The Mayan Tzolkin calendar is an ancient spiritual view of the cycles we experience throughout our lives. Beginning a new 260 day cycle just days before our present day New Years we can approach the days of resolutions with a little though and a lot of letting go. This is a time to begin again, taking the best from where we have been and stepping up to a whole new level.

In the perspective at time we are on an ever-increasing inward cycle. I see this as a spiritual awareness cycle, one I hesitate to describe as upward, though it includes higher vibrations. We can have empowerment through those higher vibrations without the ownership and understanding of those levels.

In order to fully possess the power given us we must have the "downward" or simplification cycle. What is that simplifying step? The full integration of our spiritual progress comes by moving in two directions at the same time.

We have created some interesting concepts about our spirituality and consciousness. Many seek their spiritual self, but the spirit is the most consistent part of you. You cannot help but be spirit. We also have the other side of the spectrum, with our physical existence and perceptions. The secret is finding a good viewpoint somewhere in the middle.

How do we bring about our consciousness in our physical world? We do so by connecting to our world. Sounds a little backward, doesnt it? By connecting our time and space reality we draw more of our scattered awareness to the here and now. This is step one in creating a potent body mind spirit mix.

The Mayan calendar is cycle based, and within a 260 day cycle we find many transitions between the upper and lower levels. We have constant reminders of the physical as well as the spiritual so that we do not become so fully engrossed in one direction. In order to make the most of this yin yang pulsating cycle we must let go of a portion of the past. Much like a balloon, it is easier to rise up when we are not overburdened with the weight of the old.

When we bring ourselves into balance, opening our awareness to our spirituality while connecting and releasing through our connectivity to the planet, we are empowered. We have the resources of both levels available to us. This is an Edison moment, bringing in that pulsing positive and negative or yin yang flow that illuminated that light bulb.