muluk – the moon of offerings and truth revealed

Laura LaBrie
Sep 9
3 min read

Series: Glyphs of the Maya – Drawing the Day Signs into Your Life

Key Words: Offerings • Payment • Sacrifice • Intuition • Deep Things • Secrets • Bringing Things to Light

Muluk is the drop of water that holds the reflection of truth. It is a day for bringing dark things to light, for making offerings, and for sacrifices that restore balance. Muluk calls us to be aware of our emotions, to listen to our intuition, and to make amends — both in the physical and the spiritual realms.

It is a water sign, tied to rain and the cleansing flow that washes away what no longer serves, leaving clarity behind.

Muluk days are ideal for:

Giving offerings to the earth.
Asking for strength to avoid mistakes.
Paying debts and making up for missed obligations.
Asking for rain.
Using your intuition.
Being aware of your emotions.

drawing the muluk glyph

The Muluk glyph represents a drop of water and the ripples that radiate from it — the spreading effect of truth, sacrifice, and offering.

How to draw it:

Draw the inner square and the core or heart of the glyph.
Draw the outer square around it.
Draw the breath scrolls flowing outward — these are the life-force of the glyph. In Maya tradition, the breath scrolls show that the glyph is alive and breathing. Without them, it is only a static image; with them, it becomes a living, breathing presence that can work with you.

A note about these glyph images:The drawings you see here are from my personal grimoire. They are on lined paper because they were created during my own magical practice — each line a record of connection. These glyphs are not copied from printed sources; they were drawn by hand, holding the intention and energy of the day sign itself. Some are simplified slightly so you can draw them more easily, even if you’ve never worked with Maya glyphs before. The simplification does not take away their power — the act of drawing them with intention is what awakens their energy.

As you draw, imagine a single drop falling into still water, creating ripples that carry truth and healing into every corner of your life.

using the glyph’s energy

in your home

Place it on your altar when making offerings to the earth or ancestors.
Keep it in spaces of reflection to encourage emotional clarity.
Hang it in gardens or near water sources to call for rain and fertility.

on your body

Mark it on your heart when seeking emotional truth.
Wear it on a pendant during rituals of offering or payment.
Draw it on your forehead to sharpen intuition.

other ways

Carve it into a candle when making a significant offering or sacrifice.
Draw it on paper listing the debts — material or spiritual — you are ready to repay, then burn or bury it as an act of completion.
Place it near a bowl of water on your altar to connect with the cleansing, truth-bringing power of rain.

awakening the glyph

To call forth Muluk’s energy:

Sit with the glyph before you.
Inhale deeply, feeling the cool clarity of water filling your being.
Exhale with the words Ahaw Muluk — “Lord Muluk” — addressing the day god with respect and inviting the flow of truth and offering.
- In Yucatec Maya, Ahaw means “Lord” and is the proper form of address when speaking directly to the Day Gods.
Repeat three times.
Whisper: “Ahaw Muluk — bring light to what is hidden, let truth flow through me.”

This unites the image of the glyph, the breath scrolls of life-force, and the sacred name of the day lord, activating Muluk’s cleansing and revealing energy.