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"As one awakens, the heart becomes a rarefied organ of perception..." The Aztec fire serpent Xiuhcoatl, guardian of the celestial sun and an aspect of the ‘refining fire’ that purifies the emotional centre. From the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1325-1521 AD. Copyright © 2008, Being Present
xcavations at Teotihuacan have revealed that older structures were infilled and built upon with newer buildings. This view is of an excavated substructure near the Pyramid of the Moon. Many areas of the city center have several layers of ruins, preserving an older era of building below successive construction.
Figure seated on a throne may have presided over rites at the Platform of Volcanos. The figure is richly dressed and may be a ruler or chief priest. Notice his elaborate head dress and the fine sandal he wears on his left foot (the only one remaining). The slitted eyes are another characteristic feature of the Teotihuacan style.
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The throne of Motecuhzoma II, Article by Mark Cartwright, part 1. The magnificent stone monument variously referred to as the Monument of Sacred War, the Teocalli of Sacred War, the Temple Stone or, more simply, the throne of Motecuhzoma II, the Aztec king (tlatoani) who ruled at the time of the Spanish conquest, is covered with relief carvings of symbols, gods and Motecuhzoma himself.