Meaning of 20 Nawales of Mayan Cholq'ij (Tzolkin) Calendar

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BAT'Z

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH

The glyph signifies: the top is a cone which has time rolled up in and
becomes uncoiled towards the bottom and reaches the globe of the earth passing
through the angles that are both polarities, the masculine and the feminine.

THE DAY
This is the first day of the Mayan calendar. B'atz is the start, the beginning, the time;
it is the day of the perpetual ceremonies and customs of our ancestors. This day is
utilized to effect matrimonial and business ties, it's a good day to bring things into
order or to initiate any plans. It is a good day to ask for: predictions, protection for
the artist, well being for the crops, to resolve any family problems. This is the day of
the time; it is the day of creation of life and the beginning of intelligence. Bat'z
predicts the future; it is the history that is weaved into time, just like with a thread
you weave a dress. It is the human gestation time for a child, it represents the
umbilical cord. It is the beginning of life, of the infinite time, of the intelligence and
wisdom. It symbolizes the cosmic phenomena, the original wisdom. It represents the
infinite time and the unity, through this the man and woman are united and from this
originates matrimony. Before the Mayas found the thread they used the palm (tree)
(pop) to weave. This is the reason why it is called "Pop" the history written in the
POP WUJ (sacred book with quiche origin). In the vegetation Bat'z is symbolized
with plants that climb. On the day Wajxaqib' Bat'z (8 Bat'z), the Mayan new year is
celebrated as it corresponds to the thread of time that has once more rolled up our
mother earth. Belejeb Bat'z (9 Bat'z), is the day of the woman, of nature in it's
entirety. Bat'z symbolizes the life of the human being, the possibility of lasting until
the flame burns down or the thread is cut.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To ask for a job, to do projects, for engagements or matrimonial ties, to reinforce
matrimonies and the societies; for all nature; to ask for things to be in order; to make
plans; to protect the artist; help the dancers, musicians; gives grace in the dance;
contract signatures; to resolve family matters; initiate any activity; to initiate
treatments
EE

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GLYPH

The glyph signifies: on the upper right side are the ears which signify the path; the
curves and the points are the stones placed on the side of the path. It has as special
characteristic that is always represented with a flat nose that represent the steps on a
stairway.

THE DAY
The development of history is Bat'z and the finish is on Tz'i, but the one that gives
force, energy and action for it to be realized is Ee. This is the best day to initiate or
conduct any type of business. It is a special day to sign contracts as well as a very
auspicious day for traveling, be it short or long. Ee symbolizes the path of destiny,
which means more of the path than you are able to see with your eyes; because it is
the path of life, the guide, the one that takes us to a precise objective point. It is the
aspect in life where we find the realization in all situations, aspects and
manifestations of life. Ee is the force, the potential and energy a person has to start a
trip, a job, an assignment and everything that has to do with human realization. It is
the one that indicates the middle, the form and the condition of the march of life.
This sign is the energy of action and this energy acquires experiences opening paths.
This is also a day to ask for the health, to initiate a project, to ask for those that live
abroad or far from their homes.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

It is a good day to ask for: Good business; So that life may give us a good path; To
plan or initiate long travels; For the benefit of the community; To initiate a business;
To ask that a pact may come to fruition; Contracts; Employment; So that it may give
us a good spiritual path. Good day to ask for the ones living away from home or in
other cities. To ask for Guidance about our destiny; So that new opportunities may
open up. So that we may be free of accidents; so that we may be free of bad business
dealings. To ask for good opportunities. Good day to be grateful for occupations, for
work and for the well being of our physical and mental health.

AJ

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The vertical lines signify the superior stalks that don't reach the end. This
represents the development of the spiritual process and the sacred
interconnectedness. The horizontal line represents the multiplication and the horizon.

THE DAY
Aj symbolizes the corn field or the garden; everything that is related to the home and
the family. It signifies abundance, unity, power the seven virtues (fire, water, air,
earth, heart of the heavens, heart of the earth, the center) of the divine power;
clairvoyance, sacred words; love to humanity; telepathy; signs in the body;
unexpected dreams, knowledge of the sacred sex; development of the serpent of fire
and power. Aj is a day for the protection of the home; for animals and plants;
harmonize with others. It is the triumph of life over death. The firmness and the
conviction. It is the sign of communication. It is the pillar that connects the cosmic
and telluric energy. It activates the forces that makes the heroic acts. It proportions
leadership. It cultivates the knowledge of the human nature developed through
communal work. Personifies integrity, honesty and strictness. It is the mother of
confidentiality and the purity. It is characteristics of the cosmic expansion. It is the
sign that embarks ethics, prudence and morality. It brings simplicity and the justice
for the order of the existence and harmony of life. It is a sign of prestige and status.
It brings the energy to excel and reach perfection in all acts.

