Today we are two days away from celebrating the beginning of a new cycle and 6 Toj brings us the opportunity to make an offering for all that we left unfinished during the cycle that is about to end. –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—the nawal of sacred fire, payment, and reciprocity—burns today within the material landscapes of Power 6. Embodying causality and the karmic restoration of balance, Toj collects debts and releases burdens, all depending on the health of our exchanges. Its equalizing force manifests today in worldly affairs under the influence of 6: body, home, career, projects, and family. 6 Toj teaches stability through conscious practice in daily routines, while inviting us to seek equilibrium between input and output.
At the heart of the harvesting and releasing influence of the K’at Trecena, 6 Toj calls us to offer our attention and efforts to what sustains our lightness of being, while gently releasing what depletes our energy. Its centering guidance attunes us to the sacrifice and dedication needed to cultivate both material and immaterial security. As K’at gathers what is fruitful, 6 Toj collects and taxes the weight of old attachments and patterns that limit our growth. Simple refinements to material circumstances—whether tidying, organizing finances, or tending to health—can support steadiness and lightness in body and spirit.
Traditionally, Toj days are dedicated to acts of gratitude, releasing negativity, and seeking protection from illness and obstacles along our path. 6 Toj highlights the essential resources that support us and frames reciprocity as providence—reminding us to gratefully receive what we’ve earned and to honor what is given, so we are protected and guided with clarity in each step.
Today’s magnetic, sensitive energy inspires deeper listening—not only to words, but to the vibration within every act, gesture, and movement. This day helps us recognize the strength of gratitude, love, attentive listening, and understanding, anchoring these qualities into our daily exchanges. It reminds us that when we offer our presence and attunement to life’s subtle communications, we are nurturing the foundations that cultivate and sustain life’s spiritual harvests.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Connecting with the sun; solar meditation; fire meditation; lighting a fire; sacred fire ritual and ceremony; giving thanks for blessings; focus on karmic work; paying debts; returning favors; assisting others with physical labor; giving or paying back loans; returning favors; offerings made (specifically to sacred fire); balancing giving and receiving; forgiveness; caring for others; healing and therapy; acts of gratitude; tending to the health of ear and hearing; sound baths and therapy
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:
6 Toj As the nawal Toj represents offerings, it also represents debts. Here we see the two coming into balance. This is a day to bring stability by ensuring payments are made.
The number 6 is seen as representing the six values of the family. At least three of those can be directly related to finances – property, employment and actions. Issues with any of those may lead to incurring debts which put the family out of balance. This in turn causes disharmony in the home. Additionally, this is a potent day to make some forward payments. Get yourself in credit in preparation for future events. Whilst this is all phrased financially, it is an expression of what is happening on an energetic level.
When we make fire ceremonies, we do not offer money to the fire. We make offerings of flowers, incense and candles, but more importantly, we make offerings of our words and our time. These are the most valuable payments we can make, our life breath and our life energy. They are the most precious resources at your disposal to bring stability to your family. –Mark Elmy
6 Toj In this cycle of 20 days in which we receive the cosmic and telluric force of each of the Ch’umilal, today we receive the power of Ajaw 6 Toj.
“6 Toj it happened that the valleys were filled up with soil; it happened when the earth had not awakened.”-Chilam B’alam de Chumayel, Maya Yucatec text.
Ajaw Toj symbolizes the Ceremonial Fire; it is the sacred ritual, the incense, the candle, the action we take and through which we manifest our gratitude to life.
Toj is the offering to the Earth, it is being in balance with existence, living in consciousness, and walking through this life in a sacred way. This Ch’umil is also the payment, the law of action and reaction, it is the purifier of our existence.
This day invites us to light a Ceremonial Fire, a candle, or make an offering in order to purify our being and find balance, to make an introspection through the Sacred Fire that transmutes and clear anything that was left pending during this cycle that is about to end. –Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
Where is there imbalance between what I give and what I receive, and what can I request or offer to restore harmony?
What physical burdens or attachments am I ready to release today to lighten my path?
What simple words or heartfelt offerings can I express today in gratitude for the sustenance and support I receive?
