Each timewave is comprised of 13 days. Looking at the whole structure of the Tzolkin enables you to see the overall rhythm of the 260-day pulse and how it stretches, opens, connects and deepens your awareness of your life.
Please note: This is the running order of the Timewaves, not the running order of the Daykeepers. For that, please click on 'Your Mayan Daykeeper' page.
The birth and nurturance of one's being
Jaguar (Ix)
The experience of our primal instinctive and playful survival mode
Deer (Hand, Grasp; Manik)
The imperative to both control and let go; adjusting and using tools
Flower (Sun, Lord; Ahau)
The consciousness of the sovereignty of our essence
Reed (Skywalker; Ben)
The ability to detach and explore different realms and potentials
Skull (Cimi)
Transformation; the death and rebirth of aspects of our life
Storm (Rain; Caucac)
Breaking patterns to liberate the self
Good Road (Human, Grass, the Long Good Road; Eb)
The abundance of life’s adventure with other people
Serpent (Chicchan)
Power and survival, instinct and passion; body consciousness
Obsidian (Obsidian Mirror, Flint; Etznab)
Facing the shadow and becoming conscious of the levels of reality
Monkey (Chuen)
The theatre and art of life, its trickster humour
Lizard (Seed; Kan)
The intelligence, plans and templates inherent within existence
Earthmover (Caban)
The force that integrates and synchronizes the oblique aspects of life
Dog (Oc)
Companionship and needs; emotionally sharing life with others
Foredawn (Dark Night, In the House, Dark House; Akbal)
The mystery that cannot be grasped; the space of fecundity
Vulture (Warrior, Owl, Turkey; Cib)
The challenge to be authentic, to express and defend one's truth
Water (Moon; Muluc)
The soulful, dreamy purifying connection to the Cosmic Ocean
Wind (Ik)
The activating communicative force that separates the wheat from the chaff
Eagle (Men)
The compassionate big-picture vision and the ability to hone in on the relevant
Rabbit (Star; Lamat)
The radiant abundance, fertility and glamour immanent within creation