The Birth of the Left-Handed Hummingbird [Huitzilopochtli]

Chapter 4 - The Interior War

The most terrible war we must face is that against our own selves; against our own fears, selfishness, passions, angers, etc. Only the few who are capable of executing this type of war are the ones capable of achieving liberation.

"And their sister Coyolxauhqui told them: Brothers, she has dishonored us. We must kill our mother, the perverse one who is now pregnant. Who fecundated that, which she is carrying in her womb?" Florentine Codex

The moment someone attempts to start the awakening of their internal faculties is the moment the Ego multiplies its power to keep us in the deepest sleep of the consciousness.

"As soon as the wretched intellectual animal awakens, even if it is only for a fleeting moment, and opens his eyes before the harsh reality of life, immediately the formidable hypnotic power of the terrible serpent of the abyss returns to the charge with multiplied strength and the unfortunate victim falls asleep again, dreaming that he is awake or about to awaken." Samael Aun Weor

The thousands of psychological aggregates we have created and developed within our psyche through countless lives, are reluctant to let go of its prey and will continually feed off the energies that gave them life. This is what happens in each and every one of us, every time we make a mistake, or whenever we identify with the events that take place inside and outside of us. Existing egos strengthen or new ones are created, adding to the countless others we already carry within.

The Doctrine of the Many that has been taught by the Egyptian and Tibetan cultures is real. We are not "individuals" as we have been guessing; within the psyche of each human being exists a multiplicity of "I's", they are many and that legion of internal demons seeks to perpetuate.

Atlantean-Aztec Warrior (Museum of History and Anthropology, Mexico)

The Voice of the Silence

"Scared was Coatlicue as she learned of this, and she was very much saddened. But her son Huitzilopochtli, who was still in her womb comforted her by saying: 'Do not be afraid as I know what I must do'. And having heard the words of her son Coatlicue was comforted, her heart was consoled and she felt at ease." Florentine Codex

It is easy to become demoralized whenever finding out there is a legion of demons plotting within and knowing this enemy is not outside, but inside. Thus we must know that just like on a game of chess, there are black and white pieces that are necessary to play the game. The black pieces in this case are the psychological aggregates that make up the Ego. The white pieces are the various parts of our Being (the positive values of our Spirit). It should not be difficult to visualize there is an army of innocent children within each and every one of us that is arduously working for us to find the path that leads to the light and immortal wisdom. That army of beautiful children are the various parts of our Being and they strive, at every moment of our lives, to heal us, guide us, illuminate us, and console us.

In their efforts to make contact with our human personality, they rely on hunches; Immanuel Kant called those "intuits" and the Helena Petrovna Blavatsky referred to it as "the Voice of the Silence".

Whenever we are afflicted, demoralized, when we do not know which path to take, or when we feel imprisoned because of the circumstances of life feeling there is not even a ray of light we can reach-out for comfort, we need to resort to that "army of children" that is represented by The Left-Handed Hummingbird [Huitzilopochtli], who is in the very womb of our Divine Mother. We may have not incarnated him yet, but from within our Divine Mother he makes it a point to help us.

He knows exactly what he must do; he has the maps that show the way and he knows of the work that we must perform to make our way back to the source of the Light of Wisdom. He can guide us in every instance of our lives, whether those activities associated with our daily routines or the internal work. But for all this to happen, our personality must be passive (what corresponds to the external world, to the realm of the senses) and the consciousness must become active (in the spiritual work).

We can achieve this if we make it a daily habit, just before beginning our day as well as before going to bed, to relax our bodies and our minds to set ourselves in a state of "remembrance of self". Such a state allows us to remain present from moment to moment and remembering the different parts of our being that exist within us. As we develop this superior habit, the Voice of the Silence will guide us and comfort us. We will know which are the right actions to take and as we lead our life through the guidance of that voice, we will not err on our way as we walk the path. The voice of the Innermost will manifest itself through hunches, thoughts and intuits that will emerge when the chaotic ocean of the mind becomes silent.

A Jaguar with a glyph of the word emerging from its mouth. The Jaguar is the Innermost and the glyph, the "Voice of the Silence". (Museum of History and Anthropology, Mexico)

Dressed for Battle

"Meanwhile the Four-Hundred Southerners came to a common agreement and decided to bring death to their mother, as she had dishonored them. They were angry; they were irritated and their hearts palpitated as if wanting to come off their chests… and Coyolxauhqui taunted them, and she enlivened their anger so they would kill their mother. And the Four-Hundred Southerners made themselves ready, and they dressed up for war…" Florentine Codex

The Ego is negative energy and a poison to the body. It always strives to waste any spiritual powers and prefers hatred, vengeance, ill will, conflict, and all kinds of negative emotions before love and comprehension. The "I" is chaotic, disordered, anarchist, restless, and anxious.

What this segment of the narrative tells us (in symbols) is that Coyolxauhqui (the force of lust) is the one that taunts the Four-Hundred Southerners (our Egos) to kill their mother (shut the Voice of the Silence). In reality, whenever we give free reign to our lust and we fail to control it, what comes afterwards is the upheaval of all our other defects and as a domino-effect, the suppression of all the superior aspects of the human being.

This is why Jesus tells Peter:

"…thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church",

Because Peter (the Patron of the Great Work) is PATAR, or "the stone" which provides for a solid foundation. This PATAR or "stone" is a superior aspect of sexuality; one that is edifying, dignifying and based on true love. This superior type of sexuality is outside and beyond any of the many types of infra-sexual behaviors we engage-in such as adultery, fornication, sadism, pornography, acts of violence against nature, etc.

Perhaps we could correspond fish in the sea with the psychological aggregates and lust, they are both sustained because of the inherent living force of water.

PATAR (Peter) is the stone of supra-sexuality. This is better explained in the Book of Matthew:

"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock." Matthew 7:24-25

The Apostle Matthew clearly teaches that (whether single or married) when we transmute and channel our creative energies, we keep the ego from building its strength and from holding control over our senses; otherwise these internal demons will bring death to the few virtues that may still exist in us.

"…and these Four-Hundred Southerners were as captains; they twisted and tangled their hair, they fixed their hair as warriors for battle." Florentine Codex

This is our reality and the Four-Hundred Southerners are a symbol of how our aggregates are not only autonomous, but how they come together and associate to put into use their structure and execute their transactions.

Each psychological aggregate has its own mind and acts with its own intelligence to assume control over the human machine. They act as warriors in a battlefield, they are deliberate and measured in their actions and they work with each other seeking of that energy which can feed them and strengthen them.

This is how we must see this legion of demons that lurk within our internal universe. These are tenebrous warriors of the darkness and they make themselves ready, from moment to moment, to attack our sublime principles and finish off our spiritual strength. What is worse is that these are the creations we have carried for many lives and they are a product of our own incorrect way of living.

This happens within the psyche of each and every one of us and yet, none of us suspects this is happening. We are truly ignorant of the events that take place within our interior realms.

Details from the Stone of Montezuma (Museum of History and Anthropology, Mexico)