The twenty day signs · Kawak

Day sign 19 of 20 · faces West

Kawak · Storm

Kawoq in K’iche’, also called Community. rain · storm · community · the divine feminine.

The character of the day Kawak

Youthful, lively and friendly; a versatile student-teacher, helpful and well-placed in society.

Rain, storm, and the universal community. Kawak natives are sensitive, imaginative, compassionate healers — youthful, restless, and multi-accomplished, devoted above all to family and home. The archetype of the midwife and the divine feminine, purifying whatever they touch.

What this day is about

Healing and purification; community and the collective; strong feminine energy; loosening family ties to mature.

Where it does its work

Ecologist, community leader, politician.

In its light

Deep empathy, creativity, and a nurturing gift for healing and community care.

In its shadow

Over-attachment to family, sensitivity to gossip, and smothering care of loved ones.

Gets along with

Storm, Jaguar, Seed, Water

Growth signs

Storm, Monkey, Eagle, Night, Deer

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.