They weren’t gods, they were part of a dynamic system. They weren’t worshipped, they operated a system that sustained the world.
They weren’t isolated figures, they were interconnected forces.
That system wasn’t meant to be explained, it was meant to be lived.
It didn’t just stay as mere ideas. It was applied every day. In decisions, rituals, and in the way of understanding life; from which everything begins to take full shape.
Quetzalcóatl wasn’t just knowledge, he was constant movement and transformation.
Tláloc wasn’t just rain, he was life, fertility, and also destruction.
Huitzilopochtli wasn’t just war, he was impulse, expansion, energy in action.
Coatlicue was the complete cycle: life and death.
Tezcatlipoca represented change, conflict, the unpredictable.
Xipe Tótec symbolized renewal, profound transformation.
Mictlantecuhtli wasn’t just death, he was transition.
Chalchiuhtlicue was the flow of water, the balance of the liquid.
Tonatiuh was the engine of the system: the Sun.
Metztli represented cycles and duality.
They weren’t separate aspects of creation, they were functions within a system. Each one fulfilled a role. Each one maintained a part of the balance.
Practitioners of the Toltec wisdom weren’t worshipping, they were participating. They were part of the system they believed kept the universe in motion. They weren’t spectators… they were part of the process.
Today we live disconnected: nature on one side, mind on another, life on yet another. They didn’t. Everything was integrated.
The question then is, if they lived understanding the balance of the system, what happens when we live ignoring it?
Maybe it wasn’t religion. Maybe it was a way of not upsetting the balance of the world.
Translation by Akhamani for both text and image.
Source, Toltec wisdom.
Original author unknown.
Donations
You can be of direct assistance to ancestral communities and vulnerable populations around the world by making a donation. All donations are considered charitable tax deductions in all of the European countries, the USA, and other parts of the World.
Assisting Akhamani means helping to support populations, cultures, knowledge, and places that tend to disappear while creating a real link that transcends borders.
Please enter the amount of your donation below and leave us a note to inform us what project your donation is for. We thank you for your contribution and support!
To learn more about what we do visit our Events and Projects pages.