Those who recognize their constant evolution and learning are the ones closest to the path of wisdom.
When we share something with another person—an idea, an experience, a word—we are planting something in their path. We do not know if it will bear fruit or when, but we do know it comes with responsibility, and it is worth doing with respect. Today, the energies remind us that we are not here to guide anyone’s life. What we can do is offer what we are, with care and love, without trying to shape the other. Each person has their own rhythm, their own way, their own perspective of the world. What we share may be useful or not, and that is also okay.
The same happens when we receive. Choosing who we listen to is as important as being aware of what we share. Oxib’ Tz’i’ reminds us that it is not about seeking perfection or absolute truths, but coherence, integrity, humanity. No one knows it all, so instead of following those who pretend to have all the answers or thinking we already understand everything, perhaps it is wiser to pay attention to those who walk with honesty, those who question themselves, learn, make mistakes, and recognize their own humanity. Those who know they are still growing, just as we all are.
Quienes reconocen su constante evolución y aprendizaje son quienes más cerca están del sendero de la sabiduría.
Cuando compartimos algo con otra persona, una idea, una experiencia, una palabra, sembramos algo en su camino. No sabemos si eso dará fruto ni cuándo, pero sí sabemos que implica una responsabilidad y que vale la pena hacerlo con respeto. Hoy las energías nos recuerdan que no estamos aquí para guiar la vida de nadie. Lo que podemos hacer es ofrecer lo que somos, con cuidado y amor, sin intentar moldear al otro. Cada quien tiene su ritmo, su forma, su manera de comprender el mundo. Lo que compartimos puede ser útil o no y eso también está bien.
Lo mismo sucede al recibir. Elegir a quién escuchamos es tan importante como ser conscientes de lo que compartimos. Oxib’ Tz’i’ nos recuerda que no se trata de buscar perfección ni verdades absolutas, sino coherencia, integridad, humanidad. Nadie lo sabe todo, por eso, en vez de seguir a quienes aparentan tener todas las respuestas o pensar que nosotros ya lo entendimos todo, tal vez sea más sabio acercarnos a quienes caminan con honestidad, a quienes se cuestionan, aprenden, se equivocan y reconocen su humanidad. A quienes saben que siguen creciendo, como lo estamos haciendo todos.
Something as simple as giving thanks can be the first step toward reconciling with who we are.
Today we begin a trecena under the influence of Q’anil, the Ch’umil that carries the energy of the seed. It is the creative force of nature—the power that connects us to fertility, abundance, and fulfillment. It reminds us that whatever we nurture is what will bloom, and that planting with awareness is part of our responsibility as gardeners of our own existence.
Kej, the deer, is the guardian of forests and nature, symbolizing tranquility and harmony. It embodies the harmonic tune of creation, manifesting from a spark of a bonfire, a grain of sand, a gentle breeze, or a drop of morning dew to the cosmic dance of the universe. When we understand the influence of cosmic-telluric energies, we see Kej as the force that transmutes all these into the creation of nature, Kej is to see again with new eyes, with another perception. If we have sharpened our senses, we can perceive the world anew: hear the trees and understand other living beings. everything takes on a new perception. We become integrated with all that surrounds us, becoming an integral part of creation.
The importance of having certainty in life is something you must hold as a premise and a source of confidence, Elder Ramón used to tell me. You can’t walk through life with unconsciousness as your guide. That is why Ajaw Kame is so important—its clearest meaning is death, and that is the only certainty we have: we are born, and one day, we will die.
There is a catalytic energy that transforms—a power that unites the consciousness of visible creation, what exists on the face of Mother Earth, with the subtle creation, the less visible one that arises from the depths of the Cosmos.
We’ve spoken about how different realms manifest different spaces of reality—both in the 13 levels of the Uk’u’x Kaj / Heart of the Sky, and in the 9 levels of Xib’alb’a / the Underworld (a space that has nothing to do with the concept of hell). Depending on how we vibrate and the nature of our resonance, we relate more closely to one or the other. The forces more closely associated with the Lords of Xib’alb’a especially influence the spaces we create in our minds, which affect our reality by becoming challenges to overcome. In the same way, the energies that manifest in the realms of Uk’u’x Kaj are of a higher and more subtle vibration, attracting experiences that allow us to evolve within these levels.
We are the result of what we have determined in the past, the decisions we have made affect us throughout our life. Have you ever asked yourself: What if I had not done it, if I had decided to do it better? But there is no turning back, you can’t turn time back. Even so, there are ways to harmonize ourselves with the past, to remember our decisions, whether positive or erroneous, which brought us to where we are now. This is the way to take responsibility and awareness of what we have forged. From there we can begin to change, forgive, accept, and define what we really want. We all want to achieve happiness and we hear that this or that gives it to us, but the truth is we that have to live many of these things to realize who we really are and what we want, the idea is clarity.
Much is said about the power of the mind, about the creation of thought. Many people believe this is something that emerged in recent times, but since the origin of humanity there has been awareness of this creative force. What happens is that, although it may seem contradictory, by thinking too much and giving so much space to academic knowledge, we lost the essence of the power of thought—its creativity. Today, reason is worshipped, and the most important aspect, the essence of the power of thought, has been left aside. We have no idea how thought originates. We know that through electrochemical discharges, the synaptic chain in the brain is generated—an interconnection of millions of our brain cells that outlines and originates a thought, an idea. But we are not aware that this is where the true power lies: in having control over this action and directing those ideas. That is what we call creativity, and it is the beginning of shaping reality. It is because of this power that the elders define us as “creative beings.” Iq’ is one of the Ch’umilab’ that opens the space for us to understand, perceive, and create our own reality—to control and direct thought. Ideas and images are the foundation of this. We must begin by holding onto a single idea, a single image—that is, one thought—because in the West we experience such a level of distraction that our mind jumps from one thought to another without control. We need to learn to control and direct our thoughts. Once we reach this goal, we can, through focused concentration (directed meditation), begin to create our reality.
Sitting atop a hill after a power walk, I asked Grandfather Pascual why human beings are practically blind to the reality he was showing me. How could we awaken and perceive this profound vision of reality—this magical world where the essence of all things is felt differently, an energetic world that I could barely glimpse with senses that remain closed to most? The wise elder replied: If any Ch’umil offers you an opening to what we call the unknown, it is Ajaw Imox. It connects us to the world of inner powers that we rarely allow to blossom, as we are rooted in a vision that has been imposed on us. A system in which our true nature is essentially limited by the use of reason—because in recent centuries, we have given too much space to rationality and confined our existence within this framework. We have forgotten that we possess other senses that allow us to perceive a world closer to the essence of creation. Our purpose now is to develop these senses and, in doing so, to find our purpose—because the complete human being is not a utopia; it is a reality that has been hidden from us.