- The Laws of Personal Analysis in the Tzolkin
- I. Fundamental Analysis — The Universal Personal Blueprint
- II. Advanced Analysis — Deep Structural Laws & Strategic Use
- III. Summary — The Position of Personal Analysis in MLS
The Laws of Personal Analysis in the Tzolkin
Fundamentals and Advanced Strategic Applications
(Part of the Methodology Chapter)
The Jo Nagamine Maya Logic System (MLS) reconstructs the worldview of the Tzolkin calendar into a modern, logically consistent framework for personal analysis.
It integrates ancient principles with contemporary cognitive models, forming a system that explains an individual’s energetic architecture and the strategic implications for their life, behavior, and choices.
This page outlines both:
- Fundamentals — the universal blueprint of a person
- Advanced Strategy — the deeper structural laws that expand MLS into a 121,680-pattern analytical system
I. Fundamental Analysis — The Universal Personal Blueprint
The foundation of MLS is the belief that each person is born with a definable energetic structure.
This structure is derived from the Tzolkin and expresses itself through recognizable patterns of behavior, perception, and decision-making.
A. Interpreting NAWAL and Number
These two elements form the core of an individual’s personal logic.
1. NAWAL (Archetype: The Core of Being)
A NAWAL represents one’s innate archetype—
the fundamental configuration of talent, tendencies, and existential themes.
Each NAWAL is interpreted through a dual-polarity structure:
• Light Side (Strengths & Opportunities)
The natural abilities, constructive tendencies, and areas where growth is easiest.
• Shadow Side (Distortions & Risks)
Biases arising from excess or deficiency in the energy.
This layer identifies habitual pitfalls and unbalanced patterns.
2. Number (Quality of Movement & Operational Style)
The Number describes how the NAWAL’s energy expresses itself in the real world.
Like the NAWAL, it is interpreted through two poles:
- Light — rhythm, execution, natural flow
- Shadow — overreaction or stagnation, depending on imbalance
NAWAL × Number = Personal Logic Structure
The integration of NAWAL and Number produces the individual’s behavioral logic:
- NAWAL → What you carry
- Number → How it moves
This synthesis reveals how a person interacts with the world, makes decisions, and applies their strengths.
B. Trecena — The 13-Day Theme Field
Each NAWAL belongs to a broader 13-day energetic sequence: the Trecena.
It defines:
- Core life themes
- Direction of long-term growth
- Deep value structures that guide decision-making
The Trecena contextualizes the NAWAL within a larger narrative arc.
C. Lord of the Year — Annual Role and Long-Term Cycles
Within the 52-year Calendar Round, the Lord of the Year describes:
- Your year-long energetic environment
- Social or professional roles that rise to prominence
- Shifts in long-term life cycles
It connects personal identity with cyclical environmental change.
II. Advanced Analysis — Deep Structural Laws & Strategic Use
MLS extends beyond the basics by integrating additional Maya and Aztec systems into a coherent analytical engine.
This produces 121,680 possible configurations, giving the system a resolution comparable to major Eastern analytical traditions.
D. The Laws of the Lord of Night — The Deep Psychology Layer
Integrating the nine Lords of the Night expands the analysis from conscious tendencies to subconscious architecture.
Focus of analysis:
- Unconscious desires and thought patterns
- Hidden vulnerabilities
- Automatic emotional reactions
Strategic value:
- Identifies root causes of recurring challenges
- Reveals long-term behavioral tendencies
- Allows pre-emptive planning and psychological stabilization
This layer gives MLS its high analytical depth.
E. The Directional Law of Birth-NAWAL × Trecena
(A proprietary MLS structural law)
This law evaluates the positional relationship between an individual’s Birth NAWAL and the starting NAWAL of their Trecena.
It reveals:
- Sources of inner conflict
- Points where progress tends to stall
- Leverage points for breakthrough
- The core tension between one’s nature and life’s overarching theme
This interaction forms one of the most precise diagnostic tools in the MLS system.
F. Strategic Use of the Mayan Cross
(Time Axis × Decision-Making Framework)
The traditional Mayan Cross is reinterpreted in MLS as a strategic device for structuring time, direction, and creative constraints.
Time-axis meaning:
- Past: the primordial pattern
- Present: the cognitive and behavioral center
- Future: the direction of becoming
Strategic application:
The Cross functions as a decision-making framework:
- Goal → Process → Direction
- A structure for choosing actions without being overwhelmed by options
- A “creative constraint” that enhances focus and eliminates noise
III. Summary — The Position of Personal Analysis in MLS
The full personal analysis system includes:
- NAWAL: innate archetype
- Number: behavioral quality and direction
- Trecena: life theme and value field
- Lord of the Year: long-term environmental dynamics
- Lord of the Night: subconscious architecture
- Birth-NAWAL × Trecena: friction & growth structure
- Mayan Cross: time-axis & strategic orientation
Integrated together, these elements form a modern strategic analysis system exceeding 121,000 patterns, offering a depth and precision unavailable in traditional Tzolkin interpretations.