Maya nawal

Aj — the cane

Aj in K'iche' · B'en in Yucatec · Skywalker seal in the Dreamspell

the cane·the house·what grows back

You were born on Aj, the day of the cane and of maize that is still tender. Aj is the house and the family, everything bound up with home; in Momostenango, the words of the day are "in the house, in the place" and "in the lineage". In the Popol Wuj, before going down to the world of the dead, the twins plant a maize stalk in the middle of their grandmother's house: if it withered, they would be dead; if it sprouted again, they would be alive. The maize withered, then sprouted again. That is the plant you come from.

The strength of Aj

Your strength is growing back. People born on Aj often fall and get up again in the same spot: the shop that closes and reopens on the same street, the family that splits over a row and gathers again in your kitchen. In the tradition, Aj marks the victory of good over evil and is a sign of resurrection. Those born on it are likely to have luck in love, in business and at home, and a gentle manner that settles anyone who walks in on edge.

What the Chart tells you about Aj

The reading of Aj continues in the Complete Maya Chart: the shadow, how you deal with people, work and money, what you came to do, your Maya Cross (the four nawales that walk with you), your year and your personal calendar — written for your date.

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The 13 tones of Aj

Each day of the Tzolk'in joins one of the 13 tones to one of the 20 nawales — 260 combinations in all. The tone says how Aj shows itself in whoever is born that day.

1 Aj — Jun. With tone 1, the one that opens the count, Aj arrives in you as a seed: the firmness to take the first step.
2 Aj — Keb'. With tone 2, the number of the pair, Aj arrives doubled in you, and you understand both sides of everything.
3 Aj — Oxib'. With tone 3, the one of the three hearthstones, Aj asks you for a steady home to give all it can.
4 Aj — Kajib'. With tone 4, the one of the four corners, Aj arrives whole in you, with resources and balance.
5 Aj — Job'. With tone 5, the number of the hand, Aj arrives in you in a hurry to act, with busy hands.
6 Aj — Waqib'. With tone 6, Aj leans on you through what is concrete: family, work, friends.
7 Aj — Wuqub'. With tone 7, the middle of the road, Aj gives you the view from above, the one that sees every side.
8 Aj — Wajxaqib'. With tone 8, the one that joins the beginning and the end, Aj arrives in you with the whole day and night.
9 Aj — B'elejeb'. With tone 9, the number of the life that takes shape, Aj arrives in you with the gift of nurturing and caring.
10 Aj — Lajuj. With tone 10, the one of both hands, Aj gives more in you when you do things together.
11 Aj — Julajuj. With tone 11, Aj arrives in you with a lot to give and a course that is won by climbing the mountain.
12 Aj — Kab'lajuj. With tone 12, Aj arrives mature in you, with the voice of someone who has taken stock.
13 Aj — Oxlajuj. With tone 13, the one of the thirteen skies, Aj comes to you with great force, which asks for a careful hand.

Born in Aj

Aj returns every 20 days, all year round, in any year — 18 times in 2026. Anyone born on one of those days, or on any day a multiple of 20 days away from them, is Aj; the tone changes with each turn.

In 2026: January 15 (6 Aj), February 4 (13 Aj), February 24 (7 Aj), March 16 (1 Aj), April 5 (8 Aj), April 25 (2 Aj), May 15 (9 Aj), June 4 (3 Aj), June 24 (10 Aj), July 14 (4 Aj), August 3 (11 Aj), August 23 (5 Aj), September 12 (12 Aj), October 2 (6 Aj), October 22 (13 Aj), November 11 (7 Aj), December 1 (1 Aj), December 21 (8 Aj).

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