Mayan Dream Interpretation -
An Overview
based on the Mayan Cosmovision
Ronaldo Similox V, Kaqchikel Mayan Spiritual Guide
From time immemorial, we humans have been curious about the meaning of our dreams. We should warn everyone who consults this book that, in order to interpret dreams, one must know the person who has dreamed and the environment in which they exist and live. This pamphlet is a basic guide for everyone who is embarking on the fascinating world of dream interpretation.
To interpret dreams from a Mayan spiritual perspective, based on the Mayan Cosmovision, we need to take into consideration certain things which validate what we are dreaming. There are three basic types of dreams:
- Dreams that express our fears
- Dreams that express the activity of our unconscious
- Dreams that are a link between our spiritual Nahual and our material being
The last type is what we will be emphasizing in this treatise on dream interpretation. The purpose of the Mayan Dream Box is to help you strengthen your ties with the spirits and interpret the relationship that you have with your personal Nahual.
What is a Nahual? The Nahual is the link between a person and God (Ajaw). It is our spiritual companion or spiritual self created at the moment of our creation, a companion that each person carries with them throughout their lives. One’s Nahual can be determined knowing the day and year of one’s birth. A Nahual also watches over the year of one’s birth (the Time Bearer), and one present day (day of the dream).
We put all of these things together to determine our unique characteristics. The Nahual is also connected to the Sacred Mayan Calendar of 260 days, Cholq’ij or Lunar Calendar. There are 20 basic Nahuales, and each Nahual can be between the numbers 1 to 13 (20 x 13 equals 260 days).
For a calendar convertor between our Gregorian calendar and the Cholq’il, for both current and past dates, visit Calendar Convertor.
In summary, the Nahual is the spiritual influence in our lives which helps determine, over the course of our lives, what we do and what we want to be, independent of whatever culture or place we are born into.
Our Mayan ancestors understood how to interpret signs from God in the human being and they described the Nahual as part of the universal science that reigns over the past, the present and the future universe.
Each one of the twenty Nahuales is related to a person’s dream, since each day has a meaning in the life of the human being.
Another element to consider is the hour of the dream. One must remember that the day changes after midnight. Thus, if we dream before midnight it is connected to that day, and if we dream after midnight it is connected to the next day. That is why you have a book where you can record your dreams and the date that you dreamed them, the time of the dream and what you dreamed. All of this is included in the Mayan Dream Box.