Nawal Tz'i'
Dog · Fidelity, truth, the guide on the path.
The nawal Tz'i', also searched as Ok, is the Maya day sign of the Cholq'ij associated with dog. In short: Loyalty, justice, the law beneath the law. Fidelity, truth, the guide on the path.
You are loyal to the bone. Tz'i' people carry the energy of the guardian: faithful, protective, and deeply committed to those they love. You take your bonds seriously. When you give your word, you keep it. This is not a performance. It is simply who you are, and the people in your life know it.
Your gifts are trustworthiness, a sharp instinct for justice, and the ability to hold the line when others would fold. You are the one people call when something actually matters. You show up. You follow through. You have a natural sense of the law beneath the law: the real rules that govern how things should work between people.
The challenge for Tz'i' is knowing when loyalty becomes self-betrayal. You can stay too long, give too much, and protect people who are using that protection against you. The dog that never protects itself is not loyal. It is lost. Know when to walk. Your fidelity is a gift; do not give it to those who cannot hold it.
What does the nawal Tz'i' mean?
The nawal Tz'i', also searched as Ok, is the Maya day sign of the Cholq'ij associated with dog. In short: Loyalty, justice, the law beneath the law. Fidelity, truth, the guide on the path.
| K'iche' name | Tz'i' |
|---|---|
| Yucatec / public variant | Ok |
| Commonly searched as | Tz'i', Tzi, Ok, tzi, maya nawal, nahual maya, nahual, maya day sign, maya zodiac |
| Calculate your date | Use the Maya nawal calculator |
Your nawal is only half of a day in the Cholq'ij. Every sign is paired with a number from 1 to 13 that changes its intensity and timing. This is not a Maya zodiac of 12 fixed signs, it is a living 260 day count. See how the 13 numbers work, or calculate your nawal and your number.
Go deeper: the documented teaching
Essence
Tz'i' stands for the dog, the five senses, and both material and spiritual justice. This early entry relies on the Komon Tohil K'iche' daykeeper source as its main reference, keeping the Yucatec/Classic correspondence separate from Dreamspell seal terminology.
Strengths
- Intelligence, discernment, and the ability to tell good from bad through sensory clarity.
- Holds a Traditional day/nawal meaning that may later be paired with a 1-13 number coefficient.
Shadow
- Jealousy, criticism, gossip, or poor habits may cloud judgement.
- Treating this as a universal Maya personality system would go beyond what the current sources support.
Path
Let justice stay protective and grounded in the senses, rather than reactive or punishing. In runtime synthesis, the day/nawal carries the core Traditional meaning while the coefficient adjusts intensity or timing.
Where traditions differ
In K'iche' the sign is written Tz'i', while Yucatec and Classic-era public sources record it as Ok. The gloss given in the English source field reads: dog, senses, justice. Dreamspell assigns a separate seal label to the same index, and this should not be used as the source of meaning for this entry. Komon Tohil orders day meanings in a table beginning with B'atz'; the GMT calculation may instead use an internal sequence beginning with Imix/Imox.
Nawal Tz'i': frequently asked questions
What does the nawal Tz'i' mean?
The nawal Tz'i', also written Ok, is one of the 20 day signs of the sacred Maya calendar, the Cholq'ij. Loyalty, justice, the law beneath the law. Fidelity, truth, the guide on the path.
How do I find my nawal? Is Tz'i' my Maya day sign?
Enter your birth date in the nawal calculator. If your Cholq'ij day sign comes out as Tz'i', that is your nawal. This is not a Western horoscope with 12 star signs, it is a Maya calendar birth day drawn from a 260 day cycle. Use the nawal calculator to work out your own day sign and number.
Are Tz'i' and Ok the same day sign?
Yes. Tz'i' is the K'iche' spelling kept by the Ajq'ijab' (day keepers) of Lake Atitlan, and Ok is the Yucatec variant you will see used elsewhere. Both names point to the same day sign within the 260 day count of the Cholq'ij.
Sources and further reading
This page draws together published academic and ethnographic scholarship. It presents the living K’iche’ tradition through documented sources rather than as insider authority.
- Komon Tohil (K'iche' Day Keepers Collective), The Meaning of the Days
- Dr Diane Davies, The Maya Calendar Explained, Maya Archaeologist
- Barbara Tedlock, (1992), Time and the Highland Maya
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