Day 1. Cipactli (Cayman)

Cipactli

The first day was represented by a Cipactli head which is associated as much as to a dragon as to a serpent. The first of the signs of the days is the carrier of the seed (the foundation of humanity) and comes to represent the first day of creation or the primordial matter used on the Great Work, as stated in by the alchemists.

On Day #1 the internal work begins and this symbol encloses everything that each Gnostic student must complete as they start their Great Work if they long for an internal transformation. The Caiman or the Sacred Crocodile of the Egyptians is the BEING, the INTIMATE, precisely identified in the Kabala by the number “1”. The BEING is the spirit, the spiritual guide of every human, as Master Jesus stated “The Father who is in secret”.

The crocodile is also the symbol of the work in our psychological swamps; it represents the ability to penetrate within oneself, to know oneself in depth to be able to then start the path of self-knowledge.

Ruling God: The individuals born on this day, according to the Nahuas, had an inclination towards sloth and frivolousness. It is governed by the deity Tonacetecuhtli (Father-Mother), the Lord of Maintenances, Lord of Sustenance, Lord of Abundance and of riches, who delivered to the hands of men corn and all things, and identified as well with Earth.

The Location of the Day in the Borgia Codex: It is found at Texcatlipoca’s feet, as the earth he steps-on is an allegory to “walking”, walking the path of self-realization.

“44 – This divine Crocodile is the INTIMATE.
“45 – This is the divine crocodile that captures its prey as a rapacious beast.
“46 – These prey are the anime extracts of all its vehicles, vehicles the INTIMATE assimilates to become a master of the Mahamvantara.”
Samael Aun Weor – Treatise on Alchemy


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