Green

Green is the color for hope. It is the one that solidifies opportunities, especially those that have to do with the material, be it with property or work. Green is also the color that gives success in the profession (career). This color gives abundance in the material and nature as a manifestation of reality.

Baby Blue

Baby Blue is the color for little boys, especially for their health. This color is related with the subtlety of the mind and helps to develop internal powers for vision and revelations in the dreams. It is the color that seeks opportunities in every sense. Baby Blue is intimately connected with green and the color blue. Baby Blue is the color that gives opportunities in studies and in work. Use this color to work with people that have everything turning out wrong for themselves.

Pink

Pink is the color for little girls. This color helps to fix feelings that have to do with sublime love. It is similar to red, but more subtle. Pink helps to bring tranquility to people but above all is used for the health of young girls.

Yellow

Yellow is the color of the South; it is the energy of life, used for health, protection and to help adults. This color gives the force (strength) for life. Yellow is related to the water element and the plants. Yellow gives the ability to know where things are in the material manifestation.

White

White is the color of the North and is the color for purification relating directly to the mind, to calm anxieties and to help the memory. It is a very subtle color that brings calm and tranquility. This color is related with the air element. Because of its subtlety and power of purification, it helps to develop vision and perception.

Black

Black is the color of the West and serves to cut all negative energy as it the color for cutting negative work. It brings light from where the problems come from. Black is a very strong and powerful color that only needs to be used to cut the negativity, illness, mental or financial/economic problems. This color should never be used to ask for something against someone as the energy would be returned against the sender. Black is related to the earth element and the occult.

Red

Color of the East, red is used for energy, love and to take sadness away. It is used to clarify things; the color is an excellent protector and it does away with bad energies. This color is related with the fire element, therefore it is, in this sense, an activator and catalyzer.

TZ’I’

20._Tz'i_YamaniK_PabloSIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph signifies the cane or staff that the Indigenous authority use; it is also the tail of the dog.

THE DAY
Signifies the dog; the secretary; the scripture; justice; authority and the guardian of the material and spiritual law. Represents the fidelity; order; it is the justice; the material and spiritual life from beginning to end. On this day we ask for the divine justice; to do away with criticism; with vices; so that we may have an organized life and so that we may discover all great secrets. It is a day to be in peace; to fix our errors, desires, sexual pleasures and to not fall in the wuq’ub qak’ix (arrogance, lies, ambition, envy, crime, ingratitude, ignorance); to be in balance with the spiritual and material. Nawal of the sexuality; of the stone of the sun; and of the ceremony to liberate us from poverty and vice.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR
To solicit Divine justice; to have good helpers; to do away with charges against justice; to liberate persons that are detained; to ask that justice may be corrected; to be just in life; to learn tolerance; to develop love; for community work; and to be good writers.

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TOJ

19._Toj_YamaniK_PabloSIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph represents a wheel with its axle. It also represents grandfather sun with his energy and the circle symbolizes the law of cause and effect.

THE DAY
Signifies Tojil; the payment; the offering or penalty; it is the fire of the spirit Ajaw (Creator); heart of the heaven, heart of the earth; it is the rain drop; It is the beginning of communication with higher life, nature and the cosmos; it is the balance of justice and love; it is the beginning of communication of the spiritual life; the reunion of people and the sign of the divine power. It is a good day to ask to shed light on occult things; to understand the law of cause and effect; we give payments to worship the sun; to ask for our lives; to calm the instability; to ask that light may reach all of us; so that the warriors may have the force; to do away with torment and suffering; so that we may not have droughts for our crops; to do away with violent accidents; to do away with bad death; to do away with anticipated death; so that we may have the force. It is a day indicated to offer blood to the Tojil; balance and justice, life and hope; day to give Xukulem (Mayan ceremony to be in peace with the Ajaw).

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR
To pay for all that we have received in life – positive or negative; to pay for something that we need which we haven’t received; to do away with bad accumulations; to forgive and be forgiven; to ask for energy; to ask for changes in our destiny; to do away with any illness or problem that we may have.

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Q’ANIL

18._Q'anil_YamaniK_PabloSIGNIFICANCE OF GLYPH
The glyph represents a perforation upon the earth with the Tixjob, that is used to separate the earth to deposit the seeds and the four seeds that represents the four seeds that represents the four colors of corn and the four races of humanity: red, black, white, yellow.

THE DAY
Q’anil signifies germ; seed; life and creation. Creation of the universe, especially life and Mother Nature. It’s a day to ask for life; the germination of the sacred Maize and everything else that Mother Nature produces. In this sign, the four cardinal points are represented and procreation. Day of human realization and knowledge; symbolizes the four colors of maize existent in Meso-America (red, black, yellow, white). It is also a good day to ask for all things that are initiated so that they are good and strong like work, construction, travels, etc. We also ask to do away with shyness; so that our problems may come to light; so that we may have good children; to do away with arrogance and slander; to do away with plagues on our crops; to do away with talkers and liars; to uncover occult enemies; to clear up the skies; to do away with black magic; and to do away with impotence and frigidness. The day 8 Q’anil is good to plant the beginning of healing, for both and addict or an ill/ sick person, and to give thanks. The day of the pregnant women; to revive sterile earth; fertility of human beings, plants and animals. A good day to ask for what you want: business, crops, travels, love, etc.

THIS DAY IS GOOD FOR
To separate the good things from the bad; to plant a project; for a person that is having trouble having babies to get pregnant; so that there may be an abundance of everything; for the development of the children; to have a strong growth in life; to change professions; to initiate a relationship; to do away with shyness so that we may not take other people’s problems; to start any treatment; to do away with plagues on plants; to do away with occult enemies.

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