After the initial creation of the universe all was chaos, the four Tezcatlipocas had been created yet there was a severe imbalance. They had not yet found their place in the universe as a part of the sacred duality that is Ometeotl. And so, the four Tezcatlipocas battled in a long period of chaos. Each tried to become the most powerful teotl of the universe and to do this, the four Tezcatlipocas attempted to identify themselves with the sun so that they could be the most important teotl of the universe

The first teotl to represent the sun was Tezcatlipoca. Tezcatlipoca created the humans of the first sun as giants who could barely walk. The humans in this "Ocelot-Tonatiuh " "sun of predators" were eaten by jaguars because they couldnt run away and Tezcatlipoca was then replaced by the next teotl.

The next teotl to represent the sun was Quetzalcoatl. "The wind sun" "Ehecatl-Tonatiuh" was destroyed by a great gust of wind. The humans that survived were turned into monkeys in order to hold on to the trees with their prehensile tails. The monkeys of Anahuak today are the survivors of the second sun.

The third "sun of the rain of fire" "Xiu-Quiahuitl-Tonatiuh" was represented by Tlaloc. The humans in this sun were killed by the rain of fire from volcanoes. Some humans managed to escape by turning into birds and flying away. The birds today are the survivors of the second sun.

The next teotl to represent the sun was Chalchiutlicue. This "sun of water" Atl-Tonatiuh was destroyed by a great flood. The humans who survived this destruction were turned into fish.

The fifth sun thus arose. This sun was represented by Ollin. This sun was destroyed in 1519, when the Popoloc (white invaders) invaded and committed genocide against our people. The survivors of this world were turned into slaves. We are the survivors of the fifth world just as the birds, fish and monkeys are survivors of the previous creations.

In each of the previous suns, our ancestors were killed by wind, lava, floods, jaguars and the white invaders (popoloc). At the end of each sun, our world was destroyed as we knew it, meaning some humans survived each of the five suns (except for the first sun in which no humans survived) and the Mexica people living today (us) are the survivors of the fifth sun. We are survivors of the fifth sun and will witness the rising of the sixth sun. The fifth sun is no longer with us because it was destroyed in 1519. The fifth sun set when the spaniards killed off 95% of our population (25 million Natives in Mexico alone). In the first sun, our people were killed off by jaguars and there were no survivors. In the second sun, our people were killed off by the great winds but some managed to escape death by turning into monkeys and hanging on to trees with their tails. In the third sun, our people were killed off by the rain of fire but some managed to escape death by turning into birds and flying away. In the fourth sun, our people were killed off by the great floods but some managed to escape death by turning into fish. In the fifth sun, our people were killed off by the white invaders but some managed to escape by turning into slaves, colonial subjects.

The realization of the true significance of the six suns is a cultural one and can only be deciphered by our people not the European invaders. To understand our history and culture is to see past the lies that are fed to us. The birds, monkeys, and fish are believed by our people to be the surviving humans of the previous world. These animals are therefore the literal embodiment of our ancestors. Our ancestors said that after the fifth sun set we would live 500 years of darkness without a sun where we would encounter domination and death at the hands of the Popoloc; This period will end on December 23, 2012 and the sixth sun will rise bringing with it retribution and re-education as prophecized by Cuauhtemoc. This is part of an ancient prophecy called Tzitzimimee. December 23, 2012 marks the rebuilding of our nation and the birth of the sixth sun. It is on this date that we believe our ancestors will return in a final battle against the popoloc which will send them back into the ocean where they came from. It is on this day that the spirits of our ancestors will return in a massive force that will shake the worlds foundations.

Sources:

Aztec Thought and Culture
By: Miguel Leon-Portilla

The Book of the Sun: Tonatiuh
By: Cecilio Orozco