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N A M E T R A N S L A T I O N

GENERIC DOG

GENERIC GUIDE / LOYALTY

YUCATEC MAYA OK DOG / FOOTSTEP

QUICHE MAYA TZ'I DOG

MIXTEC INA COYOTE

NAHUATL (AZTEC) ITZCUITLI DOG

ZAPOTEC TELLA KNOT

G L Y P H I C R E P R E S E N T A T I O N

GENERIC dog (representing the guide, guardian, and companion of destiny)

MODERN sensory organs and their neural pathways to the mamalian brain

MAYA head of dog (as guide of both sun and souls in the underworld)

segmented line footprints along the path

MAYA VARIANT head of dog with torn-off, mangled, or diseased ear

AZTEC head of dog

MIXTEC knot ?

ZAPOTEC knot

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E

DIRECTION NORTH

ELEMENT FIRE / EARTH

MORPHOTYPE footprint

COLOR green-blue (teal)

HARMONY affinity

NATURE _ _

ANIMAL, PLANT & MINERAL KINGDOM dog / wolf

HUMAN PHYSICAL BODY nose and sensory system

PLANETS & WESTERN ZODIAC Juno / Venus (Taurus) / Sun (Leo) / Jupiter (Sagittarius) / Pluto (Scorpio)

E S S E N C E

Dog / Guiding Principle

Spirit Guide along the Road of Life [see also EB]

Guide (as psychopomp, companion of the human soul on its journey to the Otherworld)

Footstep (as means by which the Road of Life is walked, in accordance with Cosmic Law) [see also EB]

Walking Staff giving balance & direction [see also KIB]

Torch of Faith that guides and gives strength in the darkest moments / Light in the Dark

Carrier of Sun in its underworld night journey / Dark Twin (shadow side brought about by the seductive pull of matter)

Principle of Loyalty (a loyalty & faithfulness that survives beyond death) / Companion of Destiny

Guardian [see also CHIKCHAN]

Gateway into Darkness / Gateway to New Cycle

Fire Bringer [see also KABAN]

Spiritual Authority [see also BEN, AJAW]

Animal Consciousness / Emotional Life, Emotional Body, Mammalian Brain

sensual awareness (level of consciousness that responds to desires created through the senses)

animalistic desires as Potency of Desire / sensual & sexual energy [see also K'AN, CHIKCHAN]

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connection to inner knowing through primal instincts and more evolved levels of intuition [see also CHIKCHAN, MULUK, IX, KIB] / complex awareness

M A N I F E S T A T I O N

awareness of the immediate environment through the 5 senses (smell, taste, sight, hearing, feeling)

heightened sensitivity to feelings & desires

intuition & perception [see also CHIKCHAN, MULUK, IX]

strong desire / emotional hunger

sexual desire & drive / sexual habits / lust [see also K'AN, CHIKCHAN]

pleasure derived from the senses

actions motivated by simple desires

immediate & spontaneous response when senses are simulated / impulsiveness [see also IK', MULUK]

emotional response or reaction [see also MULUK] vs emotional blocks

lingering effects of the past / repetitive roles

long-term relationship / companionship, fellowship / affinity / alliance, partnership / attachment / devotion

loyalty vs disloyalty / fidelity, faithfulness vs betrayal / honesty vs dishonesty / matters of trust in others

matters of faith along the path

guardianship / protection / watchfulness [see also CHIKCHAN]

help / cooperation / assistance [see also KIMI, MANIK', BEN, KAWAK] / teamwork / partnership [see also K'AN] / generosity [see also MANIK', EB]

commitment / constancy in relations vs fickleness / marriage as contract

warmth & comfort / heart-warming / affection

guidance / advice [see also EB, KIB]

spirit guide, guardian, ally, totem (leading to initiation) / psycho-spiritual journey [see also IX]

journey into the Dark Night of the Soul / recasting the past to transform, heal & integrate / psycho-spiritual guidance

beacon lighting up the way [see also MULUK]: torchlight, flashlight, lighthouse, ...

footstep / footprints, tracks / walking down a path, literal (e.g. hiking) or metaphorical (e.g. life's journey)

long-distance travel / exploration / departures & arrivals / orbit

territory & territorial boundaries / roaming / neighborhood

community leadership, alpha-dog [see also KIMI] / father figure

genealogy, lineage [see also BEN, IX] / patriarchy

hierarchy [see also KIB]

order / law of man (based on natural law or natural order) / good vs bad judgment

authority [see also BEN, AJAW]

affiliation or membership with a distinct group such as clan, tribe, political party, ... / nationalism, patriotism, ideology

rules & regulations, judiciary system (legal matters, lawyers, judges, ...)

governing body, government / electoral & political system / constitution / lawmaking

responsible citizenship / codes of behavior / true representative of the law vs corrupt official

law enforcement / vigilantism

beginning of new calendar cycle

S H A D O W

issues of emotional maturity

father-related or authority-related issues / authoritarianism, tyranny

insecurity & trust-related issues [see also IMIX]

family curse (passed down from one generation to the next)

lingering effects of unresolved life experiences / debilitating effects of an unhealed or dysfunctional past / emotional trauma [see also IX]

emotional body issues (hidden wounds, often stemming from traumatic childhood experiences) [see also IX]

'old tapes' / charged reaction / emotional response pattern (such as anger, fear, confusion, obsession, anxiety, despair, jealousy)

emotional block (leading to coldness, callousness, heartlessness)

viciousness

jealousy / attachment issues (possessiveness, obsessiveness, holding on to obsolete or toxic relationships, ...)

emotional drama of life [see also MULUK]

feeling unsupported on the path [see also IMIX] / feeling disconnected [see also MULUK]

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ego issues [see also IX, ...]

inappropriate behavior stemming from the Seven Sins (pride, ambition, envy, lies or deceit, crime, ingratitude, ignorance) [see also IX]

A S S O C I A T I O N

PATRON Mictlantecuhtli: god of the dead and the underworld (assisting human souls in finding a resting place) [Aztec]

MYTHOLOGY psychopomp (from Greek: 'guide of souls') who guides newly deceased soul to the afterlife, providing safe passage: Hermes [Greek], ...

CONCEPT psychopomp as mediator between conscious and unconscious realms

MYTHOLOGY threshold guardian (e.g. Cerberus [Greek], ...)

MYTHOLOGY Anubis [Egyptian]

CELESTIAL Sirius (Dog Star)

FAUNA dog

SYMBOL / OTHER footstep / walking staff

SYMBOL / OTHER torch, lighthouse [see also MULUK, BEN], ...

MONUMENT Statue of Liberty [see also BEN]

MYTHOLOGY fire brought to humankind [see also KABAN]