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4 B'aatz
Citando a Julian Katari del 28/04/2025, 2:42 pm
Time on our hands
You have probably heard this before, and it may seem like a sad reality, when it isn't: you can only do what time gives you. It means that you wish you could save the world, or become the best singer, but life will throw at you situations where dealing with them will seriously impair you from making that wish come true... apparently.
Today's nawal reflects this just measure of time and this filter must be applied to the trecena we are in. Achieving our dreams then will come through focusing on the now and solving the issues we have in front of us. Let's not forget the magic of working in ourselves, learning, expanding our consciousness, healing. It may seem unrelated, but it is something we can do and control, unlike the outside where making your wish might be more difficult. But then inside and outside are connected, and are the same, separation is just an illusion. In the same way, focusing on your wish, your love child, the seed I asked you to plant this trecena (did you watch the video?) will come through seeing the result of it in the time and task you are doing at the moment. You can align your mind so that what you do in the now, whatever seemingly unrelated issue, becomes in fact a mirror of how learning to solve this will teach you how to attain what you long for. It's always a test of a living entity, the entity of time is simply trying to get us to where we want to go. We can't magically appear there, it won't fall from the sky, you can simply just learn to focus on the now and find in the now the path of doing the work that will get you there.
Time on our hands
You have probably heard this before, and it may seem like a sad reality, when it isn't: you can only do what time gives you. It means that you wish you could save the world, or become the best singer, but life will throw at you situations where dealing with them will seriously impair you from making that wish come true... apparently.
Today's nawal reflects this just measure of time and this filter must be applied to the trecena we are in. Achieving our dreams then will come through focusing on the now and solving the issues we have in front of us. Let's not forget the magic of working in ourselves, learning, expanding our consciousness, healing. It may seem unrelated, but it is something we can do and control, unlike the outside where making your wish might be more difficult. But then inside and outside are connected, and are the same, separation is just an illusion. In the same way, focusing on your wish, your love child, the seed I asked you to plant this trecena (did you watch the video?) will come through seeing the result of it in the time and task you are doing at the moment. You can align your mind so that what you do in the now, whatever seemingly unrelated issue, becomes in fact a mirror of how learning to solve this will teach you how to attain what you long for. It's always a test of a living entity, the entity of time is simply trying to get us to where we want to go. We can't magically appear there, it won't fall from the sky, you can simply just learn to focus on the now and find in the now the path of doing the work that will get you there.
Citando a Julian Katari del 13/01/2026, 3:52 pmThe perfect game.
The lord of time speaks to us through the nawals. It's time to be Toltecs, all of us, summon stoicism and face the game we are in. Having fun is not about playing looser, being childish and cheating. Having fun is playing the game right, being a strategist and winning in all the areas. It's not about competition, it's about making something that is made from love.
Those who aren't in the path of love, will be those that play against us in this game. We are beyond judging here, we don't care about them, it is not up to us and it is not the solution to punish them. What we need to understand is that we have two ways of approaching this reality. We can see it like a challenging game we get good at, or we can cuddle up, cry and wish we were somewhere else.
The study of ancestral knowledge, the occult and the inner workings of our reality are crucial cards in our game. Without them I guess you are meant to be depressed or anxious. So you are here open to the lord of time and he suggests you revise inwardly your conception about reality and make sure you are not falling for one of those many mind traps out there where we confuse an artificial reality, society, world—which can and must be transformed, healed or discarded—and a real world made from love by the living entities of this universe, amongst them our dear mother earth. One reality (the fake one) is sick and dying. The other one is perfect.
From the east and the new age we get this confusion about the samsara, and that it is an undesirable but unavoidable illusion. In this we are told to simply meditate and take it. Yes we need to learn the skills to be here, play the game and not fall in it, but we must play the game, and the game is about transforming and overcoming the civilizational crisis we find ourselves in. If you think you have nothing in this game, that there is nothing you can do, then you are being played.
Kanib B'aatz teaches us the Toltec wisdom that at every single moment in time, even if the boat is sinking, in a twisted way, everything is perfect and as it should be. If you feed from this wisdom properly, you will be able to find the best moves in whatever situation you are found in, and this is what will bring you happiness, this is the fun side of it.
