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The Birth of the Left-Handed Hummingbird [Huitzilopochtli]

Chapter 10 – The Cult to the Left-Handed Hummingbird [Huitzilopochtli]

We have parted ways with all things divine. We not even suspect there is a divine, immortal spark deep within our depths, meanwhile the Great Master Jesus the Christ says:

"Cut wood, I am there; Lift stone, I am there." The Gospel of Thomas

"And it was said this Huitzilopochtli, was portentous, because off a fine feather that found the belly of his mother Coatlicue, he was conceived. No one ever showed or claimed to be his father." Florentine Codex


Divine Origin

The origins of Huitzilopochtli are similar to that of Jesus the Christ and similar to the origin of the divine twins of the Popol Vuh, because the Intimate Christ has its origins in that which does not belong to time.

The Hindi traditions offer many references to the divine and timeless character of the Inner Christ [in the form of Krishna] and there is neither a reference to anyone who claimed him as their child. This comes to show us the Inner Christ must be one item with that which has no name, no limits and which exists beyond time and beyond space.

The Inner Christ, Huitzilopochtli, is a fragment, a spark that emanates from the Universal Fire.

"Have you heard this term ANUPADAKA? In its most rigorous meaning it stands for "born from no parents". Osiris is the father who is in secret, the particular Monad of each one of us. Isis is its duality, the feminine aspect and Divine Mother Kundalini. Horus is the Innermost, our divine Spirit. [Altogether] The Triad. It is easy to understand when Horus emerges victorious from the battles with the red demons (the psychological aggregates), and then he proceeds to swallow its own soul. After the banquet the father, the mother and the son: Osiris, Isis and Horus, the three divine fires with their diamond souls, fuse together and create a single flame: an ANUPADAKA. The occult father, deep within the Absolute and deep within the undefinable and never-ending bliss, the ANUPADAKA, cannot emerge from parents, because it exists by itself and is One with the Universal Spirit of Life." Samael Aun Weor

Earth

Mother of the Earth. Origin of all that has been, is and will be. (Museum of the Major Temple, Mexico)

 


Veneration

"He was venerated by the Mexica. They offered him sacrifices, honored and served him. Huitzilopochtli gave retribution to all who acted in such ways." Florentine Codex

The veneration of divinity is expressed in the most diverse ways across all traditions, yet what is most common amongst them is the lighting of fire and the burning of resins, as the burning of Copal, Myrrh or Frankincense on hot embers. These are representations of the alchemical transmutation of the creative powers. Lamentably we tend to confuse the "thing itself" of the symbol with what it represents, so it becomes necessary to apply the teaching to our daily living to grasp its true meaning.

Those who choose to work in the Great Work must have as a basis the veneration of the Intimate Christ and this must reflect in all the actions that take place in practical life. With Christ being "love", we must demonstrate respect to the life of all creatures whether animals, plants or flowers of our great mother nature; we must demonstrate this love as we apply it towards the sacred teachings of the great masters, as well as in the love expressed for parents and children, the love between the couple, the love for all of humanity, and the love for everything that exists.

"Parents and teachers of schools, colleges, and universities must teach the new generations to respect and venerate their elders. "That which has no name, which is Divine, which is the Reality, has three aspects: wisdom, love, and Word. The Divine as Father is cosmic wisdom, as Mother is infinite love, as Son is the Word. The father of a family is the symbol of wisdom. The mother of a home symbolizes love; children symbolize the Word." Samael Aun Weor

Adoratory

Adoration site with braziers (Museum of History and Anthropology, Mexico)

 


Sacrifices

Self-Sacrifice

Bodkins for self-sacrifice (Museum of History and Anthropology)

 

The sacrifices offered to our lord Huitzilopochtli are in no way the decrepit mental projections our mind can think of, but they are sacrifices of an internal nature. The sacrifice of the "human hearts" is associated to the sacrifice of our negative sentiments, for example anger. Anger as a negative sentiment must be sacrificed, transmuted into compassion, and manifested as love for thy neighbor.

