This morning I decided that today’s post in the Tzolkin series would only consist of small details for each Mayan Tone and Glyph. I will be starting two new series of posts to cover this information in the near future. I plan on writing an entry dedicated to each Tone and Glyph so I can cover the details with a more in depth and dedicated approach. By doing so I will give myself the opportunity to discuss this information in my own words, which will in the end give me an even deeper understanding of each specific day. For now, this is a collection of the basic details including the images to go along with the Mayan date calculator.

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The Tzolkin calendar (zol-keen) which means “Count of Days”. This calendar system is used to describe a personality, an event, or just about anything else you could possibly imagine. This calendar system has a very deep rooted connection to the evolution of consciousness. This is the personal and astrological calendar of the Maya, and is also known as the “Sacred Calendar”. From my personal experience, I feel that the longer I follow this particular calendar system, the more tuned into the natural rhythms of the cosmos that I become. After following the calendar for a short time I started noticing a connection between the days on the calendar, and events that would happen on each day. A pattern was starting to emerge all around me and becoming aware of this was enough to really ignite my interest. I started seeing a very new, and much larger perspective of the Tzolkin. This wasn’t just a calendar system, it was something much larger than that, and this was starting to become very clear to me now.

The Tzolkin is a 260-day cycle based on two parts, the 13-day cycle of Tones (known as a Trecena) and the 20-day cycle of Glyphs (known as a Uinal). The 13 Tones (which consist of the numbers 1 through 13) each represent something specific and unique, very much like an intention for the day or individual. The 20 Glyphs (or Day Signs) are hieroglyphics based on a particular aspect.

Each day is assigned a specific Tone or Glyph and these change on a daily basis (which changes at sunrise, not at midnight). The 13-day Trecena, and the 20-day Uinal work very much like two gears or cogwheels would work. Each rotating one position per day and working together to form the Tzolkin calendar. 13 x 20 = 260 therefore there are 260 combinations of Tones and Glyphs, which is why the Tzolkin is a 260-day calendar.

In the next part of this series I will cover each of the Tones and Glyphs with a lot more detail. I will cover the astrological parts to the Tzolkin and show you what the properties of each of these represent.