Category Archives: Mayan Calendar (Cholq’ij)

NOTE: SAQ’ BE’ IS NOT CURRENTLY DISTRIBUTING CHOLQ’IJ CALENDARS. THIS IS HERE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

As many of you know, every year Saq’ Be’ travels to the community in Chichicastenango, Guatemala to pick up the traditional Mayan Cholq’ij calendars they produce. We return with them and make them available for sale, returning the profits to the community to support their continued efforts to keep the traditional ways alive. Unfortunately, we do not know when we will be able to return this year and are thus uncertain as to when the 2005 calendars will become available. As a way of compensating for our lack of hard copy calendars, we are making available the same Cholq’ij/ Gregorian overlay on our website, which can be viewed on the front page. We have also made available information on the meaning of the Nawales (glyphs) and numbers presented. Click “read more” to view additional infromation on this calendar. We ask you to please consider supporting Saq’ Be’, a nonprofit organization, by making a tax-exempt donation to assist with our continued efforts for the rescue, preservation and appropriate sharing of these living ancient peoples, traditions and cultures.

5 Kawoq- Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal KawoqKawoq vibrates with the energy of the family, which is your richness and joy. Number 5 represents the love that comes into your life and flows from you. This is a good day to connect with your family; take the time to strengthen the relationships with them, share and support one another in every level ―intellectual, material, physical and spiritual―.

4 Tijax- Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal TijaxTijax has the power of opening new doors and clearing your path; today its energy converges with number 4, which represents balance and connects you to the four corners of the Universe and the four elements ―wind, water, earth and fire―. This is a good day to light a red, white, black and yellow candle and ask the energies of the four corners and the four elements to clear all your paths and open new doors for you.

2 Ajmaq- Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal AjmaqNumber 2 represents polarity, the positive and the negative energies. Ajmaq is forgiveness and reconciliation. Today you have the spiritual strength to ask for forgiveness and to forgive the offences you may have received from others. Make a conscientious decision to leave behind resentment, this will help you turn the negative into positive and bring you spiritual peace.

1 Tz’ikin- Today’s Ch’umil & Trecena Prayer

Nawal Tz'ikinNumber 1 represents the beginning; it gives you the impulse to start new projects. Tz’ikin attracts material fortune, luck and love. The energy projected by this day is charged with possibilities. This is the first day of the Tz’ikin trecena (thirteen days), ask this Ch’umil to grant you its power of vision and to bring you luck and love.

Prayer from Don Pedro Ixchop

In this sacred day I thank you, Ajaw, for all the richness that I have in my life, I thank you for being the richness of my path and my heart. I thank you for the richness in my destiny, in my hands, in my ears, and in my intelligence; for the richness in my existence and in my spirit. I am grateful because if I have any richness it is because of you presences, because you live inside me Ajaw B’itol Tz’aqol; only you can bring joy to my home, to my family. I pray that my work will become green in your work, that it will become spiritual gold that will flourish inside me. I pray that the green gold and silver will be abundant in your presence through all the good things, Ajaw B’itol Tz’aqol, because it is your charity, your favor, what I am grateful for Uk’u’x Kaj Uk’u’x Ulew. I thank you for your infinitude, for everything I have, for the abundance. I ask you that there is no sadness or bitterness in my life, that the happiness and joy will always be abundant in my heart, Ajaw. I am your son, I am your flower here in Earth and I ask you to help me with my needs, Ajaw. I don’t want to live in poverty and I thank you for helping me prosper in all the activities I undertake, I thank you for your divine miracle, Ajaw. I know that I receive your blessings because I trust in you, because you gave me the qualities I need, you gave me the gifts I have, and these will bring me richness, and for this I thank you and I honor you by offering these candles in your name, Ajaw of the Sky and the Earth. Maltiox, Maltiox, Maltiox, and four times Maltiox.

Ajaw Great Father or Supreme Being
Tz’aqol and B’itol Creator and Maker
Uk’u’x Kaj Uk’u’x Ulew Heart of the Sky and Heart of the Earth
Maltiox Thank you

13 I’x- Today’s Ch’umil

Nawal I'xBoth I’x and number 13 represent the energy of magic. This is a very good day to develop your sense of perception. Connect with the wisdom of the four B’alam’eb ―guardians of the four corners of the Universe― to cultivate your intuition and to receive visions. This is the last day of the Iq’ Trecena (thirteen days) Light a candle to thank Iq’ for renewing and cleansing your energy and bringing you good ideas.