How to Read your Ome Tochtli Xihuitl Iamoxtli
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The Tonalpohualli Iamoxtli is designed based on the ancient codexes of Mesoamerica, that is, it is read from Right to Left, as opposed to left to right as most European-based books are designed.
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It is also designed in codex-style formatting, the pages folding onto each other rather than bound along a spine like other book formats. There are countless benefits to this codex-format that many academics have found through analysis.
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Below we find an example of the Ome Tochtli Xihuitl Tonalpohualli Iamoxtli, beginning on the first day of the year, Makuilli Zipaktli on the gregorian date of March 12 at 6:47am CST. Each row highlights a different cycle of time and has multiple aspects merged into it:
<- Zenpohualhuitl (Twenty Day Cycles, Veintenas)
<- Zemilhuitl (Potential Symbol with Numerical Value and Guiding Essence, Potencial con Regente y Numeral)
<-Tonaltekuhtin ihuan Tototl (Diurnal Essences with accompanying Bird, Esencias Diurnas con Ave Accompaniante)
<- Yohualtekuhtin ihuan Metztli (Nocturnal Essence, Esencias Nocturnas)
<- Imantli (Quarter of Days, Hours, Cuartos de dias, y Horas)
<-Relevant Astronomical Cycles, Ciclos Astronomicos
<- Mo Pohual (Space for personal count, cuenta personal)
<- comparable Gregorian Dates
<- Zemilhuitl (Potential Symbol with Numerical Value and Guiding Essence, Potencial con Regente y Numeral)
<-Tonaltekuhtin ihuan Tototl (Diurnal Essences with accompanying Bird, Esencias Diurnas con Ave Accompaniante)
<- Yohualtekuhtin ihuan Metztli (Nocturnal Essence, Esencias Nocturnas)
<- Imantli (Quarter of Days, Hours, Cuartos de dias, y Horas)
<-Relevant Astronomical Cycles, Ciclos Astronomicos
<- Mo Pohual (Space for personal count, cuenta personal)
<- comparable Gregorian Dates