Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl ("feathered snake", in Nahuatl: Ketsalkoatl, in Spanish: Quetzalcóatl) is the Nahuatl name for the Feathered-Serpent deity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - The Cult
The worship of Quetzalcoatl sometimes included animal sacrifices, and in other traditions Quetzalcoatl was said to oppose human sacrifice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - Atributes
The exact significance and attributes of Quetzalcoatl varied somewhat between civilizations and through history. Quetzalcoatl was often c...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit & Quetzalcoatl: The Venus Transit And The Return Of The Energy Of Christ And Of Quetzalcoatl
Carl-Johan Calleman, one of the leading authorities on the Mayan Calendar, presents a radical theory about the coming Venus Transit. Does...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - Origins
The cult to the serpent in Mesoamerica is very old; there are representation of snakes with bird like characteristics as old as the olmec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection: Encyclopedia - Resurrection
The term resurrection is most commonly associated with the concept of reuniting the spirit and the body of an individual, or the raising ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia - Sacrifice
Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chimalman: Encyclopedia - Chimalman
Chimalman is a goddess in Aztec mythology, the mother of Quetzalcoatl. Her name means "shield-hand." Other related archivesAztec mytholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tezcatlipoca: Encyclopedia - Tezcatlipoca
In Nahuatl mythology, Tezcatlipoca ("smoking mirror") was the god of the night, the north and temptation. He owned a mirror (Itlachiayaqu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cihuacoatl: Encyclopedia - Cihuacoatl
In Aztec mythology, Cihuacoatl ("snake woman"; also Chihucoatl, Ciucoatl) was one of a number of motherhood and fertility goddesses. (See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Pinchbeck: Encyclopedia - Daniel Pinchbeck
Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism and is a regular...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xolotl: Encyclopedia - Xolotl
In Aztec and Toltec mythology, Xolotl ("The Animal", Lord of the Evening Star, Lord of the Underworld) was the god of lightning and a "ps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 923: Encyclopedia - 923
923 - Events. June 15 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vision Serpent: Encyclopedia - Vision Serpent
The Vision Serpent is an important creature in Pre-Columbian Maya mythology. The serpent was a very important social and religious symbol...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quetzalcoatl: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl "Most precious twin", compassionate culture-bearer of ancient Mexico who could not kill animals or pick flower...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzal: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzal - Resplendent Quetzal
The Resplendent Quetzal is found in southern Mexico and in Central America. There are two subspecies, Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno and P....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection - Christianity
In the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus is said to have raised several persons from death, including the daughter of Jairus shortly afte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Christianity
The concept of self-sacrifice and martyrs are central to Christianity. In Christian teaching, God became incarnate in Jesus Christ to acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection - Religious Examples
While the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the foundational beliefs of Christianity, accounts of other resurrections also figure in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - Sources
Five major sources discuss the mythical history and origin of Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl. While the stories provided by these sources may con...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quetzalcoatl, Quetzocohuatl: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Quetzalcoatl, Quetzocohuatl
Quetzalcoatl, Quetzocohuatl (Toltec, Nahautl?) The name of a great teacher, according to the traditions of the Toltecs, who came to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection - Bodily Disappearances
Christian knowledge of the belief in bodily disappearance of Divine Heroes, or Saviors, in other religions around the world (see below) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl - History
Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl was the Lord of the Toltecs and their major city Tollan. He was born in the 10th Century, allegedly in wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Judaism
In Judaism, a sacrifice is known as a Korban from the Hebrew root karov meaning to "[come] Close [to God]". The centrality of sacrifices ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
In India, some semi-tribal Hindus, as well as some worshipper-communities of Shaktism (the Mother Goddess) offer sacrifice of goats and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Human Sacrifice
Human sacrifice was practiced by many ancient cultures. People would be ritually killed in a manner that was supposed to please or appeas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Games
Sacrifice is also used metaphorically to describe a number of plays in games. Sacrifices, in this sense, are plays that deliberately lose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
Hindus believe in Ahimsa (non-violence). Even the oldest of their religious texts speak about earth, fire, water and air but not about an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Queztalcoatl: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Queztalcoatl
Queztalcoatl (Aztec - "feathered-serpent")  An Aztec god of the air or a sun-god and a benefactor of their race who ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huitzilopochtli: Encyclopedia Ii - Huitzilopochtli - History And Myth
Huitzilopochtli was a tribal god, and a legendary wizard of the Aztecs, and originally was of little importance to the Nahuas, but after ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Queztalcoatl: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Queztalcoatl
Queztalcoatl (Aztec - "feathered-serpent")  An Aztec god of the air or a sun-god and a benefactor of their race who ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztek Comics: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztek Comics - Character History
A young man named Uno was raised by the Q Society, a secret organization to be the champion of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl to battle their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Mythology - The Creation Myth
In Maya mythology, Tepeu and Gucumatz (also known as Kukulkan, and as the Aztec's Quetzalcoatl) are referred to as the Creators, the Make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sacrifice In Aztec Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sacrifice In Aztec Culture - The Sacrifice
