Tijax can be a powerful nawal, the razor edged discernment crafting the mundane into the holy. Today it is empowered by the balanced wholeness of the number 8, the masculine and feminine aspects of the qualities of the four directions, steadying and guiding the cutting edge.–Mark Elmy
Pronunciation: “Teehash” Direction: South Sacred Animal: Toucan, Swordfish, Wolf Energy Places: Lightning Storms, Cliffs, Waterfalls, Caves, Caverns Colors: Black, Purple 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, 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—the nawal of discernment, surgical cuts, and purification—comes into wholeness today through the dynamic will of Power 8. Embodying agility and the art of separation, Tijax slashes through veils, barriers, and illusions to restore clarity and freedom. The completeness of 8 infuses this purification with reparation made visible through decisive, conscious action. 8 Tijax marks a day where wholeness is realized by practice, vigor, and intent.
Ascending the creative and renewing B’atz Trecena, 8 Tijax heals and liberates by cutting through outworn threads. With balanced precision, it opens new paths of clarity and harmonious understanding. This day activates medicinal gifts and calls us to discern where to cut ties and break binds that limit our radiant expression. It offers a potent opportunity to confront patterns of self and life in need of purging and release, inviting repair and renewal through gratitude and conscious letting go.
As Tijax realigns ideas, truth, and solutions, 8 wields the healing blade to mend inconsistencies and sculpt the old into the new. This day embodies both integration and renewal by consciously—and physically—releasing what must go. Integration here manifests as a mindful synthesis of old versions with new beginnings, resulting in clarity and fullness of being.
This energy beautifully illustrates that true healing arrives not from rejecting what we don’t want, but through acceptance, deeper understanding, and subtle, accumulated shifts in perception or response. Much like the colorful new tapestries woven by the overarching theme of B'atz, when we integrate disconnected parts into coherent wholes—whether aspects of self, new insights, or differing views—varied facets become unified in a single expression.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Healing ceremonies and rituals; gratitude for healing, health and refinement; men’s healing work; beautifying spaces; cutting out toxic influences; physical or dental therapy; psychotherapy; releasing what limits freedom; acknowledging when to rest and repair; surgery or sculpting; truth in conflict; discerning choices; integration and purification
Toucan’s importance is derived from its prominent visibility in the rainforest ecosystem and its colorful, unusual features, which automatically associated it with the celestial and spiritual realms. Like other vividly feathered birds, the Toucan's high-perching habit and vibrant plumage connected it to the sky, the sun, and the canopy, making it a secondary symbol of celestial communication and the bright abundance of the lowland jungle.
The toucan's large bill, decorated with multiple colors, is seen as a visual manifestation of the divine, suggesting the bird is a messenger carrying colors from the realm of the gods to the earth. The Toucan's tendency to eat and disperse seeds makes it a key figure in the fertility and renewal of the forest, linking it to themes of sustenance and life's cyclical nature.
Its presence in the jungle canopy and its distinct, loud calls ensured it was viewed as a creature that communicates and announces events across great distances, embodying social presence and eloquent self-expression. The Toucan Spirit animal can be invoked when one feels the need to express their true self loudly and vibrantly, especially in social or creative situations where a strong voice is needed.
Observations by Mayan Spiritual Guides:
8 Tijax All aspects of Tijax are embraced today. Within the Tijax ceremony, we give thanks for our ability to heal and those who bring healing to us in whatever form it might take.
We ask for pardon for when we become over-enthusiastic in our quests and it drives us into belligerence. Lastly we ask for healing to come where it is needed, whether this is in our physical bodies or within our society.
As we travel through the B’atz trecena, we are weaving in the new reality, ready to mesh it with the old on 8 B’atz.Here on 8 Tijax, we are cutting away the superfluous, trimming away the parts of the old pattern which no longer serve and shaping the new cloth to weave it seamlessly into the old.
Tijax discerns and removes the false. It is a day to heal divides, to ask for the restoration of unity and balance. This may come through analyzing both sides of the disagreement and using the discernment Tijax brings to cut away the excesses of either, to cut through to the truth.–Mark Elmy
8 Tijax Today, we receive the power and wisdom of Wajxaqib’ [8] Tijax, the energy that brings the force of lightning and the obsidian stone, known by the Elders as the double-edged blade.
This energy breaks the ties that limit us on every plane of existence—physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional.
In the chain of creation, Tijax arises as a liberating force. The work that Tz’ikin, Ajmaq, and No’j have brought to our vision, awakening our ability to access deep knowledge without getting trapped in rationality, finds in Tijax the tools and power to manifest. Its energy clears our vision, giving us clarity to release what we no longer need and open new paths to our power.
It is a purifying force that removes illness, negative energy, and adversity, guiding us to a state of lightness and balance on all planes of existence.
Today, we can focus on the healing and purifying power of Tijax, allowing the veils that block our vision to lift, so that we may find the determination and strength needed to break free from what limits us. –Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
What pattern am I ready to cut and release, and how can I take action to begin that healing today?
How can I honor the integration of the old and new within myself to better welcome and embrace renewal?
