Trecena of Kawoq: Group Healing, Social Rebirth
Energy Theme for November 7th – November 19th
Kawoq
Family • Community • The Group • Associations • Unity • Thunder • Rainstorm • Midwife • Woman • Birth • Nurturing the Home • Offspring • Abundance for the Family • Difficulties • Disputes • Spiritual Staff • Rod of Authority • Cleansing • Versatility
Pronunciation: “Kah-wok”
Direction: East
Color: Red
Kawoq Glyph: The group of spheres represents members of a family and a group of families that belong to a community. The crosshatching means assistance or collaboration. –Carlos Barrios
Kawoq symbolizes strength, wisdom, and versatility while representing women in all their roles through its association with the divine feminine and the birthing role of the midwife.
It also reflects difficulties and disputes of life – the lightning and rainstorms that cleanse and prepare for new beginnings. Characterized as the stern healer, staff holder, and bringer of new life, Kawoq emphasizes the forces of nature, collective existence, and relationships within home, families and communities.
Kawoq extends from family to neighborhood, city to nation, symbolizing our interconnectedness and group consciousness. Its energy influences individual work, sacrifice, support and healing for the benefit of the entire collective. –Diana Paez
Today is Jun (1) Kawoq, kicking off a new Trecena (13-Day cycle theme) .
1 is birth and beginnings.
The Trecena of Kawoq heralds new life, often emerging through the collective challenges we face and our own personal rainstorms. By confronting these difficulties, we can transition into a phase of abundance and prosperity for ourselves and our communities. This 13-day period is auspicious for cleansing to enhance our well-being on both individual and collective levels.
Kawoq teaches us that it is through navigating the tests of duality that we can cultivate healing and renewal. During this time, the collective growth and support we cultivate through our intentions and actions can either nourish the life and abundance of the crops we tend or lead to floods and destruction.
By harnessing the forces of Kawoq, we have the power to influence our environment positively, ensuring that our efforts contribute to a flourishing future rather than chaos. –Diana Paez
Kawoq Mesoamerican Mythos [Excerpts]:
"In the Pop Wuj, humanity's first Four Fathers, the Jaguar Men, burn copal incense as an offering when they call upon the sun of this Fourth World to rise for the first time. Clouds and clouds of incense took flight towards the heavens at that moment.
In mythological terms, Kawoq symbolizes the first great offering. It is the spirit in which we make sacrificial offerings, the spirit of resolution and reconciliation that blesses us and nourishes us when we surrender. It is the altar or table upon which those offerings are made."
"It is strongly associated with midwives and female healers; it is their special day and the day of women in general. The traditional garments (traje) worn by Maya women are sometimes taken as yet another image or symbol of this day sign." - Kenneth Johnson, Mayan Calendar Astrology
Turtle Spirit Animal:
”Patience, Wisdom, Longevity, Nurturing, Protection”
According to Native American legend, the turtle symbolizes Mother Earth. This is because turtles are one of the few animals that carry their homes on their backs, just as the Earth carries all of us.
The turtle is a significant spirit animal in both Mayan and North American Native traditions, symbolizing Mother Earth, longevity, and protection.
Turtles are seen as guardians of the earth, embodying resilience and the ability to endure life's challenges. Their hard shells symbolize perseverance, serving as a reminder of the strength found in grounding oneself and remaining connected to nature.
The turtle also embodies the qualities of patience and introspection. It teaches the importance of taking life at a slower pace, encouraging individuals to reflect on their journeys and appreciate the present moment. This slow and steady approach to life allows for deeper connections with oneself and the environment, for a sense of peace and stability.
This Trecena!!!