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Take "A Day Out of Time" to Look at Peaceful Living

International organizations use the
Banner of Peace as a symbol in celebration of a
Day Out of Time.

"Where there is peace, there is culture. Where there is culture there is peace."
- Nicolas Roerich
Today some South Americans celebrate the Mayan culture's celebrates Day Out of Time, which marks the end of the Mayan 13 Moon Calendar (Tzolkin) year. The day falls outside the tallied days of the calendar, as a day of reverence and cultural appreciation.

Thirteen 28-day months make up the Tzolkin calendar, corresponding to the 13 revolutions of the moon around the planet within our solar year. As a calendar based upon the lunar orbit, many cultures associate it with the feminine, cyclic aspects of our world and life as two-legged ones. Twenty-eight days also corresponds to the average length of the human menstrual cycle.

I like Ellie Crystal's description of the celebration of the Day Out of Time. She wrote, ...
"The Day Out of Time is celebrated the world over by people of all cultures who recognize the importance of a natural reckoning of time. The activities and events on the Day Out of Time are mainly determined by the participants in their respective localities. The theme of the Day Out of Time however, is universal. A day of reverence and respect for all life, a dedication to the beauty of eternal time, and an outreach of cultural and community exchange and education relative to the concept of natural time. In short, it's a day to recognize unity and encourage awareness of the importance of our eternal time. It has been celebrated annually since 1992."
The Gregorian Calendar ... the one most people in the capitalist world use ... comes from Babylonian timekeeping, based upon political and economic needs, rather than the natural cycles of our Mother Earth and celestial positioning.  I have followed the lunar calendar for about four years now, and I've found that it's been a useful exercise in understanding my world, my partner, and myself.

I've found that my partner's health and those confusing feelings, pains, and discomforts, as well as her moments of joy and rich energy, make much more sense when we follow them on the lunar calendar. Whereas she once thought herself as living an "irregular" cycle, we now know that she's indeed very regular, and I'm taken by surprise much less often by unexpected responses!

This year a Day Out of Time falls on the Waning Gibbous moon, and, from the Tularosa Basin, it's covered in clouds as it sets. Even so, I looked to the west, to where it sets, and I'm celebrating by paying attention to the moon, and I'll join my wife, after work, to celebrate the Day Out of Time with her through giving it our attention and spending some time with her, enjoying nature and its peace.

You might want to try following the lunar cycle and see how it relates to your own moods, health, and other natural living experiences. How do you celebrate the Day Out of Time?

...con todas mis relaciones!


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