The nawal E’ represents our journey of exploration through our lives, and when coupled with the number representing duality, could bring a day of big choices regarding future direction.– Mark Elmy
Pronunciation: “Eh” Direction: West Sacred Animal: Bobcat Energy Places: Mountains, Highland Forests, Rivers Colors: White, Light Blue Body Parts: Sole of the Foot Yucatec: Eb’ Mexica: Malinalli
E’ Glyph: The upper right hand side of the glyph signifies the ear, the path. The dots are stones placed alongside a path. –Carlos Barrios
E’ in K’iche’ Maya, represents the Road, the Saq B’e or the sacred path that we all travel on our quest for self-fulfillment and realization.
This is the path of destiny, the road we travel to develop, discover, and evolve our personal history and future imprinting; it is also the activity and movement of travel, moving us toward our horizon, our goals and aims in life. It is the connection between people, places, dimensions, and worlds.
E’ is the patron of travelers, protector of merchants, and the nawal of all roads and road guides. –Brigitte Rasine
Diana’s Observations:
Today, E’—nawal of direction, exchange, and the path of destiny—joins with the duality of Power 2. Energizing curiosity, commerce, and the search for meaning, E’ encourages clarity and purpose in our direction. The energy of 2 may introduce questions, alternatives, or moments of hesitation. 2 E’ suggests two open paths—inviting us to thoughtfully consider our options and measure each step, so our choices and negotiations align with a clear and intentional way forward.
As we begin our walk through the renewing forces of the B’atz Trecena, 2 E’ gently guides us toward new possibilities emerging in this cycle. 2’s influence encourages reflection and discernment regarding the choices before us, especially within our work, projects, and communications. While B’atz inspires creative solutions and innovation, E’ helps us focus on specific goals and invites a fresh approach to our strategies.
Explorative and experimental, E’ encourages us to venture into new territory—whether through learning or decisive action—as a means of self-development and character refinement. In its quest for novelty, E’ invites attentiveness to signposts and synchronicities that can guide or redirect our way. Paired with the energy of 2, today places special emphasis on the signs and cues that arise within relationships, as well as on both obvious and subtle obstacles encountered along the path.
E’ nobly guides our path, reminding us that each challenge, setback, or sacrifice is a vital thread in the fabric of our spiritual journey, essential to the unfolding of our destiny. Every encounter and circumstance becomes part of the alchemy shaping our unique path and character. On this day, we are called to thoughtfully recognize and integrate these elements, consciously weaving them into the evolving tapestry of our lives, guided by joy and clear intention.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Travels and journeys; partnership explorations; business meetings or agreements; defining shared intentions and goals; seeking vocational guidance; making choices to advance finances or projects; experimenting and learning; meaningful dialogue about purpose; booking travel; romantic or spontaneous dates; professional growth activities; communication and connection; international communication; exploring new studies or career paths; staying open to signs and omens
The bobcat's significance is tied to its role as a master of stealth, observation, and intuition. Its ability to move unseen and its keen vision, even in low light, would link it to the guardian of secrets and hidden knowledge. The bobcat spirit would be seen as a guide for navigating the more mysterious and unseen aspects of life, including the spiritual realm.
It represents the quiet, introspective strength that comes from solitude and self-reliance, a necessary counterpoint to the more communal and public-facing deities. The bobcat's presence would be a reminder to pay attention to subtle signs, trust one's instincts, and maintain a quiet, internal vigilance.
You might invoke the bobcat spirit animal for help with introspection or when you need to keep a secret. The bobcat is also a powerful guide for those seeking to enhance their intuition and perception, helping them see through illusions and deceptions.
Observations by Mayan Spiritual Guides:
2 E’ The energy of 2 E’ may give an indecisive nature when it comes to your future path, and may even be possible that there are two clear options. The influence of E’ will inspire to move forward, not wishing to wait, which could create an inner dilemma between the hesitant energy of the 2 and the bold energy of E’.
Which path to take may also be influence by the other meanings of the number 2, relationships and self sacrifice. This is a day where the most productive and enlightening course of action is truly selfless.
Allow you relationships to guide you towards your decision, which may involve a little sacrifice on your part. However, the good fortune associated with road would suggest a favorable outcome. If in doubt, let love decide your path. –Mark Elmy
2 E’ On this cycle of 20 days of conformation of the energies that created the universe, today we receive the power of Ajaw 2 E.
”2 E created the first stairway for the supreme energy to come down through the sky and through water. There was no soil, no stones, no trees.” -Chilam B’alam de Chumayel, Yucatec Maya text
E’ speaks to us about taking action, about giving movement to our dreams, to our growth, of driving our path of life, for that is the power that allows us to achieve what we desire, to reach our destination.
E’ brings an energy of communication and connection; its wisdom was what created the perfect conditions for the paths of the cosmos and the earth to open, for the energies to travel the roads that allow their expansion.
E’ also speaks to us of walking the Saq’ B’e, which is the white road, our spiritual path, that sacred road that we walk in life through each step we take, through each action in which we embark or choose not to take, through each thought and emotion that we make space for in our being, through each word we express.
E’ represents the paths we travel in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual realms. Let us connect today with our path, let us feel with our heart if we are walking the roads we desire for our spirit.–Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
What choices or crossroads am I currently facing, and what can each path teach me about myself?
In what ways can I invite creativity or a playful spirit into the process of making important decisions?
How do the relationships, signs, or subtle cues around me reveal the direction that is most aligned with my deeper purpose?
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