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!

St Pedro Empowers Fire

Tezcatlipoca uses St Pedro as a wand to empower the fire, tying the black and white together in its flames.

St Pedro - the sacred cactus

St Pedro, the sacred cactus, a hallucinogen, and used in shamanic rites from antiquity.
More information can be found at
http://www.ayahuasca-shamanism.co.uk/Huachuma-SanPedro.htm

There are suggestions that the temple guardians of Sechin Temple in Peru are carrying this hallowed plant.

Excellent carving of warriors carrying the cactus can also be found at Chavin de Huanter
….more to follow later

Quetzalcoatl – the feathered serpent – comes down to earth

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

Quetzalcoatl – the feathered serpent

Quetzalcoatl – the feathered serpent – is one of the principle Aztec deities, a creation and world forming god
For more information on this Aztec deity see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl

The colours are taken from the mural at the Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan, Mexico
http://archaeology.asu.edu/TeO/fsp/index.htm

An excellent photo of the mural can be found at
http://members.aol.com/maroic/serpent.htm#teoqtzm

And another Overview

And another Overview

The Condor soars

The Condor - one of the three great spirits - ruler and animal spirit of air and the mountains - stretches its wings and starts taking form.

There are some great images of condors in the wild on these sites:-
From the Colca Canyon in Arequipa, Peru
http://www.go2peru.com/peru_birds_15_d.htm
and

http://pets.webshots.com/album/560484713DaGdjE

Peru - Prehistoric Culture

Peru is made of three zones -
The Desert coast - with the wealth of the Pacific Ocean
The Andes - both black and white - with soaring sheer sided mountains
The Amazon - with its rich and diverse jungle

Some of the earliest temples – such as Sechin (Casma) ~1290 BC and the temple complexes in Marka Wasi– have a threefold structure.
The ground floor is dedicated to the whale or fish
The middle layer is dedicated to the jaguar
And the top to the Condor

Some links to these temple complexes are:-
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~frogel/Peru98/Peru98_Sechin/0Peru98_Sechin_home.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki40-YgYFio
http://www.petertrutmann.com/pictures/index.php?gallery=./Photography/Journeys/Peru/San%20Pedro%20de%20Casta%20%26%20Marco-wasi

Some of the oldest ruins at Sechin are from ~3500BC
http://gogeometry.com/incas//sechin_bajo_circular_structure_oldest.htm
and we will be going back to them later!

An Overview - after all the changes

An Overview - after all the changes

And the fire is ready to be lit

And the fire is ready to be lit

The sea changes colour

The sea changes colour and some of the months get repainted to give a richer colour

The Village takes form

The Village starts taking form and the darkness creeps in

The months go by

and for the record the months are:-

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

July - the blue

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

September - blackberries - we are ready for eating

October - Colour fest - the leaves fall

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

December - black - where has the light and the sun gone?

It doesnt exist yet!

A year goes by

A Year Goes By -

How to show time passing - without the moon to mark months, and the sun to mark years?

So Ive used a bit of artistic licence..... and used the sun and swirls to mark the months and the progression of time

With Turquoise and Blue

With Turquoise and Blue...... painting continues