Not all Mesoamerican sacrifices involved human sacrifice. Most cultures of Mesoamerica gave some kind of offerings to the gods and the sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mictlan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mictlan - Story
Mictlan was the Aztec underworld, ruled over by its Lord and Lady. It was a gloomy place, reached by the dead only after wandering for fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Votan: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Votan
Votan A legislator and deified hero of ancient America, regarded as the traditional founder of culture in Central America. The traditi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Niantiel: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Niantiel
NIANTIEL The watcher of the 24th Tunnel. This figure from The Nightside of Eden corresponds to death in the conventional Tarot In Kenn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Numerology: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Numerology
NUMEROLOGY The first thing to remember about numbers is that each number, far from being just an accretion of previous numbers, really...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Numerology: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Numerology
NUMEROLOGY The first thing to remember about numbers is that each number, far from being just an accretion of previous numbers, really...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec Mythology: Encyclopedia - Aztec Mythology
The Aztec civilization recognized many gods and supernatural creatures. Aztec mythology - Gods. Acolmiztli - a god of the underworld, M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesoamerica: Encyclopedia - Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of strat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia - List Of Deities
This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huitzilopochtli: Encyclopedia - Huitzilopochtli
In Aztec mythology, Huitzilopochtli, also spelled Uitzilopochtli ("Hummingbird of the South", "He of the South", "Hummingbird on the Left...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gopi Krishna: Encyclopedia - Gopi Krishna
Gopi Krishna (1903 - 1984) of India was a yogi, mystic, teacher, social reformer, and writer. His autobiography Kundalini: The Evolutiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory
Ancient astronaut theory is a term used to describe the theories of ancient extraterrestrial contact being involved in some way with the ...   » Read the article

Article - Dreamspell: Mayan Calendar And The Dreamspell / Thirteen Moon Calendar. What Are The Differences?
Today there seems to be two different calendar systems that are presenting themselves as Mayan alternatives to the Gregorian calendar. On...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon: Encyclopedia Ii - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon - Archaeological And Genetic Problems For The Book Of Mormon
Archaeology and the Book of Mormon - Descriptions with disputed archaeological evidence. The Book of Mormon states that there were pre-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Astronaut Theory - Adherents And Evidence
Ancient Astronaut theories have been advanced by authors such as Charles Fort (1919), Peter Kolosimo (in his 1957 book, Il pianeta sconos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acharya S: Encyclopedia Ii - Acharya S - Claims About Christianity
Acharya denies the historical existence of Jesus Christ, describing the New Testament as a work of mythic fiction with an historical sett...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - The Site
"Chichen" contains many fine stone buildings in various states of preservation; the buildings were formerly used as temples, palaces, sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coincidence: Encyclopedia Ii - Coincidence - Examples
Coincidence - Separated twins and coincidences. A particular coincidental phenomenon relates to separated (usually identical) twins: a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Buddhism
At the time of the Buddha, he apparently predicted that his teachings would disappear after 500 years. According to the Sutta Pitaka, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Egyptian
Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Mythology - Overview
The Maya believed there were five different cardinal directions four of which were associated with colors: north/white, south/yellow, eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Coat Of Arms Of Mexico - The Aztec Legend
A closer look at the original Aztec codices, paintings, and the post-Cortesian codices, show there was no snake in the original legend. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Aztec Society
Aztec - Class structure. The society traditionally was divided into two social classes; the macehualli (people) or peasantry and the pi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manifestation Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Manifestation Of God - Characteristics
Manifestation of God - Definition. Use of the English word "prophet" obscures the fact that Bahá'ís view not only the prophetic messa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Q: Encyclopedia Ii - Q - Usage
In most modern languages, Q is rather superfluous; in Romance and Germanic languages it appears almost exclusively in the digraph QU. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - Modern Investigations At Chichen Itza
In 1839 United States travel writers Benjamin Norman, followed the next year by John Lloyd Stephens, visited and published accounts of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Legends And Traditions
Aztec culture is generally grouped with the cultural complex known as the Capulli because of the common language they shared. According t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coat Of Arms Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Coat Of Arms Of Mexico - The Creatures
The bird featured on the Mexican coat of arms is the golden eagle. This bird is known officially as la águila real (lit. royal eagle). I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancún: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancún - Hurricane Wilma
Wilma was the twenty-first named storm, twelfth hurricane, and sixth major hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane seaso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancún: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancún - Environmental Concerns
Although some environmentalists claim that Cancún is an environmental disaster, Siegel says that is not true. There has obviously been e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancún: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancún - Tourism In Cancún
In Cancún there are about 140 hotels with 24,000 rooms and 380 restaurants. Four million visitors arrive each year in an average of 190 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Human Sacrifice