THIS DAY IS GOOD TO:

Ask for protection for the home, the animals and the plants. It is a day to ask for the
good timing and to ask for triumph over the negative. To ask for the resurrection of
nature, for the purification of the environment, for the harmony, for our sacred
space. To ask that our energies may be renewed. To ask that a person may comply
with their obligations. To not have difficulties in gatherings. To give firmness to our
purpose; So that others may understand and respect our path. It is a good day to ask
that humanity may not be destroyed.

IX

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GLYPH

The glyph signifies the heart of the planet, the reproductive part of the
feminine, the face of a jaguar, the print of a jaguar and the points of this map of the
world.

THE DAY
Ix signifies the jaguar and the tiger, the female energy and the feline energy. It
represents the Mayan altar, or the Tabal-Porabal; the intelligence of the four balaneb;
the mother earth; the seven guacamayas; a high level of developed consciousness;
spirit protector of the planes and the mountains. Ix signifies the creative forces of the
universe. This day is utilized to ask for the life of the animals, for the health, for the
spiritual power, for the force and energy, for the women that surround us, for the
protection of Mother Nature, to thank the earth for our sustenance. This day brings a
special force to change negative aspects. It is a day to retreat, meditate, and re-plan
life; to formulate new strategies and resolve problems. It is the day of magic and of
the management of the occult forces. It is the day of fertility related to the feminine
sex - be it person, animal or plant. The energy of the day is related to sensibility. It is
a good day to establish good relations based on clarity. It favors the investigations
and it brings good doses of intuition. It is a day to apply scientific techniques of
magic, especially favors divination. Out of all of the signs, this is the one that mostly
excellent power to the mind, next to firmness and astuteness. It benefits the highest
levels of mysticism.

THIS DAY IS GOOD TO

To ask for the path of the animals both domestic and wild. It is a good day to ask for
the force; The vigor; The wisdom of the four balaneb (the four guardians of the four
corners of the universe); The spiritual energy; Astuteness in life; That we may not
have drastic changes; To block the negative energies; To liberate ourselves or
someone else of vices; To cut negative energies.

TZIKIN

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GLIPH

The glyph symbolizes the head of the eagle. The superior part, the boldness. The
vertical lines are the feathers behind the head.

THE DAY
Tzikin is the intermediary between the sky and the earth, between god and
man/woman. This day is of the spiritual elevation, of the full human realization and
of the material bonanza, the production and material stability. It is the best day for
love, to ask for the abundance, as well as for the particular person and for the
community, protection in the business, to ask for the intimate partners and the
friendships. In the spiritual, intuition is in good aspect, the vice, precognition and the
revelations in the dreams. It signifies the guardian bird for all the land in the Maya
area. It is the liberty, the messenger, the treasure, the luck and the money. This sign
brings the good relationships, has magnetism, it is the perfect day to interact in
anything, specially love affairs and business. The energy of the sign is accompanied
with a global consciousness. Embodies the idealism of work for the community.
Signifies the abundance of the crops, good business, love and art in the acts of life.
Intermediary between the Ajaw (creator) and the human being. Represented by
everything that exist in space; air, clouds, cold and hot; forces that the heart of the
skies have created for our service.

THIS DAY IS GOOD TO

Ask for the abundance - personal and for the community. Ask for protection for the
business, so we may be free of illness and bad destiny. To ask for true love. To take
away the sadness in the soul. It is a good day for the love to surface between two
people. It is a day which to ask for fortune and good luck. To do away with anger
and envy. It is the best day to ask for our internal powers. It is a day to increase the
intuition, the vision and the revelation in the dream.
 AJMAQ

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies the mind in the state of forgiveness and illusion. It is the brain in
which lines of rays expand out to all places in a spiritual communion with the
Nawales.

THE DAY
This is a very appropriate day to forgive and ask for forgiveness, to do away with
our faults through sacrifice, to avoid confrontations, to cure any type of illness, for
the defense of the dispossessed and for the justice of the earth. Good day to ask to be
in harmony with mother earth, to ask for the fathers (gods), for the souls of the
grandmothers and grandfathers and to ask for the cosmic force. This day brings an
energy that is the mother of all errors, the offenses and irresponsibilities we have
done before the Ajaw (creator and former) and before any manifestation of life and
creation. This is why it is a good day to ask for forgiveness for the offenses that have
committed. On another hand, Ajmaq is a good day to withdraw spirits of bad death,
spirits that induce all vices and to remove any love that is by force or by obligation.
The energy of Aj represents the authority, the experience and the virtue of a long
transit in life. The energy Maq represents the fog and the obscurity. It is the seven
sins-wuqu'qak'ix- (arrogance, ambition, lies, crime, ungratefulness, ignorance and
envy).

THIS DAY IS GOOD TO

Ask forgiveness for any problems or negative aspects. For any harm we may have
caused, conscious or unconscious. Ask forgiveness for our sins and negative
thoughts. This is a good day to ask that there may be no wars, to ask for no personal
or collective confrontations. Good day to ask for the healing of any type of illness,
especially sexually transmitted diseases. Day to ask for no robberies. For the
spiritual and material fortitude. To do away with the spirits of bad death, do away
with negative thoughts and negative energies and to do away with slander.

