El Quetzal Issue 10: 1 Oc

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Trecena of 1 Oc Feb 25: 1 Oc Feb 26: 2 Chuen Feb 27: 3 Eb Feb 28: 4 Ben March 1: 5 Ix March 2: 6 Men March 3: 7 Cib March 4: 8 Caban March 5: 9 Etznab March 6: 10 Cauac March 7: 11 Ahau March 8: 12 Imix March 9: 13 Ik' Learn more about these Tzolk’in energies with our daily Tzolk'in calculator. Review Avatar Read the MCP blogs Barbara Sadtler Birgitte Rasine Dr. Carl Calleman Ken Johnson Fatih Kecegliolu ...and others! Featured Videos Dr. Carl Calleman Birgitte Rasine Dr. Robert Sitler James Redfield Send a Mayan e-card to someone special 2010 Mayan Calendar now available

The Trecena of Collaboration As we enter the fourteenth trecena, the trecena of Oc, the Dog, it is time to think of our extended family. Not just our biological family, but our human family. All of the people you come into regular contact with, at home, at work, in our social or community lives. What is your relationship with these individuals? Are your relationships fulfilling, supportive, loving, do they propel you—and the people in question—forward and upward, or do they hold you back, do they harbor anger, envy, resentment, insecurity, fear? Remember you always have a choice in life; and if you’re staying in a relationship out of need, fear, or simply because “there’s no one better,” you might think again. Collaboration is typically understood as an interconnected relationship with one or more people wherein all parties work or interact closely together for a positive aim or goal. But it doesn’t have to be work or a career, and it doesn’t have to have a specific goal. Collaboration can simply mean living a positive relationship. But that starts with YOU. Your collaborative relationships reflect where you are in your life, your outlook and attitude. And no matter where you are, you can make a choice to move forward—or backward. Why? Because you naturally attract or repel certain types of energies based on your personal evolution. If you are depressed, something inside wants to be happy but prefers to be down. If you are psychically strong and free of toxic emotions, you will simply not be able to coexist or collaborate with people who pull you down. The energies balance themselves out according to their own nature. There is no value judgment in the universe—only balance. And that requires emotional maturity, inner peace, and integration of the stronger, healthier qualities that make us human: loyalty, integrity, honor, love. That is the challenge of Oc. So tip the scales in your favor. Be a team player—first, with yourself. And that will naturally flow outward to the people in your life. Join us on the daily journeys of each Trecena, online at Facebook and Twitter. Report from Momostenango Over the past several months, author and Mayan scholar Kenneth Johnson has been traveling the lands of the Maya, in Guatemala and Mexico. Invited by special permission to attend the celebration of 8 B'atz' (8 Chuen in Yucatec) in Momostenango, the most elaborate Mayan Calendar ceremony in Guatemala, Ken gives us an intimate view into the initiation rites of a Mayan Daykeeper in his latest blog, "Initiation of a Daykeeper: A Report from Momostenango". Momostenango, Guatemala, is renowned for its strict adherence to the Mayan Calendar. This is where, Ken tells us, Dennis and Barbara Tedlock spent several years when Dennis did his translation of the Popol Vuh and Barbara wrote her now-famous "Time and the Highland Maya". We are thrilled to have Ken's account of this sacred rite submitted directly from Guatemala, and hope you enjoy it! ..read Ken's blog In the Spirit And in the true spirit of collaboration that governs this trecena, we would like you, the community of the Mayan Calendar Portal, to be a more integral part of El Quetzal. And so, starting now, we will publish one personal Mayan Calendar story per newsletter. This can be a story about any aspect of life, and the role that the Tzolk’in plays therein. You can talk about a revelation or an unusual change you experienced, or simply the everyday, the practical, the way that you experience the sun signs, or the questions and doubts you have. These stories will be similar to the “My Mayan Calendar Story” published on the Portal site, but in a much more condensed form. Here are the basic requirements: the limit is 250 words; the stories should be in good English (please check for spelling and grammar) and should have a single, focused point. To submit your story, please simply email it to us. Each trecena, we will choose one story among the pool of stories we receive, and publish it in El Quetzal, along with your name, city and country. Ancient Potency Rock painting by South African artist Sean Caulfield Do you have photos of the Maya lands, or beautiful images or artwork? Your work could be featured here; email us for details.