Main article: Human sacrifice in Aztec culture For milenia, the practice of human sacrifice was widespread in Mesoamerica and South Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chichen Itza: Encyclopedia Ii - Chichen Itza - Name And Orthography
The name is often represented as Chichén Itzá in Spanish and other languages to show that both parts of the name are stressed on their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Modern Western Mythology
In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture. The Grim Reaper - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Native American
Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Eschatology - Hopi. Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Some have argued th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Worship: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal Worship - Classification By Inward Meaning
Treating cults according to their meaning, which is not necessarily identical with the cause which first led to the deification of the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Judaism
In Judaism, the end of the world is called the acharit hayamim (end of days). Tumultuous events will overturn the old world order, creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Christianity
Christians in the 1st century AD believed the end of the world would come during their lifetime. Jesus in Mark 13:8 compared the end of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Q: Encyclopedia Ii - Q - Alternative Representations
Quebec represents the letter Q in the NATO phonetic alphabet. In international Morse code the letter Q is DahDahDitDah: - - •...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Semitic Pagan
Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Eloh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Mythology - Notable Gods
Maya mythology - Bacabs. The Bacabs were four brothers, the sons of Itzamna and Ixchel. A creator god placed these skybearers at the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Terminology
In Nahuatl, the native language of the 'Aztec', "Azteca" means "someone who comes from Aztlán", a mythical place in northern Mexico. How...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Astronaut Theory - Ancient Astronauts In Fiction
The ancient astronaut theory has been addressed frequently in science fiction and weird fiction. Early occurrences in the genres include ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon: Encyclopedia Ii - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon - State Of Archeological Research
The Book of Mormon describes three heavily populated, semi-literate civilizations existing in the Americas from about 2,000 B.C. to 400 A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon: Encyclopedia Ii - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon - Mormon Studies
Probably in recognition of the fundamental problem of apologetics through archaeology, many believing Book of Mormon researchers have in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Astronaut Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Astronaut Theory - Earlier Ideas
Earlier sources — while generally not referencing ancient astronauts per se — suggest the creation of some monuments was beyond human...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acharya S: Encyclopedia Ii - Acharya S - Criticisms
Critics have claimed her work is based on poor scholarship, with little primary research and heavy reliance on outdated or fringe sources...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Mythology - The First Humans
Maya mythology - The Men. B'alam Agab Meaning "night jaguar," he was the second of the men created from maize after the Great Flood se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manifestation Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Manifestation Of God - Other Possible Divine Teachers
Bahá'ís believe that God has always sent Messengers and Prophets whose messages have reached every people. Although Bahá'u'lláh menti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acharya S: Encyclopedia Ii - Acharya S - Claims About Other Religions
Acharya S is highly critical of certain aspects of Judaism, in particular Hasidism. She writes online about an alleged conspiracy to crea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Downfall
For more on the conquest of Mexico by Spain, see also Hernán Cortés. The Aztecs were conquered by Spain in 1521, when after long battle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon: Encyclopedia Ii - Archaeology And The Book Of Mormon - Proposed Book Of Mormon Real World Setting
As with Bible studies, considerable effort in Book of Mormon studies has been focused on establishing the credible real world setting for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Diet
The Aztec created artificial islands or chinampas on Lake Texcoco, on which they cultivated crops. The Aztec staple foods included maize,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Poetry
Poetry was the only occupation worthy of an Aztec warrior in times of peace. A remarkable amount of this poetry survives, having been col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Education
Until the age of fourteen, the education of children was in the hands of their parents, but supervised by the authorities of their calpul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - The Empire
The Aztec Empire is not completely analogous to the empires of European history. Like most European empires, it was ethnically very diver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aztec: Encyclopedia Ii - Aztec - Rise Of The Aztecs
There were twelve rulers or tlatoque (singular: tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan: Legendary Founder: Tenoch 1375: Acamapichtli 1395: Huitzilihu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - Moctezuma Controversy
It is generally accepted that the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II initially believed the landing of Hernán Cortés in 1519 to be Quetzalcoatl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - The Cult
The worship of Quetzalcoatl sometimes included animal sacrifices, and in other traditions Quetzalcoatl was said to oppose human sacrifice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - Antecedents
The name "Quetzalcoatl" literally means quetzal-bird snake or serpent with feathers (Amphitere) of the Quetzal (which implies something d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - Moctezuma Controversy
It is generally accepted that the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II initially believed the landing of Hernán Cortés in 1519 to be Quetzalcoatl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - Attributes
The exact significance and attributes of Quetzalcoatl varied somewhat between civilizations and through history. Quetzalcoatl was often c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quetzalcoatl: Encyclopedia Ii - Quetzalcoatl - Antecedents
The name "Quetzalcoatl" literally means quetzal-bird snake or serpent with feathers (Amphitere) of the Quetzal (which implies something d...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - Q
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - Q . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article