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Sun Stone

The Aztec Sun Stone (or Calendar Stone) depicts the five consecutive worlds of the sun from Aztec mythology. The stone is not, therefore, in any sense a functioning calendar, but rather it is an elaborately carved solar disk, which for the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican cultures represented rulership. At the top of the stone is a date glyph (13 reed) which represents both the beginning of the present sun, the 5th and final one according to mythology, and the actual date 1427 CE, thereby legitimizing the rule of Itzcoatl (who took power in that year) and creating a bond between the divine and mankind.

The stone was discovered in December 1790 CE in the central plaza of Mexico City and now resides in the National Museum of Anthropology in that city. The richly carved basalt stone was once a part of the architectural complex of the Temple Mayor and measures 3.58 metres in diameter, is 98 centimetres thick, and weighs 25 tons. The stone would originally have been laid flat on the ground and possibly anointed with blood sacrifices. When it was discovered, the stone was lying flat and upside down, perhaps in an attempt to prevent the final cataclysm - the fall of the 5th and final sun - as the Aztec world fell apart following the attack from the Old World.

At the centre of the stone is a representation of either the sun god Tonatiuh (the Day Sun) or Yohualtonatiuh (the Night Sun) or the primordial earth monster Tlaltecuhtli, in the latter case representing the final destruction of the world when the 5th sun fell to earth. The tongue is perhaps also a sacrificial knife and, sticking out, it suggests a thirst for blood and sacrifice. Around the central face at four points are the other four suns which successively replaced each other after the gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca struggled for control of the cosmos until the era of the 5th sun was reached. The suns are known by the day name on which their final destruction occurred. Beginning from the top right there is the first sun Nahui Ocelotl (4 - Jaguar), top left is the second sun Nahui Ehécatl (4 - Wind), bottom left the third sun Nahui Quiáhuitl (4 - Rain) and bottom right is the fourth sun Nahui Atl (4 - Water).

On either side of the central face are two jaguar heads or paws, each clutching a heart, representing the terrestrial realm. The band running immediately around the suns is segmented into the 20 Aztec day-names (hence the Calendar Stone name). Then there is a decorative ring surrounded by another ring depicting symbols which represent turquoise and jade, symbols of the equinoxes and solstices, and the colours of the heavens. The two heads at the bottom centre represent fire serpents, and their bodies run around the perimeter of the stone with each ending in a tail. The four cardinal and the inter-cardinal directions are also indicated with larger and lesser points respectively.

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𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍! 

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚 – 𝙄’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩.

𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙗𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥.

𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙈 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙋 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠.

𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙗𝙗𝙮.

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‘Xochipilli’ ('Prince of Flowers')

Work by Stains & Co. in Arlington Heights.

[aztechclub]

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Aztec/Mexica Art History

The history, religion, and rituals of the Aztecs live on today through their art.

 In the 13th century, it is likely that the Aztecs, originally a nomadic tribe of hunter-gatherers, first arrived in Mesoamerica, forming their capital city of Tenochititlan in 1325 A.D.. The name “Aztlan” means “white land” and the term “aztec” refers to all groups living in the Valley of Mexico (15-16ce.), but in particular, the Tenochka tribe of the Mexica group. When they came, they overpowered the previously dominant clan of the Toltecs. The Tenochka tribe consisted of skilled temple architects, artisans, engineers and craft guilds. Their city, Tenochititlan, was first settled near lake Texcoco, on the spot where an eagle with a snake in its mouth landed on a prickly pear cactus, now a well-known symbol of Mexico.

The Aztecs had a rich belief system and multiple gods for the various forces of nature. When the gods first created the earth, supposedly in Tenochititlan, they each sacrificed themselves into a fire, creating a “moving sun”. According to the Aztecs, this moving sun signified the fifth, and final era of our world, which would ultimately be destroyed by an earthquake. This is also an explanation as to why human sacrifice was so fundamentally important to the Aztec religion. The most important sacrifice was considered blood, which would be offered by priests, for example, at the top of the Templo Mayor (“Great Pyramid”). The twin temples of the city were located at the north end, Tlaloc Temple (blue), and at the south end, Huitzilopochtli Temple (red). 

The blue temple was built in honor of Tlaloc, the god of peace, rain, fertility and a symbol of the winter equinox, while the red temple was dedicated to Huitzilopochtli, the god of the sun, war, dryness, and the summer solstice. Other important Aztec gods include Mother Earth, Coatlicue, the mother of Huitzilopochti, and her daughter, Coyolxauhqui (or, “bells for cheeks”), the moon goddess. Coatlicue (or, “serpent skirt”) is represented by a massive stone sculpture, about 9 feet tall, in Temple Mayor. She has clawed hands, taloned feet, and wears a necklace of human hearts and hands. Truly the earth goddess, she is the giver and the taker of life. Coyolxauhqui, on the other hand, is made of a large, carved stone disk, and shows a woman with dismembered limbs, a skull + snake belt, and monster-face joints. 

As the myth goes, she was magically impregnated by a ball of hummingbird feathers, giving birth to full-grown Huitzilopochti. Due to Coyolxauhqui’s disapproval of her mother, she and her 400 siblings, the stars, she decapitated her while attempting to kill her. However, Huitzilopochtli came to the rescue of his mother and defended her from his sister, severing many of her limbs. It is because of this battle in the sky, between Huitzilopochti and Coyolxauhqui that the sun sets and rises every twelve hours. This makes these moments where the sky changes moments of extreme precaution. 

Because of these spiritual beliefs, the Aztecs created a ritual where a human would be sacrificed at the top of Temple Mayor. Their blood would be poured on the statue of Coatlicue. Then, their bodies would be rolled down the temple, to land on the flat stone of Coyolxauhqui. This occurred on “Panquetzaliztli”, or the Raising of the Banners Festival, which was devoted to the reenactment of the snake-mountain myth. This day was based on the Aztec Calendar, which  was basically a 260 day-count recording of important ritual events of the fifth era. 

Aside from their temples and statues, the Aztecs also celebrated their “skull racks”, which consisted of about 60 skulls that were embedded into the architecture. The skulls were also decorated and worn as masks. The skull itself symbolizes the idea of human sacrifice, as it came from within our skin and represents death. It’s impressive to me how the Aztecs embraced death as a natural part of life. 

[grafitosublimado]

Azrael-Mictlantecuhtli (2). 60x80cm.

[redxdesign]

𝙁𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍! 

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚 – 𝙄’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩.

𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙗𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥.

𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙈 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙋 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠.

𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙗𝙗𝙮.

[thespookyplum]

Close my eyes, see the moon.

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[aztechclub]

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