NO'J

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
It symbolizes the knowing. The drawing in the center represents the brain and the
points are the three grades of the human spiritual growth.

THE DAY
The Energy of this day is good to nourish the mind, to harmonize relationships, to
the stones and the sacred Tzi'te. It is also a good day to unite ideas, to study the
Mayan signs, to give offerings to the Kab'awil, to ask for understanding in marriage,
to do away with bad ideas, to change the bad habits, to ask for vitality, to ask for
force, and warmth and movement in the sick body. No'j is where the mind-energy
governs, the knowledge and the good memory. It is the connection of the universal
cosmic mind with the mind of the human being. Nobility is the major virtue that the
energy of No'j brings because this day is gifted with all the virtues, especially:
patience, prudence and the sublime love. The renunciation brings clarity and it is the
guide of life. It governs also the studies, the human science and the studies of the
mind.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

It is good to ask for the knowledge or tranquility; for peace or nobility; it is a good
day to analyze; it is a good day for understanding between couples; it is a good day
for the studies, for the scientific investigation; it is a good day to ask for good
thoughts; to do away with obsessions, bad ideas and people that have bad intentions;
and to be in harmony with the supreme being.

TIJAAX

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph symbolizes the point of the knife seen from the front and the pyramid
seen from the sky by the Nawales.

THE DAY
This is a good day to ask for the health; to cure difficult diseases; to do away with
enemies; to do away with negative energy and to do away with societies. Also it is a
good day to ask for intelligence and for the memory; gives us the force of the
lightning; it helps us to develop the signs of the blood and the dreams; it liberates us
from accidents; it is also a good day to stop doing damage to mother earth; for good
health; it liberates us from the jails of materialism; for the rapid healings; to do away
with bad friends and relationships; to cut bad intentions and lovers. Represented by
the double bladed knife, the image is that of two faces of a coin that converge at a
point, so in that sense, we don't know where one side ends and the other side begins.
It is to say that part of the positive is in the negative and part of the negative in the
positive. So the image is clear in telling us that Tijaax is good with the positive and
drastic with the negative. Tijaax brings the power to cut mysteries and to open the
gates to another dimension. It also symbolizes pain and sadness. It is the arrow that
brings danger and on this day purifies the balance that we have done be it positive or
negative, making us pay or teaching us on the physical, mental and/or spiritual plane.
It is the energy that has the force that liberates the rational, likes to provoke
shaking to understand our true path.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To cut away all negative energy; bad luck; illnesses of any type; to start off a new
path. It is a good day to liberate us from: anything that has us trapped; from enemies;
from accidents. It is a good day to cut dependencies; to do quick healings; to do
away with bad friends and bad influences; to cut away suffering; to do way with
deceit; to cut slander, fear and any negative aspect.

KAWOK

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies the support of the world, represented in the sphere. It also
represents a spermatozoid and its descendence (the genealogical tree).

THE DAY
This is a good day to as for the common good; for the family so that all familial
confrontations may be fixed; the economic problems; to attract affluence and
abundance in the business; and to ask for good climate for the crops and for all that
is cultivated. It is also utilized to cut illnesses; to ask for humanity so that they may
have a roof over their head; to ask for those that are about to be born and that they
may not possess physical defects. It signifies the force of the union, the expansive
knowledge; the development of the cosmic plan; the growth; the fertility; energy for
the abundance in the material and in the spiritual. It is the energy that brings the
rains to give us good crops.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

This is a good day to ask for the family, community, especially the ones that are
close to us. It is a good day to ask for our homes; good day to start a home; a good
day to avoid difficulties between a family; to fix problems in the family; it is a good
day to ask for those that are governing the nation so that they may be just and good
governors; to ask that we may have a good relationship with our boss; to ask for
justice and social consciousness; and to ask for those that have physical defects.

AJPU

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies the face of the hunter, with the beard and with the mouth
rounded to indicate the shooting of the blowgun. The other side represents the
blowgun itself.

THE DAY
This is a good day to obtain certainty, the security, to plan and to reach our goals.
valor and the energy to overcome all obstacles. It is the day to revive the very sick
ones; for the protection of the agricultures; to be able to live in this world; to have
the force to overcome all bad and all enemies; to not be ambushed by sadness; to
decipher the future and the past and to ask that the fire of the Mayan ceremony may
never go out. They are the great hunters, possessors of a great magic and fathers of
the fine art. They are delicate and educators of this civilization.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To ask for the knowledge and the wisdom; a good day to focus and analyze life; to
ask for health to the very sick ones; a day of their renovation; to ask security for the
woman; ask for the certainty in our decisions; to ask for the strength to overcome the
challenges that destiny holds for us. To be good planners; to ask for the strength to
overcome the bad; to have the astuteness of the hunter; to overcome enemies that are
presented to us; to overcome adversity; to have good eye sight and to fix illnesses of
the eyes.

