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Ikʼ — 2nd Maya Nahual: Wind, Breath, Communication, Life-Force, and Movement
Abstract The Maya Nahual system, rooted in the 260-day Tzolk’in calendar, represents a living bridge between cosmology, ecology, and identity. The second Nahual, Ikʼ, embodies the forces of wind and breath, symbolizing communication, life-force, and movement. Ikʼ represents the invisible but essential currents that animate existence, from the breath of humans to the winds that…
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Imix — 1st Maya Nahual: Crocodile, Waterlily, Origins, Nourishment, and Emergence
Abstract The Maya Nahual system, embedded in the sacred 260-day Tzolk’in calendar, establishes the profound relationship between human life, cosmic cycles, and ecological archetypes. The first of the twenty Nahuales is Imix, often represented by the crocodile and the waterlily, both symbols of primordial waters and the earth’s fertility. Imix embodies origins, nourishment, and emergence,…