#omeyocon

[nogetron]

Ometeotl, the divine Aztec originator. From their position in Omeyocan, the highest heaven, all of creation flows forth. Ometeotl consists of a pair of deities, the masculine Ometecuhtli and the feminine Omecihuatl. These two gods split apart from Ometeotl at the beginning of time, together the two birthed the Tezcatlipocas, the first Gods of the universe to be born. From the waters of chaos spawned from Ometeotl another god arose, the monster Cipactli. Once, After the goddess Chantico broke her fast, Ometechutli punished her by transforming her into a dog. The pair of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, even when separated, are still considered interconnected. The two are the prime aspects of Ometeotl rather than distinct entities, from these two each god bellow them represent a lower and lower aspect of Ometeotl.

Ometeotl is a somewhat contested figure in Aztec mythology. Ometeotl wasn’t directly worshipped as prominently as the other gods in the pantheon, and much less than their offspring: the Tezcatlipocas. This has led some to suggest that Ometeotl was a creation of Christian missionaries, but this view has been rejected by many. Ometeotl was probably still an important figure among the Mesoamerican Aztecs, but its transcendental nature lead them to worship other gods for a more direct communication. The Aztec term Teotl, the sacred divinity that permeates existence and exemplified in the gods, is heavily associated with Ometeotl, as Ometeotl is the consciousness of Teotl, or rather it IS Teotl. The pair of Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl is also named Tōnacātēcuhtli and Tonacacihuatl in other accounts. The concept of Ometeotl, an omnipresent divinity that manifests in the gods, is extremely similar to the Hindu Brahman and even the Vedic Prajapati. Comparisons can also be made between the two emanations of Ometeotl and other Primordial couples, such as the Irish Danu and Donn, the Vedic Dyaus and Prithvi, and even the Taoist view of Yin and Yang to an extent. These comparisons are not suggesting that Aztec spirituality is connected to those of Eurasia, but that similar archetypes exist in the human consciousness.