Tochtli

Personality

fertile · abundant · lively · hard-working · sociable · indulgent

In the Aztec tonalpohualli, a person whose tonalli, or birth sign, is Tochtli is described as fertile, lively and abundant, but prone to excess. Tochtli is the rabbit, the animal the Aztecs saw on the face of the moon; its patron is Mayahuel, goddess of the maguey plant, and the 'Four Hundred Rabbits' were the gods of pulque and drunkenness.

Modern readings of the sign credit Tochtli people with productivity, cheerfulness, sociability, quick wits and a talent for creating plenty, whether in the fields or in business; they are said to be good company and good providers. Their challenges are said to be indulgence, inconstancy and a pull towards drink and pleasure; Sahagún's informants associated some rabbit births with a tendency to drunkenness, and the Mexica treated intoxication outside ritual contexts very severely.

In love Tochtli people are portrayed as affectionate and fertile, devoted to family; in work, as farmers, traders and hosts, suited to anything that multiplies. As always, the Aztec diviners read the sign with the number of the day and the trecena, and could move a child's naming to a more favourable day.