5 Kej – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)

Nawal KiejKej represents Mother Nature; its energy connects us to the four corners, the four paths, and the four elements (wind, water, earth, and fire); which are the forces and powers that fuel human energy and give us life. Number 5 symbolizes the center, the ethereal element that elevates our thoughts and prayers. This is a good day to connect to all the elements, to ask for their power and to thank them for giving us life.

2 K’at – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)

Nawal K'atK’at symbolizes the net, it is the entanglements or traps that we face in life, and the energy that allows us to put an end to problems. Number 2 represents duality; it is both the positive and the negative. This is a good day to cut the knots of those things we are holding to, but which are harming us. Let go of everything that’s not good for you, leave space for the positive things that will be coming to your life.

1 Aq’ab’al – Today’s Ch’umil and Trecena Prayer

Nawal Aq'ab'alNumber 1 is the force and power of the beginning; it is unity. Aq’ab’al symbolizes the sunrise, the first ray of sunshine in the darkness; it is letting go and heading to a new direction. With every new day comes a new opportunity, you just need to be observant to see where the new ray of light is shining. Remember that to evolving means being in constant transformation. During this trecena (thirteen days) connect to the energy of Aq’ab’al and ask it to bring its light to every aspect of your life.

Prayer from Don Pedro Ixchop

In this sacred day I ask you, Ajaw, that your clarity lights my path. I ask that dawn comes to my destiny, that its clarity will always light my path and that its light will be my guide when I confuse my purpose, Ajaw. I ask that the star of the dawn will illuminate my path at all times and that the divinity of your heart, Ajaw Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth, will illuminate over me and over all the creatures in the face of Mother Earth. I ask that the light of the dawn comes to enlighten my wisdom; that this light comes to my home. I ask that you grant me your divine light, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth. I ask you, Ajaw, that the Sun will rise in my home, that it will rise in the minds of my daughters and my sons, in the minds of my Maya Elder Pedro Ixchopgrandchildren. I ask that there is clarity in all the activities that I undertake, Ajaw of the Sky and the Earth. I pray that all fog is removed from my path through your divine power, Ajaw, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth. I ask that no darkness will leak into the corners or into the center of my house, that any darkness will be removed and vanished by your divine power and your divine light, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth. Maltiox, Maltiox, Maltiox, and four times Maltiox. Ajaw Great Father or Supreme Being

Maltiox Thank you

13 Iq’ – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)

Nawal Iq'Iq’ represents life and renewal; it is the wind that has the power of renovating our energy. Number 13 has the magic of being able to change and create. Lift your prayers to the Creator and Maker with the force of the wind, represented by Iq’, invite the wind to enter your being, to purify and renew your energy and to lift your spirits. This is the last day of the Tz’i’ trecena (thirteen days), light a candel to thank Tz’i’ for the justice it brought to your life.

10 Kawoq – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)

Nawal KawoqKawoq represents abundance, both spiritual and material; it is a day to attract the energy of abundance to our life, our business, and our crops. Number 10 connects us to the cosmic and telluric energies. This is a good day to attract prosperity and abundance, send the energy of prosperity to the cosmos, act prosperous by buying something special for yourself, donating money to a cause you believe in, or doing something that expresses abundance, the Universe will send this energy back to you.

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