K’uxlajik K’aslik K’ux
(Living the four-fold sacred rhythm)
With the Mayan Sacred Calendar,
we live in alignment with Natural Law
by practicing its guidance.
“Aq’ab’al helps us understand the duality of time. It helps us see that neither good or bad exists alone, but rather that they are complementary energies, like day and night. Our life has both light and darkness, and there are lessons to be learned from both. As the energy of night, Aq’ab’al is the time for rest, dreams, and replenishment of physical and mental energy. It prepares us for dawn, which always comes, because that is how the Universe works.”
–Pablo Sigüenza Ramírez
13-Day Theme of Aq’ab’al
Duality, Transitions & New Possibilities
Wednesday 2.19 | 1 Aq’ab’al
Supports: New Concepts, New Ideas, Breaking Out of Routine, Renewal, Results, Hope, Shadow Work
Challenges: Indecision, Inflexibility
Auspicious for: Setting new intentions; prayers for clarity and illumination; meditation and reflection; journaling dreams; receiving the first light of dawn; rest and renewal; taking breaks when needed; rekindling love relationships; trying new things in love relationships; starting new projects and ventures; sharing ideas; clearing the mind of negative thoughts; embracing new opportunities; breaking out of routine; releasing the past; seeking new job opportunities; seeking a new residency; seeking new places to visit; planning for the future; diplomacy; detoxing liver and stomach
Avoid: Clinging to old routines; burning out; resisting change or new ideas; overlooking digestive or liver health issues; being inflexible in adapting to change; bypassing opportunities for renewal
💡 Aq’ab’al’s guidance is applicable to all of the following days of its Trecena.
Thursday 2.20 | 2 K’at
Supports: Abundance, Gathering, Sharing, Lightening the Load, Purging, Releasing, Letting Go of Excess
Challenges: Attachment, Entanglement, Burdens, Emotional Enmeshments, Imprisonment
Auspicious for: Sacrificing excess; releasing grudges in relationships and bonds; couple’s therapy; cultivating social bonds; business partnership meetings; collaborative projects; co-producing; planning for weddings or vow renewals; releasing physical excess; decluttering the home or workspace; gathering resources for projects; packing for moving or travels; cleansing or detoxing the body (e.g. fasting); gathering practical information and data (e.g. project resources etc.); garden or crop tending; agriculture; gift giving; donating
Avoid: Staying attached to excess material possessions; resisting the release of burdens; taking on other people’s jobs or responsibilities; emotional enmeshments; material or immaterial ensnarements; getting caught in unnecessary complications
Friday 2.21 | 3 Kan
Supports: Strength, Power, Knowledge to Wisdom, Body Signals
Challenges: Abuse of Power, Illusion, Delusion, Deception
Auspicious for: Cultivating inner-fire; cultivating life-force energy (eg. tantra, breath work, yoga); clarifying projects and intentions; empowering and supporting others; studies to improve knowledge in any field; spiritual or mystical studies; upholding truth and honesty; reading and interpreting bodily sensations; honoring the body's signals; sexual healing; shedding old skin; releasing old patterns and identities
Avoid: Misusing power or influence; ignoring intuition and body signals; becoming overly attached to external validation; engaging manipulation or deceit; teaching without humility; misusing spiritual practices for personal gain; resisting change due to fears; failing to recognize and release toxic patterns
Saturday 2.22 | 4 Kame
Supports: Transformation, Endings, Renewal, Connection with Ancestors
Challenges: Introversion, Attachments
Auspicious for: Silent meditation; communing with ancestors (living or passed); remembering ancestors and lighting a candle for departed loved ones; prayers for protection; transformative experiences (eg. workshops, therapy, mediumship, adventures); physical changes (eg. haircuts); communing with spirit guides; confronting personal fears; finding meaning in subtle or intense experiences; ancestral healing work; applying psychic, divinatory or spiritual insights; intentional actions to further spiritual advancement
Avoid: Resisting changes; becoming overly isolated or withdrawn; resisting necessary endings or transformations; resisting spiritual growth opportunities, clinging to grievances of the past, refusing to change; avoiding closure due to fear
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