🔥 Waq’xaqui (8) B’atz:
A Ceremonial Weekend of Renewal & Connection

Fri October 3rd – Sunday October 5th, 2025
Bear Paw Meadow, Deer Mountain Sanctuary

Waq’xaqui (8) B’atz serves as the consistent heartbeat and ritual for Earth Peoples United every 260 days. It is a dedicated time for us to collectively offer to creation, find spiritual renewal through ceremony, spend time in nature, and live in connection as a village. We maintain this regular rhythm of ceremony to empower and connect to each other and Mother Earth, helping us anchor ourselves in life. The connections forged during this specific ceremony periods are both powerful and supportive for who we are becoming. This specific Mayan ritual is celebrated by millions of people at various sacred sites on this day - uniting, activating, and harnessing the collective energy for renewed creation.

✨ Watch a short video message from Tat Erick to learn more about Waq’xaqui B’atz

Weekend Schedule

Friday, October 3 (6 Toj)

  • 2–4 pm: Arrival, set up camp, and settle into the land

  • 5 pm: Potluck dinner & orientation

  • 6 pm: Sunset wood fire & sharing circle in the youth arbor

Saturday, October 4 (7 T’zi)

  • 8 am: Breakfast

  • 9 am: Leave to ceremony grounds for Purification Lodge & women-led atol & cacao offering

  • Lunch snacks after lodge

  • 5 pm: Early dinner at Bear Paw Meadow

  • Evening wood fire: Releasing what we do not want to carry into the next cycle

Sunday, October 5 (8 B’atz) -

  • 8 am: Breakfast

  • 9 am: Arrivals for day ceremony only

  • 10 am: Mayan Fire Ceremony in the youth arbor at Bear Paw Meadow

  • After ceremony completes we will have a potluck feast & closing departure
    (overnight possible for those who want to depart Monday morning)

Mayan Calendar Days:

Waqui (6) Toj is a day of the dimensional balance of reciprocity: the ability to deeply offer ourselves to life and fully receive the gifts given. Whatever imbalance we hold in this sacred exchange can be brought back into a place of balance.

Wuku (7) T’zi is the day of the keepers of the Original Instructions - the law that governs the community and the family, how we honor our relationship to this web of life. The women lead the ceremonies to make offerings on this day, as the ones carry new life in their wombs. We come together in council when possible to address and release the things that we do not want to carry forward.

Waqxaqui (8) B’atz is celebrated by millions of the Maya to honor the day when their bundles, relationships, and the Original Instructions go through an evolutionary process in which the 8 strands, the 8 umbilical cords (B’atz) that have been weaving into the web of life now become complete. We bless the bundles and celebrate a new 260 day cycle beginning.

Logistics

Camping & Meals
We will camp at Bear Paw Meadow and prepare meals together (all meals provided except Friday’s potluck).

Offerings for the Mayan Fire
This unique fire uses no wood. Please bring offerings such as dried herbs & flowers, sugar, chocolate, honey, and candles in the four directional colors. Contact us for details.

Contribution Levels (Sliding Scale)

Our sliding scale honors both individual capacity and collective reciprocity, ensuring the gathering is sustained through many forms of giving.

Accessible Path – $260 (Supported Participation)
Helps lower financial barriers, supported by the generosity of others. We recognize this may still be a stretch and honor the commitment it represents.

Steward Path – $375 (Balanced Contribution)
Reflects an estimated average cost, covering food, land stewardship, materials, and coordination. Choosing this path helps sustain balance.

Guardian Path – $555 (Abundant Giving)
Extends beyond personal participation—uplifting elders, supporting ceremonies, sustaining Sanctuary Projects and Mother Earth Wellness Initiatives, and offering sponsorships for others.

Every contribution is received with gratitude. All paths are honored equally, and it is your presence and spirit that complete the circle.

Registration

Secure your spot with a $100 deposit and complete the registration form so we can prepare to welcome you.

For work-trade, scholarships, or questions, please contact Heddi@earthpeoplesunited.org