There are 20 Mayan signs, which change on a daily basis. Your Day Sign is determined by the date of your birth. It displays your most prominent qualities, as well as your normal characteristics.
Around the Day sign are eight other signs, each explaining a different part of your existence. This is known as a Tree of Life, and it consists of three columns and three lines.
The core of your being is made up of the primary column signals in the center. They will advise, support, and inspire you on your life’s journey.
Your private life and intimate connections are influenced by the female column indications. It’s not just about romantic connections; it’s also about family bonds and significant other relationships.
Male signs have an impact on your employment, career, and power relationships. How you engage with the outside world and what you contribute to society as a whole.
Depending on your age, which of these indications will have the greatest impact on you. Over time, the dominant symbol at each of the columns will shift.
In addition to your Day Sign, you also have a Galactic Tone and a Trecena Sign.
A Detailed Report, which details all of your 9 signs on your Mayan Tree of Life, will help you see the big picture.
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What are the signs of the Mayan zodiac?
Most of us are familiar with the 12 zodiac signs that originated in ancient cultures. In the first century B.C., Babylonia developed the first celestial coordinate system. Babylonian scientists divided the ecliptic, the plane of the earth’s orbit around the sun, into the 12 zodiac signs that we know today towards the end of the fifth century.
Our forefathers in Mesoamerica, on the other hand, had a different approach to life. You’ve almost certainly heard of the Mayan calendar (how do we feel about the world not ending in 2012?). Mayan astrology, unlike the zodiac system, is based on yearly calculations according to their calendar. It’s widely assumed that these ancient civilizations were foresighted and technologically advanced (don’t let post-colonization myths convince you differently). The Mayans were one of Mesoamerica’s most powerful civilizations.
As a result, their astrology system was equally advanced. To give this topic right, we’ll walk you through the Mayan Day signs, which are similar to the zodiac.
The calendar is made up of 20 day signs and 13 galactic numerals, totaling 260 days in a year. Each day was identified with a sign by the Mayans, and the system links days to different sections of the globe. The signs are based on a person’s birthdate, birth time, and birth location, and they represent who they are at their core. “Day signs,” for example, can “suggest our life purpose and enlighten us to our abilities as well as our flaws.”
Now that we’ve covered the basics of the history, here’s a quick rundown of the day signs (if you want a more detailed explanation, we’ve got you covered).
Do you want to know which ones belong to you? We utilized this calculator (and no, we didn’t spend the entire day doing it instead of working), but the results are so exact that you’ll almost certainly discover it matches your zodiac sign’s qualities.
Did the Mayans have any faith in astrology?
The Maya and other ancient calendar systems are among the most ancient in the world.
Mesoamerican systems are the oldest in the world.
most elaborate, sophisticated, and precise
The congruence calculations
The 260-day and 365-day Maya cycles are nearly identical in length.
in the tropics, the real solar year, with only a 19-minute margin of error
error.
Maya astronomer-priests sought instruction from the stars.
They made use of
to use observatories, shadow-casting instruments, and horizon observations
tracing the complicated
the movements of
in order to understand the sun, stars, and planets
observe, calculate, and document this data in their diaries, or
“codices”.
Based on these findings,
Calendars were created by the Maya to keep track of events.
the passage of time and celestial movements
The Maya also preserved their culture.
precise recordings of the situation
moon,
Despite the fact that these do not appear to be a legitimate lunar calendar.
Astronomer-priests use a forked stick to guide them.
they took observations using only their eyes to allow them to
determine the course of
Venus
as well as other heavenly bodies
Their observations were recorded in their notebooks.
They could precisely calculate phenomena like solar eclipses.
eclipses.
Ceremonial structures were built in Maya cities.
aligned with compass directions to a tee.
In the spring and autumn,
The Sun, for example, may be programmed to cast its rays via the equinoxes.
a series of small holes in a Maya observatory that illuminate the observatory’s interior
internal partitions
Other alignments could be related to temple and palace exteriors.
The most well-known example of this type of alignment is seen in Chichn.
Itz is the most important Maya city in the region.
People of the Yucatn Peninsula
They still assemble there every year, as they have for many years.
centuries, to see the sun illuminate the pyramid’s stairwell
Quetzalcoatl, the god of the Feathered Serpent, is honored.
At the vernal and vernal equinoxes,
The Sun gradually lights the pyramid stairs during the autumnal equinoxes.
the serpent head at the bottom, which gives the impression of a snake writhing
down the sacred mountain to the surface of the Earth
Why did the Maya go to such great efforts to align their sacred plazas and temples?
Temples dedicated to the Sun and the Stars?
It was partly to honor the gods.
The grave of Pacal at the Temple of the Sun
Palenque, for example, has inscriptions that are aligned with the Sun.
At
The Sun sets behind the high peak beyond the temple during the winter solstice.
aligned with the temple’s roof’s center.
