Nawales

Time as Ceremony

Understanding the Sacred Energies

Nawales

All things — living and not living — have a spirit essence called a Nawal. It is the cosmic force, or guardian spirit inherent in every plant, animal, person, and day.

There are 20 Nawales, and together with the numbers 1 through 13, they form the full 260-day sacred day count of the Cholq’ij calendar (known as the Tzolk’in in Yucatec Maya).

The Nawal defines the energy of the day itself. And when you were born, the Nawal of that day becomes your birth energy— shaping your strengths and weaknesses, your unique talents and gifts, and the path you walk in this life.

Made with the Sacred Calendar

Every batch we make carries the Nawal of the day it was made — its own energy, woven in through a small ceremony and offering as we work.
Click on the glyph in the chart below to discover more about the sacred energy that was woven into your cacao.

*Due to small-batch production, not all Nawales are available at the same time.

Baatz

BEGINNINGS + THREADS OF TIME AND LIFE +GESTATION + WEAVING + CREATIVITY AND THE ARTS

GOOD DAY FOR: Creativity, for beginning any activity, to tie or untie any matter. to reflect, for all artistic projects, Marriage, inaugurations, to make plans, to weave our destiny, for continuity, and life purpose.

Imox

FOUNTAIN OF LIFE + WATER + NOURISHMENT + SUBTLE FORCES + PERCEPTION + INTUITION + UNUSUAL AND ECCENTRIC + MADNESS AS VISIONARY

GOOD DAY FOR: Dreaming, intuition, increasing our internal powers, and spiritual strength, asking for rain and purification of all water, calming mental and spiritual disorders, resolving home problems

Ee

SPIRITUAL PATH + DESTINY + PRINCIPLE OF FREE WILL + CHANGES + JOURNEYS + ACTION

GOOD DAY FOR: The sacred path, to begin a journey, the initiation of any business manner or for the signing of contracts, for a good ‘path’, the good of the community; guidance about our destiny, for new opportunities, to start a business.

Aaj

AUTHORITY + CHILDREN + HOME + FAITH + TRIUMPH + SUSTENANCE + RESURGENCE +

GOOD DAY FOR: Renewal, abundance, all things related to the home, (our interior home as well, our authority) asking for the health of children, triumph over negativity. The purification of the environment, unity, for firmness in our purpose in life.

Ix

FEMININE ENERGY + HIGH MAGIC + INTUITION + SPIRIT AND POWER OF MOTHER EARTH + ALTARS +

GOOD DAY FOR: Vitality, high magic, special power to change any negative circumstances. Strengthening the altar/home-spirit; protection and care of animals (especially domesticated) to plant trees, undertake projects that benefit humanity and the environment

Iq

THE POWER OF THE WIND + BREATH OF LIFE + VITAL SPIRIT + TOTAL PURIFICATION + RELIEVE SUFFERING +

GOOD DAY FOR: Working with the breath of life, cleansing, change, end suffering, do away with illnesses or home problems, healing emotional and psychological problems

Akabal

OPPORTUNITY + POLARITY + DUALITY + MYSTERY + DAWN + RENAISSANCE + SECOND CHANCE + CLARITY +

GOOD DAY FOR: Asking for light to reach all things, matters of the heart, initiate projects, new opportunities, bring hidden things to light, clarify mysteries, ask for stability

Kat

ENERGETIC WEB/NET + ABUNDANCE + GATHERING + CONNECTION + ENTRAPMENT + UNTIE KNOTS THAT BIND US + FREE OF ENTANGLEMENTS

GOOD DAY FOR: Release, untangling problems, to ask for abundance, fertility, to remove bad energies, to untie knots that bind us, to fix emotional and love problems. It is the communication network, the energetic “web” that connects everything.

Tzikin

MESSENGER + FORTUNE/TREASURE + COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SPIRIT AND HUMANS + VISION +

GOOD DAY FOR: Asking for vision, intuition, money matters, business, commerce, prosperity, romance, Day for love, to ask for communities, abundance. To ask for protection in businesses, partners and friendships, to communícate with the Heart of Heaven and Earth.

