Yaag Galbain - Tree of life wedding gifts130x191cm 51x75in 4. 2x6. 2ft Weaver: Jacinto Gutierrez Materials: criollo wool dyed with anilines. Weaver: Daa Siind (Jacinto Gutierrez) This rug is inspired in the ancient understanding of the tree of life common to many cultures around the world. The ancient believe system of the Mexica people teaches that the universe was split in two parts to create the current world, the goddess Cipactli was pulled by the brothers Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca
If we were to live life as it every moment could be our last moment on earht we would bring the best of ourselves and achieve great feats not only in survival mode but in every day life
fire brings the beauty of flowers (sunlight's energy)
Hand woven on a walking Zapotec loom of the 16th century style using a 7 threads per in reed and wool rayon blend for the warp
maybe Crescencio didn't literally transform himself into an Eagle but he could communicate with eagles and see directly through their eyes
trading and forming social bonds
The four types of awareness are: 1) Nahual
The plumed serpent is a symbol of how heaven and earth meet in the human experience
an interval also known as the synodic period of Venus
Snakes are the elders of our planet
one of her female students told her that they have never had a female teacher in their class unti then
she then spent time repenting by sweeping the Teocalli (Sacred site) and when she begged for pardon there was a miracle in the form of a humming bird coming from the sky
this idea is depicted in te four life cycle symbols woven in the rug
