There are insights that only become clear in the dark; sometimes clarity is not found in plain light.
Darkness is one of the elements that shape the energy of this day. We may have been taught to see darkness and our own shadow as something negative, yet under today’s energy we can recognize its power. Within it are held things as vast as hidden wisdom, deep knowledge, and the secrets of creation. Aq’ab’al reminds us that life is complete because it is not made of light alone. Darkness exists as well and together they create balance, each carrying its own kind of magic.
One of the teachings I received from my father was to learn how to honor darkness. Through his stories, passed from his teachers to him and then to me, I understood that darkness is an important force. It is enough to look at the universe, largely formed by dark matter, or at the night, that moment when we enter the space of dreams and can repair the body and also shape our own reality. With that understanding of the strength held in the depth of darkness, Wajxaqib Aq’ab’al converging with the trecena of Ajmaq invites us to move inward, into the deeper layers of our being. Today we have the possibility for our eyes to see with greater clarity in the dark, to recognize the deep wisdom found in the hidden knowledge within ourselves and within the universe.
Hay sabidurías que solo se distinguen en la oscuridad; a veces la claridad no se encuentra a plena luz.
La oscuridad es uno de los elementos que componen la energía de este día. Puede que se nos haya enseñado a ver la oscuridad y nuestra propia sombra como algo negativo, pero bajo la energía de hoy podemos reconocer su poder. Dentro de ella se guardan cosas tan grandes como la sabiduría oculta, el conocimiento profundo y los secretos de la creación. Aq’ab’al nos recuerda que la vida es completa porque no existe solo la luz, también existe la oscuridad y ambas se equilibran; cada una posee su propia magia.
Una de las enseñanzas que recibí de mi papá fue saber honrar la oscuridad. A través de sus historias, transmitidas de sus maestros hacia él y luego hacia mí, comprendí que la oscuridad es una fuerza importante. Basta observar el universo, formado en gran parte por materia oscura, o la noche, ese momento en el que entramos en el espacio de los sueños y podemos no solo reparar nuestro cuerpo, sino también manifestar nuestra propia realidad. Con esa comprensión de la fuerza que existe en la profundidad de la oscuridad, Wajxaqib’ Aq’ab’al al converger con la trecena de Ajmaq nos invita a ir hacia dentro, a lo profundo de nuestro ser. Hoy tenemos la posibilidad de que nuestros ojos sepan ver con mayor claridad en la oscuridad, que puedan reconocer la sabiduría profunda que se encuentra en esos conocimientos ocultos de nuestro ser y del universo.
This day invites us to remember the power of our voice, the one that rises with strength when we speak from the soul, from what truly moves our being.
Our inner light ignites when we stop pretending and allow ourselves to be.
There are paths that only open when we stop looking outward and begin to listen to ourselves with honesty.
Let us allow ourselves to be human, let us dare to live without fear of mistakes, remembering that every experience adds to our growth.
When we feel our thoughts instead of confronting them, they quiet down and we take back the reins of our creativity.
Today marks the beginning of a trecena under the energy of Ajmaq, which symbolizes the curiosity that drives us to explore, to learn from different environments and people so we can grow, to approach the paths and the wisdom that connect us with our true purpose and our authentic self.
What we believe we deserve shapes what we allow ourselves to receive.
We do not need anything for our magic to emerge, only to be aware of what we are.
When we learn to see beyond the material, we begin to understand the greatness of our being.