
The Word Written in the Flame
Initiation: A Trial by Fire
THE TRECENA OF REED/BEN: A SANCTUARY BUILT BY THE HIGHEST ONE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
13 Serpent/CHICCHAN, Destiny Kin 65, Position 5
July 11, 2025, 07/11/2025; Rounds Before: 10/24/2024, 02/07/2024

13 Serpent / CHICCHAN
Greetings Beloved Kin,
Serpent/CHICCHAN represents the Fire that ignites a Power Within that awakens the Gifts of Spirit. CHICCHAN holds Position 5, a symbol of Empowerment that leads to a Major Change on a scale of Life and Death.
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. The adage is attributed to Lord Acton (1834–1902), British Politician, Historian and Moralist, though he wasn’t the first to express the thought.
Acton conveyed the opinion that, as a person’s power increases, their moral sense diminishes. Lord Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887. He cited examples of monarchs who corrupted their power, including Roman emperors who declared themselves gods, and Napoleon Bonaparte, who declared himself an emperor. (Source: Phrase Finder, Phrases.org)
The Reed/BEN trecena drew us into a Sanctuary within to a channel of Divine Communion that connected us to the Power and Wisdom of the Holy Spirit. A “trial by fire” is a test of someone’s abilities to perform under massive pressure. The phrase is generally applied to situations where the challenge is so severe that the outcome clearly measures a person’s competence or determination. Humans are not worthy to hold the Power of the Holy Spirit until our works are proven to be Wholly-Dedicated to the Will of God.
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