Maya Time
The energy of the day

In the K'iche' highland tradition, Iq' is the wind that turns the seasons and the breath that moves through all living things. This energy can inspire you to express yourself clearly and to set something in motion with your words. The Thirteen opens your sign the widest: its power stands close to the spirit world.

Thursday, 23 July 2026

13 Iq'

Ik'

North· White
Nawal
Nawal, One of the 20 day-signs of the Maya calendar. Each nawal carries its own energy and a hand-drawn glyph, your birth nawal describes the keynote you arrive in the world with.
Tone (number)
Tone (number), The number from 1 to 13 that accompanies each day-sign. It colours the nawal's energy, from the quiet One to the full Thirteen.
Core message

Something in you wants to be spoken, breathed out, or set in motion today. You do not have to hold on to what wants to shift. Notice whether you brace against the wind or sway with it, and let your words come from the breath, not from haste.

In brief

Iq' is the wind and the breath of life, an energy of inspiration, words, and change. The Thirteen opens your sign the widest: its power stands close to the spirit world.

Personal resonance

What does this energy mean for you personally?

How does today's energy resonate with your birth energy?

Today’s guidance
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Affirmation

I move like a leaf in the wind.

Questions for reflection
  • What is asking to be spoken through me today?
  • Where am I bracing against a wind I could also sway with?
  • When do my words run ahead of my heart?
  • What pause could give my breath its width back today?
  • What would shift if I took one breath before I spoke?
Use this as a tool for reflection, not as medical, psychological or predictive guidance. This reading uses the 260-day Maya count.