Yesterday a new cycle began and today we continue our journey under the protection and guidance of B’elejeb’ 9 E’, the energy that leads us towards our spiritual path. –Denise Barrios
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
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:
E’—nawal of the path, direction, and soul’s journey—quests the feminine landscapes of Power 9 today. With the bright compass of experience, E’ kindles our spirit of adventure, orienting us toward deeper self-discovery and an awakened sense of mission. Today, the energy of 9 brings change and quiet realization, infusing our steps with heart, purpose, and meaning as a new 260-day cycle unfolds. On 9 E’, freedom is rediscovered through the grace of love and presence, illuminating the way of the artist and the spiritual traveler.
As a point of movement and leap within the webs of the K’at Trecena, 9 E’ gently tugs us between ambition and awakening. The fertile, gestating qualities of 9 bring awareness to feeling and intuition, rather than assertion. E’ shows that the drive toward “more,” “bigger,” or “faster” easily leads us to overlook the quiet arrival already woven into our path. The subtle motion of this day reminds us to honor the path itself—to move with gratitude for the sustenance, purpose, and protection already present on our journey, whether asking for work, blessing the harvest, or progressing in exchange and travel.
This day reveals that striving often obscures the inherent completeness of the present moment. Through the heart’s wisdom, 9 E’ asks, “If arrival is already woven into now, what remains to be pursued?” The energy of 9 E’ opens a spacious field of spiritual awareness, inviting us to witness the unfolding of the persona’s experience with reverence. On this path, it is the grace of presence—rather than pursuit—that unlocks deeper awakening of consciousness.
Ultimately, 9 E’ invites us to explore the wellspring of genuine inspiration. This is an auspicious invitation to hold our heartfelt aims with clarity, journaling and envisioning the feeling-tone of intentions already manifest as a new 260-day cycle begins. The artist’s way calls us to remain fully present with what arises, bearing witness without filtering through expectation or preconception. Today is a day to walk the path as a living prayer—distilling our essence into being with clarity and potency. To trust this unfolding is to paint with the colors of deepest enthusiasm, unlocking the door to our most liberated and fulfilling journey.
Practical Applications & Programming of the Day:
Auspicious for: Starting a new journey; travel; exploration; visiting new places; exploring uncharted territory; clarifying purpose or vocation; divinatory or spiritual guidance; business goals and finances; studies; exploring artistic expression; exploring heart’s desires; women’s adventures and retreats; pilgrimages; booking flights for travel; cultivating professional growth through new studies or career paths; paying attention to both literal and figurative signposts for guidance
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:
9 E’ The nawal E’ represents the journey of discovery in all senses. Whilst these are generally good days for physical journeys, today may have more emphasis on your life path. Yesterday, a new cycle began, a new ceremonial cycle.
Today is the day where where the energy of E’ is here to help us to see and understand our life path.
If you are lost, stranded or just plain stuck, this is the day to ask of nawal E’ “show me where I am supposed to be going.” Being as the number 9 also represents the feminine, this may be the day to consult women in your life in particular for the answers to questions about your life path.
E’ may answer, through conversations with others, through “little signs”. It is the day to see where life wants to take you.–Mark Elmy
9 E’ One of the teachings I received from a grandmother and teacher is that now that the cycle of creation that shaped this reality has ended, we begin to traverse a period of forty days of calm and connection with our being, much like a mother does after giving birth to her child.
At the end of these forty days, we will reach the energy of B’elejeb’ -9- B’atz’, the Ch’umil that manifests feminine energy and connection to the subtlest and most spiritual planes.
This 40-day journey brings together the energies of Wajxaqib’[8] B’atz and B’elejeb’[9] B’atz’ so that balance emerges between the physical, material, and masculine plane, and the feminine, subtle, and spiritual plane, thus allowing us to achieve the balance and completeness that are so essential for life. –Denise Barrios
✍🏼 Journal Prompts of the Day:
How can I let feeling and intuition guide me today, rather than falling back on assertion or striving?
In what ways am I able to witness the fullness and completeness of the present moment, and what shifts in me when I do?
What does it mean for me to walk my path as a living prayer, gently witnessing my own unfolding experience with presence and curiosity, unfiltered by expectations?
“Show me the way” is my go to part of prayer, and then the way often synchronistically appears. Love that it’s a ‘typical’ E’ sentence! 😻✨