As the Sun moves across the sky,
enters a temple doorway, collides with the back wall, and, as it heads for the exit,
Beyond the temple, the horizon appears to descend the temple stairwell.
into Pacal’s mausoleum
Pacal’s death and subsequent descent into the Underworld are so shown.
Sun’s death and descent into the Underworld are equated.
(left) Located in the Sierra Madre’s lower foothills,
The Temple of the Inscriptions was called after a collection of inscriptions found in the area.
hieroglyphics discovered on the temple’s internal walls, atop the
pyramid.
The ground-level tomb room is open to the public.
only from the temple’s ground floor, through a stairwell.
(centre) The “Palace,” which is close by, dominates Palenque’s central region.
The four-story square tower, built around A.D. 721, is an uncommon structure.
by a Lord Pacal’s son
It’s easy to imagine what the tower was used for.
astronomical observations;undoubtedly, it would have resulted in a stunning display.
The setting sun is seen lowering into Pacal’s grave.
(right) The “Caracol” in Chichn Itz is also thought to have been there.
have been used as a lookout point.
Several of its doors and windows are aligned.
with different planetary orbits
The Maya constructed observatories in many of their cities and aligned them with the stars.
With the movements of heavenly bodies, important structures emerge.
a few of
These are temple clusters, such as a three-temple cluster at Uaxactn.
At the summer solstice, which symbolizes the Sun’s rising position, the two
Winter solstice and equinoxes
The Caracol, for example, is a piece of architecture.
The appearance of Chichn Itz coincided with the appearance of
Pleiades and Venus are examples of heavenly bodies.
Uxmal has another another temple.
There are hundreds of Venus symbols in this piece.
Defining astronomical analogies and celestial happenings
the custom
Maya rulers’ landscape.
Transfers of royal power, for example, are a common occurrence.
At some locations, they appear to have been timed to coincide with the summer solstice.
At
An inscription in Palenque states that Pacal’s son Chan-Bahlum dedicated the site.
On the 23rd of July, 690, a grouping of Cross Temples was formed, which was timed to coincide with the
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and the Moon are all conjunct.
This was significant to the Maya.
The three ancestors’ primordial birth could have been symbolized by this event.
Palenque dynasty gods with the First Mother (the Moon), and they would
It would have been a good time to dedicate an accession memorial.
Maya rulers are shown in paintings and carvings wearing
Heavenly emblems, such as a belt or sky-band constructed of a chain of
The Moon, the Sun, Venus, day, night, and the sky are all represented by symbols.
Rulers are also represented with sky-banded bars to signify their authority.
that they had been given a divine mandate.
They are seated at times.
encircled by a sky-band that gives the ruler a celestial halo
authority.
Rulers also liked to be associated with good fortune.
Maya emperors and priests, as well as sky gods like the Sun God.
Life has a habit of “clothing themselves with the heavens” by dressed in the colors of the sky.
The markings on the jaguar’s fur were used to represent the constellations.
The Maya thought that the Sun was steered by the gods.
and the Moon in the sky
Even in the dead of night, the stars shine brightly.
The Maya believed that the Sun and Moon were one and the same.
went on his journey through the Underworld, being pursued by demons along the way.
They were being pursued by bad gods who sought to halt their advancement.
As a result, the Mayas
believed that the celestial bodies need human assistance, which was given.
by use of sacred rites such as
Self-mutilation, torture, and human sacrifice are all examples of human sacrifice.
Offering to the Maya
This assistance was merely the cost of the company’s ongoing existence.
the entire universe
It was considered a privilege to die as a result of such rites.
On those who died or gave themselves as victims, immortality was bestowed.
The endless cycle of creation and annihilation
Maya mythology depicted them as a warning of the repercussions if they were disobeyed.
Humans failed to fulfill their responsibilities to the gods.
Humans were born with this ability.
obligation to the gods who ensured humanity’s survival
possible.
Each 52-year period, according to the Maya sacred calendar,
signaled the re-emergence of the threat of global annihilation.
This
was seen as a terrifying time when the gods and other powers of nature were at work.
In the realm of mortals, creation and chaos would fight for dominance.
the fate of all living things on the planet
The planet Venus had a special meaning for him.
the Maya; for example, the great god Quetzalcoatl is mentioned.
with the planet Venus
Dresden (Germany)
Codex is one of four Maya chronicles that have survived.
Venus’s appearances were tabulated extensively, and the results were used to forecast
the foreseeable future
The Maya also went to war with the sky, which was ignited by a meteor.
Venus is a planet.
On stelae and other artworks, Venus wears her war equipment.
Raids and captures were timed to coincide with Venus’s appearances, especially as
a “star” of the evening
Warfare based on Venus’s movements was, in fact, well-known.
Mesoamerican civilization is well-established.
