THE AZTEC UNIVERSE
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THE RODS OF THE UNIVERSE
Written by Egnogra
The Aztecs saw the universe as a rectangular plane in which each cardinal point had a great significance or paths of the universe as tehy were called --Nauhcampa-- each of this paths had a close relation to the corresponding deity which had a calendrical number a number and a color, the convination of this elements was depending on the pronostic of time and of the human destinies..
The Oriente was called Tlapcopa it was the place of light, the place of the rising sun and was governed by Tonatiuh the solar deity, was the place where the souls of death warriors killed in battle and sacrifice will end which were compared to the SUN, and which were called and considered SOLES.
It was also the place where the fertility goddess live and of the vegetation and of rain: Xipe, Tlazolteotl, Tlaloc, Chalchiuhtlicue, Quetzalcoatl etc, it was also the place where the souls of death souls by drowning or people that were killed by a lightning the color associated with this path of the universe was the Yellow and the sign was the Cain..
The NORTH was called Mictlampa, the place of the death reigned by Mictlantecuhtli also named Teotlampa the place of the gods close to Mimixcoa -- Chichimecas -- Mictlan was the place where the souls of death will end, an obscure place and cold where you cant ever come back, place of desert the color black and white was associated with this path of the universe and the Pedernal was the symbol.
The Oeste is Cihuatlampa the place of woman, for which thats where it was the place where the souls of woman that die giving birth will end --Cihuateteo-- they accompany the SUN in its path across the universe from sunset to sunrise, its color is white and red its sign is a house..
The South was named Uiztlampa place where of torns reigned by Huitzilopochtli its colors is blue and green and its sign is a rabbit it was sometimes a place of contradictions where from abundancy it will turn into a place of punishments and bad fortune..
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