30 May 2025 / 10 House
Birth Sign Bonanza: One-Alligator
Alligator, first in the 20-day Aztec ritual calendar cycle
This is the first in a new series of features on the importance of birth signs in Aztec times. Prepared by Julia Flood, each can be downloaded by clicking on the PDF symbol below.
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Alexis
5th Jan 2021
I would love to hear more about other birth signs. Like Day 5/Eagle...Julia Flood knows a lot.
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Mexicolore
Thanks, Alexis. Yes, we’d love to add more of these. We’ll try and persuade Julia to offer more. She’s moved on now, so if she’s not available we’ll try and prepare more ourselves...
Alligator, first in the 20-day Aztec ritual calendar cycle
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