Let us gather around that sacred fire to share, to be united as a family, as brothers and sisters in this journey through life, let us take a moment for gratefulness, a moment to communicate, to light the spark of love that unites us. –Denise Barrios
Pronunciation: “Togh” Direction: North Totems: Puma, Shark Energy Places: Beaches, Big Rocks Colors: Red, White Body Parts: Ears Yucatec: Muluc Mexica: Atl
Toj Glyph: The glyph represents a wheel and its axis. It represents Grandfather Sun and his strength. It is a circle, symbolizing the law of cause and effect. –Carlos Barrios
Toj: A sign of harmony, balance, and equilibrium, Toj embodies not only the power, freedom, and inner peace that these states of grace carry, but also all of the struggles and challenges we go through to achieve and maintain them in our lives. It is, in a word, the sign of karma, the sign of payment and the energy of the law of action and reaction that the concept of karma carries. It also represents offering, payment, fines, and debt. –Brigitte Rasine
Diana’s Observations:
Toj—nawal of fines, payments, and offerings—joins with the connective essence of Power 12 today. Keeper of causality and the sacred fire, Toj sparks reconciliation, restoration, and reciprocity, seeking to mend imbalances between what is given and received. Paired with 12, its sacred flames are channeled and woven through experience, families, groups, cultures, and society at large. On 12 Toj, collective debts and the effects of exchanges are illuminated—a day that may bring penalties or justice, reflecting the health of our mutual interactions.
As the penultimate energy within the purifying Trecena of Tijax, 12 Toj invites synthesis and integration of the lessons and insights arising from relationships, communications, confrontations, and disputes—experiences that reflect our processes of growth, healing, and discernment of truth. The balancing force of Toj energetically gathers dues or rewards, while 12 amplifies its law through every connection made, whether relational or circumstantial.
At its highest, this day encourages the embodiment of gratitude for both challenges and blessings found in relationships, communities, and associations that foster clarity and security in our lives. The truth-seeking quest of Tijax harmonizes with the traditional prayers of Toj, calling for darkness to be brought into the light of the Sun so that obstacles and suffering may be cleared from our path.
12 Toj invites us to honor the relationships and conflicts we have resolved, and to nurture unity through service, deeper listening, and genuine appreciation for all that surrounds us. Its force encourages repaying favors, acknowledging kindness, and ensuring each person is seen and valued. Above all, it calls us back to humility and the heart’s illuminated path—reminding us that our ambitions and achievements remain incomplete unless we nourish the spirit of love and reciprocity.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Giving thanks and offering gratitude; communal rituals; community service; volunteering; group work focused on healing and forgiveness; restoring balance in relationships and associations; repaying debts and making amends; tending to commitments and collaborations; fire and candle ceremonies; practicing forgiveness; random acts of kindness; strengthening community and familial bonds; reflecting on blessings; synthesizing life lessons; working towards healing and wholeness
The Puma, also known as the Cougar or Mountain Lion, is a powerful animal guardian in the Mayan tradition, symbolizing strength, independence, and the importance of assertive action when necessary.
As a representation of the middle world, known as ‘kaypacha’, in Andean tradition, the Puma highlights the significance of balancing energies and restoring equilibrium in our material existence.
Its strength and agility serve as a reminder of our own inner power, encouraging one to confront obstacles with determination and focus. Puma instills courage and confidence, particularly during times of self-doubt and uncertainty, aligning individuals with themes of personal empowerment and equilibrium.
Observations by Mayan Spiritual Guides:
12 Toj In our journey through life we receive a great deal of support and Toj days give us the opportunity to make a contribution, to give rather than take. Toj days help us to remember to bring balance to our lives by paying back our debts, whether they are physical or energetic.
The number 12 can be seen as representing a life review, looking back over your life, and in its combination with Toj, perhaps identifying moments where you may have received assistance and forgotten to give sufficient thanks for it.
Whilst making a large and elaborate ceremony is a wonderful experience, sometimes just a thank you for a long forgotten act is payment enough to redress the balance.
It is a day to seek out unpaid debts in life and settle the score releasing yourself and the other party from any energetic burden.–Mark Elmy
12 Toj When we look at life with gratitude, we discover the healing that emerges.
Today, as Toj, who symbolizes the sacred ceremonial fire we light to give thanks for life, and the number Kablajuj, the spiritual catalyst that connects us to the cosmic and the subtle, converge in the trecena of Tijax that brings healing, a powerful energy arises.
Not only because it reminds us of the healing and the magic that emerge when we live from gratitude, but also because with this healing thankfulness we are practically concluding the trecena of Tijax, to arrive at Jun B’atz’ and open the cycle of thirteen days of creation prior to Wajxaqib’ B’atz’ (Cholq’ij New Year).
On this day, which carries such beautiful energy, let us consciously observe life with gratitude. Let us take a moment to give thanks for everything that is part of our existence, understanding that all that happens to us is for our highest good and is the impulse that guides us to fulfill our purpose. Let us honor this gift that is life and heal our being through the power of gratefulness, so that we may begin this new cycle of creation with the powerful energy that emerges from living with awareness and appreciation. –Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
In what ways can I honor both the challenges and blessings within my relationships as teachers of my own growth and healing?
How can I engage in a simple act of reciprocity or service today, expressing appreciation for the support and kindness I have received?
Where might humility invite me to listen more deeply or acknowledge the value of someone who has contributed to my journey?
A day of truth and purification. There is a 'task' I must complete today, so this is fitting. Thank you, Diana.