Nahual B'atz
Nahual (symbol): Monkey,Thread, Dolphin, Weaver of Time, Carrier of Consciousness & Continuity.
Energy Locations: Forests, Lake, Clear Night Sky, Trees
Element: Water
Body: Veins, Arteries, Blood Vessels
Direction: West
Color: Aqua Blue
Stone: Aquamarine, Blue Topaz, Blue Fluorite, Turquoise
Herb/Flower: Daisy, Zinnia, Raspberry, Mint
Scent: Cinnamon, Orange, Potpourri.
Maya Names: B'atz, Chuen
Mexica Name: Ozomatli
Clue Word: Humor, Play, Art.
MEANING OF NAHUAL (POWER):
This is the first day of the sacred calendar Cholq'ij for the K'iche' people in the Guatemalan highlands. Ba'tz is the beginning of time weaving, it is related to continuity, art and craft. A portal to transformation, shaping, co-creating through socialising, playing and having sense of good humor.
The Monkey invites you to proceed spontaneously. Smile, don't be so serious, believe in the magic of the moment. Observe what is released with spontaneity, let fun enter your life and turn everything around. Explore your creativity instead of thinking rationally, if you are in a difficult situation make room for humor.
The monkey innocence is ever in a state of openhearted, wisdom, innocence, trust, simplicity, and joyful wonder.
Through innocence, a kind of immunity is created that allows the divine child to be transparent so that the parent "slings" and "arrows" of the world can pass right through without being personalised into wounds, reactions or hurt feelings.
This is the path of innocence regained. Through your innate innocence, you serve as divine will and wisdom to manifest. The more naturally innocent and transparent, you allow yourself to be, the less you will have strong reactions, and there will be nothing for the potential hurt to "stick" to.
In western culture many people have a distorted understanding about what is to be a human being. We are often taught that successful adults are responsible, serious, rigid controlled, and goal oriented. The natural sensitivity, fluidity and freedom of the child may have been left behind in partial passage, and carried unresolved into adulthood. The monkey encourages you to bring forth this incomplete part of integration and healing. Become a work of art!. Be simple: love, play, dance, draw, color, sing.
Serve the expression of the magical child in everyone. Consciously make time for the joyful freedom and magic of play!. Bring humor into the exploration of yourself. When you come up against what appears to be a difficult issue, amplified and feel it with awareness you can actually become humorous or process it by making it very serious, very lightly or by making it a joke of it. Identify yourself with the "fool", the one who truly knows that things are not as serious as they seem.
Humor is divinely transforming.
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS:
People born on this day are conceived from Ak'ab'al (night/dawn) and their destiny is Kawoq (thunderstorm). They are great planners, with a comprehensive and wise view. They understand the thread of time, the continuity. They are very confident, practical, intelligent, skilful and social. They are good advocates, merchants and masters of all arts.
POSITIVE ASPECTS:
People born on this day are usually calm. They often solve their problems, vulnerable, sensitive and openhearted. They have spiritual strength. They are generous, active and dynamic. They are good neighbours and defenders of people. They are strong-willed and tough, their actions are well defined and have a deep love for family.
SHADOW WISDOM:
Is not seeing the humor in life experiences. Humor is a great healer and teacher. Avoiding speaking your truth, or use humor to express things that you are afraid to say. Trust your magical child to be vulnerable, express your feelings, especially your awkwardness, in a direct way. Let go of using and pretence or humor as means of masking your true feelings.
Sensitivity can be wounded or suppressed by social expectations. Maybe sensitivity was not supported by parental figures or the culture at large. Maybe you have withdrawn, suppress your self-expression and creativity or become absorbed in fantasy worlds.
Transform the shadow by becoming aware of your emotional reactions and perceptions of insecurity.
