The Call of Toj: Returning to Balance Through Reciprocity

With the arrival of this Toj trecena, we are being called to offer our gratitude, our reciprocity, and our reverence—to pay our dues not as a burden, but as an act of love and recognition.

When we speak of paying, we acknowledge that before we arrived, the mountains, rivers, oceans, plants, animals, and elements were already here, sustaining life. In the Mayan Cosmovision, we honor this through fire ceremonies, offering seeds, tobacco, cacao, raw sugar, candles, and flowers—gifts of the Earth—to restore harmony with the cosmic forces that sustain us. Balance has always been understood as the key to a healthy, abundant, and spiritually aligned life.

These next 13 days invite us to pause and truly see all that we receive daily—the Sun, the air we breathe, the trees that cleanse it, the rivers, lakes, clouds, our families, friends, vehicles, bodies, and all that supports us—and to offer gratitude in return.

Toj is also fire—the sacred transformer, the bridge between realms, the force that transmutes without being polluted. This is why candles burn in churches, and why fire ceremonies are woven into ancestral medicine paths worldwide.

During this cycle, you may light a candle each day, taking a few moments to become fully present with your blessings, offering thanks, and reconnecting with the spirit of reciprocity. Through gratitude, offerings, and ceremony, we restore balance, heal, and elevate our vibration—not just for ourselves, but for the collective.

🔥 Ignite your inner fire. Return to sacred reciprocity. Align with the flow of life. 🔥