Night

Akbal (Yucatan) / Aq'ab'al (Kiche) 
Personality: Strong, logical, tidy, deep, thoughtful, and conservative. Durable, reflective

The Night is the sign of mystery, journey into the unknown, and revelation of the true self. Since the night’s expression naturally reminds us of its opposite, the day, this sign also is a sign of duality and extremes. Sometimes nothing seems to be happening in your life, and at other times you feel overwhelmed because everything is happening all at once. You like to live life on the edge [...]

For Mayas, the duality of day and night is crystallized at the moment of dawn. Therefore this sign is sometimes called Dawn, as well. You enjoy following the development of new technologies. Things dawn on you, and you are in tune with the “dawn of civilization” on a daily basis. You like to follow and use whatever tools, devices, or trends are flourishing in contemporary culture and stay updated.

You like to keep a fresh mind. You get along well with young people and children. It is almost confirmed that you stay young forever. You have a flexible and robust reason. You tend to dominate situations. You choose to dress in a way that projects your inner strength. Your energy and physical appearance make you very attractive [...]

Every new day and every new dawn brings unique opportunities. An abundance of options exists in your life. These can be a blessing and curse if you do not know what you want and which direction to go. To be able to give you a remedy to this, I need to touch upon a deeper meaning of this sign [...]

Night is also a very romantic sign, as seen by the Mayans. In their social life, Night is perceived as being very flirtatious. Love can be the biggest obstacle that you stumble upon. You are a charming and passionate lover and tend to look for a perfect partner. Your desire to seek the ideal partner can become an obsession, which may prevent you from seeing the right partner for you. Or, you can easily fall for the wrong person if you don’t make a serious effort to find “the” partner to be settled with. As a remedy, you need to keep moving on your spiritual path [...] When you find confidence in yourself, you will naturally make better choices. It is how you will evaluate the attractive opportunities knocking on your door and pick the right ones for yourself. Beware of your weaknesses, avoid arrogance and always be honest with yourself to achieve success in your relationships [...]

Challenge: Mental rigidity and problems with sharing.
Remedy: To build systems and search for the basis of everything.

Appropriate professions: Doctor, physiotherapist, writer [...]
Signs you get along with: Night, Cane, Knife and Rabbit
Signs that contribute to your growth: Night, Monkey, Eagle, Storm and Deer.

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Flow

* Soothing
* Stable
* Growth
* Continuity
* Progress
* Flux

Steadiness is one of your essential qualities. You create dynamic progress in all aspects of life, and you know how to persuade people. You are a valuable asset for long-term projects. You have the creative energy, stability, balance, and the ability to complete any endeavor. In your presence, anything that was once stuck gets fluid again. People keep moving on, and projects become fruitful [...]

Knife

Etznab (Yucatan) / Tijax (Kiche)
Personality: Skillful, well-organized, and technical-oriented. Social, but has difficulty in intimate relationships. Conciliatory and self-sacrificing, but suppressing anger.

Mayans name this sign after the legendary Obsidian stone. Pointed and penetrative, also reflecting reality with its sharp surface. This stone has been a mirror for the Mayas for thousands of years. Mirror is another name for this sign; natives of this day are known for being a good mirror for people around them, potentially making this a challenging sign. Interestingly, Knife people are beautiful women or handsome men with sharp facial attributes.

When we look at the symbol of the Knife sign, we can see a duality separated by its razor-sharp edges. Being a Knife means having a competent perception of the dualities of life. As a Knife person, you tend to see the world as black and white or, more dramatically, good and evil. You can slice reality into perfectly accurate pieces and reveal what is true and what is not. Indeed, you have a deep passion for truthfulness in your heart.

Recognition of contrasts means seeing the world as an arena of conflict. Going into clashes like a warrior is something common in your life. You often find yourself choosing one reality over another. Such awareness is painful, making this sign a potentially difficult one to live with [...]

You are usually in a dilemma because of your way of speaking. Holding your tongue means keeping the truth to yourself, but you may lose some friends here and there when you are blunt with people.

Yes, in most situations, you give the bitter medicine for most people. Truth hurts, but it also heals. When we look at the plant medicines of the indigenous world, we usually see that they are bitter and not easy to digest, whether it is Ayahuasca, Peyote, or Kambo. The energy of this sign act in a similar way. Your bitter medicine can be very healing if people can swallow the truth pill.

If you suppress your honesty, you will lose all the potential from the Knife sign. You were born to express the truth as much as you know it. Remember, there is nothing wrong with that. But keep asking yourself, what is the more profound and ultimate reality?

Mayans say that the Knife people are healers, and this sign has curative qualities. A knife can be a weapon to kill, but it can also be an instrument of healing in the right way. Just like a scalpel in the hands of a surgeon, that is unlike a knife that injures people. Surgeons can discern what to cut out and what not to. They aim at the cancer cells, not the patients themselves.

Talking about surgeons, you can be a good one, a medical doctor, or a healer. You are excellent with technical subjects and may have a career in engineering or information technology. You can use your hands very well and achieve virtuosity with a musical instrument [...]

Even though you are generally fair and sensitive in intimate relationships, you may overreact and finish the relationship abruptly. If someone wants a long-term relationship with you, they will have to accept your dominant side [...]

When you find yourself too judgmental of other people, ask yourself, maybe you are bound by a dualistic and limited understanding of life? Gautama Buddha says, "There are two kinds of people. Ones moving from light to dark, and those moving from dark to light." The science-fiction classic "Cloud Atlas" gives another perspective on this, in which being good and evil are interwoven into each other. We are all having our own unique stories. Remembering this will bring a feeling of lightness into your heart [...]

Challenge: Being stuck between thinking about self-interest or sacrificing self.
Remedy: Allowing others to take the leadership

Appropriate professions: doctor, gynecologist, surgeon.

Signs you get along with: Knife, Cane, Night and Rabbit.
Signs that contribute to your growth: Knife, Jaguar, Wind, Death and Dog.