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Reconstructing the self. Solitude is elemental.
Reading for the trecena of the Jun Ak'Ab'Al
The universe—or whatever you wish to call life—is holographic, meaning it is composed of holons: entities that are whole in themselves, yet together form the greater Whole. DNA does not contain all the information a cell needs to function. Experiments have shown that some of this information is received from the larger organism of which the cell is a part. A cell behaves and grows differently when it lives alone in a Petri dish than when it exists as part of a body. In other words, its intelligence is sourced from the greater body it belongs to.
Likewise, we are entities that contain the entirety of the universe—including the unseen, non-physical, “spiritual” universe—within ourselves. We are God; God is us; and all of us together are God. God is the sum of all that exists.
The sign of Ak’Ab’Al carries the primordial cognitive and informational structures of reality, beginning with the spectrum of light and darkness—energy and dark energy. This spectrum, this self-developing code, is God. Humanity, to a great extent, has long worshiped the darker side of that spectrum—the “dark god,” the “goth god,” the god of the Bible—against whom Lucifer, the bringer of light, rebels. Christian and Catholic traditions misunderstood this, turning the bringer of light into the symbol of evil, when it should be the other way around. Put simply: religions worship the devil, binding humanity to darkness and preventing the ascent toward light.
Even the supposed liberation of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution did not escape this shadow. Knowing may be better than merely believing, yet knowledge and belief are forever entwined. All knowing contains some assumption, some belief. This truth has been manipulated by the powerful few who, believing themselves to possess occult knowledge, remain trapped in darkness. They are the shadows themselves, dragging others into their dungeon of dis-ease.
Light is intelligence. Like water and life, it finds a way—flowing along the path of least resistance. This trecena represents the holographic projection of our historical moment: despite our efforts to approach and embody the light, darkness continues to encroach, taking more and leaving us less. To rebuild, we must first embrace deconstruction—the surrounding darkness. To begin anew, all that was must burn down. Life itself has done this, and ancestral wisdom affirms it. Fire destroys and poisons, yet its ashes become the priceless soil of rebirth.
For many, these are days of ashes. The universe, in its rhythmic pulse, mirrors the teachings of the Chol Qu’ij and the astrological insights of this Owl Moon of 2025: it is time to reinforce the structures of the self, to set boundaries, to respect ourselves. This means not allowing disrespect—even when it requires distance or separation.
The challenge for empaths and awakened beings is to grow emotionally and mentally strong enough to understand that setting boundaries, though painful, is loving—for us and for others. We must act with compassion but also clarity, letting go of those who harm us. To protect the whole, we must first protect the self. This is only a cycle; the fire will pass. When it does, we will sow community upon more fertile ground.
The teaching from this medicine circle for this trecena is to rebuild and strengthen your relationship with yourself. It may sound cliché, but consider this: we are social beings, and isolation feels like punishment. Modern systems invest immense resources to enforce and monetize this isolation. Naturally, we resist it and seek connection—but the deeper lesson lies within the solitude itself.
Here, light, life, and water move wisely: not by surrendering our souls to transhuman detachment or digital numbness, but by recognizing the spiritual lesson hidden in the dark side of the divine spectrum. Use this time to strengthen your relationship with yourself, your home, your work. Many—even seasoned travelers of the medicine path—struggle with solitude. They constantly reach out for reflection and validation because they have not yet built community within themselves.
We seek therapists because we cannot be our own counselors. We seek friends because we cannot yet listen to or advise ourselves. Yet we possess the clearest perspective on our own lives. No advice surpasses our own, once we learn to hear it. If you can overcome a challenge without external aid—if you can hold yourself through difficulty—you open the gateway to immense power. This is Toltec training. It is not about isolation; it is about embracing solitude as a sacred opportunity for growth.
If you understand this, you will find the stargate where pain, fear, loneliness, or negativity transform into warmth and love. It may take time, but repetition builds strength. The universe keeps presenting these moments so that we may evolve into truly conscious and loving beings. As we allow emptiness to fortify our tonal, the universe restructures itself holographically, becoming fertile ground for the community of love our generations have longed for.
If you can't stand yourself (you know how much of an unbearable bitch or asshole you are) then how are others supposed to bear with that too?