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Tz’ikin is the bird which it is the intermediary between the Sky and the Earth, between the Creator and Maker and human beings; it represents the sacred vision. Number 7 symbolizes spirituality; it is the manifestation of the Supreme Being, Ajaw, and our connection to Him. This is the perfect day to elevate your prayers to the Creator and Maker, to ask the energy of 7 Tz’ikin to transmit your words to the Ajaw.
Today begins a 5 day period of rest and reflection, known as the Wayeb. We are pleased to be able to share, on the winter solstice, this article by Carlos Barrios and video of Maya Elder Pichekiix (Mariano Xitumil). Both address the significance of this period of time and Tata Pichekiix discusses the ‘Ab calendar and Wayeb in greater depth. While the video is a bit long, it is an incredibly rich presentation of rare information by a special Maya elder. We are deeply grateful!
Tata Pichekiix and Carlos Barrios
According to the tradition of the Mayan elders of the Mam Area a new period of five days begins on the day of the Winter Solstice, December 21. These days are a rest period for the Ajaw, our Father Sun. The Ajaw (Sun) settles in one of the corners of the Jun Kaj (the first level of the thirteen skies) and rests for five days. For our tradition, this visual stagnation represents a moment of reflection which is known as the Cosmic Wayeb’; the days of introspection and reflection. This position of the Ajaw allows us to have a calmness of our mind and energy. This influence goes in accordance with the energies of the Cholq’ij Calendar or Calendar of Life. Now that our Father Sun has undertaken his path, we should use these days to project our purposes for this new cycle.
These five days, from December 21 to December 25, we must do a recount of the last year of our life (or the most important events of your life if you have not practiced this exercise before), of the reason why and the how we have reached the reality we have built for ourselves. What we like and what we want to change. It is a real introspection, a recapitulation, as the ancestors used to call it. During these days we must delineate our purpose and the course that our life will take. We have to program and determine what we wish for in every level, what we will change and how we will accomplish it. Remember that the power of our mind is infinite. We must also make a projection in a community level, in which we will determine the well-being of our community, making it expansive to all of humanity.
We are living challenging times, in the whole planet there is nonconformity which has led to social, political, and economic protests, and even to confrontations. Our purpose should be focused in putting a halt to all the negative energy. Lighting candles, concentrating, meditating with the purpose of putting a stop to the destruction forces. Things will change if we project peace, harmony, tolerance, consciousness, and an energy of kindness and compassion. It is also important that we determine the destiny of Mother Earth and Human Beings. Our thoughts and our vision should be guided to putting a halt to destruction, racism, and intolerance. With all of our strength, with all the power of our mind and our heart we should create the necessary energy to stop the harm that we are causing Mother Earth. Let’s feel in our own being everything that affects her, the climate change, the water stress, which is beginning to become a reality. We must project a real change, we must stop this madness and folly toward which all the governments are leading us, especially the great world leaders.
This Cosmic Wayeb’ will begin, according to the Cholq’ij Calendar, on a day Tz’ikin. This is the energy of strength. It is the intermediary between the Father Sun and the Earth. It is the power to make changes in this reality, which we generate with directed thought, projecting without limits. Tz’ikin is the one that delineates the vision and creation of a different destiny, both in the personal and the global. “Creation” is the key word, creating with the power of the mind, in full awareness. This is the moment to take action, to return to being humans!
Pichekiix Jooj Xibuuq (Mariano Xitumul) is a Maya Elder, an Ancestral Guardian of Mother Earth, a Mediator in community conflict resolution, and an Aj Kotz’ij Koot (Spiritual Guide). He has dedicated most of his life to the study of the Maya Calendars, he is an expert calendarist who was the first person to make the calculations to convert both the Cholq’ij and Ab’ calendars to Gregorian dates. He also works as an artisan.
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I’x symbolizes the feminine and feline energy; it possesses the power to expand our mind and it allows us to develop higher powers. Number 6 represents learning and responsibility; it is an energy that may bring conflicts and imbalances. During this day sensitivity is at its peak, it is up to you to use it to solve situations and to find harmony, or to create conflicts. Try to be gentle with your words and actions.
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Aj represents the pillars of inner strength, it is the columns that sustain the family home, and it rules over everything related to the home and the family. Number 5 stands for the love that comes into your life and which flows from you. This is a good day to be grateful for your body, which is the home and the altar of your spirit. Accept your body as it is, for it is the beautiful home that your soul has chosen; respect it and take good care of it.
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E symbolizes the path of destiny; it is the road of life and our journey through existence. Number 4 represents the perfect measure; it is balance, stability, and security. We are all born with the opportunity of choosing our own path and E opens the roads for you to travel the paths that will lead you to your destination, if the wish of getting there comes from your heart. Ask number 4 to grant you stability and security.
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B’atz’ is the start of life, it is the thread of time that unfolds before us and weaves our histories, and it is evolution and human life. Number 3 represents our children. Light a white candle to ask for the protection of your children, ask that their life and existence will be filled with love and spirituality and that they will be able to evolve and accomplish their purpose in life.
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Tz’i’ is the guardian of the material and spiritual law, it is justice and it is the day that brings the truth to light. Number 2 represents both polarity and balance; it is the positive and the negative. If you are facing any negative problems light a purple candle to ask the Creator and Maker to help you solve them through the energies of this day, trust him and the blessings he has planned for your life.
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Toj is the law of cause and effect; it is the payment, the atonement to Mother Earth, to all the elements, and to the Creator and Maker. Number 13 contains strength and experience; it is realization and magic. Everything you do generates a reaction, and this reaction is based on the real intention, the essence, of your actions. Let your actions be driven by passion, justice, love, and consciousness, remember that each step you take is part of a larger process that leads you to your own self-realization. This is the first day of the Toj trecena (thirteen days); this is a good period to be grateful for all we have received during life and to ask that we will find no obstacles along the way.
Prayer from Don Pedro Ixchop
In this sacred day Toj I am grateful for your sacred blessing in my home and my family, Ajaw of the Sky. I ask you to vanish all penance that may exist in the hearts and thoughts of people. I ask that no penance can harm me during the course of my lifetime, that you will vanish all desperation, that there are no unforeseen accidents in my life, Ajaw B’itol and Tz’aqol. I ask that your blessings will come to my path, my destiny, and my whole life; that my existence will be joyous before your presence, Ajaw B’itol Tz’aqol. I give thanks to you, Ajaw, for blessing us with the rain, a blessing that the Heart of the Sky and the Heart of Mother Earth gives us. I ask that your holy water will transform the energy in our veins and the veins of all the creatures that live over the face of Mother Earth. I am grateful for the water that assuages our thirst and I ask you to vitalize my life every day, Ajaw. Maltiox, maltiox, maltiox, and four times maltiox.
Ajaw Great Father or Supreme Being Tz’aqol and B’itol Creator and Maker Maltiox Thank you
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Q’anil represents the seed of life, the energy of creation and constant regeneration; it is the symbol of sharing. Number 13 contains strength and experience; it is realization and it has the magic of being able to change and create. Plant inside you the seeds of awareness, wisdom and self realization, so that you can then share the fruits with those around you. Work on your own development and self-realization, but always remember that you are also an important part of a greater being called humanity.
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Kej, represented by the deer, symbolizes the balance and the strength of this animal; it is the energy that protects the natural world and is called to maintain balance between humans and Mother Earth. Number 12 represents the consciousness of being. Connect through the energies of this day to the energy and wisdom of nature, hug a tree and connect to its energy to take in its wisdom and consciousness, to absorb it’s ability to grow with stability and strength.
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