The twenty day signs · Chikchan

Day sign 5 of 20 · faces East

Chikchan · Serpent

Kan in K’iche’. feathered serpent · power · charisma · life-force.

The character of the day Chikchan

Charismatic, intense and mysterious; a stable-yet-extreme natural leader with powerful instincts.

The feathered serpent and the body's lightning — raw life-force. Chikchan natives are intelligent, intense, and magnetic, compulsive seekers of ultimate truth who make natural teachers, healers, and psychics. Powerful emotions and charisma run through everything they do.

What this day is about

Life-force and kundalini; healing and medicine; transformation through body and breath; strong sexuality to master.

Where it does its work

Astronomer, scientist.

In its light

Deep intensity, honesty, and serpent-power that awakens wisdom in themselves and others.

In its shadow

Extremism, bossiness, and the temptation to use personal power to control others.

Gets along with

Serpent, Eagle, Light, Dog

Growth signs

Serpent, Cane, Earth, Crocodile, Water

The signs on the left are the easy company. The ones on the right are the friction that makes you grow — which is not the same as the company you enjoy.

A day sign is only half of your Tzolk’in signature — it is carried by one of thirteen Galactic Tones, and it meets your Western chart in the full reading. A glossary describes the day; a reading describes you.