Symbol of continuity of the past. Day of perpetuation of the ceremonies and customs of our ancestors. Special day to offer the Toj or the offer, the strength of the weavers, first Ch'umil of the origin of the world. It symbolizes the elder brother B'atz ', it is time, spirituality, creator of life and wisdom, it is the principle of intelligence, the master of all arts, the inspiration for good planning, the energy of the arrangement and order.
The upper part of the glyph symbolizes a thread cone that unravels down through the middle of the polarities of this reality. It is represented in nature by the Monkey, who jumps from tree to tree symbolizing the creative potential to move through space and time.
The person born in B'atz' received Aq'ab'al energies in its conception and its fate will be influenced by Kawoq. This person has a Chuch Q'ajaw calling (community spiritual guide), a calling that needs to be strengthened with a good attitude and good training. This person can develop their artistic and creative gifts easily, become a good planner and a relationships councelor.
Positive characteristics: intelligent, judicious, good defender, farmer, weaver of wealth, master of all arts, good sense of humour.
Negative characteristics: has difficulty in solving their own problems. May suffer a lot from emotional problems. Can develop an angry personality, obsessed in controlling and putting order in everything.
A good day to ask for the good of all humanity, to ask for crops, plantations, start of a job, of a project, of a new life. Day to successfully undertake any activity, for the union of a man and a woman in marriage. Wajxaqib' B'atz', 8 B'atz', date of revelation and formation of the human being, the day of strengthening of the Ajq'ij mission.
And then they went to test each other (the days). And they said like this:
"Thirteen... and seven in a group."
They said this so that their voice would come out to those who did not have it, when the First God, the Sun, asked them their origin.
- Book of the Month, Chilam B'alam of Chumayel