La71cao - SkyNet

Ni Goesti Kompiang Mawar, 1943 by Willem Gerard Hofker (Dutch, 1902-1981)

Path of Ruins (2016) - Lauren K Cannon

The Tree of Life and Four Worlds 1.Azilut (Emanation) - the eternal unchanging Divine world 2.Beriah (Creation) - considered “Heaven” proper, it is the first separation from the Divine, and “location” of the Throne of God and archangels 3.Yezirah (Formation) - the abode of the “lower angels,” men’s souls and the Garden of Eden 4.Asiyyah (Action) - the material universe in which we live http://www.yashanet.com/studies/revstudy/rev6.htm?fbclid=IwAR25hOynM5Zdmjcc48VA-XvTN2XB7hLvh_EvNllHwJitBLSlP6Mv6quGiWo

~ Polychrome dish with a glyph-like decoration of a combination hand and face.

Date: A.D. 600–900

Period: Late Classic

Culture: Maya

Medium: Gray ceramic with mineral inclusions, polychrome slip.

This painting (top image), “The Birth of Corn” is based on the Mexica Codex Chimalpopoca which describes the birth and discovery of corn. Prints of this work can be found in my Etsy Store, just follow this link

You can also see here a series of detail images of my original artwork illustrating the story of the discovery and birth of corn which incorporates original glyphs and symbols.

In the story Quetzalcoatl transforms into the ant, attempts to carry the mountain on his back, while the Lord of Maize sleeps, carries the grains of maize to the Teteo. Nanahuatzin helps Chicome Coatle, Seven Serpent, the goddess of maize, emerge from the mountain as the new-born corn.