Ahau and Chicchan Mayan compatibility

What works

Ahau (Sun) and Chicchan (Serpent) come out at 73% Mayan compatibility. Neither of the oracle’s fixed relationships links them, so nothing is handed to them: whatever they build, they build on purpose.

The trade is the first thing you notice: Ahau brings light, generosity and the sense that anything is still possible, and Chicchan brings life force, desire and a whole-body kind of honesty. They share an element, so they react in similar ways when things get hard.

It is no accident that it fits: what Ahau needs is to be seen tired and loved anyway, and what Chicchan needs is nobody asking them to turn the intensity down as if it were a flaw. Their colour families are neighbours: they understand each other, even though each comes in through a different door.

Those born under Ahau are natural leaders destined for greatness, with an inner light that inspires everyone around them. They represent the culmination of the 20 Nahuales cycle, the highest expression of human potential. Their presence illuminates and uplifts all. Those born under Chicchan possess intense charisma and natural healing abilities. Their vital energy is powerful and magnetic, capable of mesmerizing and healing others. Like the serpent that sheds its skin, they have an innate capacity for radical transformation.

Where they get stuck

Neither of them fails out of malice; they fail out of habit. Ahau: demands of themselves that they shine even on the days they cannot. Chicchan: when something moves inside, everything outside gets knocked over.

Inflated ego, need for recognition, difficulty accepting shadow, impossible expectations of self. Jealousy, possessiveness, tendency toward manipulation, difficulty controlling intense emotions.

At 73% overall, the weakest point of this pair is the affection (72 out of 100): that is where Ahau and Chicchan will have to say more out loud to end up in the same place.

As a couple

As a couple they score 72 out of 100. Ahau loves the way they do everything else, and so does Chicchan — which is the whole point.

When the bond is looked after, Ahau stops silently waiting to be seen tired and loved anyway and Chicchan finally dares to ask nobody asking them to turn the intensity down as if it were a flaw.

Working on something together

As a team they score 73 out of 100. Ahau and Chicchan deliver when each of them owns their own half and nobody corrects the other’s work halfway through.

Inspirational leadership, spiritual enlightenment, solar charisma, mastery, radiant generosity, transcendent vision. Intense charisma, healing power, transformation capacity, passion, sensual magnetism, body wisdom.

The natural split is clear: Ahau takes care of passing on what you learned to someone else, and Chicchan of moving your body and getting the stuck thing out.

How they talk

Talking, they score 75 out of 100, and that number says more about the silences than about the words. Ahau and Chicchan do not argue about the subject: they argue about the pace.

A simple deal helps: when Ahau needs to say it now and Chicchan needs to think it over, say half of it today and the other half tomorrow.

Each other’s days

Every thirteen days the Tzolk’in puts an Ahau day and a Chicchan day back on the calendar, and you can feel it. On Ahau days, shine with your fullest expression. Ideal for celebrating achievements, sharing your light with others, gratitude ceremonies, and reconnecting with your highest purpose. On Chicchan days, work with your vital energy. Ideal for kundalini practices, yoga, dance, or any activity that activates your body and releases stagnant energy.

For this pair, Ahau (Sun) days are good for passing on what you learned to someone else, and Chicchan (Serpent) days for moving your body and getting the stuck thing out.

What to actually do

It works well as long as both of them keep putting something in. Translated into something you can do this week:

Ahau: look your habit in the eye — demands of themselves that they shine even on the days they cannot. — and say out loud that you need to be seen tired and loved anyway. Chicchan: ask nobody asking them to turn the intensity down as if it were a flaw before it piles up, not afterwards. Both of you: Ahau and Chicchan get better the day you stop handing out blame and start handing out tasks.