Owl

Cib (Yucatan) / Ajmaq (Kiche)
Personality: Serious, wise, profound, realistic, and pragmatic. Status-conscious, has high standards. Hardened to life. Becomes a counselor by learning life lessons from others.

Owl is a symbol of wisdom, especially the knowledge of the old ones. Mayans say that persons born on the day of the Owl are old souls, reincarnated many times to this life. Old spirits carry the wisdom of ancient times. The energy of the Owl puts you in touch with the other worlds. It brings telepathic abilities that keep you connected to the wisdom of sacred places. Being an old soul obviously brings about wisdom, so much so that Mayans sometimes name this sign Wisdom.

As an old soul, you wish the best for yourself and the people close to you. Nevertheless, you would like to eliminate those who do not fit your high standards. Because of your didactic nature and teacher-like characteristics, you tend to look for high status and authority in society. Old souls are usually attributed to positions of respect, naturally.

One of the best practices I suggest for an Owl person is to visit ancient sites and literally sit and meditate in a temple. You will be surprised. And probably, you will feel at home. Being around ancient temples, archeological sites, or places known to be old centers of energy will give you a lot of energetic experiences and intuitive insights. Reading about and practicing ancient esoteric wisdom traditions will also empower you. That’s because you have a quick and easy connection with the ancient spiritual traditions of our planet, whether it is from Egypt, India, Tibet, the Middle East, Mesoamerica, or Northern Europe.

Mayans believe that the Owl people come to this life to purify and burn a lot of karma from past lives. It makes this lifetime a challenging one. The utmost important point of awareness for you, especially in hostile times, is this: Don’t fret. Being conscious, instead of being pessimistic, is your way out [...]

Mayans say that the type of karma Owl sign needs to clean has much to do with sexual pleasures or addictions. Let me tell you one typical way karma works with you: Honeybee. Yes, it is one of the symbols for this sign. Just like a honeybee tastes honey, you like to taste the pleasures of life. However, if the Honeybee gets greedy or caught up in pleasuring itself too much, it can fall into the honey and get drown. Moral of the story, be very careful with your tendencies for bad habits [...]

Challenge: Overcome issues of self-confidence and self-control.
Remedy: To excel in career and everything you do.

Appropriate professions: Strategist, politician, mathematician, preacher, doctor.

Signs you get along with: Owl, Monkey, Crocodile and Death.
Signs that contribute to your growth: Owl, Road, Light, Seed and Rabbit.

4

Stability

* Healing
* Understanding
* Contemplation
* Stability
* Comfort
* Form
* The most stable one in all forms
* Calm energy
* Reflective energy
* Balancing
* Listening with tranquil energy before making a decision
* Thoroughly thinking
* Regrouping
* Allowing

Tone 4 represents stability, balance, and harmony. Think of the four sacred directions in Mesoamerican spirituality or the four elements in astrology or yoga. You bring stability and endurance to human life, like a table standing firmly on its four legs or a car going on its four wheels. There is healing found with stability. If someone is sick, the recovery will take much longer if they keep moving around. 

You have the power to become a good healer and use your abilities to heal yourself and others [...]

Cane

Ben (Yucatan) / Aj (Kiche)
Personality: Popular, knowledgeable, successful, and talented. A person who fights for principles. Responds to all challenges.

The Mayans define the Cane sign as the trunk of the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is a central symbol in Mayan mythology and cosmology. Cane people stand firm and strong like a thousand years old trees. You have a strong character with unshakeable confidence. Which comes with the experience of knowing oneself. You own your personal power. Hardships of life make you stronger, and you grow thanks to them. All mistakes and defeats are simply lessons for you. While your outlook is tough, you have a healing, compassionate heart.

Your striking qualities are your strong principles, a desire for excellence, inner strength, logic, and leadership. Also, you are intelligent, brave, and productive. You are a pioneer who likes to take risks. You want to educate yourself in the best way possible, or you were blessed to have the means for it, thanks to your family.

You are the spiritual essence, protector, and guiding light of the home and family. Being courageous and selfless, you demonstrate a typical fatherly figure. With strong leadership qualities, you carry a mission to direct the community you live in in new directions. You may be an important figure in your community and a good parent. You wish to have many children. This role of being a parent also includes large families. Even if you may not have children, you tend to take on a parenthood role in your social circles.

As the trunk of a big tree is large and strong, it has a weak point. You most often lack flexibility with your views and attitudes towards people. Although you are armed with all these remarkable qualities, no fruits will be served if no one can reach your branches [...]

You can create problems at work and in marriage life. Your high expectations and wanting to be recognized all the time will usually be sources of conflict and disharmony. This attitude may break your relationships over time. You may not realize how you hurt other people by ignoring their fragilities when you go into a bossy mood. Remember, like an inflexible cane will break with the conflicting forces, you will. Maybe you do not feel so fragile [...]

Challenge: To overcome being stubborn, authoritarian, and bossy
Remedy: Learn about human nature.
Appropriate professions: artist, consultant, educator.

Signs you get along with: Cane, Knife, Night and Rabbit
Signs that contribute to your growth: Cane, Earth, Crocodile, Serpent, and Water