Calendars, mythology, and astrology were all combined into a unified system.
a belief system
The Maya used the stars and calendars to predict the future.
Eclipses of the sun and moon, Venus’s cycles, and the phases of the moon
constellations and their movements
These occurrences were significantly more than just coincidences.
They were thought to be nothing more than mechanical movements of the skies.
gods’ activities reenacting fabled events from the beginning of time
Calendar priests can still be found in Maya places today, and they keep the calendar.
The Sacred Round is a 260-day countdown for
shamanism, divination, and other shamanic practices
Several of the elements of
This belief system came from the heavens, but it was corrupted on Earth.
by astronomer-priests who used the cosmos’ sacred structure to
events on the planet
How does the Mayan calendar work?
The Tzolkin date is therefore 1 Eb. d) To find the Haab Calendar date, divide R by 365, the number of days in the Haab calendar: 1,232/365 = 3 + 137/365. This means that 1,232 days are made up of three 365-day Haab Calendar cycles plus an additional H = 137 days.
What is the meaning of the Mayan cross?
Cholq’ij (Tzolkin in Yucatan Mayan) is a sacred 20-day calendar derived from the human body, specifically from the ten fingers and ten toes. Those 20 days make up a law that governs a person’s life from conception to death. During those 20 days, a Divine and Sacred law was revealed, one that could not be changed and from which nothing could be taken away or added. The Mayan Habitual Right is the name given to this law.
How do I locate my date of birth on the Mayan calendar?
We’re all familiar with the days, months, years, decades, and centuries technique of keeping track of time. The Gregorian Calendar System is used to keep track of time in this system. The Maya, on the other hand, used a method known as the Long Count to measure time in kins, uinals, tuns, katuns, and baktuns. The total of the numbers in a Maya Long Count date is the number of days since the Maya Fourth Creation began on August 13, 3114 B.C.
The dates of the Maya Long Count are written as a series of integers separated by periods. For example, the date you’ll use as a starting point for your computations is 12. 18. 14. 11. 16 (December 31, 1987). Above its corresponding glyph, the same date is shown in its individual component parts.
The first step is to use the “Convert each place value in the date 12. 18. 14. 11. 16 into days using the Maya Long Count Conversion chart above. To determine the total number of days, add these five numbers together and remove two. To get you started, we’ve included a formula below. You’ll need to do your math on a separate sheet of paper.
Step 2: Write down your date of birth (in the Gregorian method). Calculate the number of days from your birth date to December 31, 1987 if you were born before January 1, 1988. (Answer A). Calculate the number of days from this day to the day you were born if you were born on or after January 1, 1988. (Answer B). It’s important to remember that leap years feature an extra day. The table below can assist you in determining the number of days in each month. Make a note of this number.
1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 are leap years with 366 days (a 29th day in February): 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.
There are 365 days in every year that isn’t a leap year.
Step three: Subtract this value from the Step One response if you calculated answer A. Add this number to the answer from Step One if you calculated response B. Make a note of this number.
Fourth step:
Use the Maya Long Count to convert the number of days since the Maya Fourth Creation to your birth date “Chart of Maya Long Count Conversions.
To figure out your birthday, use the following formula:
In C days, how many complete baktuns are there?
This number (let’s call it D) is placed in the baktun.
After subtracting the number of days in D baktuns, how many days are left over from C? Let’s call this E.
In E days, how many complete katuns are there? Put this number in the katun position and call it F.
After subtracting the amount of days in F katuns, how many days are left over from E? G is the phone number.
In G days, how many complete tuns are there?
Put this number in the tun slot and call it H.
After subtracting the number of days in H tuns, how many days are left over from G? This is the phone number I.
In I days, how many full uinals are there? Put this number in the uinal position and call it J.
After subtracting the number of days in J uinals, how many days are left? This is the amount of relatives you have on your birthdate.
Fill in the blanks with your calculations, then double-check your answer by entering it into the applet.
How do I figure out what my Egyptian zodiac is?
The Egyptian zodiac has 12 signs, just like the Western zodiac. Egyptian astrology, on the other hand, allocates specific days of the month to each sign. Except for the Nile, ancient Egyptians named their zodiac signs after their gods and goddesses, as previously stated. The deity or goddess’s personality was thought to influence the personality of those born under a certain zodiac sign. Let’s look at the Egyptian zodiac signs in more detail.
Nile
The Nile, the Egyptians’ lifeblood, inspired the creation of their first zodiac sign. This is the only sign that isn’t associated with a deity. People born under this sign were thought to be reasonable, peaceful, and practical by the ancient Egyptians. They despise fights and will go to great lengths to keep the calm around them. They are as wise as they are passionate, despite being affected by their passions at times. They are keen observers, which aids in the development of intuition.
