7 Aj (24th February 2026)

7 AjChoices for a harmonious community may be highlighted today. Additionally, issues of leadership could be concluded with the correct choices, bringing benefits for all.

The upstanding nature of the nawal Aj and the balance of the number 7, should create a good day to tackle issues in your home or community through firm and decisive leadership.

The nawal Aj has the energy of benevolent authority. It seeks to provide guidance and direction, or leadership, to ensure harmony within the home and community. Aj relates to the cane, or baston, of authority carried by the elders within the village. It is their job to guide the community in the correct direction through their wise counsel. However, sometimes they may need to exert their authority and use the stick, rather than the carrot, to achieve this. When Aj is respected, and its guidance is adhered to, no further action is necessary.

It is a day to calmly seek the resolution of disputes by seeing all sides of the debate. The point to this is to bring peace and prosperity back to the community or home. If there is any conflict around you or in your life, today is a good day to seek mediation through an authority in order to reach a final resolution.

The Nawal Aj

The Temple of the Foliated Cross, Palenque
The Temple of the Foliated Cross. This small temple houses one of the most remarkable and beautiful friezes, the Foliated Cross. Together with those of the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Cross, this forms an architectural version of a codex. It shows both mythic and historical accounts of the ruling dynasty. The three temples together form the cross group, the sacred heart of Palenque. Picture by Mark Elmy

The nawal Aj is related to many things which generally revolve around leadership on an earthly level. It is also known as the cornstalk, sometimes the staff of life. It represents the spinal column within the body, that which allows us to stand tall, proud and brave. As the cornstalk, it has it’s roots in the Earth, and its head in the sky.

If we wish to lead in a just manner, we should cultivate our connection with the Heart of the Sky and the Heart of the Earth.Aj is an authority, it is gentle, yet noble. It works quietly for the community it leads. It does not seek the limelight. This is a day that seeks sustenance for it’s people, that keeps everything in it’s rightful place. It is a day where we ask for the courage and bravery to stand up straight and tall, to do the right thing.

The Number Seven

If we imagine the numbers 1 through 13 as a pyramid, the number seven would be at the top. Seven is the number of balance, it gives the ability to weigh up situations and see all points of view. While this may be very noble, it may lead to indecision.

However, it is also known as a number of death and endings, which would seem strange as it is only half way through. It is another representation of the change of state of the soul, showing half of the journey (1-6) in the mortal world and half (8-13) in the otherworld. As such it can be a great number on which to finalise or end something.

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The sequence of numbers as they appear with each appearance of a nawal. Here we see that the sequence begins with 1 and ends with 7, giving 7 as a number of finality.

New Calendar Page – March 2026

Here are the days of the Chol Q’ij mapped onto the Gregorian month of March 2026.

As I write this I feel a great sense of excitement for what will be a very active period for me. I will be once again leading a trek to El Mirador, this time for the Ajpu Trecena. I always like to include celestial events into the journey, and this one begins on 1 Ajpu, 3rd March 2026, with a lunar eclipse. The maximum eclipse will be visible in North America, Australia and Asia. In Guatemala we will enter totality at 05:04, with the maximum occurring at 05:33 local time (UTC-6)

Of course, with it being March, we will also be passing through the time of Equinox, which will occur this year at 14:14 UTC on March 20th, 08:45 Guatemala time.

The Jun E’ Journey

The Jun Ajpu journey has filled up, but I was approached to see if it would be possible to make another journey in spring of 2026. I checked the calendar and found another auspicious trecena, the trecena of E’, would fall within the trekking period. The Jun E’ journey will take place between April 23rd and May 4th 2026. For more information, please visit https://thefourpillars.net/the-jun-e-journey/

Readings

If you would like to know what your nawal brings to your lifepath, please follow this link to get a reading with me https://thefourpillars.net/maya-lifepath-reading/

1 Kej / 2026 Calendar

My 2026 calendar is now available. The calendar shows the days of the Chol Q’ij, formatted onto the Gregorian calendar. Currently it is available electronically as a PDF in both English and Spanish. See this link ‎for details on how to get your pdf  https://thefourpillars.net/2026-calendar/

Printed versions, in English, are available locally in Guatemala in San Marcos La Laguna at Lava Love Cacao and Palo Santo and in San Juan la Laguna at the candle shop of Nana Maria Feliciana, opposite Banrural, across from the flete parking. . They will also soon be available in the USA through Soul Lift Cacao through this link https://soulliftcacao.com/

Google Calendar Plugin

For the more technically minded I have also created a plugin for Google Calendar. This enables you to track the days of the sacred calendar on your smartphone. In this way you can ensure that your activities are aligned to the most conducive energies! I have also added a description to every day, just click on the day name. It is available for purchase https://thefourpillars.net/google-calendar-plugin/

Gregorian dateDay Name (Clickable)Keywords, ideas, concepts
March
112 TijaxHealing life experiences, cutting the outworn
213 KawokThe birth process empowered by spirit
31 AjpuThe new divinity, new quest for holiness
42 ImoxPartnership dreaming
53 Iq'Inner communication, challenging changes
64 Aq'ab'alIllumination of the physical world
75 K'atHard work brings in the harvest/abundance
86 KanStabilising wisdom and power
97 KameEnd of the transformation
108 KejCelebration of nature, Initiation of priests
119 Q'anilThe brilliance of the feminine, ripening of life
1210 TojPayment brings the health of the community
1311 Tz'iFaith through many experiences
1412 B'atzLife experiences bring beauty to your art
1513 E'The spirit path, ancestral understandings
161 AjThe new leader emerges
172 IxMagic in relationship, duality of Mother Earth
183 Tz'ikinInner vision, challenges to prosperity
194 AjmakPhysical acts of forgiveness or redemption
205 No'jWorking on ideas
216 TijaxPhysical healing from divine sources
227 KawokEnd of the storms, finalising the new birth
238 AjpuBeginning and end of the light
249 ImoxLife emerges from the primordial
2510 Iq'Community communications
2611 Aq'ab'alMany strong new concepts
2712 K'atGather life experience to collect abundance
2813 KanThe power and wisdom of the spirit world
291 KameThe beginning of transformation
302 KejStrength through partnership
313 Q'anilInner light, external challenges to growth