IMOX

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies a glass of water. The top part is the mouth; the vertical
lines represent the roundness. It also represents the maternal breasts, ready to
provide milk to the child. It also represents a hand stretched downward.

THE DAY
This day is good to increase the internal powers. It is a good day to fortify the spirit.
It is a good day to ask for rain; for the purification of the rivers, lakes and oceans.
This day is utilized to capture the messages of the divine and of nature; to ask for the
return of the couple; to be able to receive the messages through the dreams; to ask
for the good crops; to help return somebody that is far away from their land. This is a
day to eliminate mental problems; to ask for what nourishes us; to ask for humanity;
and to help cure the craziness in the family. It also represents "craziness", the one
that breaks stability. It is an energy that brings strange things and it is bound with the
comets which are the seeds that germinate life in space. It also governs the
cohabitants with the beings that live in the water and has communication with these
beings, especially dolphins, whales and crocodiles.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To calm the mind; the bad thoughts; to control the arrogance; to do away with
desperation; to calm the instability; to ask to do away with the craziness in people;
so that the couple may return to the home that they abandoned; to develop the
intuition, the vision, the messages in the dream, so that the mind may be more
receptive; to ask for the return of those that are far from their home; to do away with
any mental problems; to ask that we may never lack nourishment and so that the
confrontations in the family may cease.
 IQ

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies a window which was used in the times of the classic Maya, by
our ancestors, in which wind came through.

THE DAY
This is a good day renovation; to ask for the good winds to come and nourish our
minds and to purify us; that the winds may take all suffering and illnesses of our
loved ones. It is also a good day to cure people that have psychological problems; to
do away with passion; with hate and depression. This day is good to reinforce our
prayers to the Great Spirit and also to develop the power of our mind. It is also
utilized to ask for the purity of our soul; to cure the illnesses of our lungs so that we
may maintain our breath and courage. To ask the Nawales of the air that the people
may not contaminate anymore; to ask that the prayers in our ceremonies may rise to
the heavens; to ask the thunder to communicate humans with divination so that the
souls may obtain peace; to ask that the illness may be taken away; and to do away
with suffering. This sign is the encourager of energy; it is the representation of the
subtle; it is the purity, the crystalline; it gives visions; it brings beauty and harmony.
It is the element that governs the ideas; the space that exists between the sky and the
earth; it also represents the interior space.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To ask for the spiritual force; to increase in the spiritual universe; to ask for the
purity of the soul; to augment the intellect, the memory; to cure illnesses of the
lungs; so that we may keep our decisions; to purify the ambience; to ask for no
contamination; so that more trees may grow; that our thoughts may rise to the
heavens; so that the winds may purify us, the body the mind and that it may nourish
our spirit.

AQ'AB'AL

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph represents the owl. It signifies the light and the obscurity that are
simultaneously by the hooks. The obscure side represents the shadow, and the lines
that come from the front towards the bottom represent the light unveiling the
materialism over the earth.

THE DAY
This is a day to ask for clarity in our paths; new opportunities; to renew our lives; to
have clarity; to bring to light the occult things; and to clear out the mysteries. This is
a good day to ask for stability; to find a better job or business; to ask for clarity in
our existence; to ask the creator to have days of peace and happiness for the
procreate; so that there may be justice upon us; signifies the sunrise and the sunset;
the light and the obscurity; the rising and the falling of the sun. To do away with
people that have double intentions.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To ask for opportunities in life; of employment; change of residence; of country; to
change our look if things aren't going well for us; for a new dawn upon humanity; to
ask for our existence; for the renovation; to calm the instability; to do away with
obsessions; to do away with people that have bad intentions; so that we may have
good thoughts; so that there may be justice.

K'AT

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
They glyph signifies the energy of gravity; the force that acts over the earth.
Represented by the sphere; trapped by the lower groove which divides the base of
the two poles or energies of the two magnets. On the other hand; it represents the net
that can serve for fishing or to carry the harvest.

THE DAY
This is a good day to ask that we may not fall into fanaticism; the best day to untie
knots; to ask for the abundance; for the fecundity of the woman; to do away with bad
energies or influences; to do away with knots that hold us to vices; to fix emotional
and love problems. It is also a good day to ask for the development of the children;
so that the crops may grow; so that we may be liberated of jails: spiritual or material;
so that the investigators of the sacred science may grow; so that the sacred
knowledge may not be lost; so that the community may grow; for the liberation of
the imprisoned; so that we may be liberated of traps and shackles.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To do away with knots or entanglements; to finish problems; to not fall into
fanaticism; to ask that the children may develop; to ask that our powers may
develop; for the fecundity of the women; to ask that we may never lack what we
need in life; so that we may never go to jail; to discover what it is that we need; to
trap occult enemies; to solve family problems; so business may prosper; to capture
the superior knowledge.

KAN

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies the serpent; the drawing on the upper left is what is on the
back of the serpent as well as the dots. This is represented in Kukul'Kaan or
Qukumatz'.
This is a special day to increase the physical force; to build the internal fire and
spiritual evolution; for the return of the lost and forgotten; for the return of a loved
one; for the reconciliation of the couples; to ask for the couples; for the sexual
balance; the justice; the truth; the intelligence and the peace. This day is also good to
ask for the equilibrium in life; so that we may be free of anger; to be grateful of truth
and justice; to heal illness of the nervous system; to do away with economic
problems; to ask for the integrity of the community; to ask for the wisdom of all
spiritual students; and to ask for the continuation of the tradition and the Mayan
ceremony. It is the energy of the knowledge transmuted into wisdom; it is the
strength; it is the serpent power; the space energy; the wisdom of the elders; it is the
Ceiba (sacred tree) and the sexual magic. It is the DNA; the orbits of the planets; and
it is the spiral of evolution.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To ask for the energy; to ask that the knowledge may transmute to wisdom;
fortitude; for serenity; patience; so that the ancestral knowledge may return; to ask
for the couples; so that we may have an equilibrium in life; to do away with anger;
so that truth may come to light; to do away with illnesses of the nerves and of the
vertebrae of the spinal column.

KEME

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies death and it is represented by the closed eyes and the
closed mouth with the teeth hanging out. The vertical line represents the
cycles of re-incarnation.

THE DAY
This is a special day to have contact with the ancestors; to do away with mortal
illnesses; accidents; to ask for protection for travels; to find access to the higher
knowledge. On this day, there is communication with the higher beings and there is
access to dimensional portals. It is also used to seek advice from the Nawales; so that
no harm may come to the community, vision throughout he stones; to give us
capacity and tranquility; so that the plants may sprout; so that our instincts may
increase; so that we may have internal strength; so that we may be liberated from
vices; to finish with bad businesses; to end suffering; to harmonize negative
energies; to cut hate, grudges and lower passions. Symbolizes the death; the change
in the spiritual state; the beginning the advice; the diviner; the fortune; the instinct;
the visionaries; the end; the falling; the sprouting or rebirth.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

So that life may support us; to transmute the cycles of life; to do away with bad
death and big accidents; to ask for the ancestral wisdom; to ask for good signs; to ask
fro good advisors and spiritual guides; to end relationships that aren't beneficial to
us; so that we may have nocturnal vision; to ask for protection in the community; to
not have sudden death so we can finish our purpose in life; to ask that there may be
no wars; to liberate us from any vices; to finish bad businesses.

KIEJ

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph represents a closed hand with opposing fingers; closing off a circuit
of energies that charges the four cardinal points which are represented by the
four fingers on the right and charged by the opposing finger.

THE DAY
Signifies the deer and the horse; it is the four pillars that sustain the sky and the
earth; the force and the powers that charge the destiny of humanity; realization of the
physical existence; the food; the power of complementation; the wind that passes;
the guardian of the forests. It is a good day to be thankful for life and the process of
the gaining power for an Ajq'ij (spiritual guide); grateful for the elements: sun, earth,
air, water, life. Signifies the four b'alaneb and their respective partners; the four
cardinal directions and the four paths. It is a good day to ask for the force and the
strength; to ask for positive things; so that we may be in balance with life; so that we
may be liberated from talkers and enemies; to help us in our bidding; to dominate the
enemy; so that our destiny may be protected; so that is may give us physical and
mental agility; to do away with arrogance; to destroy the negative in life and to do
away with liars on earth.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To ask for strength and power; so that we may have good relationship with the four
elements; to ask for mother earth; to ask that we may not be traitors; to do away with
lies; to ask for strength in a job; to give us clarity in life; to ask fro strength; to not be
weak; to not be manipulated; so that it may give us equilibrium; to be more
generous; to have more love; to free us from gossip; so that we may have good
contracts; to have physical agility and to develop in the arts.

Q'ANIL

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph represents a perforation upon the earth with the Tixjob, that is used
to separate the earth to deposit the seeds and the four seeds that represents the four
seeds that represents the four colors of corn and the four races of humanity: red,
black, white, yellow.

THE DAY
Q'anil signifies germ; seed; life and creation. Creation of the universe, especially life
and Mother Nature. It's a day to ask for life; the germination of the sacred Maize and
the four colors of maize existent in Meso-America (red, black, yellow, white). It is
also a good day to ask for all things that are initiated so that they are good and strong
like work, construction, travels, etc. We also ask to do away with shyness; so that
our problems may come to light; so that we may have good children; to do away
with arrogance and slander; to do away with plagues on our crops; to do away with
talkers and liars; to uncover occult enemies; to clear up the skies; to do away with
black magic; and to do away with impotence and frigidness. The day 8 Q'anil is good
for addictions and to give thanks. The day of the pregnant women; to revive sterile
earth; fertility of human beings, plants and animals. A good day to ask for what you
want: business, crops, travels, love, etc.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To separate the good things from the bad; to plant a project; for a person that is
having trouble having babies to get pregnant; so that there may be an abundance of
everything; for the development of the children; to have a strong growth in life; to
change professions; to initiate a relationship; to do away with shyness so that we
may not take other people's problems; to start any treatment; to do away with
plagues on plants; to do away with occult enemies.

TOJ

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph represents a wheel with its axle. It also represents grandfather sun
with his energy and the circle symbolizes the law of cause and effect.

THE DAY
Signifies Tojil; the payment; the offering or penalty; it is the fire of the spirit Ajaw
(Creator); heart of the heaven, heart of the earth; it is the rain drop; It is the
beginning of communication with higher life, nature and the cosmos; it is the
balance of justice and love; it is the beginning of communication of the spiritual life;
the reunion of people and the sign of the divine power. It is a good day to ask to shed
light on occult things; to understand the law of cause and effect; we give payments
to worship the sun; to ask for our lives; to calm the instability; to ask that light may
reach all of us; so that the warriors may have the force; to do away with torment and
suffering; so that we may not have droughts for our crops; to do away with violent
accidents; to do away with bad death; to do away with anticipated death; so that we
may have the force. It is a day indicated to offer blood to he Tojil; balance and
justice, life and hope; day to give Xukulem (Mayan ceremony to be in peace with the
Ajaw).

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To pay for all that we have received in life - positive or negative; to pay for
something that we need which we haven't received; to do away with bad
accumulations; to forgive and be forgiven; to ask for energy; to ask for changes in
our destiny; to do away with any illness or problem that we may have.
 TZ'I

SIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies the cane or staff that the Indigenous authority use; it is also the
tail of the dog.

THE DAY
Signifies the dog; the secretary; the scripture; justice; authority and the guardian of
the material and spiritual law. Represents the fidelity; order; it is the justice; the
material and spiritual life from beginning to end. On this day we ask for the divine
justice; to do away with criticism; with vices; so that we may have an organized life
and so that we may discover all great secrets. It is a day to be in peace; to fix our
errors, desires, sexual pleasures and to not fall in the wuq'ub qak'ix (arrogance, lies,
ambition, envy, crime, ingratitude, ignorance); to be in balance with the spiritual and
material. Nawal of the sexuality; of the stone of the sun; and of the ceremony to
liberate us from poverty and vice.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR

To solicit Divine justice; to have good helpers; to do away with charges against
justice; to liberate persons that are detained; to ask that justice may be corrected; to
be just in life; to learn tolerance; to develop love; for community work; and to be
good writers.

The Thirteen Numbers of the Cholq'ij

The 13 numbers are conceptualized similar to a pyramid. From numbers 1 to 7 we
are climbing with much effort. At the number 8 we are in a position where perfect
harmony is possible and on the top of the pyramid, and 9 to 13 is directed downhill,
creating more ease with the energies, as they are no longer so forceful in developing
us. This varies slightly between men and women: for men, 8 is considered to be the
top of the pyramid as they are considered to typically be more balanced physically
and have to struggle more to reach the spiritual levels than women, where 9 is the
top of the pyramid, where they are typically thought to be slightly less stable in the
physical realms but have an easier time accessing the spiritual.

1 Great force and power. The first gear, (like compound) but it does not flow easily.
Unity. The first Force is complete. Force of creation.
2 Polarized, yet in balance. Two energies, positive and negative. Polarity
3 The addition of creative right brain energy, Results in what one does.
4 The balance. The four energies, elements of the 3 dimensional universes: wind;
water; earth and fire. Solidarity. Balance. Elements. Four planes of manifestation:
physical; mental; emotional and spiritual.
5 Elevation of creation. The 5th element, Ether. Is a helper to # 8 Work. The action
energy.
6 Imbalances. Many tests and things to evolve to, and work to develop. The physical
world, the body. The tests are to develop, refine, learn balance and overcome.
7 Energy to catalyze. Great power versus great temptation. A final test, and step,
before the summit. Equilibrium, harmony. A force that can harmonize.
8 Complete energies of the material world. The top of the pyramid. A world of male
authority. Energy of arts and Creativity. The highest Male energy.
9 A world of female strength, it has 9 levels within and represents the emotional,
intuitive, the artist. Power of realization and the creative energies, highest vibration
of the female energy.
10 Creativity - flowing. The law, the authority.
11 Energy that has many tests and payments. More of a spiritual and mental order. It
is the test to transmute to knowledge. Action of dividing, sorting Separating, putting
in order, sharing.
12 Strong energy that ignites because 12 is a spiritual catalyst. The group, the
family, the association.
13 The foundation and base of the pyramid. Realization and transmutation. The
magic of being able to change and create, Governs all the other numbers.

Candles - Mayan Significance of Colors

Candles - Mayan Significance of Colors
written by Carlos Barrios - translated by Saq' Be'

Red: Color of the East, red is used for energy, love and to take sadness away. It is
used to clarify things; the color is an excellent protector and it does away with bad
energies. This color is related with the fire element, therefore it is, in this sense, an
activator and catalyzer.

Black: Black is the color of the West and serves to cut all negative energy as it the
color for cutting negative work. It brings light from where the problems come from.
Black is a very strong and powerful color that only needs to be used to cut the
negativity, illness, mental or financial/economic problems. This color should never
be used to ask for something against someone as the energy would be returned
against the sender. Black is related to the earth element and the occult.

White: White is the color of the North and is the color for purification relating
directly to the mind, to calm anxieties and to help the memory. It is a very subtle
color that brings calm and tranquility. This color is related with the air element.
Because of its subtlety and power of purification, it helps to develop vision and
perception.

Yellow: Yellow is the color of the South; it is the energy of life, used for health,
protection and to help adults. This color gives the force (strength) for life. Yellow is
related to the water element and the plants. Yellow gives the ability to know where
things are in the material manifestation.

Pink: Pink is the color for little girls. This color helps to fix feelings that have to do
with sublime love. It is similar to red, but more subtle. Pink helps to bring tranquility
to people but above all is used for the health of young girls.

Baby Blue: Baby Blue is the color for little boys, especially for their health. This
color is related with the subtlety of the mind and helps to develop internal powers for
vision and revelations in the dreams. It is the color that seeks opportunities in every
sense. Baby Blue is intimately connected with green and the color blue. Baby Blue is
the color that gives opportunities in studies and in work. Use this color to work with
people that have everything turning out wrong for themselves.

Green: Green is the color for hope. It is the one that solidifies opportunities,
especially those that have to do with the material, be it with property or work. Green
is also the color that gives success in the profession (career). This color gives
abundance in the material and nature as a manifestation of reality.

Blue: Blue is the color of fortune, it is to say the one that solidifies everything that
has to do with finances. Blue should be used when there are material problems or to
support businesses and projects so they may have better finances. Together with
Baby Blue and green, Blue gives the opportunity to realize and proportion material
well being. Normally it should be used in a sequential order for this purpose:
* The colors Blue, Baby Blue, and White help to develop spiritual powers like
intuition, vision and ubiquity in the Najt (space-time).

Purple: Purple is used to do away with bad thoughts, illnesses and problems of the
mind. This color is the true healer and cuts any energy. Purple can be used when
none of the other colors work for specific illnesses, regardless of gender or age. It is
a color that cleanses and opens paths. Purple is somewhat similar to the energy of the
color black without being confrontative.
2005 Cholq'ij (Tzolkin) Calendar

As many of you know, every year Saq' Be' travels to the community in
Chichicastenango, Guatemala to pick up the traditional Mayan Cholq'ij calendars
they produce. We return with them and make them available for sale, returning the
profits to the community to support their continued efforts to keep the traditional
ways alive. Unfortunately, we do not know when we will be able to return this year
and are thus uncertain as to when the 2005 calendars will become available. As a
way of compensating for our lack of hard copy calendars, we are making available
the same Cholq'ij/ Gregorian overlay on our website, which can be viewed on the
front page. We have also made available information on the meaning of the Nawales
(glyphs) and numbers presented. Click "read more" to view additional infromation
on this calendar. We ask you to please consider supporting Saq' Be', a nonprofit
organization, by making a tax-exempt donation to assist with our continued efforts
for the rescue, preservation and appropriate sharing of these living ancient peoples,
traditions and cultures.

This information about the Cholq'ij was produced by an Indigenous group of Mayan
Ajq'ij (priests) in Chichicastenango, Guatemala: Fundacion Centro Cultural y
Asistencia Maya (C.C.A.M.). We give thank for their efforts in keeping the
traditions alive and for their welcoming arms and open hearts. We give special
thanks to "Chema" who has shared his knowledge and wisdom with us openly and
has been of great assistance in bridging the knowledge of the ancient and the
modern.

INTERPRETATION OF THE MAYAN CALENDAR

The Mayan calendars were idealized by the astronomers and spiritual guides based
on the movement of the blue bodies of the universe. The Mayan scientists were very
studious and very observant. They were able to measure movement, the velocity of
every asteroid, then establishing systems that allowed them to register time and other
natural events. They were able to make the calendar which allowed them to give
orientation to the cycle of agriculture production, giving origin to social time and the
time of the individual destiny.

