In 2010 the first day of the Etz’nab’ trecena correlated with January 4th. Traditionally seen as a period associated with “sacrifice and separation”, the thirteen days of this timeframe brought forth an enormous number of traumatizing events that made this timespan particularly challenging for millions of people. Freezing conditions and heavy snowfall in Europe and Russia precipitated the closure of airports, severe delays in train travel, widespead pandemonium on roads, and the deaths of dozens of people in a number of different countries. In Britain alone the losses in revenue on a daily basis reached staggering proportions.
The “sparkle” so often associated with Etz’nab’ vividly lit up the skies in Dubai on the opening day of this period (1 Etz’nab’) as a dazzling display of fireworks blazed off the sides of the Burj Khalif—the world’s tallest building—on its opening day. However, by the 4th day of this period (4 Imix—the “defining of chaos”) a major ice storm had struck Quebec and frigid conditions were felt all the way to Florida, placing Florida’s multibillion dollar citrus industry in jeopardy as citrus groves became encrusted with ice. Tropical fish, birds, animals, and various species of plants were also severely stressed.
As the trecena progressed the deep freeze continued in many regions, with the theme of “sacrifice and separation” becoming more intense as the numerical forces increased. Following the 6.5 earthquake that rocked Northern California on 6 Ak’b’al (Jan. 9th)—representative of “darkness everywhere”, a devastating 7.0 convulsion flattened thousands of structures, including schools, churches, and eight hospitals in and around Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince three days later. Representative of one of the “worst case” scenarios that might be imagined in association with the energies of 9 Kimi (the “outward projection of death”), that earthquake killed some 240,000 people, including the Archbishop of Haiti, the chief of the UN mission in Haiti, and dozens of UN workers. As of April at least 1.3 million were still in dire need of assistance, with lack of water, food, shelter, and medical supplies being of particular concern.
During the final days of the trecena emergency teams from around the world began rallying to provide support, as details of the magnitude of this unspeakably horrific catastrophe filtered out through the media. By 12 Muluk (Jan. 15th) relief workers from many different countries were landing at Haiti’s stricken airport and attempting to navigate throught the shambles. By 13 Ok, the final day of the trecena (Jan. 16th), the country had suffered large numbers of aftershocks, but people were still being pulled from the rubble. On this transformative day—four days after the quake—children were still being found alive, including a 16 month old girl who had sufffered only minor injuries. Amazingly, under the influence of 13 Ok’s energy of “transformational love”, hundreds of people often took part in demonstrations of singing and clapping—an astonishing illustration of the power of the human spirit even in the midst of such overwhelming adversity.
| Marguerite Paquin, PhD |
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