CENTEOTL

Corn god. Son of Tlazolteotl and husband of Xochiquetzal.

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Aztec Gods and Goddesses, I have decided to give some props to my ancestors and their beleifs. I hope you guys enjoy.
Religion was extremely important in Aztec life. They worshipped hundreds of gods and goddesses, each of whom ruled one or more human activities or aspects of nature. The people had many agricultural gods because their culture was based heavily on farming; also they included natural elements and ancestor-heroes.

They believed that the balance of the natural world, the processes that make life possible - like the rain or solar energy - and that the destiny of people depended on the will of these gods. While some deities were benevolent, others had terrifying characteristics.

The Aztecs thought that the power of the gods should be acknowledged and thanks given to them, so as to avoid the catastrophes that their rage or indifference could cause. For this reason, the monumental ceremonial centers were built and there were so many religious rites. The existence of the gods and their goodwill were maintained by offering up the most valuable human possession, life. This then, was the origin of human sacrifice and the ritual of bearing intense physical pain, which believers intentionally caused themselves.

HUEHUETEOTL

Huehueteotl ("Old god"; agéd god in Nahuatl) is a Mesoamerican deity figuring in the pantheons of pre-Columbian cultures, particularly in Aztec mythology and others of the Central Mexico region. He is also sometimes called Ueueteotl. Although known mostly in the cultures of that region, images and iconography depicting Huehueteotl have been found at other archaeological sites across Mesoamerica, such as in the Gulf region, western Mexico, Protoclassic-era sites in the Guatemalan highlands such as Kaminaljuyú and Late-Postclassic sites on the northern Yucatán Peninsula.
Huehueteotl is frequently considered to overlap with, or be another aspect of, a central Mexican/Aztec deity associated with fire, Xiuhtecuhtli. In particular, the Florentine Codex identifies Huehueteotl as an alternative epithet for Xiutecuhtli, and consequently that deity is sometimes referred to as Xiutecuhtli-Huehueteotl.

However, Huehueteotl is characteristically depicted as an aged or even decrepit being, whereas Xiutecuhtli's appearance is much more youthful and vigorous, and he has a marked association with rulership and (youthful) warriors.

An Aztec Goddess

The Aztec pantheon is not often heard about in modern Pagan circles, but the Aztec Deities are interesting nonetheless (and somewhat difficult to pronounce).

Tlazolteotl - Eater of Filth
Tlazolteotl was the Goddess of love, lust, passion and sex. She was also considered an Earth Goddess and related to childbirth and fertility. Her colourful nickname comes from how She devoured the sins of the dying. She also consumed the sins from anyone who confesses them to Her.

Almost time

Well, my hubby leaves for basic training this coming tuesday, he will be gone for 14 weeks our daughter is gonna miss him sooo much.

They grow up so fast

Someone wants to be like her mamma

DAILY PAGAN DEVOTIONAL

Act by not acting;
do by not doing.
Enjoy the plain and simple.
Find that greatness in the small.
Take care of difficult problems
...while they are still easy;
Do easy things before they become too hard.

Don't fret over the small details, and let things happen as they may.