THE CHOLQ'IJ: SACRED CALENDAR OF 260 DAYS

The Cholq'ij "Book of the days" or "Thread of the days", begins on B'atz and ends
on Tz'i. This "Book of days" is used today as it was put together by the ancient
Mayas. For divination and the establishment of time, for the manifestation of
ceremonies of commemoration and for protection, as well as for the times of
celebration and spiritual crisis.
The Cholq'ij is immersed in the universe and in the elements of mother nature,
necessary for life; the fire, earth, water, air; in the cycle of life of some beings still
 alive and other fundamental aspects of our culture; the women (I'x), the dawn
(Aq'ab'al), and the death (Kame).
The Cholq'ij, or the sacred calendar, consists of 260. It is formed by 20 days that are
combined with numbers from 1 to 13 placed before the 20 glyphs of the days. Once
finished with the #13, it begins once again with the #1, until reaching #13 again, this
way consecutively. We can say that the sacred calendar is composed of 13 months
that hold 20 days. (13+20=260)
Why are the numbers 13 and 20 used? The ancestors used and considered these
numbers as sacred. The number 13 is sacred because the most important joints in the
body are; the two at the ankles, two at the knees, two at the hips, two at the wrist,
two at the elbows, two at the shoulders and one at the head or neck. As far as the
number 20, this symbolizes the 20 fingers of the human being; 10 on the hands and
10 on the feet.
In these 20 sacred words are expressed all of the basic forces of creation and
destruction, the good and the that are in the world, in society, in the family and what
is in the heart of the human. The unity of such forces in the individual lives depends
on the course of life and destiny.
The signs of the 20 days of the Cholq'ij are: B'atz', E, Aj, I'x , Tz'ikin, Ajmaq, No'j,
Tijax, Kawooq, Ajpu', Imox, Iq', Aq'ab'al, Kat, Kan, Kame, Kej, Q'anil, Toj, T'zi'.
If we add, to the 260 day sacred calendar, 13 more days, there is a total of 273 days,
which is the same time for human gestation, from conception to birth, the sacred
time for development of the human being in the mother's womb.
Below are some resources that are very helpful to understanding and working with
the Cholq'ij calendar to create the balance and harmony that is needed at this time:

--Traditionally, when a child was born, and Ajq'ij would look at that child's birth
chart using the Cholq'ij to determine that child's purpose. Although this proccess is
intricate and requires years of training, it is often helpful to know the enerrgy at the
time of birth, the equivalent of what is known as your "heart sign". To find out what
this energy was at your time of birth, you may use this calendar conversion tool and
then look up your sign in the links below.

Is there a relevance in the fact that we are moving into 20:13 cycle in 2013 the Mayan
numbers, and do the Mayan teachers see a return to the 13 month cycle following the
moon? And the third part is I would like to hear how the Mayan calendar can be used
as a tool for personal transformation and development of the resurrection soul.

The sacred Mayan calendar is a cycle of 260 days and this calendar comes from the
elders. Thousands of years ago they saw into the najt that this reality is the convergence
of twenty different energies. Ten come from the cosmos and ten come from the telluric
energy of the mother earth. This convergence makes this thing we call najt, space and
time. What we call reality exists in the najt. The cycles of 20 and 13 are about this time.
Of course we don't pretend all of humanity uses this kind of calendar. This is a calendar
we need to learn, because it's a calendar which is in relationship with our energy. Each
day of these 20 different energies has a special charge -positive and negative- which has
an essential meaning. For example, there is a day for the law, a day for art, there is a day
for the development of our consciousness, of our mind. All the relationships of the 260
days have a specialty, and it's important to us to know what we are- what is our destiny,
what is our purpose of life, and what we can move in ourselves with the different
energies of each day. This is the purpose of the sacred Mayan calendar that we call
Tzolkin or Cholq'ij. Of course, when the time arrives, at the end of this cycle of 5,200
years (which ends on this date of 21st of December 2012) it's the beginning of the
change, and of course all humanity is going to use the energies. They are going to learn to
move themselves to work with their own energy in relation to the cosmic and telluric
energy, and this relationship is what the elders are trying to share with humanity. We just
need to say that this is important The elders are interested in the people going into the
traditional calendars in the right way because there are now people making their own
calendars with other influences from Chinese astrology or other things. And this is not
the tradition of this special calendar of the energies.

Are there prophesies that go beyond 2012?

Yes, the most important prophesies are the prophesies of the cycles of Tiku and the other
important prophesies are about the big cycle of the Long Count; the prophesies for this
time of Cablicot, which is duality, the polarity which is going to have a fusion in the year
2012, 21 of December. But the prophesies go beyond these years because it is not like
you turn on the light and the light is arriving on this day ;it is just the beginning and
needs more than 13 years for its accommodation. In reality, it's 52 years more from 2012-
when the time of peace, the time of harmony is coming. But there are a lot more
revelations for these times. It?s not only about peace, it?s a proposal to human beings to
work together with mother earth, to go to a transition. The prophesy of the Rax Balam -
the jaguar of blue-green is arriving in 2012, but that year is the beginning of the change
and the new energy which will be working. Some people say this is purple or violet, but
the reality is the mixing of the blue, green and baby blue. There are a lot more
prophesies: there are prophesies for the cycles from Tiku because the cycles don't end- it
will be in a new dimension and more subtle, but confrontations will still happen in
another way, more spiritual confrontations, not with the density of this moment, but there
are more confrontations. It's a storminess that's unavoidable with the polarities and the
coming of the fusion. And there are more, there are a lot of things, so we can talk.