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Then Oxomoco consulted the books, and Cipactonal counted its fate, and they declared, “Nanahuatzin shall strike Tonacatepec and from its broken back release its bounty.”
He journeyed to Tamoanchan, the 12th Heaven, & before the gathered Teteo, the 13-Fold, he presented kernels of grain; maize, beans, amaranth, chia & broken bones of the ancestors. The gods put the kernels of corn to their lips. “What will we do with the Mountain of Sustenance?”
The ace of hearts. A heart spills blood, which flows to the four directions. A card of intuition and connection, from the Tarot Mexicayotl, which is still in progress. Available as a print in my etsy shop.
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My painting of Xipe. He dances on the earth, and were his heel spins corn and vegetables grow. He is life, summer, death, and rebirth. You can find him as a print in my etsy shop.
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Xipe Totec, the Flayed Lord, god of spring, patron of goldsmiths. In ancient times, a famine struck mexico. Xipe heard the cries of the starving people, and peeled off his own skin. Where it fell, maize grew. He thus wears the skin of a flayed man.
They cook the fish, who had once, unbeknownst to them, been a human. The smoke rises to the heavens.
For the dry fields of summer conceal the fact that in the rains of winter they will be reborn. Here is a painting of mine of Xipe Totec
On either side are the Lords of death and life, who pierce their bodies; the blood of their sacrifice flows upon the wheel of life and sets it in motion
Yei Chalchihuitl, theThree of Jade.
This card is the Three of Jades, which corresponds to the Three of Pentacles in the standard tarot. Here, a young artist is at work, while a nobleman confers with him regarding his creation.
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This card is the Knight of Staffs, which corresponds to the knight of Wands in the standard tarot. Here the knight is a young traveling warrior, as indicated by his staff of turquoise and his back basket strapped to his forehead.
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