4 Toj – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal TojNumber 4 means balance; it represents the four elements, the four cardinal points and the four races. Toj is a special day in which to thank the Creator and Maker with an offering. Thank him for all that you are and everything that you have; thank him for the balance and serenity he has gave you to face the challenges of life, and for all the life that still lies ahead of you. Light a candle to the Great Father as a sign of gratitude.

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3 Q’anil – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal Q'anilQ’anil symbolizes the seeds, the germ, the semen; it is a day of life and creation, of sharing harmony, love and understanding. Number 3 represents the children, our sons and daughters. This is a day to help those who reach you looking for guidance and protection; those who are your spiritual children, a day to receive them and plant in them the seeds that will help them grow and develop.

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2 Kej -Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal KiejNumber 2 brings balance between the positive and the negative, and today its energy flows with that of Kej, which projects stability in your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual manifestations. Seek for the balance and the connection to everything around you that these energies create for you during this day.

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1 Kame – Today’s Ch’umil & Trecena Prayer

Nawal KemeKame represents the cycles that manifest during our life. Number 1 is the beginning, it is an auspicious day to begin new projects or make significant life changes. It is not always easy to end the cycles of our past, but it is a necessary step to be able to move forward and receive the blessings that come with new opportunities. This trecena (thirteen days), that begins today, gives you the opportunity of evaluating the changes you need to make; connect to the energy of 1 Kame to get the strength to change and open yourself to new energies.

Trecena Prayer from Don Pedro Ixchop

In this sacred day Kame I am grateful, Ajaw, for you are my Divine Judge, you liberate me from any difficulty, form the injustice of the invader, of the enemy. You help me solve all the precarious problems; you help me bring justice in your presence Ajaw. Allow me to be the light of the judges through your divine justice. I ask you, Ajaw, to bring balance to my feet, to my hands, to my path, to my destiny, to bring balance to my future, to bring balance to my life, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth. Ajaw you are the healer of my body, you rejuvenate my body and my soul. You are my Divine Doctor, I ask you to grant me the Divine Operation Father Ajaw of the Sky and of the Earth. Heal my body from any disease. Heal my wounds, heal my vices, heal my pain, heal my internal organs Ajaw, because you are the only one who can heal me, for you, Ajaw, are the doctor of doctors. I ask you Ajaw to be the guide that guides the knowledge and science in the doctors, in the hospitals. Your supernatural force enters my whole body, the bodies of my daughters and my sons, Ajaw, because I kneel in your presence. Maltiox, Maltiox, Maltiox and four times Maltiox.

Ajaw Great Father or Supreme Being
Maltiox Thank you

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13 Kan – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal KanThis day is filled with energy. Kan represents the serpentine fire; it is the energy of the inner fire that activates us. Number 13 contains strength and wisdom, it is fulfillment and magic. These energies help you transform your knowledge in to wisdom and convert your thoughts into actions. Today is the last day of the Aj trecena (thirteen days) which has brought you the opportunity of renewing your energy. Light a white candle to thank Aj.

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12 K’at – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal K'atK’at represents the net that brings together and stores the elements that can help us face the obstacles that may come with life. Number 12 gives us the energy to materialize our dreams. Use the power of this number to ignite a passion for what you do, together with the tools provided by K’at you will be able to catch everything that you need to shine with your talent.

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11 Aq’ab’al – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal Aq'ab'alToday number 11 brings much learning for you. Aq’ab’al represents the renewing force which allows you to let go of those things that no longer serve you and head in a new direction. Use the knowledge you acquire to change anything that needs to be changed in order to reinvent yourself.

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10 Iq’ – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal Iq'Open the windows of your mind so that the lucid ideas and positive energy of Iq’, the wind, can guide you through its pure and clear force. Today number 10 can be the energy that helps you carry out your projects, activities and aspirations.

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2016 Winter Solstice – Message & Guidance

img_0978For most of the ancient peoples, the cosmic events represented a great occasion. Nowadays these are not as relevant, but even though they are not as present in our minds, they influence us. For the Maya people both the Equinoxes and Solstices mark the beginning of a new cosmic-telluric cycle.

The Winter Solstice is the most important for the spiritual and evolutionary development of the human beings and Mother Earth. The Elders say “The Ajaw (Father Sun) takes five days of rest.” The Ajaw (Sun) settles in one of the corners of the Jun Kaj (the first level of the thirteen skies) and rests there for five days. The cycle that goes from December 21 to December 25 is called the Cosmic Wayeb. For our tradition, this visual stagnation represents a time of reflection, the days of introspection and meditation. This position of the Ajaw gives us a moment of mental and energetic quietness, which also affects the physical plane. This influence flows in accordance with the energies of the Choq’ij Calendar, the Calendar of Life.

This December 21st is influenced by the energy of 9 Imox, which opens a space to activate our internal powers; the development of our vision, intuition, the awareness to find balance between the material and the spiritual. Imox brings with it the energy of the unusual, the energy that breaks the traditional schemes. This Ch’umil is known as the left hand, and it gives us the vision and the intuition. It is also related to craziness, not of mental loss or unbalance, but of the force that breaks with the conventional, with the system.

According to the tradition of the Mam Elders this cycle (December 21), which this year bears the energy of 9 Imox, is the energy of subtleness, of the spiritual openness that comes from Ajaw Imox, who opens dimensional pathways and connects us to the wise ancestors. Our focus should be in connecting with our inner being to develop our internal powers.

This cycle ends on December 25 when it is influenced by the energy of Ch’umil 13 Kan, which represents the strength of energy both in the physical and mental, number 13 is the highest expression of the energy of Kan. We should focus in perceiving the power of Kan and make it part of our existence, to flow with the energy of wisdom that Kan brings, and to accept and provoke the changes both in the physical and the mental.

The process of the Cosmic Wayeb is transcendent for this moment in which humanity is about to face changes in the social, in the economic, and in our relationship with Mother Earth, for which we must be prepared.

The advice is to practice a meditation-focusing. Take some time during the sunset, when Father Sun falls, and light a white, yellow and red candle. Focus your attention in these candles, as they will be the catalyzers of your purposes. During these five days you can make a recap of your year and how you have reached the reality you have forged for yourself. Think of what makes you happy, what you want to change; it is a real introspection, a recapitulation as the ancestors called it.

During these days you can outline your purpose and the course your life should take, you have to program and determine what you want in every level, the changes that you will make and how you will accomplish them. Let’s remember that the power of the mind is infinite.

It is also important to make a projection in a community level, in which we determine the wellbeing of our community, then making this projection expansive to all humanity.

We are living in challenging times and our purpose should be focus in halting all this negative energy; lighting candles, meditating, focusing, or doing our spiritual practices with the purpose of stopping the forces of destruction, racism, hatred, and intolerance. We will change things by projecting peace, harmony, tolerance, awareness, kindness, and compassion. It is also important to focus in the destiny of Mother Earth and us, human beings. Our thoughts and vision, together with the power of our heart and our mind, should also be guided stop the harm we are causing Mother Earth, how we are affecting her and creating climate change, hydrologic stress, deforestation, etc. We must project a real change to stop the madness toward which our countries, especially the great world leaders, are taking us.

Let’s become human again!

9 Imox – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal ImoxTrust your intuition and let it guide you when making decisions on any important issues that may emerge today, as the energy of 9 Imox connects you to the wisdom of your intuitive mind.

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