On this, the final day of the Kame trecena, the obsidian blade of Tijax is connected to the spirit world cutting us free from the dense energy, transforming us into our higher aspect, ready for the rebirth of the Kawoq trecena. –Mark Elmy
Tijax: Knife • Obsidian • Purification • Separation • Healing • Truth • Surgery • Cutting • Releasing • Discernment • Refinement • Tenacious • Protection • Masculine Healing Energy
Pronunciation: “Teehash” Direction: South Sacred Animal: Toucan, Swordfish, Wolf Energy Places: Lightning Storms, Cliffs, Waterfalls, Caves, Caverns Colors: White, Red, Black Body Parts: Teeth, Nails, Tongue Yucatec: Etz’nab’ Mexica: Tecpatl
Tijax Glyph: The glyph symbolizes the tip of a flint knife, seen from the front, and the pyramid is seen by the nawal energies from the sky. –Carlos Barrios
Tijax is the day sign of the Obsidian, an extremely sharp natural glass formed by volcanic activity that among the Maya is most prized by diviners and warriors.
Like obsidian that embodies the forces of nature that forged it, Tijax symbolizes the power of thunder and lightning. Like obsidian, Tijax is sharp yet fragile, difficult to polish and manipulate, and cuts to the core of things with all the force of integrity.
It cuts not only through deception, evil, and negative energies, but also physical illness. For this reason it is an auspicious sign for healers, surgeons and doctors – for all matters of health and wellness, medicine and curing of disease. –Brigitte Rasine
Diana’s Observations:
Tijax—nawal of the obsidian blade forged by thunder and lightning—moves today with the ascension of Power 13. As the force that cuts through illness and illusion, Tijax embodies purification, truth, agility, and courage. 13 channels cosmic vital energy—koyopa—flowing through the thirteen main joints of the body, enhancing physical grace and spiritual awareness. 13 Tijax is a day for precise, discerning cuts toward purification and renewed perception.
As the crowning moment of the transformative Kame Trecena, 13 Tijax helps us make the final, necessary cuts to remove what no longer serves, enabling us to channel Kame’s dimensional shifts into spiritual sovereignty–our innermost authority and power. Associated with heightened perception, the sharp, purifying energy of this day attunes us to the highest human faculty: consciousness.
Known for its power to cut through mysteries, Tijax’s essence is amplified today by the ancestral, theurgic force of 13 and Kame’s bridge to heritage and genetic lineage. At its highest expression, this day can bring lightning flashes of insight and revelation, opening pathways to alternate realities and deeper dimensions of understanding our unique path. By harnessing this energy, we may even pierce into future timelines—trusting intuition and synchronicity as guides to receive higher wisdom and direction.
The medicinal and shamanic qualities of this day highlight delicate and demanding situations that require profound discernment, careful mediation, and possible interventions to restore balance where it is most needed. In this way, 13 Tijax reminds us to stay mindful of drastic decisions and communication, aiming to liberate ourselves or others from challenging circumstances.
Ultimately, 13 Tijax is a potent day for unearthing deeply rooted falsehoods or illusions, including those inherited through generational patterns. It enables purification on many levels through precise actions and intentions, supporting the restoration of balance, the release of negativity, and the healing of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual ailments. This transcendent, cutting energy can also unveil hidden insights that draw us closer to our personal authority, guiding decisive actions rooted in authenticity and renewed clarity.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Introspection; healing rituals or ceremonies; ancestral and family healing; shamanic healing work; releasing limiting beliefs; seeking the truth in a situation; psychotherapy; divinatory or psychic readings; physical; health treatments; beautifying; editing; sculpting; dental work; attention to details; following cues, omens and synchronicities; asking for protection
The wolf holds a significant place in Mayan culture, symbolizing strength, loyalty, and community. Revered as both a physical creature and a spiritual guide, the wolf embodies the duality of nature—representing both light and darkness.
The wolf is associated with duality and community. This reflects the understanding of balance in life. The wolf is seen as a teacher of intuition and instinct, essential for survival in both natural and social contexts.
Their howls symbolize a call to connect with one's inner self and communicate within the community. Additionally, wolves are invoked in rituals for protection and guidance, embodying both ferocity and nurturing qualities.
Observations by Mayan Spiritual Guides:
13 Tijax Tijax aims to resolve duality, and it is relentless in its pursuit. Whether in healing or warfare, Tijax won’t give up until it has achieved its goals. When combined with the strength of the number 13, it becomes a potent combination. Tijax can be argumentative, and today tempers may flare. It is essential to be mindful of your words.
Today they may carry more power than you realize and can inflict deep wounds, even if that is not your intention. While you may be speaking the truth, there are ways to convey your message. Causing confrontation may negate your message.
Alternatively, people may not have complete control over themselves today. Listen for the truth, but do not take things too seriously. Act calmly and think carefully before reacting.
Today is an opportunity to call upon your ancestors, to give you the strength and determination to remove anything that may hinder you on your life path. However, please be mindful that taking such action may lead to decisive action, not just burning bridges but vaporizing them. –Mark Elmy
13 Tijax What hurts us can also guide us, if we dare to ask what message it carries, if we allow ourselves to listen.
This day offers us the strength and wisdom we need to look within, lift the veils that have clouded our vision, and recognize all that limits our being. The powerful convergence of Oxlajuj Tijax in the trecena of Kame reminds us that we all have the innate capacity to heal ourselves and that our healing is a sacred right.
We have been given the possibility to see our illnesses and conflicts as an obstacle or as an opportunity to evolve. Our power arises when, aware of the energy we are moving through, we choose not to avoid it but to work with it consciously, for it is precisely in what is most challenging that greater awareness and dedication are required, but it is also there that the doors to deeper transformations begin to open. -Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
What flashes of revelation are arising now, and how might they guide me toward greater authenticity and spiritual sovereignty?
What patterns, beliefs, or attachments—particularly those inherited or longstanding—feel ready to be cut away from my life today?
Where am I being called to use discernment or take precise action to restore balance, either within myself or in my environment?
So beautifully reflected upon, I was delighted to see how to practice with this energy feels approachable. And a sense of relief when relaxing into this energy because I feel it so deeply today but sometimes our brains don’t understand why when our bodies are so in tune. Thank you I am very grateful for your work ❤️
So beautifully reflected upon, I was delighted to see how to practice with this energy feels approachable. And a sense of relief when relaxing into this energy because I feel it so deeply today but sometimes our brains don’t understand why when our bodies are so in tune. Thank you I am very grateful for your work ❤️