Ajmaq

FORGIVENESS AND FORGIVING + BEGINNING OF TRANSMUTATION + THE ANCESTORS +

GOOD DAY FOR: Forgiveness, to forgive, and to be forgiven. Communicating with our ancestors, for cosmic, material and spiritual strength. Cure illnesses, resolve family problems

Noj

WISDOM + COSMIC POWERS OF THE MIND + UNIVERSAL TRUTHS + REASON + MEMORY + VIRTUE +

GOOD DAY FOR: Wisdom, feed the mind, ask for good memory, planning, solving problems, coming to agreements, joining ideas, giving advice, cultivating science, getting good political/social ideas, changing negative character

Kan

STRENGTH AND ENERGY + EVOLUTION + INTERNAL FIRE + MOVEMENT + JUSTICE + RECONCILIATION + SEXUAL BALANCE

GOOD DAY FOR: Empowerment - Justice, truth, peace, strength, good health, work, getting rid of anger, for increasing physical strength, developing inner fire and spiritual evolution, for the return of what has been lost or forgotten, for the return of a loved one, reconciliation, sexual balance.

Keme

DEATH + REBIRTH + TRANSFORMATION + DOOR BETWEEN WORLDS + CONTACT WITH THE ANCESTORS + PROTECTION +

GOOD DAY FOR: Evolution, transmutation, transformation, honoring ancestors, freeing yourself from bad choices and accidents, to connect with ancestors, to ward off diseases and accidents, to ask for protection on journeys, to find access to higher knowledge, communication with higher beings.

Kiej

BALANCE + HARMONY + STABILITY + NATURE + THE 4 ELEMENTS, 4 DIRECTIONS + KNOWLEDGE VIA PHYSICAL EXISTENCE

GOOD DAY FOR: Balance, harmony, strength, stability, spiritual guidance, harmony with nature, balancing with the elements. avoid betrayal.

Tijax

OBSIDIAN KNIFE + HEALING + CURING + CUT OUT NEGATIVITY + SPIRITUAL LIBERATION IN THE PHYSICAL BODY +

GOOD DAY FOR: Health and healing, cutting away all negative energy, protection from wrongdoing, preventing gossip and accidents, purification and balance of our actions. cure difficult illnesses, remove enemies, break negative relationships, dissolve partnerships

Kawoq

COMMUNITY + FAMILY + DISCIPLES + OVERCOMING OBSTACLES + RESILIENCE + ENERGY THAT BRINGS RAIN +

GOOD DAY FOR: For the common good of all, remove obstacles, success for projects, healing mental illnesses, asking for prosperity on Earth, prediction work

Ajpu

WARRIOR POWER + CERTAINTY + HUNTER + ACHIEVING OF GOALS + THE POWER OF LIFE + BRAVERY

GOOD DAY FOR: Calling in and using warrior energy. The divine in life, certainty, security, renewal, fulfillment, courage to ‘hunt,’ plan and achieve our goals.

Qanil

PRINCIPLE OF FERTILITY + SEED OF LIFE + GERMINATION + CREATION + FRUIT OF LOVE + TO SOW +

GOOD DAY FOR: Planting, (literally and figuratively) growth, harvest/harvesting, the four seasons, start any romantic or business relationship.

Tooj

ORIGIN OF SACRED FIRE + SACRED OFFERINGS + PAYMENT + RECIPROCITY + CAUSE AND EFFECT + PAYMENT OF 'DEBTS' + GRATITUDE +

GOOD DAY FOR:Offering, Payment, being of service, asking for strength to avoid mistakes, ending suffering, bringing dark things to light, karmic work

Tzi

SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL LAW + LOYALTY + FIDELITY + FAITH + RIGHT ACTION + FRIENDSHIP + OVERCOMING ADDICTIONS +

GOOD DAY FOR: Legal matters, council, preventing poverty and bad habits, material and spiritual justice, judging matters, asking for divine intervention for solutions to any kind of problem.

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Nawales

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Nawales

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