The perfect game.
The lord of time speaks to us through the nawals. It's time to be Toltecs, all of us, summon stoicism and face the game we are in. Having fun is not about playing looser, being childish and cheating. Having fun is playing the game right, being a strategist and winning in all the areas. It's not about competition, it's about making something that is made from love.
Those who aren't in the path of love, will be those that play against us in this game. We are beyond judging here, we don't care about them, it is not up to us and it is not the solution to punish them. What we need to understand is that we have two ways of approaching this reality. We can see it like a challenging game we get good at, or we can cuddle up, cry and wish we were somewhere else.
The study of ancestral knowledge, the occult and the inner workings of our reality are crucial cards in our game. Without them I guess you are meant to be depressed or anxious. So you are here open to the lord of time and he suggests you revise inwardly your conception about reality and make sure you are not falling for one of those many mind traps out there where we confuse an artificial reality, society, world—which can and must be transformed, healed or discarded—and a real world made from love by the living entities of this universe, amongst them our dear mother earth. One reality (the fake one) is sick and dying. The other one is perfect.
From the east and the new age we get this confusion about the samsara, and that it is an undesirable but unavoidable illusion. In this we are told to simply meditate and take it. Yes we need to learn the skills to be here, play the game and not fall in it, but we must play the game, and the game is about transforming and overcoming the civilizational crisis we find ourselves in. If you think you have nothing in this game, that there is nothing you can do, then you are being played.
Kanib B'aatz teaches us the Toltec wisdom that at every single moment in time, even if the boat is sinking, in a twisted way, everything is perfect and as it should be. If you feed from this wisdom properly, you will be able to find the best moves in whatever situation you are found in, and this is what will bring you happiness, this is the fun side of it.
Citando a Julian Katari del 30/09/2026, 2:36 pmGame.
It is precisely thanks to the emotional plane that we possess the capacity to feel and judge who and what our priorities are; without it, we would be senseless artificial intelligences, slopping nonsense into this world. Those who glorify such cold, unfeeling intelligence are often dehumanized individuals stripped of sacred authority, right judgment, and love. We must hold a healthy wariness of them, for their corrupted human intellect far exceeds any fancy calculator. They possess the capacity to destroy, and they are actively doing so.
These forces serve as a stark revelation of why every step in the spiral matters—from yesterday's enforcer to today’s master weaver. Monkey intelligence teaches us to rise a step above the rigid dogmatism of the judge. Essential as the guardian is within the construct of the Tree of Life, it risks falling behind if it becomes consumed and dragged down by the pain and madness unleashed upon the world today. Moving beyond that heavy, defensive state brings us directly into the domain of B'atz': the sacred game, the art of play. Sitting far above the binary knife of moral right and wrong is the liberating joy of playing life—where, naturally, we are neither always right nor always wrong.
Once priorities are settled, true discernment optimizes action. This is the art of playing life—being fully alive, executing deliberate moves, and navigating the board. Fun is a high-order emotion that sits above weariness, sadness, anger, and even above mere physical pleasure. True fun springs from intelligence, from conscious choices that form new neural pathways, leading directly to concrete action and growth.
Life is a game, and it demands to be taken seriously—which means discovering the fun in mastering it and leveling up. A video game becomes tedious when you are trapped repeating a level because it slightly exceeds your current skill. Refining that skill is the entire purpose. If you are feeling exhausted, bored, or stuck, it is simply because you have stopped actively playing and advancing.
Today’s nawal reveals that an underlying code governs creation, optimizing action, change, and manifestation in ways that simple linear math, flat geometries, rigid myths, or flat science can never fully explain. The game exists, and darkness is merely the shading that grants it depth and dimension—it is the infinite, unmappable mystery of manifest time. Drawing maps can be helpful, but you lose the game if you devote your entire life to charting what is ultimately unchartable. Suffering is transcended the moment fun is unlocked within the game of life, recognizing that challenge is an integral part of the cosmic code. Play it.
