Trecena of B'atz: Weaving a New Creation
Energy Theme for September 15th - September 27th, 2025
Day 1 of 13 in the B’atz Trecena: Weaving a New Creation
1 (Jun): Beginning • Unity • Purity • Thought • Vision • Intent • Individual • Creation • Strength • Openings • Will • Resoluteness • Action
Pronunciation: “Hoon”
B’atz: Thread of Time • Arts • Performance • Beginnings • Development • Couple • Marriage • Family • Bonds • Love • Spirituality • Healing • Joy
Pronunciation: “Bahts”
Direction: East
Sacred Animal: Monkey
Energy Places: Forests, Lakes, Clear Night Sky
Colors: Red, Orange
Body Parts: Blood Vessels
Yucatec: Chuen
Mexica: Ozomatli
B’atz Glyph: The top part of the glyph is a cone that has time rolled up in it. The cone descends to a triangle, which represents our dimension, and then to the sphere of the Earth, passing through the angles, which are the two polarities; masculine and feminine. –Carlos Barrios
B’atz is the living thread of time—the beginning and the end, bridging the past and the unfolding of human destiny. It is the umbilical cord that joins us to life’s beginnings and the origin of time itself—carrying natural codes of renewal, the unrolling of cycles, and the celebration of life in motion.
As the weaving cord of reality, B’atz binds individuals, ideas, traditions, and perspectives into family, community, and the greater fabric of society. Its force weaves relationships into patterns of meaning—whether in ceremony, daily life, or creative expression—revealing itself in joy, togetherness, play, dance, performance, and the healing arts.
Just as Maya clothing—Huipiles, Cortes, and Perajes—is woven with memory and tradition, B’atz threads living patterns into the boundless tapestry of space and time. Born of duality and polarity, its force may entangle or liberate, obscure or illuminate, yet always calls us to weave beauty, renewal, and love into the fabric of life. –Diana P.
1 B’atz
Today is Jun (1) B’atz, initiating a new Trecena (13-day cycle).
1 is birth and beginnings.
Introducing colorful threads of possibility, this cycle invites us to weave a fresh pattern of life. It offers creative power to organize our affairs, set goals, solve problems, and begin new chapters in love, family, and work.
Favorable for the arts and all acts of creation—whether in craft, relationship, or enterprise—the B’atz Trecena brings new openings in projects and endeavors, while helping us gently untangle stubborn knots and outworn patterns. It is also the perfect moment to plan and set intentions for the coming twenty days, carrying us toward 8 B’atz, the celebratory reset of the 260-day sacred count.
Its beautifying, renewing, and healing force uplifts artists, strengthens marriage and meaningful bonds, brings order to home and work, and helps release relational or practical knots—opening the way for successful revitalizations in contracts, collaborations, and connections that take root now. –Diana P.
B’atz Mesoamerican Mythos
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“Time did not exist and then the Chuen (B’atz’) arrived and made itself and then time began, it began to walk from there, it was the first day of time, the first day of the count of time.”
–Chilan Balam de Chumayel, Mayan Sacred Book
"The day sign B'atz is symbolic of the deity that the Pop Wuj calls the ‘Maker and Modeler’, the deity that created Earth and Sky. It symbolizes human origins, as well as being a continuation of the past.
This day sign represents the energy that oriented the first wise ones to form humanity; it is the warp and woof from which the Maker and Modeler wove the thread of all our lives. As it is the beginning, so it is also the end of the universe. In this respect, B'atz is symbolic of time itself, its development and its movement."
-Kenneth Johnson
Monkey Spirit Animal:
In a key episode of the Pop Wuj (Mayan Sacred Book), the monkey is associated with the two older, half-brothers of the Hero Twins. These brothers, while great artisans, musicians, and scribes, were arrogant and cruel to their younger siblings. Through a clever trick, the Hero Twins humiliate them, causing them to climb a tree that magically grows taller and taller. This transforms them into monkeys, forcing them to live in the forest and become a source of amusement.
This particular story highlights the monkey's association with the arts, creativity, and music, but also with vanity and mischief. They are seen as patrons of scribes and sculptors, yet their transformation serves as a cautionary tale against pride and the failure to honor family bonds. This duality is key to their symbolism, embodying both creative divinity and human flaws like arrogance. Their life in the forest canopy, between earth and sky, underscores their role as sacred intermediaries.
Ultimately, the Monkey spirit animal can be invoked when one seeks to channel creative energy and curiosity, particularly in artistic, innovative, or intellectual pursuits. The Monkey also guides those who need to overcome vanity and mischief, reminding them to use their talents with humility and a sense of shared community.
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
What new beginning am I called to create, and what is my first step today?
What old pattern or knot have I unraveled, and how is this creating space for something new to emerge?
In what ways can I offer more of my gifts and love to family or community, nurturing healing or renewal in our shared experience?
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