If you have outstanding payments to be made, this is the day to make them. The day 5 Toj is another day where the number and the nawal represent the same idea. Both are seen as representatives of the sacred fire, and through the fire, we make payments to keep our lives in balance.–Mark Elmy
Toj: Fire, Atonement, Restoration of Balance, Debts, Payments, Offerings, Gratitude, Liberation from Past Pronunciation: Tohh Totems: Shark, Puma Energy Places: Beaches, Big Rocks Colors: Red, White Body Parts: Ears
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, the nawal of sacred fire, debts, and reciprocity, merges with the laborious nature of Power 5 today. Guiding the law of causality and exchange, Toj illuminates both the balance and imbalance within all interactions. As 5 intensifies Toj’s dynamic of give and take, this energy emphasizes mindfulness, responsibility, and commitment. Today, 5 Toj kindles the fire of relationships, transactions, and mutual cooperation.
Further enlivened by the inner-fire cultivation of the Kan Trecena, 5 Toj fuels our personal evolution through intentional acts that harmonize our energetic field. It signals an opportune moment to settle debts, resolve lingering issues, and gain clarity through what we offer and what we claim. This is an auspicious day to humbly express gratitude, make offerings, and feed the sacred fires of balance and reciprocity—for all that we receive and all that nourishes our path of evolution.
5 Toj, with its doubled and amplified energy of reciprocal balance, can bring both practical and karmic challenges that disrupt peace or hinder spiritual growth. In its shadow aspect, Toj reflects suffering, sickness, and the consequences of unresolved energetic imbalances. Today may highlight efforts, entanglements, or setbacks that feel like penalties for straying from our true nature or moral action. It evokes the sense of carrying heavy burdens or overindulging, leading to depletion rather than fulfillment.
In its highest essence, 5 Toj radiates warmth and light, rewarding sincerity and selfless sacrifice with clearer pathways for growth and completion. Its creative energy assists in reconciling and resolving difficulties, inviting greater harmony and peace into our lives. By listening with our hearts, Toj guides us toward the solar radiance of wisdom and understanding. As the conception sign leading to 13 No’j, the crowning culmination of the Kan Trecena, 5 Toj signals that restoring balance today ascends us toward spiritual knowledge and authentic evolution along our path.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Tending chores and commitments; work and labor; making payments or repaying favors; acts of kindness; organizing finances; serving others and community; physical offerings and forgiveness; balancing work relationships; prayers with candles or fire rituals; releasing grudges; acknowledging mistakes and making sincere apologies; ensuring others feel heard; healing ceremonies for physical issues; practicing gratitude; all forms of payment, reciprocity and support
The puma, a majestic and solitary hunter, is a powerful spirit animal symbolizing leadership, courage, and self-reliance. Its ability to move with stealth and precision speaks to a focus on quiet power and the wisdom to choose the right moment to act. For these reasons, the puma spirit is often invoked by those who need to step into a position of leadership, forge their own path, or gain the confidence to stand alone with integrity.
Across various indigenous cultures of Central and South America, the puma is a sacred figure representing both the fierce might of the mountains and a spiritual guide. In Inca cosmology, it was seen as the guardian of the physical realm, embodying strength and nobility.
The puma’s energy teaches the importance of protecting one's territory—both physical and spiritual—and acting with focused purpose. As a spirit ally, it encourages a profound connection to personal power and the courage to live authentically and with silent authority.
Observations by Mayan Spiritual Guides:
5 Toj The energy of 5 Toj would strongly suggest the payment of debts being achieved through work. Of course, this is the way that debts are resolved, either financially or through trade. It is a day of service, a day to ensure the goodwill of those around you through your work.
However, today there is a special significance to this.Whilst the work may be hard, on 5 days in particular, the result is directly proportional to the effort involved.This would suggest that putting all your energy, your focus and your love into your service today will really go a long way to resolving any debts which need clearing.
This will also stand you in good stead for your future, helping to keep you healthy and in balance. –Mark Elmy
5 Toj We all hold an immense power within us, an energy that heals, that creates, that connects us to the entire universe, let us not be afraid to awaken it.
The awakening of the inner fire is part of our spiritual growth, of the expansion of our consciousness.This day provides us with the potential we need to activate this powerful element in our being and unblock our wisdom and power.
What are we doing to become ignited, to be filled with life? How are we connecting with our passion and purpose? Are our actions, thoughts, and feelings kindling our divine flame? –Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
What areas of my life call for restored balance or reciprocity today?
How can I express gratitude or make an offering that nourishes my path of evolution?
In what ways might I listen with my heart to guide my actions toward harmony and authentic growth?
