Category Archives: Ch’umil’al (20 Day Signs)

Meanings of the twenty Nawales (day signs) of Mayan Cholq’ij (Tzolkin) Calendar

7 Kame – Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal KemeKame has the power of our ancestors; it represents our mission and actions before the Creator and Maker, who has all the knowledge. Number 7 projects intuition, analysis and introspection. The ancient traditions that have managed to survive are those that honored their ancestors and learned from their teachings and their wisdom. This is the time for us to develop our knowledge and understand our transcendence in life, understand that we are leaving a legacy for future generations.

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2 E – Creation to Realization for Cholq’ij New Year

Nawal EE is the path traveled by the expansion of creation travels, as the elders say.  It is a path known as the Saq’ Be’, the white path of the Cosmos. The Saq’ Be’ has a correlative in the face of Mother Earth – the white path that brings the ceremonial centers together in the Mayan territory. It is also the inner path of each human being, the path that allows us to realize our purpose in life. It is every step that we take, every action we carry out. It is the realization of the cosmic and telluric completeness, the harmony we must have with the environment. It is the limitless expansion of the Universe.

E is the intermediary between the material and the emotional, it is the path of expansion of the creative mind, that which creates what we call “reality”, and it is primarily our path towards spirituality. Project your well-being in the physical plane, which includes the material well-being, to then have the space/time for the other planes. Remember that only you can walk your Saq’ Be’, no one can walk it for you.

13 Ajmaq – Today’s Maya Day Sign (Nawal)

Nawal AjmaqAjmaq represents curiosity, it is the day in which questions arise and we can delve deeper into the purpose and direction of our lives. Number 13 is the energy that connects us to the knowledge and wisdom we have gained through our past experiences. During this day you can learn much from the experiences that rise if you are open to the possibility of seeing the world with wonder and knowing that there is still much to learn to reach the path of wisdom. This is the last day of the K’at trecena (thirteen days); thank K’at for all the tools it has given you that have helped your development.

1 Tijax – Today’s Nawal + Trecena Prayer

Nawal TijaxWithin Tijax lies the strength of Mother Earth, which gives you the ability to manage any changes and complications that may come to your life. Number 1 contains great force and power.  The energies of this day provide you with the necessary elements to achieve anything you want; number 1 has the strength of new beginnings and Tijax helps you open new paths. Use the strength and power of Nawal Tijax  during this trecena (thirteen days).

Prayer from Pedro Ixchop for Tijax

In this sacred day Ajaw, Heart of the Sky and Heart of Mother Earth, I ask you that nothing gets in the way of our progress in life; that no obstacles come to the path of our life. I ask you, Ajaw, that the personal purposes I want to accomplish are not taken away from me; that the faith of following your path is not taken away from me. I ask that there is no despair or doubts in your heart that can harm my prosperity. That all laziness will fade away from my body, from my hands, from my feet, from my ears, and from my mind. Grant me the cornerstone of intelligence at every moment of my life, so that anything I study, any wisdom, will bring strength to my mind. Do not allow anything to cause me to lose my studies, my job, and my prosperity, before your presence Ajaw, for I wish to achieve success in my path. I ask you to heal me Maya Elder Pedro Ixchopthrough your divine power with the medicines that nature has left for us; I ask that there is no threat, intimidation, sudden death or unforeseen accident that may come to me, because you are always with me, ahead of and behind my footsteps wherever my feet guide me over the face of Mother Earth. Maltiox, Maltiox, Maltiox and four times Maltiox.

Ajaw Great Father or Supreme Being
Maltiox Thank you

6 Tz’i’ – SOLSTICE: Maya Day Sign (Nawal)

Nawal Tz'i'Number 6 symbolizes discord and disruption, but today its energy converges with that of Tz’i’, which represents the authority and the guardian of the material and spiritual law. Ask for the protection and guidance of this Nawal, so that it assists you and leads you toward the path of harmony and justice.  Today is the winter solstice; connect to its energy to activate your inner powers.

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.

PRONUNCIATION BY ELDER MARIANO XUTUMIL