B'atz' (Howler Monkey) represents the cosmic thread of time, creation, arts, weaving, playfulness, the origin of life, and the master plan that binds all reality together. B'atz' is the monkey, the divine artist, weaver, and player who views the cosmos not as a rigid prison, but as an infinite canvas of thread to be spun and played with. Paired with the frequency of the Number 4—Kajib', representing the four cardinal directions, stability, physical structure, the solid foundation, and the physical plane—this day anchors the creative game directly into reality.
To embody Kajib' B'atz' is to take the loom of existence into your hands and weave with mastery, levity, and structural precision. Emerging directly from the strict boundaries and priorities of 3 Tz'i', this fourth step of the trecena demands that you stop treating life as a burden or a trial, and start treating it as a game to be mastered. The seed has been sown, the waters have cleansed, the priorities have been set; now, B'atz' arrives to establish the physical foundation (4) of your creation through the intelligence of play, skill, and continuous evolution.
RESEARCH
1. B'atz' (Highland Maya / K'iche')
The word B'atz' (pronounced B'ahts, with a strong glottalized tz', historically written as Batz, B'atz', or B'atz) literally translates to thread, yarn, or the act of spinning/weaving, while also designating the Howler Monkey and the thread of time.
Morphological Breakdown & Etymology
B'atz' (Root Noun): Thread, yarn, wool, spun cord.
B'atz'inic / B'atz'ij (Verb Forms): To spin thread, to weave, to tie together, or to create music/art.
Aj B'atz' (Agentive Noun): Weaver, artisan, tailor, or someone who works with textiles/time.
B'atz' (Literal Synthesis): The Thread / The Spun Cord / The Weaving of Time.
Core & Literal Meanings
The Physical Thread / Textile (U-b'atz'il): The material cord spun from cotton or wool used on the backstrap loom (kem).
The Howler Monkey / Patron of Arts (B'atz'): In the Popol Vuh, Hun B'atz' (One Howler Monkey) and his brother Hun Ch'uen were the elder half-brothers of the Hero Twins, famed as master artists, musicians, writers, and sculptors before being transformed into monkeys due to their vanity.
The Thread of Time & Destiny (U-b'atz'il K'aslemal): The continuous, unbroken cord of time that connects ancestral memory to future generations.
Initiation and Cosmic Binding (Wajxaqib' B'atz'): The sacred day 8 B'atz', marking the completion of the 260-day calendar cycle, used across the Highlands for the initiation of new Ajq'ijab' (daykeepers).
Uses in Everyday Speech (Common Language)
In daily K'iche' and Highland Mayan communities, B'atz' appears in crafts, clothing, and weaving terminology:
1. Textiles & Craftsmanship
B'atz' re kem: "Weaving thread" or "yarn for the loom."
K-in-b'atz'inik: "I am spinning thread / I am weaving."
U-k'ojol B'atz': "A ball of yarn / skein of thread."
2. Daily Expressions
Q'ayes b'atz': Synthetic or acrylic yarn.
B'atz'il: Threadlike, fibrous, or woven texture.
Uses in Ceremonial, Esoteric, and Idiomatic Discourse (Not So Common / Specialized Language)
In Mayan timekeeping (Mayajep), weaver traditions, and spiritual philosophy:
1. Spiritual & Temporal Terminology
B'atz'il K'aslemal: "The Thread of Life" (the energetic umbilical line that connects a human being to their lineage and divine path).
R-ij B'atz': "The back/reverse of the thread" (a metaphor for the hidden or unseen causes behind manifest events).
Uk'u'x B'atz': "Heart of the Thread" (the central intention of a creative project or lifetime).
2. Metaphorical & Idiomatic Expressions
U-b'atz'ij ri tzij: "To weave words" (to speak poetically, diplomatically, or persuasively).
K'at'ik B'atz': "Broken thread" (an idiom for an interrupted lineage, a broken vow, or an unfinished cosmic cycle).
Detailed Analysis of Max and Najt
1. Max (The Animal & The Play)
Literal Sense: Max (pronounced Mash) is the standard term across several Mayan languages for the Spider Monkey (in contrast to the howler monkey, which is often B'atz' or K'oy).
Common Use: Used to describe the physical monkey, or colloquially applied to a playful, mischievous, or overly agile child ("At max!" — "You're acting like a monkey!").
