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13 Q’anil ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Q’anil represents the seed of life, the energy of creation and constant regeneration; it is the symbol of…
12 Kej ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Kej, represented by the deer, symbolizes the balance and the strength of this animal; it is the energy…
11 Kame ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Kame represents death; it is all the cycles that manifest during our life. Number 11 is the energy…
10 Kan ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Kan symbolizes energy; it is the energy of the serpent that moves through our spine, it is the…
9 K’at ~ Today’s Ch’umil
K’at symbolizes the net; it is the energy that either tangles us in a web, mostly of our…
8 Aq’ab’al ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Number 8 symbolizes the physical and the material; it represents the complete energies of the material world, its…
6 Imox ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Imox is the energy that governs change; it puts the mind in a receptive mode, creating the interconnection…
Prayer from Maya Elder Don Pedro Ixchop
Don Pedro Ixchop, head of the Association of Maya Ajq’ij offers a prayer at Lake Attitlan in April,…
5 Ajpu ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Number 5 symbolizes elevation to creation; it is the energy of action. Ajpu, represented by the blowgun hunter,…
4 Kawoq ~ Today’s Ch’umil
Kawoq represents the family, both our blood family and our spiritual family. Number 4 symbolizes balance, stability, and…