No’j is the power of the intellect and the imagination. Number 5 has the energy to transform your dreams into reality. Connect to the energies of this day to achieve anything you set your mind to; today your mind is receptive and agile, and you can advance from the theoretical to the practical.
3 Tz’ikin – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
Tz’ikin is the intermediary between the Great Father and human beings; number 3 symbolizes communication, creativity and optimism. Today communication has a very powerful force. Ask the Creator and Maker for anything you want, especially for love and abundance.
2 I’x – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
The power of I’x mediates between the positive and the negative, the real and the unreal, the possible and the impossible. Number 2 stands for the choices you must make in life. Use the energies of this day to revert any negative situations and accomplish the impossible.
1 Aj – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
Today your home, the children, the plants and animals enjoy the protection of Aj, which also brings a resplendent and wonderful day in every sense of the word. Aj symbolizes renewal; during this trecena (thirteen days) you can connect to its energy whenever you need to feel renewed.
Prayer from Don Pedro Ixchop
I ask you Ajaw that during this sacred day there will only be harmony in your presence. I ask you that there will only be endless harmony and gentleness over the face of Mother Earth. That there will only be endless love in me before your presence Ajaw, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth. Only in you, Ajaw, I find true hope and love, because you are my hope, my gentleness, my clarity, my perennial sweetness, the love that penetrates my mind. I ask that your gentleness and hope will manifest in my heart, in my whole body, because I can feel your true love for this body, because you are the universal gentleness over the face of Mother Earth. I ask that all your children may experience love, because you are the path of hope, of peace and love. I ask that all your children will have faith in one another. I ask that there will be faith in myself, in my home, in my family. I ask that the feeling of mistrust will be dispelled forever in your presence 
Ajaw, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth. I ask you that when I speak your word it will bring sweetness to all your creatures, to the communities, to all who listen when I speak in the paths of your mission Ajaw, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth. You are the one who brings the sweetness to the words for the ears of those who listen; you are the one who gives the wisdom to those who listen to your word Ajaw. I ask you that your sweet words will manifest in the hearts of my children forever and that they will bring them wisdom. Maltiox, Maltiox, Maltiox and four times Maltiox.
Ajaw Great Father or Supreme Being
Maltiox Thank you
13 E – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
E represents all the paths we take in life. Number 13 gives you experience, strength and knowledge. With every step you take you are constructing your destiny, go forward steadily and with conviction, for the decisions you make today will bring you realization and future rewards. This is an excellent day to get in touch with your loved ones, especially those who live far away.
The Importance of Sacred Places
Throughout the history of human life on this planet, Sacred Places have been identified and revered for their spiritual, ecological and cultural importance. Our relationship to these places has nourished our evolution and been integral in shaping cosmological beliefs. As the movement into our modern civilization has brought us from the sacred to the profane, our relationship to these places has shifted from reverence of its living being towards commodification of its material resources. The world’s remaining Indigenous peoples have been bearing the weight for generations of resisting this endless tide of extractive impulses to both maintain the places and the sacred relationships to them that extend back through millenia.
Our efforts have brought us to this forefront many times, including the effort in Sarayaku, Ecuador to resist oil extraction and in Guatemala where access and protection to these sites are often under threat. The good news is, as Christopher McLeod points out in the article below, resistance to this exploitation is growing and we have an opportunity to turn back to those that have sustained the relationship to Sacred Places to re-shape the role that humans serve upon this earth, and in doing so, better realize our collective potential. This path forward requires supporting both the sacred places and the people that best protect and honor them, so that we may learn to reframe the way we “develop” with the earth, beginning with an honoring and recognition of our sacred relationships.
Why Sacred Places Should Matter, Even to Business Folks
12 B’atz’ – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
Number 12 projects creativity and dreams. B’atz’ is the protector of the artists; it is the Ch’umil that inspires you and through which your creative abilities flow. This is a good day to ask for inspiration, to develop your capacity to dream and for the protection of the artists.
11 Tz’i’ – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
Tz’i’ emanates the energies of the Cosmic Authorities and Terrestrial Law. Number 11 represents the test in life that we must transmute to knowledge. Today you must be careful of not becoming involved in legal problems. Connect to the energy of Tz’i’ and ask for its protection.
10 Toj – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
Number 10 represents energetic highs and lows, however today it converges with Toj which brings the energy of the Sacred Ceremonial Fire, that gives you the power to overcome any adversity, for it is the flame that can light the darkest path and that gives you strength and guide. Light a candle to connect to the power of Toj.
9 Q’anil – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Ch’umil)
Q’anil symbolizes fertility; it is the day of the seeds and the semen, of our reproductive organs, of life and creation. Number 9 reflects the feminine energy; it is an auspicious day for women. Light a white candle to ask the energy of this day for the protection of pregnant women, for the strength of the babies in their womb and for the women who are trying to get pregnant.