Tezcatlipoca and the birth of the Sun

The Story of Tezcatlipoca and the birth of the Sun is told on 

TezcatlipocaSun.blogspot.com or TezcatlipocaSun.blogspot.co.uk 

Quetzalcoatl is back

Quetzalcoatl is back to finish the tale and the painting

How to finish?

How to finish?

Quetzalcoatl's ghost appears

Tezcatlipoca Sun

The Story of Tezcatlipoca and the birth of the Sun is told on 

TezcatlipocaSun.blogspot.com

An Overview with Added Details

An overview with all the additional details added
The story is ready to be told

Followed by the Moon

And the Sun is Born

Ive added loads of extra details to bring the painting to life, like eyes, mouths, nipples and hair

An overview with the Jaguar

An overview with the Jaguar

And now the Jaguar has its spots

And now the Jaguar has its spots

Overview

An Overview as the painting is now

The Whale joins in

The Whale joins in - the third of the great animal rulers
For more info see the Peru - Prehistoric culture post

Clean Clothes - but this doesnt last

Clean Clothes - but this doesnt last
Soot marks white clothes badly

Its time to get dressed

Its time to get dressed - clean clothes
The male, being of higher status, has fine white cloth..... whilst the female has coarser cloth

And an overview

And an overview with the new colour for October - it will get another coat and become darker

You may notice some of the figures are starting to be filled in - but wait till they are dressed before hearing their story!

The Seasons and the years go by!

January - white - Frost and snow

Febuary - crocus yellow - first life

March - expectant green - buds and new growth

April - lilac - bluebells blowing in the breeze

May - verdant green - plants screaming we are alive

June - the gold - the wheat barley and oats are ripening

July - blue skys - and lazing around

August - ripe corn /wheat - the dusty colour of dried grass

September - blackberries - we are ready for eating

October - midnight sky - the wealth of it all

November - nut brown - and the leaves are still around!

December - black - when is the light and the sun coming back?

Just realised whats wrong

Just realised whats wrong - October - the colour on one of the seasons - watch this space

..... ongoing

..... waiting for the Jaguar to realise its spots!

Overview – with Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror

Overview – with Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror ;-)

Tezcatlipoca – Giving Sunshine

Tezcatlipoca giving sunshine to the world

And the fire is lit

And the fire is lit

Tezcatlipoca – The Jaguar

Tezcatlipoca, taking his awesome jaguar form, ignites and magickally empowers the fire.

Tezcatlipoca – Taking Lots

Tezcatlipoca, with the future pouring from his obsidian mirror, organises lots to be taken to choose two fine individuals. Chosen by fate to become the personification of light, the sun and the moon.

Tezcatlipoca – the smoking mirror- comes down to earth

Tezcatlipoca - comes down to earth (with his twin and opposite Quetzalcoatl).to bring the sun and light to the world.

Tezcatlipoca – the smoking mirror

Tezcatlipoca – the smoking mirror – is one of the principle Aztec deities, a creation and world shaping god
For more information on this Aztec deity see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tezcatlipoca

The turquoise and black of Tezcatlipoca face is taken from the a 15th – 16th century mask of the deity. This mask was taken from Mexico and is now at the British Museum
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/m/mosaic_mask_of_tezcatlipoca.aspx

A much better photo of this mask can be seen at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nolanwillis/159684267/

Overview - the Green and the Yellow

And the overview!