6 B’atz’ (Chuen) If you pronounce it as b’atz’ it’s a howler monkey. If you pronounce it as batz, it’s a thread. Most K’iche’ Daykeepers I have met think of it as a thread. All the same, there is a mythological link between the two. In ancient times, the monkey twins were the patrons of all the fine arts. Among the contemporary Maya, the principal art form is weaving. Today is the day you can pick up the threads to weave the tapestry of your life. Disparate elements in your personal world may be woven together and re-envisioned to create a colorful new blend. Each new thread that is added to the brilliant panoply of your existence is like a new beginning. New Daykeepers are initiated – which is to say reborn – on the day 8 B’atz’. Sometimes it is hard to find the right way to harmonize all the various and contradictory strands of our daily lives. At other times, it is easy; everything comes together to create a new whole. Today is a “6.” The number 6 can be practical and sacred at the same time. In hieroglyphic inscriptions from ancient Palenque, the World Tree itself is associated with the number 6. In Momostenango, the sacred hill of Paklom in the center of town is called “the place of the number 6” and is another kind of world center. In that town, the ritual cycle for each trecena begins on the 6 day (and continues through 9). So whether your goals and desires be secular or sacred, today is the day to weave them into reality.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:49:15 +0000