Esoteric Connection to B'atz': While B'atz' represents the sacred thread, time, and structured art, Max represents the raw, unrestrained agility and humor of the animal itself. Max is the physical embodiment of the monkey's playfulness, whereas B'atz' is its elevated intelligence weaving reality.
2. Najt (Spacetime & Distance)
Literal Sense: Najt (pronounced Nahkht) means far, distant, deep, or long in time.
Common Use in Speech:
Najt k'o wi: "It is far away."
Najt ojr: "Long ago in ancient times."
Najt u-wäch: "Deep / far-sighted."
Esoteric Connection to B'atz': In Highland philosophy, time and space are not separate dimensions; they are bound together as Najt (Distance/Time). B'atz' is the actual physical cord that measures and weaves Najt. Without B'atz', Najt would be an unmapped, infinite void. B'atz' spins Najt into structured, playable reality.
Game.
It is precisely thanks to the emotional plane that we possess the capacity to feel and judge who and what our priorities are; without it, we would be senseless artificial intelligences, slopping nonsense into this world. Those who glorify such cold, unfeeling intelligence are often dehumanized individuals stripped of sacred authority, right judgment, and love. We must hold a healthy wariness of them, for their corrupted human intellect far exceeds any fancy calculator. They possess the capacity to destroy, and they are actively doing so.
These forces serve as a stark revelation of why every step in the spiral matters—from yesterday's enforcer to today’s master weaver. Monkey intelligence teaches us to rise a step above the rigid dogmatism of the judge. Essential as the guardian is within the construct of the Tree of Life, it risks falling behind if it becomes consumed and dragged down by the pain and madness unleashed upon the world today. Moving beyond that heavy, defensive state brings us directly into the domain of B'atz': the sacred game, the art of play. Sitting far above the binary knife of moral right and wrong is the liberating joy of playing life—where, naturally, we are neither always right nor always wrong.
Once priorities are settled, true discernment optimizes action. This is the art of playing life—being fully alive, executing deliberate moves, and navigating the board. Fun is a high-order emotion that sits above weariness, sadness, anger, and even above mere physical pleasure. True fun springs from intelligence, from conscious choices that form new neural pathways, leading directly to concrete action and growth.
Life is a game, and it demands to be taken seriously—which means discovering the fun in mastering it and leveling up. A video game becomes tedious when you are trapped repeating a level because it slightly exceeds your current skill. Refining that skill is the entire purpose. If you are feeling exhausted, bored, or stuck, it is simply because you have stopped actively playing and advancing.
Today’s nawal reveals that an underlying code governs creation, optimizing action, change, and manifestation in ways that simple linear math, flat geometries, rigid myths, or flat science can never fully explain. The game exists, and darkness is merely the shading that grants it depth and dimension—it is the infinite, unmappable mystery of manifest time. Drawing maps can be helpful, but you lose the game if you devote your entire life to charting what is ultimately unchartable. Suffering is transcended the moment fun is unlocked within the game of life, recognizing that challenge is an integral part of the cosmic code. Play it.
B'atz' (Howler Monkey) represents the cosmic thread of time, creation, arts, weaving, playfulness, the origin of life, and the master plan that binds all reality together. B'atz' is the monkey, the divine artist, weaver, and player who views the cosmos not as a rigid prison, but as an infinite canvas of thread to be spun and played with. Paired with the frequency of the Number 4—Kajib', representing the four cardinal directions, stability, physical structure, the solid foundation, and the physical plane—this day anchors the creative game directly into reality.
To embody Kajib' B'atz' is to take the loom of existence into your hands and weave with mastery, levity, and structural precision. Emerging directly from the strict boundaries and priorities of 3 Tz'i', this fourth step of the trecena demands that you stop treating life as a burden or a trial, and start treating it as a game to be mastered. The seed has been sown, the waters have cleansed, the priorities have been set; now, B'atz' arrives to establish the physical foundation (4) of your creation through the intelligence of play, skill, and continuous evolution.
RESEARCH
1. B'atz' (Highland Maya / K'iche')
The word B'atz' (pronounced B'ahts, with a strong glottalized tz', historically written as Batz, B'atz', or B'atz) literally translates to thread, yarn, or the act of spinning/weaving, while also designating the Howler Monkey and the thread of time.
