APA August 2008 Newsletter

Editress Ginger Strivelli:

My Daughter Destiny and I went to Teotihuacan, Mexico this month
it was very Magical...though a ton of walking neither me nor 
her like or are suited for as 'plus sized' ladies, LOL.





The temples and Pyramids were 
amazing to see and touch and climb okay the climbing 
part was not fun...





In Honor of Teotihuacan, 
the Book Of Shadows entry of the month 
is a introduction to Quetzalcoatl;


Quetzalcoatl is the Pre-columbian Mexican Sun God the 
'feathered serpent' God who was worshiped by 
both the Aztecs and the Mayans as as well as 
other tribes. His return to earth
was fortold it is said to have been 
predicted in the teachings of the Aztecs sadly 
ironically for the exact date that Cortez landed 
in Mexico. Cortez being mistaken for or his taking 
upon the role of Quetzlacoatl in a ploy
explains how he was easily able to defeat the 
mighty Aztec Nation.

The Mayans called Quetzalcoatl by the name "Kulkulcan" 
and the main pyramid at Chichen Itza is called the 
Kulkulcan Pyramid. The magical temple is 75 feet 
high, and mystically makes the sound of a Quetzal bird 
when one claps in front of one of its 4 rows of 
steps. The steps all total 365 in number, and on the
Equinox, a shadow looking like a serpent appears to 
climb down its side. 

Chichen Itza after being deserted about 1221 CE was 
lost to the jungle until the 1840's when it was 
rediscovered and later restored greatly.
It is now a popular site for tourists.

Quetzalcoatl was also worshiped in Teotihuacan, 
it seems by those who came before the Aztecs. Little is
known of those people as they disappeared before 
the Aztecs refound their city but many of the murals 
and buildings show images of the 
Fathered Serpent God. 

Quetzalcoatl is also the God of Chocolate!!! Can't beat that!

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