Ajmaq is the day to remember our ancestors, to ask for the souls of our grandmothers and grandfathers; it symbolizes our past, which began with the first peoples of the world, Ajmaq is our ancestral wisdom. Number 10 connects us to the cosmic and telluric energies. This is a good day to light a purple candle to the spirit of your ancestors.

This is a day of good luck, love and joy. Tz’ikin, the bird, represents liberty and fortune. Number 9 symbolizes the emotional, intuitive and artistic energies. During this day allow your soul to spread its wings and enjoy life; listen to the singing of the birds and connect through it with the Creator and Maker to thank Him for a new day of life.

I’x is the day of the feminine energy; it represents the mother, the daughter, the wife, and Mother Earth. Today it converges with Number 8 that symbolizes the masculine energy. During this day you have the feminine intuition of I’x and the masculine strength of Number 8, use this powers to overcome the forces that may be delaying your evolution.

Aj symbolizes the cane, the cornstalk, the sacred staff; it is the pillar that connects the cosmic and telluric energies, the posts that hold up a house, the pillars of strength. Number 7 represents equilibrium and harmony. This is a good day to connect with the energy of the house; to renew it, to energize it and to thank it for being a shelter and sanctuary you and your family. Light some incense to express gratitude to your house for being a home.

E symbolizes the path of destiny; it is the energy of action that moves us toward our precise objectives and our realization. Number 6 represents trials and conflicts. This day brings with it an ambivalent energy; on one hand it gives you the strength to reach anything you wish, but on the other hand it brings difficulties and fears to take the first step. Even so, and no matter how difficult the journey, don’t become discouraged or lose sight of your final destination and don’t allow any obstacles to stop you.

B’atz’ represents the thread of time that unfolds before us and weaves our histories, according to the Maya our history is woven from time, just as clothing is made from woven threads. Number 5 symbolizes magnetism and luck. On this day B’atz’ places the threads at your disposal, it is up to you to choose those that benefit you and help you weave the story of your life with happy colors.

Tz’i’ is the guardian of both the spiritual law and the law of man, it represents justice; number 4 projects balance, stability and security. Today these energies are influenced by Nawal Kej, the Nawal of this trecena (thirteen days) and the Eqanel (carrier) of this year, which gives more strength and stability to 4 Tz’i’. This is the ideal day in which to resolve complicated issues that need to be handled with transparency, and to settle any problem that involves justice and the law.

Nawal Toj symbolizes Grandfather Sun and his representative on earth, Tojil (The Sacred Ceremonial Fire); it is the law of cause and effect. Number 3 stands for the results of your efforts and actions. This is a day of gratitude and balance, a day to be grateful for all the opportunities you have received throughout your life. Light a candle as a sign of payment; ask the Creator and Maker that both you and the people around you continue to receive the blessings of the Ajaw (God).

Number 2 represents duality, the couple, and union; it is a good energy to improve relationships. Q’anil symbolizes the seed, life and creation, it is said that everything that starts on this day will grow. This is a good day to prepare the ground in which the seeds of love will germinate; plant honesty, patience, happiness, love, forgiveness, support, respect, and understanding, along with every feeling you need to improve your relationships.

Enjoy the stability granted by the cycle of the deer; during this trecena (thirteen days) connect to the energy of Kej and ask for his protection to advance without encountering difficulties. Kej symbolizes the deer, who is the guardian of the forests and nature, called to maintain balance between humans and Mother Earth; it also projects the energy of balance, it has one foot in each of the four cardinal points, and therefore the basic elements.

Prayer to Kej

I thank you for this sacred day Ajaw, I ask you to strengthen my feet and my hands. I also ask you to strengthen my thoughts at every moment of my life, to prevent me from falling into the temptation of the adversary, of the enemy of the Sacred Spirituality. This will be the strength of my eyes, so that they will maintain the prosperity in your presence Ajaw, Heart of the Sky; Heart of Mother Earth. I ask you that my eyes won’t fall into the temptation of the adversaries, and in this way I can continue my spiritual offerings. That the mission that was given to me in this life will help me Ajaw, and that it will help Mother Earth. I ask that my mission of Chuchqajaw will be the strength of all the people that follow me in Maya Spirituality, and that I won’t feel any tiredness while being at your service Ajaw.  Maltiox, Maltiox, Maltiox, and four times Maltiox Ajaw.

Ajaw  Great Father or Supreme Being
Chuchqajaw  The name used to refer to the Father and Mother of the Universe. It is also the Name used to refer to the earthly guides or authorities. *In Maya culture what happens in the spirit world is replicated on earth.
Maltiox  Thank you

Pedro Ixchop Soc is a Maya Elder, Ajq’ij and Calendarist, he is founding member of the Association of Mayan Ajq’ijab’ of Guatemala and of the National Council of Restoration of Maya Spirituality of Guatemala.