Ajpu is the sun, the human being, the hero that each one of us is in our own lives, on our own journeys. We begin and end this life alone, but along the way, community, family and friendship is what sustains us. Our spiritual practice is what sustains us, in addition to air, water, food, shelter and love.

The next 13 days are imbued with the energy of Kej, which represents our connection to the wilderness, the four directions, spiritual leadership, humility, respect, power, and grace.

A new dream is being conceived; a new vision preparing to be born into reality. What wants to be created through you? What is asking for form and energy? Imox is the water, in all its states: liquid, solid, gas, vapor, dewdrops, lakes, oceans, rivers. It is the primordial ocean from which all of life emerged. Imox is a feminine sign, unstable, creative, inspiring, dramatic and exciting.

13 x 20 = 260 days. Each cycle of the sacred Mayan calendar lasts roughly nine months, which is not coincidentally also the length of human gestation.

The 20 nahuales are said to represent the 20 fingers and toes of the human body, and the 13 numbers represent our 13 major joints (ankles, knees, hips, shoulder, elbows, wrists, and neck).

I thank all my relations.
I thank the ancestors.
I thank the sacred medicine of this moment.
I thank Life for its fullness, beauty, simplicity and complexity.

Thank you.
Gracias.
Ma’tiox.

We’re now entering the trecena of Tz’ikin, nawal of the birds. In the Mayan cosmovision, birds are great teachers of joy. Their singing every day reminds humans to be happy and to smile and laugh more.
The eagle is the spirit animal of Tz’ikin, a powerful hunter who soars majestically high above the earth and has incredibly sharp vision.