Morphological Breakdown & Etymology
-
B'atz' (Root Noun): Thread, yarn, wool, spun cord.
-
B'atz'inic / B'atz'ij (Verb Forms): To spin thread, to weave, to tie together, or to create music/art.
-
Aj B'atz' (Agentive Noun): Weaver, artisan, tailor, or someone who works with textiles/time.
-
B'atz' (Literal Synthesis): The Thread / The Spun Cord / The Weaving of Time.
Core & Literal Meanings
-
The Physical Thread / Textile (U-b'atz'il): The material cord spun from cotton or wool used on the backstrap loom (kem).
-
The Howler Monkey / Patron of Arts (B'atz'): In the Popol Vuh, Hun B'atz' (One Howler Monkey) and his brother Hun Ch'uen were the elder half-brothers of the Hero Twins, famed as master artists, musicians, writers, and sculptors before being transformed into monkeys due to their vanity.
-
The Thread of Time & Destiny (U-b'atz'il K'aslemal): The continuous, unbroken cord of time that connects ancestral memory to future generations.
-
Initiation and Cosmic Binding (Wajxaqib' B'atz'): The sacred day 8 B'atz', marking the completion of the 260-day calendar cycle, used across the Highlands for the initiation of new Ajq'ijab' (daykeepers).
Uses in Everyday Speech (Common Language)
In daily K'iche' and Highland Mayan communities, B'atz' appears in crafts, clothing, and weaving terminology:
1. Textiles & Craftsmanship
-
B'atz' re kem: "Weaving thread" or "yarn for the loom."
-
K-in-b'atz'inik: "I am spinning thread / I am weaving."
-
U-k'ojol B'atz': "A ball of yarn / skein of thread."
2. Daily Expressions
-
Q'ayes b'atz': Synthetic or acrylic yarn.
-
B'atz'il: Threadlike, fibrous, or woven texture.
Uses in Ceremonial, Esoteric, and Idiomatic Discourse (Not So Common / Specialized Language)
In Mayan timekeeping (Mayajep), weaver traditions, and spiritual philosophy:
1. Spiritual & Temporal Terminology
-
B'atz'il K'aslemal: "The Thread of Life" (the energetic umbilical line that connects a human being to their lineage and divine path).
-
R-ij B'atz': "The back/reverse of the thread" (a metaphor for the hidden or unseen causes behind manifest events).
-
Uk'u'x B'atz': "Heart of the Thread" (the central intention of a creative project or lifetime).
2. Metaphorical & Idiomatic Expressions
-
U-b'atz'ij ri tzij: "To weave words" (to speak poetically, diplomatically, or persuasively).
-
K'at'ik B'atz': "Broken thread" (an idiom for an interrupted lineage, a broken vow, or an unfinished cosmic cycle).
Detailed Analysis of Max and Najt
1. Max (The Animal & The Play)
-
Literal Sense: Max (pronounced Mash) is the standard term across several Mayan languages for the Spider Monkey (in contrast to the howler monkey, which is often B'atz' or K'oy).
-
Common Use: Used to describe the physical monkey, or colloquially applied to a playful, mischievous, or overly agile child ("At max!" — "You're acting like a monkey!").
-
Esoteric Connection to B'atz': While B'atz' represents the sacred thread, time, and structured art, Max represents the raw, unrestrained agility and humor of the animal itself. Max is the physical embodiment of the monkey's playfulness, whereas B'atz' is its elevated intelligence weaving reality.
2. Najt (Spacetime & Distance)
-
Literal Sense: Najt (pronounced Nahkht) means far, distant, deep, or long in time.
-
Common Use in Speech:
-
Najt k'o wi: "It is far away."
-
Najt ojr: "Long ago in ancient times."
-
Najt u-wäch: "Deep / far-sighted."
-
-
Esoteric Connection to B'atz': In Highland philosophy, time and space are not separate dimensions; they are bound together as Najt (Distance/Time). B'atz' is the actual physical cord that measures and weaves Najt. Without B'atz', Najt would be an unmapped, infinite void. B'atz' spins Najt into structured, playable reality.