Chuen and Imix Mayan compatibility

What works

Chuen (Monkey) and Imix (Crocodile) come out at 53% Mayan compatibility. These are antipode day signs — exactly ten positions apart, the challenge relationship that teaches the most and chafes the most.

The trade is the first thing you notice: Chuen brings play, wit and the knack for defusing any tension in the room, and Imix brings care that never runs out and a long memory of where everything started. Their elements pull in different directions, and that is where most of the daily friction comes from.

It is no accident that it fits: what Chuen needs is to be taken seriously the one time they are being serious, and what Imix needs is to be told that what they did was already enough. They sit in opposite colour families, which puts them face to face more often than either would like.

Those born under Chuen are natural artists, entertainers, and masters of creative expression. They have a unique ability to find joy and playfulness in any situation. Their creativity is divine and they can weave realities with their imagination. People born under Imix are natural caretakers with deep intuition and a strong connection to the Earth. They possess a powerful protective instinct and the ability to nurture those around them. Their energy is that of the primordial mother who gives life and sustenance to all creation.

Where they get stuck

Neither of them fails out of malice; they fail out of habit. Chuen: cracks a joke exactly when the subject needed one more minute. Imix: protects so hard that nothing around them gets to grow up.

Lack of seriousness, difficulty committing, tendency to avoid responsibilities, superficiality. Overprotectiveness, difficulty letting go, emotional possessiveness, tendency to absorb others' pain.

At 53% overall, the weakest point of this pair is shared plans (51 out of 100): that is where Chuen and Imix will have to say more out loud to end up in the same place.

As a couple

As a couple they score 54 out of 100. Chuen loves the way they do everything else, and so does Imix — which is the whole point.

When the bond is looked after, Chuen stops silently waiting to be taken seriously the one time they are being serious and Imix finally dares to ask to be told that what they did was already enough.

Working on something together

As a team they score 51 out of 100. Chuen and Imix deliver when each of them owns their own half and nobody corrects the other’s work halfway through.

Unlimited creativity, sense of humor, artistic ability, ingenuity, contagious joy, versatility. Deep intuition, nurturing capacity, natural protection, earth connection, primordial creativity, instinctive generosity.

The natural split is clear: Chuen takes care of playing with an idea without asking it to be useful, and Imix of starting something and feeding it.

How they talk

Talking, they score 54 out of 100, and that number says more about the silences than about the words. Chuen and Imix do not argue about the subject: they argue about the pace.

A simple deal helps: when Chuen needs to say it now and Imix 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 Chuen day and a Imix day back on the calendar, and you can feel it. On Chuen days, play and create without restrictions. Perfect for art, music, dance, theater, or any form of spontaneous creative expression. On Imix days, connect with your nurturing side. It's a good time to begin new projects, care for others, and reconnect with nature. Meditate near water to amplify your energy.

For this pair, Chuen (Monkey) days are good for playing with an idea without asking it to be useful, and Imix (Crocodile) days for starting something and feeding it.

What to actually do

This one teaches a great deal and asks for patience every single day. Translated into something you can do this week:

Chuen: look your habit in the eye — cracks a joke exactly when the subject needed one more minute. — and say out loud that you need to be taken seriously the one time they are being serious. Imix: ask to be told that what they did was already enough before it piles up, not afterwards. Both of you: Chuen and Imix get better the day you stop handing out blame and start handing out tasks.