Today, Wuqub’ Toj reminds us to focus on the blessings within each moment, to connect with the awareness that allows us to find gratitude in everything, and to honor existence by fully living it as a sacred space where every moment holds meaning. –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:
Today, Toj—the nawal of causality and the sacred flames of reciprocity—encounters the finality and expanded vision of Power 7. Burning through imbalance and unresolved debts, Toj calls forth payment to restore harmony where it’s due. The integrating force of 7 enhances both closure and the restoration of balance, completing cycles and healing past accounts. When equilibrium is attained and conscious acknowledgment is present, 7 Toj unveils a threshold where sacrifices and dues transform into new possibilities for achievement and growth.
As the gateway between the practical and the spiritual within the renewing Aq’ab’al Trecena, 7 Toj distills teachings from the difficulty or instability of transition and the quiet rewards of fulfilled intentions. The summit of 7 provides a vantage point—a broad panorama from which the currents of unresolved debts and the contours of accomplishment are simultaneously revealed. Gazing from this height offers the deeper perspective needed to discern the next commitments, contributions, or sacrifices required to steady the emergence of a new dawn on the horizon.
Whether this day unfolds as reward or as the taxing of imbalance, the union of Toj and Aq’ab’al invites hidden truths to be illuminated in the radiance of the Sun. It calls for gratitude for what has reached completion—be it lessons learned, cycles fulfilled, or hard-won results—while also encouraging reflection of the decisive step that brings closure to a chapter.
In Toj’s mythology, representing payment to Creator and Former for all blessings and challenges, the Jaguar men made offerings toward the sunrise, expressing thanks for the new dawn. As Aq’ab’al heralds hope and renewal, Toj guides the sacred restoration of reciprocity and balance; and with the seventh, final step, all uncertainty is clarified and made whole, allowing a harmonious passage into the emerging light.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Solar or fire meditations; lighting candles or fires; prayers of gratitude; counting and acknowledging blessings; settling or making final debt payments; returning favors or requesting payment; balancing giving and receiving; forgiveness and acknowledgements; ending grievances; caring for others; kind deeds; healing, therapy, and atonement; tending to ear health and hearing; sound baths; healing with sound
The Puma, or Mountain Lion, held a distinguished and powerful role in the ancient spiritual traditions of Central America, often sharing many attributes with the revered jaguar .
As a stealthy, solitary, and dominant predator of the mountains and remote areas, the Puma symbolized courage, prowess, and authoritative leadership. It was often associated with warriors and hunting medicine, signifying an astute eye and the power to seize an opportunity decisively. Like its spotted cousin, the Puma was sometimes linked to the dark realm, representing the silent power of the Earth and the hidden treasures of the night.
One can invoke the energy of the Puma to develop self-sufficiency and solitude for clarity, to cultivate fierce protection of one’s loved ones and boundaries, and to move with grace and decisive action when pursuing a difficult goal.
Observations by Mayan Spiritual Guides:
7 Toj Life proceeds through energetic interactions. We consume energy in one form or another and then we return it, often in a different form. Even when it comes down to the air we breathe or the water we drink, there is an exchange. To come to a state of harmony within the world in which we live, balance must be achieved. In this modern world, sometimes we defer these debts, whether they are financial or not.
We take something, often intending to resolve the imbalance as soon as we can. However, we may then forget these debts, especially the small ones. Individually this is not always too much of a problem, we can proceed with a small imbalance. But many small items eventually cause us to fall out of harmony. This in turn may lead to a state of disease and an illness may occur.
Toj days remind us to keep our promises, to make our payments in whatever form they might take. They might be physical or financial, or they might be words of gratitude. These simple acts help to keep us healthy. It is in our own interests to make these exchanges, to return what we have used.
With the number 7 highlighting finality, this is the day to make the final payment of any outstanding debts. If there is something which has been dragging on in your life for sometime, today is a beneficial day to resolve it. Payments made today may give rise to a greater benefit than you realize.–Mark Elmy
7 Toj Let us be grateful for being part of this awakening, for the dawn we are living together as humanity.
We are living in times of change that shake our foundations and invite us to question the ways in which we have been doing things, for they are like the first light of dawn, allowing us to see what once remained in shadow and moving us to awaken into a new consciousness.
Today, the convergence of energies reminds us of the gift it is to walk through life in this moment. This day teaches us that every experience and every stage we have lived has been essential for our evolution, not only individual but also collective, so let us give thanks for the path we have traveled, and also learn to release the old patterns and beliefs that no longer nourish our being, opening ourselves with trust and gratitude to the light of this new time that is emerging. –Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
Where in my life do I sense a lesson, cycle, or effort reaching completion, and how can I offer gratitude for all that has been revealed and earned today?
What hidden truth or imbalance is coming to light for me now, inviting acknowledgment and a conscious final step to bring true closure?
As I stand on the threshold of a new dawn, what offering or act of reciprocity can I make to restore balance within myself and my relationships?
