🔥 Waq’xaqui (8) B’atz:
A Ceremonial Weekend of Renewal & Connection
Fri Oct 3rd – Sun Oct 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.
We invite the local community to come for the day to be part of the Mayan Fire Ceremony on Waq’xaqui B’atz (Sunday Oct 5th),
contact Heddi at Heddi@earthpeoplesunited.org for more details!
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.
Waq’xaqui (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.
Giving Levels (Sliding Scale)
Our sliding scale honors both individual capacity and collective reciprocity, ensuring our community gatherings are sustained through many forms of giving.
Giving Path 1 – $260 (Supported)
This path covers the cost of food and materials needed to support you and our gathering. Other event costs will be sponsored by the generosity of others. We recognize this contribution may still be a stretch and honor the commitment it represents.
Giving Path 2 – $375 (Balanced)
Reflects an estimated average cost, covering food, land stewardship, materials, and coordination. Choosing this path helps sustain balance.
Giving Path 3 – $555 (Abundant)
Extends beyond personal needs—sponsoring participation for elders & relatives in need, support for future gatherings, and sustaining EPU Sanctuary Projects and the School of Earth Wisdom.
Every offering is received with gratitude. All paths are honored equally. It is your presence and spirit that complete the circle.
Two-Step Registration
Step 1: Complete the registration form
Step 2: Reserve your spot with a $100 deposit
For questions, please contact info@earthpeoplesunited.org