§ Who is Xochiquetzal?

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Who is Xochiquetzal?

Answer from the V.M. Samael Aun Weor and the magazine.

Xochiquetzal is the goddess of love, sharing this role with Xochipilli, whose abode is in Tamoanchan, the repository of the universal waters of life, which in humans reside in the spermatozoa. A paradisiacal place, carpeted with flowers, rivers, and blue springs, where the Xochitlicacan grows, a marvelous tree under whose branches lovers need only stand and touch its blossoms to be eternally happy.

No human has ever seen this deity; however, the Nahua people depicted her as young and beautiful, with her hair flowing down her back and a graceful fringe on her forehead; a red leather diadem from which plumes of quetzal feathers sprouted upwards; gold earrings; and a gold nose ring; a blue shirt embroidered with multicolored flowers and feathers; She wore a polychrome skirt and held bouquets of fragrant roses in her hands.

Her temple was located within the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlán and, although small, it was adorned with embroidered tapestries, precious feathers, and gold ornaments. Xochiquetzal had the power to forgive. Pregnant women would go to her temple, after taking a lustral bath, to confess their sins and ask for forgiveness and help. If the sins were very grave, an effigy of the penitent, modeled on amate paper (ficus petiolaris), would be burned at the deity's feet.

Samael Aun Weor.

Answer from the magazine "The The wisdom of the Being.".

The people of the Nahua religion celebrated the festival of Xochiquetzal, the goddess of love, just as they celebrated Xochipilli (similar to how some religions in Mexico celebrate the Virgin Mary).

Xochiquetzal's abode is in Tamoanchan, a paradisiacal place depicted as carpeted with flowers, with rivers and blue fountains, where the Xochitlicacan grows, a marvelous tree whose blossoms grant lovers eternal happiness simply by standing beneath its branches and touching its flowers. They achieved this because they were a people who respected the gods and offered them sacred worship. They were religious people who held values of self-respect and respect for others, leaving behind teachings that few understand to this day.

The Magazine "The Wisdom of Being" 107: "Healing Ceremonies."