It is certainly not easy to rein in our negative emotions, what is typical amongst us humans is to give ourselves into identifying and fascinating with the various dramas of our daily life. So offering the sacrifice of the hearts to the gods is truly the effort to sacrifice our negative emotions, so that out of the transmutation of such forces we allow the light to emerge.

The observance of the art in this and other codices, as well as the carvings made by both the Maya and the Aztecs, will show scenes of self-sacrifice; in some instances we will see the carving of a person forcing a spear through their tongue and in others, a thread of needles of Agave through the tongue as well, and this must not be taken literally. Because this teaching is based on love itself, there is no invitation to become violent against our own bodies. What these engravings teach us is of the great sacrifice that we must make to end the damage we create with the power of the word with our calumnies, our gossip, and our lies, and transmute our words into words of wisdom and love. These are actions that can only be performed by the true warriors of the gnostic philosophy as they embark to battles each one with their own self.

There are many other carvings and engravings that show others piercing their ears, as a reminder that we must transform the words of hatred, criticism and insults we hear instead of reacting with anger; we must learn to sacrifice our negative sentiments into comprehension and love for others. These efforts comprise the system of the Transformation of Impressions, where the practitioner uses his consciousness as a filter before the impressions can reach their mind.

Self-Sacrifice

A scene of self-sacrifice where an ear is pierced; detail from "Jaguar-Jicara de Aguilas". (Museum of History and Anthropology)

 


Honor and Service

It becomes indispensable to honor and serve our Inner Christ and we do that when we practice actions in favor of those who suffer, when we are capable of bringing comfort and the very teaching of gnosis as the precious balm that can heal the wounds of all of humanity.

"We need the conflagration of Love to transform the world, we need of the fire of Love to illuminate society. The cold, insipid and complicated codices do not change anything and neither transform anything. The very best social projects become useless, just as useless are the best political principles if they are not written with the fire of Love. The true Revolution is the result of transformation and only the tempests of Love can transform both the individual and society." Samael Aun Weor

The Intimate Christ rewards with wisdom, illumination, protection and guidance to those who act in accordance with its will, because they demonstrate with their actions, right action, right thought, and right feeling.

 


Tribute and Cult

"And his cult was brought from Coatepec, the mountain of the serpent, just as it used to be practiced in the most ancient of times." Florentine Codex

We must offer cult to our Intimate Christ through tangible actions. If Huitzilopochtli, our Inner Christ has as its ultimate attribute the marvelous force of love, then we need of men and women with a willpower of steel to reflect in all their actions kindness, compassion, and pure love without expecting anything in return. All these things are impossible for as long as we continue to carry within the negative sentiments of resentment, anger, hatred, and revenge.

"The time has come to put into practice the charity taught by the masters and priests of all times. The words uttered with the mellow cooing of doves and below the sacred thresholds of the temples must now become a tangible reality." Samael Aun Weor

The true cult can only be demonstrated with tangible actions and this is only possible when we do it from the Mountain of the Serpent, the Coatepec, which is our walking of life as the path to initiation.

This cult has no beginning and has no end. From the most ancient times tribute has been offered to the Intimate Christ; this has been seen as the cults to Zeus, Krishna, Jesus and Quetzalcoatl. He is the sacred fire of the Persians and has been present on all lands and throughout all of the history of mankind.

When we learn ourselves to walk in the shoes of others, when we become capable of feeling and thinking what our neighbor feels and thinks whether it is our spouse, or our children, friends or enemies; when we truly do something to help remedy the suffering of others which is, in turn, our own suffering, it is then when we demonstrate the true tribute and cult to our lord Huitzilopochtli.

Seek of the Left-Handed Hummingbird within your internal universe, feeling all those around you as if they were you and you were them; loving and helping all of humanity, and you will achieve the great event of receiving him and experiencing his birth within your heart.

The End.

Tepetlacalli

Chest of Stone [Tepetlacali] dedicated to Venus.  Fraternal love is represented by Venus. (Museum of History and Anthropology, Mexico)