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Mayan Reincarnation - Club Jaguar - Vittorio Carvelli
The Maya associated the colour red with death and rebirth, and often covered graves and skeletal remains with cinnabar.
Burial sites were oriented to provide access to the next world.
Graves faced north or west, in the directions of the Maya Heavens.
The concept of reincarnation is one strongly mentioned in Mayan belief and religion.
Mayan Representation of Reincarnation
The 'Popol Vuh' gives importance to the 'Maize God', and how the Mayan people themselves descended from 'maize people' created by this god.
In the 'Popol Vuh' that the K'iche' Maya wrote, (one of the few surviving codices), it tells the story of the reincarnation of the Maize God.
In the tale, the Maize God retreats to the underworld, and with the Two Hero Twins, battling the monsters and lords of the place, makes way back to the material world.
He is reborn again, dies, and on and on the cycle continues.
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Mayan Reincarnation - Club Jaguar - Vittorio Carvelli
The Maya associated the colour red with death and rebirth, and often covered graves and skeletal remains with cinnabar.
Burial sites were oriented to provide access to the next world.
Graves faced north or west, in the directions of the Maya Heavens.
The concept of reincarnation is one strongly mentioned in Mayan belief and religion.
Mayan Representation of Reincarnation
The 'Popol Vuh' gives importance to the 'Maize God', and how the Mayan people themselves descended from 'maize people' created by this god.
In the 'Popol Vuh' that the K'iche' Maya wrote, (one of the few surviving codices), it tells the story of the reincarnation of the Maize God.
In the tale, the Maize God retreats to the underworld, and with the Two Hero Twins, battling the monsters and lords of the place, makes way back to the material world.
He is reborn again, dies, and on and on the cycle continues.
for more information and images go to: