How to Read your Ome Tochtli Xihuitl Iamoxtli
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