Trecena of Kan: Power to Evolve
Energy Theme for August 20th - September 1st, 2025
Day 1 of 13 in the Kan Trecena: Power to Evolve
1 (Jun): Beginning • Unity • Purity • Thought • Vision • Intent • Individual • Creation • Strength • Openings • Will • Resoluteness • Action
Pronunciation: “Hoon”
Kan
Qʼuqʼumatz • Serpent • Life Force • DNA • Evolution • Inner Fire • Strength • Power • Upheaval • Justice • Peace • Transmutation • Sexual Energy • Movement
Pronunciation: “Kahn”
Direction: North
Totem: Snake, Feathered Serpent
Energy Places: Beaches, Mountains, Volcanos, Starry Nights
Colors: Green, Red
Body Parts: Nervous System, Spine, Genitalia
Yucatec: Chichan
Mexica: Coatl
Kan Glyph: The glyph signifies the serpent. The drawing in the upper left is the one who has snakes painted on his back, as are the dots. This is seen in every representation of Kukulkan, or Q’uq’umatz. –Carlos Barrios
Kan is the feathered serpent—Q’uq’umatz, Quetzalcoatl—an archetype of nature’s vital currents, bridging Earth and Sky as the bearer of movement, power, and eternal mystery. Known as Regent of the Sky and Keeper of Time, Kan embodies the dynamic force that animates creation and unites cycles of change, growth, and evolution.
As the inexhaustible spark of life, ever-generating and ever-renewing, it pulses at the core of all beings. It is the spiral dance of DNA, the sacred fire rising along the spine, awakening passion, sexuality, vitality, and knowledge refined into wisdom. Though it can stir upheaval and challenging transformation, it equally opens pathways to peace and renewal, offering strength in becoming.
Kan holds the essence of power, autonomy, intelligence, and justice, reflecting humanity’s capacity for growth and awakening. It guides, ignites, and transforms—calling for balance, truth, and a harmonious connection between worlds.
–Diana P.
1 Kan
Today is Jun (1) Kan, kicking off a new Trecena (13-Day cycle theme) .
1 is birth and beginnings.
Bridging serpentine strength between body and spirit, this cycle awakens physical agility, vitality, and clarity of mind. It’s an ideal time to consciously engage with the body’s natural currents—breath, movement, and sexual energy—cultivating health and clarity in mind, body, and spirit.
Through dedicated practice, especially movement and breath, we deepen our connection to the creative life force at our core—the serpentine fire that brings healing, insight, and renewal when awakened. This cycle offers an opportunity to shed old identities, release limiting patterns, welcome reconciliation, and manifest harmony, health, and strength.
The Kan Trecena also calls us to seek knowledge, mentorship, and spiritual guidance, supporting us in seeing through illusions and uncovering deeper awareness. It’s a powerful window to grow in wisdom, peace, and balance; to strengthen the spine and nervous system; and to align ourselves with truth and the higher callings of spirit. –Diana P.
Kan Mesoamerican Mythos
[Excerpts]
”'The plumed serpent made itself seven times like a plumed serpent, and seven times it made itself like a spirit, flying in the air. The Holy Spirit nowadays – this is Kan. Because we all have a spirit. We don't see it, but because of it, we walk, because of it, we speak–an angel's spirit...The plumed serpent has wings, it flies; we all have it.'
The reference to the seven transformations of Feathered Serpent is from the Pop Wuj. These transformations take the form of a journey to the Underworld and back, a saga of death and rebirth."
–Kenneth Johnson
"It is DNA in the shape of a double helix, which contains our genetic code and humanity's collective memory. Kan is also truth, justice, intelligence, and peace. It is the orbit of the planets. It symbolizes the cycles of time and change. It is integration, autonomous functions, the ability to act, and the agility of action."
–Carlos Barrios
Snake Spirit Animal:
The snake is a powerful and complex spirit animal, symbolizing transformation, healing, and rebirth through its ability to shed its skin. In Central American indigenous beliefs, this symbolism is embodied by the Feathered Serpent deities, Quetzalcoatl for the Aztecs and Qʼuqʼumatz for the K’iche Maya.
These figures represent a powerful union of heaven and earth, where the snake’s grounding to the earth and the bird’s ability to fly symbolize a bridge between the spiritual and physical realms. This makes the snake a profound ally for those undergoing significant personal change, shedding old ways of being, or healing from past wounds.
Across various Native American and South American indigenous cultures, the snake is revered as a guardian of sacred knowledge and a symbol of life-giving energy. The snake ultimately serves as a symbol of vital life force, wisdom, and the cyclical nature of existence, offering a guide through the profound processes of change and renewal.
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
What new intention or vision does my inner fire—my excitement, passion, and enthusiasm—wish to ignite today?
What old pattern, belief, or identity is ready to be shed?
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