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Quetzalcoatl
Christ (Icon)
by Robert Lentz
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on 4.5x6 inch Wooden Plaque
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In
the sacred history of Meso-America, a Christ-like figure dominates the
spiritual horizon. His name is Quetzalcoatl, which means the Plumed
Serpent.
Quetzalcoatl is one of the most ancient concepts of God in this region.
He reconciles in himself heaven and earth. He is the creator of
humankind and the giver of agriculture and the fine arts.
In the tenth century, a Toltec priest named Quetzalcoatl acquired a
large following in the Valley of Mexico. He opposed both human
sacrifice and warfare, promoting instead the arts and self-discipline
as a means for coming closer to God.
This made him many enemies among the ruling classes. They brought about
his downfall, but he confounded them by rising from the dead, after
being consumed in a sacred fire.
His heart became the morning star, and he himself became young once
again. He promised to return one day to his people.
The stories of Quetzalcoatl and Christ are so similar that it is easy
to see one in the other. In this icon, both Quetzalcoatl and Christ are
depicted in the same guise.
It is a resurrection icon, with their heart ascending from the flames
of death and rebirth. Around the edge, in gold leaf, is an ancient
Aztec depiction of the Plumed Serpent. Red and black are the colors the
Aztecs associated with the morning star.
Quetzalcoatl and Christ bring us the same timeless message: God is
closer to us than we are to ourselves. In both their lives, our human
condition has been joined inseparably to the divine.
Each proclaims to us a simple gospel of compassion, and invites us to
dance with God in the divine fire burning in each of our hearts.
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