#akbal

Today is Maya day 6 Akbal (Aq’ab’al in Aztec) and represents the polarity between light and day, dark and night -- the in between times. The Maya see each day as a blossoming plant; the dawn is the sun’s arrow coaxing life onto the earth. For that reason, Akbal represents the dawning of love and any day that falls on Akbal is thought to be favorable for love and marriage and new beginnings of any kind.

Those born on an Akbal day tend to lean towards the feminine yet have androgynous qualities. They appear eternally youthful and somehow never seem to age. They are charming, eloquent and occasionally wise. Pleasant, popular, and well-liked, they enjoy being helpful to others. Akbal people are blessed with the spirit of a caretaker and naturally seek out ways to be of service as long as it is on their own terms. Although typically optimistic and cheerful, they are able to stay grounded in reality as there is a kind of rigidity to their ideals. They value solitude and can be intensely private often confusing others with their moods that range from outgoing one moment to dreamily introverted the next. Because they live in the liminal space between light and dark, truth and falsehood, they can be prone embellishing the truth, and in worse cases pathological dishonesty. 

Because Akbal natives live for love and romance, they are extremely passionate and attractive but may struggle to find a partner because they are such extremists when it comes to love. Their passion is unbridled and they are known to be among the most promiscuous of all of the day signs. Despite this, they are among the most fortunate in love and somehow manage to find a supportive partner after a long search. Ultimately, Akbal-born are security conscious and are looking for the warmth of a roaring fire and a loving embrace to keep them safe through the night.

Words used to describe people born under this sign are caring, romantic, lucky, cheerful, youthful, sexual, popular, likable, passionate, private, charming, optimistic, confident, loving, rigid, secretive, promiscuous, dishonest.

I’ve been working (finally!) with my OCs, and they still need a lot of work, but this is a nice start. I worked on mainly in the colours I want for all of them (Akbal is looking quite better now, don’t you think? And I made Emil have lighter hair just for fun, I’m still not sure about this colour). I have to work also on simpler lines, since I think them all still look too much like their references and not enough like them (I think Leonora is the one I like the most right now).

Sorrysorrysorry for the late 🙏

Forgive me father, for I have sinned. I’ve sinned a LOT.