Reconciling Life and Death in Mictlan: Reading a Myth in the Codex Borgia
*Here is an image (codex Borgia, page 44) that represents the story of how the first flowers came to be. In the image, Xochiquetzal ( as identified by her […]
Native American mtDNA Haplogroups
In this entry I’d like to introduce a Native American mtDNA tool to help people better understand Native American genetics. This tool is a compilation of the all of the […]
Azteca/Mexica Calendar Correlations: the Good, the Bad, and the Completely Useless
There are many Aztec/Mexica calendar correlations out there and it can be very intimidating to try to figure out which correlation is the most accurate. This entry will help sort out […]
Pre-Cuauhtemoc Nahuatl Names
Here are three census records from the 16th century. The census records list pre-cuauhtemoc names from three regions: San Luis Potosi, Cuernevaca, and Morelos. 1544 Morelos Census From: Cline, Sarah L., ed. The […]
Izcalli: the month of Xiutecuhtli and children
Izcalli is the seventeeth month of the year. This month was devoted to both Xiutecuhtli and children. The word Izcalli translates to “the growing” and during the month, parents lifted their […]
Ometeotl, the God that Didn’t Exist
“Like the Christian god, Ometeotl is found, as members of its cult insist, everywhere; everywhere that is, except in primary sources” – Richard Haly Ometeotl is perhaps the most widely […]
1 Flint, Day-Sign of Mixcoatl and Huitzilopochtli
“One Flint Knife set in. On this One Flint Knife, when it tarried for a day, they then made offerings to Uitzilopochtli, whose day sign it was, and to Camaxtli, […]
Tlaxochimaco: the Month of Flowers
Tlaxochimaco takes place from August 8, 2014 to August 27, 2014. It is during this month that the people traveled throughout the country and up the mountains to gather flowers. […]
Huey Tecuilhuitl: a month of giving to others
The metztli Huey Tecuilhuitl officially began yesterday on the tonalli Makuilli Cozcacuauhtli and will continue for the next 19 days. In Pre-Cuauhtemoc times, this was the official metztli in which […]
A Brief History of the Mexicayotl Movement
“Para reconquistar la libertad que perdimos en el siglo XVI, los mexicanos debemos independizarnos de la cultura extranjera y readoptar la cultura mexicana a fin de que cumplan los altos […]