with the fertility of rabbits for its ability to multiply. Lamat correlates with fertility and new beginnings. It symbolizes transforming into a new you so you can live a life of creation, abundance and love. The symbol for Lamat represents the planet Venus. The Mayan culture associated the planet Venus with death and rebirth. Mayan Magix

Rabbits are teaming with life and multiplication. This can be a very good thing – giving extra power to your intentions. With the energy of Lamat/Rabbit whatever you focus on is multiplied. Since Lamat multiplies ANYTHING, it also presents a caution to focus on what you want – not what you don’t want.

The Cherokee calendar notes this as an emotional sign, so at the same time, unresolved issues could present challenges. We live in a society that says we need to feel good all the time. This mind-set can lead to feelings of inadequacy when I feel otherwise. We don’t treat a headache that way, so why would I have to frame other uncomfortable feelings as personal shortcomings?

In fact, in ALL ways, our greatest growth and strength comes from doing the things that require more effort. These experiences can become a measure of just how far we’ve come.

Medicine Circle teachings presented to me a traditional belief that “what we are healing for ourselves, we are also healing for ALL.” Framing in that light, a challenge can be transformed to become a Sacred Charge – one, that only the individual is fully capable to heal. It IS A TRUTH, as whatever we heal in ourselves changes the way we interact with those around us. Galactic Tone 11 indicates an opportunity for personal healing and transformation.

Regardless of feelings, press forward – and reach for the stars. Today’s Rabbit/Lamat is the gift of life and multiplication. We can use this day to create abundance and renewal of the things hoped for by simply remembering that we create what we focus on.