Tezcatlipoca creates the Sun

This is the history (his story) of how Tezcatlipoca creates the Sun

Welcome to Earth

Welcome to Earth - it’s a dark, cold, miserable place.  

The folk that live here, don’t have much of a life – more just an existence.

They are afraid to venture in to the darkness as wild beasts live in the woods and they have no light to see the beauty around them.

Out of desperation they pray to the gods to help!

                     

Tezcatlipoca and his twin Quetzalcoatl hear their pleas and come down to earth to see how they can assist.

Drawing Lots

Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl can see what the problem is (or more exactly cannot see).

The World is in darkness.

They decide to help the world by creating light, but a sacrifice is required.

A noble born boy – and the town agrees.

There is no shortage of volunteers – who wouldn’t say yes to becoming a God, and being an eternal Hero.

In the end, lots are taken and the sacrifice is chosen.

However there are limits to the future Sun’s power.

It will only be round half the day.  (Sleep is easier when its dark…..and yes some of the town’s more dubious characters preferred the dark)

Also what happens if the Sun gets lonely ? ……eternity is a LONG time

A second set of straws was taken – and a poor girl from the edge of town is chosen

A Year Passes

The two sacrifices are taken aside by Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl and taught the daily rites they have to perform – and are given one year to prepare

The town elders are informed – they will ensure the rites get performed

A Year Passes – a Noble Born Boy

Yes – he performs the rites

He is given the best place in town – nice place babe!

The gifts are incredible.   Rich fabrics, game sets, great food and intoxicating drinks  … Cocoa and Coffee  ….. and Coca

And the girls keep throwing themselves on him

…. Whats a boy got to do?  – party place – the most popular venue in town

A Year Passes – a Poor Girl

Yes – she performs the rites

She is offered a good place in town – but declines – she is staying with her dad on the edge of the forest.

(Her dad has never had it so good – he is offered full time employment at a reasonable wage – and he and the surrounding shanty have never eaten so well, even if some of the foodstuffs are weird but tasty.)

She prepares

She prepares by talking to / becoming

She prepares by talking to / becoming the spirits around her

She prepares by talking to / becoming to the three layers of the universe

The Heights – Mountains - the Andes  –  Air

The Ground  – Jungle - Amazon – Earth

Whats Beneath  – The Sea  – Water

She prepares by becoming Fire

Preparing Fire

A year has past

Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl note that the rituals have been performed on a daily basis.

Its time to make the fire…….to create the Sun and the Moon

Tezcatlipoca dons his most powerful form – Let the Rite begin

Lets create the magic fire

….. of course its me first, me first, me first

Failure and Birth

He runs

He runs headfast into the flames

….. but falters and falls

Jumping into the middle of a pink fire – is that really a good idea?

She runs after him and

Jumps into the fire

Jumps and consumes the magic

Jumps and soars into the blackened sky

Jumps and dims the stars

The Sun is Born

And the Sun is born

Giving life and light to all that see her

Success and Birth

Covered with soot and feeling the shame, he is filled with a new determination.

He runs and jumps into the flames

Jumps and consumes the rest of the magic

Jumps and soars into the blackened sky

Jumps and dims the stars

The Moon is Born

And the Moon is born – not a bad place to be

But you can still see the soot on his face today!

A New Era – 21st December 2012

And that tells the story of how Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl brought light to the world and gave us the Sun and the Moon.  It was the beginning of an era.

And as we approach the end of our era on 21^st December 2012, we wonder what new gifts we will be granted in our new world.

The Future - After 21st December 2012

The Future - After 21st December 2012 .......
We are still waiting for the new era to start!

Background information - Tezcatlipoca Art

For more background information on the story, and the symbolism used please visit my other blog
http://tezcatlipocaart.blogspot.co.uk/


Here you can watch the painting take form - along finding out more about the historical references I have used (eg cacti St Pedro, temples Chavin de Haunter and Sechin, and the Gods Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoata)