Mayan Daily Insights: Our Qualities, Virtues, and Values

What a volatile expression:  ”What in the world were you thinking?”  That expression is often used to snap someone back into reality, tell them to “get real”, let go of those pipe-dreams and be realistic. Today’s glyph and tone is 6 Caban, the earth.  Here’s the interesting thing about this world: we have everything we [...]

We’re so creative, looking at the world around us and finding deep intuitive meaning in everything we see.  We could look at a rock, for example, and see it as a symbol for the earth. The Earth, what a wonderful place.  This round chunk of iron and other matter holds so much life in its [...]

Have you ever hear the quote, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”  We can look around our country and point a finger at many events and patterns that we all want to change.  When we look within our own life it becomes a little bit harder – [...]

Yesterday’s words brought focus to the vast array of directions we can face, and all the details we try to hold on to, and the message was about letting those things go that don’t help us get where we want to be.  Pretty darn simple, eh? Today we talk about the earth, not like Earth [...]

Let’s talk a bit about the number four, if you don’t mind.  In shamanism there is a medicine wheel, with above and below, and four directions.  We are always in the middle, becoming the seventh component to the wheel.  We’ll talk more on the number seven in three days, when we see who stands with [...]

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 is 9 Caban, Earth in the Mayan Tzolkin Calendar. Before anything sets foot on the ground it is already in motion. Do we play any part in that creation?

The domain of Caban, the symbol or glyph we are exploring today, is the Earth. Big picture, simple message: It is not our oneness that makes this world a great place, it is our individual contributions in the mix that count.

Thursday, March 4, 2010 is 8 Caban, Earth in the Mayan Tzolkin Calendar. We know the benefit of respite, those times when we recharge, renew, and catch our second wind.

How often do we think about how wonderful it is, just to be able to pause? Of course we don’t think about it, the mind works far too quickly to be able to appreciate something so simple.

Today is January 23, 2010, which is 7 Caban, the Earth in the Mayan calendar. The earth is waiting, ready with catcher’s mitt in hand to receive what you have to offer.