Amun-Ra
The Egyptian zodiac sign Amun-Ra is the second. Amon-Ra is the monarch of the gods, according to ancient Egyptian astronomy, and one of the most potent Egyptian astrological symbols. Those born under this sign are self-assured, courteous, and optimistic. They are effective leaders who are capable of keeping everything under control and making sound decisions.
Mut
Mut, the mother of the world and the feminine divinity responsible for mankind’s protection, is the third zodiac sign in Egyptian astrology. This zodiac sign is known for being sensitive, affectionate, loyal, and generous. These people are usually very goal-oriented and concentrated. They tend to be loving parents and are quite protective of others.
Geb
Geb, the Egyptian god of the soil, is the fourth sign in Egyptian astrology. His laughter was thought to cause earthquakes by the ancient Egyptians. The Geb are a loyal, open, and compassionate people. They appear to be too emotional at times, yet this merely attracts other people. They are really dependable pals. Despite their shy nature, they may be rather tenacious if necessary.
Osiris
Osiris is the fifth zodiac sign in Egyptian astrology, named for the god of the underworld and resurrection. People born under this auspicious sign are courageous, clever, vulnerable, and self-reliant. They frequently go on to become powerful leaders. Only a few impediments stand in the way of the Osiris people achieving their objectives. They can be harsh and self-centered at times, but they always say what they mean.
Isis
Isis is the sixth Egyptian zodiac sign. Isis is a goddess of the natural world. People born under this zodiac sign are simple and honest. They have a good sense of humor and are sociable and romantic. The Isis individuals has all of the key personality attributes for effective teamwork.
Thoth
The god of study and knowledge, Thoth, is the name of the eighth Egyptian astrology sign. People born under this sign are amorous, clever, active, and fearless, according to the Egyptian horoscope. They are always looking for ways to improve. The people of Thoth like studying and are incredibly resourceful.
Horus
Horus, the deity of the sky, is one of the most powerful zodiac signs. Horus’ people are brave, aspirational, and upbeat. They form intelligent and practical leaders who excite and inspire others. Horus-born individuals are diligent and get along well with others.
Anubis
Anubis, the god of mummification and guardian of the underworld, rules the ninth sign in Egyptian astrology. This zodiac sign’s inhabitants are self-assured and inquisitive. The Anubis people are busy and creative, but because to their introverted tendencies, they function best when they are alone.
Seth
Seth is the Egyptian zodiac’s tenth sign. Seth is the deity of violence and chaos. Seth is an Egyptian astrological sign associated with perfection and boldness. They enjoy a challenge, are excellent communicators, and enjoy being the focus of attention.
Bastet
Bastet is the goddess of cats, fertility, and pleasure, and is one of the female zodiac signs. The residents of Bastet are continually seeking equilibrium and avoiding conflict. They are endearing, caring, and sensitive individuals who can always rely on their distinct instincts. They are passionate and committed partners.
Sekhmet
Finally, meet Sekhmet, the Egyptian zodiac’s twelfth sign. The goddess of war, Sekhmet, is worshipped. People born under this sign have two personalities: on the one hand, they are disciplined, and on the other, they are free and easygoing. These individuals are perfectionists with a strong sense of fairness.
What is the name of your nahual?
nagual, often written nahual, is a personal guardian spirit believed to reside in an animal, such as a deer, jaguar, or bird, by some Mesoamerican Indians.
What did the Mayans refer to the planet as?
“The ancient Maya universe was made up of three parts: kab, or Earth (the Maya people’s visible domain), kan, or the sky above (the unseen realm of celestial deities), and xibalba, or the watery underworld below (the invisible realm of underworld deities),” Sharer explained.
Caves were important in Maya religion because they were viewed as portals to the underworld. “These were particularly sacred and deadly areas,” Sharer writes, “where the dead were buried and specific ancestor ceremonies were performed.”
According to Sharer, the Maya worshipped a multitude of gods, the most prominent of whom was Itzamnaaj. “In his different manifestations, Itzamnaaj was the lord over the universe’s most fundamental opposing forceslife and death, day and night, sky and earth,” Sharer said, noting that “as master of the celestial world,” Itzamnaaj was the Milky Way, which was commonly portrayed as a serpent or two-headed lizard.”
The sun god K’inich Ajaw, the rain and storm god Chaak, and the lightning deity K’awiil were among the ancient Maya gods. The Maya thought that each individual possessed a “life power,” and that draining a person’s blood in a temple may grant a god some of this life energy. Archaeologists discovered an arrowhead in 2015 that contained the blood of a person who may have taken part in a blood-letting ceremony.
Legends of terrible monsters such as the sea monster Sipak were also part of Maya religion. Carcharodon megalodon petrified teeth were utilized as sacred offerings at various Maya sites, and research reveals that myths about Sipak were inspired by the fossilized remnants of these huge, extinct sharks.
