 DefinitionMultiple Nahuatlsources, notably the Florentine Codex,name the highest level of heaven Ōmeyōcān or "place of duality"(Sahagún specifically terms it "in ōmeyōcān in chiucnāuhnepaniuhcān"or "the place of duality, above the nine-tiered heavens)."[1] In the Histoyre du Mechique,Franciscan priest André Thevet translated a Nahuatl source reporting that inthis layer of heaven there existed "a god named Ometecuhtli, which meanstwo-gods, and one of them was a goddess."[2] The Historia de losmexicanos por sus pinturas namesthe inhabitants of the uppermost heaven Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatl (Lord and Lady of Abundance).[2] Sahagún concurs that these areepithets of "in ōmetēuctli in ōmecihuātl," giving as another name ofōmeyōcān "in tōnacātēuctli īchān" ("the mansion of the Lord ofAbundance").[1] There is someevidence that these two gods were considered aspects of a single being, as whena singer in Cantares Mexicanos asks where he can go given that"ōme ihcac yehhuān Dios" ("they, God, stand double").[3] The Historia de losMexicanos por sus pinturas reportsof the two that "se criaron [sic] y estuvieron siempre en el trecenocielo, de cuyo principio no se supo jamás, sino de su estada y creación, quefue en el treceno cielo" (they created themselves and had always beenin the thirteenth heaven; nothing was ever known of their beginning, just theirdwelling and creation, which were in the thirteenth heaven).[2] As a result ofthese references, many scholars (most notably Miguel León-Portilla) interpret the rare name"ōmeteōtl" as "Dual God" or "Lord of theDuality." León-Portilla further argues that Ometeotl was the supreme creator deity of the Aztecs, and that the Aztecsenvisioned this deity as a mystical entity with a dual nature akin to theEuropean concept of the trinity.[4] He argues that the Aztecs saw Ometeotlas a transcendental deity and that this accounts for the scarcity ofdocumentary references to it and the absence of evidence of an actual cult toOmeteotl among the Aztecs.  The Toltec culture is an archaeological Mesoamerican culture that dominated a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico in the early post-classic period of Mesoamerican chronology (ca. 900–1168 CE). The later Aztec culture saw the Toltecs as their intellectual and cultural predecessors and described Toltec culture emanating from Tōllān [ˈtoːlːaːn] (Nahuatl for Tula) as the epitome of civilization; in the Nahuatl language the word Tōltēcatl [toːlˈteːkat͡ɬ] (singular) or Tōltēcah [toːlˈteːkaʔ] (plural) came to take on the meaning "artisan". The Aztec oral and pictographic tradition also described the history of the Toltec Empire, giving lists of rulers and their exploits. Among modern scholars it is a matter of debate whether the Aztec narratives of Toltec history should be given credence as descriptions of actual historical events. While all scholars acknowledge that there is a large mythological part of the narrative, some maintain that by using a critical comparative method some level of historicity can be salvaged from the sources. Others maintain that continued analysis of the narratives as sources of actual history is futile and hinders access to actual knowledge of the culture of Tula de Allende. Other controversies relating to the Toltecs include the question of how best to understand the reasons behind the perceived similarities in architecture and iconography between the archaeological site of Tula and the Maya site of Chichén Itzá. No consensus has yet emerged about the degree or direction of influence between these two sites. Another source of controversy is that New Age authors such as Carlos Castaneda and Don Miguel Ruiz say that they represent "Toltec" teachings. For this tradition of knowledge see Toltec (Castaneda). From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toltec  “The Four Agreements 1. Be impeccable with your word. 2. Don’t take anything personally. 3. Don’t make assumptions. 4. Always do your best. ” “Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally... Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.” “I will no longer allow anyone to manipulate my mind and control my life in the name of love.” “God is life. God is life in action. The best way to say, "I love you, God," is to live your life doing your best. The best way to say, "Thank you, God," is by letting go of the past and living in the present moment, right here and now. Whatever life takes away from you, let it go. When you surrender and let go of the past, you allow yourself to be fully alive in the moment. Letting go of the past means you can enjoy the dream that is happening right now.” “If you live in a past dream, you don't enjoy what is happening right now because you will always wish it to be different than it is. There is no time to miss anyone or anything because you are alive. Not enjoying what is happening right now is living in the past and being only half alive. This leads to self pity, suffering and tears.” “Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama.” “You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action. Without action upon an idea, there will be no manifestation, no results, and no reward” “Wherever you go you will find people lying to you, and as your awareness grows, you will notice that you also lie to yourself. Do not expect people to tell you the truth because they also lie to themselves. You have to trust yourself and choose to believe or not to believe what someone says to you.” “Maybe we cannot escape from the destiny of the human, but we have a choice: to suffer our destiny or to enjoy our destiny.” ― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom  Soñar es la actividad estética más antigua. |