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Both this paintings are available as prints in my Etsy shop. Just click on the links
The Sacrifice of Xolotl
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Tonatiuh
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We live in the 5th universe, under the light of a 5th sun. when the previous, was destroyed, the teteo asked Nanahuatzin, a crippled and misshapen lord, to sacrifice himself in order to be reborn as the sun. He did so, and on the 4th day rose into the sky as a new sun, Tonatiuh
The page from the Tonalamatl Im painting which describes the days of Mazatl. Tlaloc rules, while above a burning temple describes the destiny of this day. If you are interested in having your own Tonalli read, I offer readings in my Etsy shop.
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Mazatl, or deer, are associated with timidity, fleetness of mind and body, and self sacrifice. Because hunting took place in the dry season, they symbolize heat and fire. Those born on deer days partake in the nature of the deer
Today is the day 5 deer according to the Tonalamatl, or book of days, the mexica calendar. Here is an image from a prehispanic calendar describing the nature of these days
Deer hunting is a deeply spiritual act in Mesoamerica. Because deer are sacred animals associated with the sun, ritual sacrifice, offerings and penitence had to be done by hunters in order to obtain the permission of the deer to chase and hunt them.
You can find the Noyollo almanac in my Etsy shop. Just click on the link.
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Cinteotl appears, our lord the maize, because corn, like love, nourishes us
She appears as four manifestations of Love, enthroned on the human heart, and resting in the shade of a cosmic tree. The signs of the calendar are distributed across her body.