The twenty day signs · Eb'

Day sign 12 of 20 · faces South

Eb' · Road

E in K’iche’, also called Human or Grass. road of life · grass · journey · usefulness.

The character of the day Eb'

Easy-going, courteous and thorough; sensitive and easily hurt, yet ambitious, hard-working and drawn to travel.

The Road of Life. Eb' people are curious, easy-going travelers and perpetual students — kind-hearted, generous, hard-working, and natural storytellers who gather wisdom on the way. Slow to start but unstoppable once moving, they often flourish far from home.

What this day is about

The life-journey and service to humanity; humility as an 'empty vessel'; foreign lands; releasing bottled anger.

Where it does its work

Merchant, administrator, mathematician, banker.

In its light

Cheerful endurance, healing helpfulness, and hard-won wisdom shared generously.

In its shadow

Hidden hurts, suspicion of others, and aimless wandering when no destination is chosen.

Gets along with

Road, Earth, Wind, Deer

Growth signs

Road, Owl, Light, Seed, Rabbit

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.