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  Erowid Entheogen Vaults : Xochipilli
Xochipilli, The Prince of Flowers, is the Aztec god of flowers, maize, love, games, beauty, song and dance.
In the mid-1800's, a 16th century Aztec statue of Xochipilli was unearthed on the side of the volcano Popocatapetl near Tlamanalco.
Xochipilli Headdress, from The Wondrous Mushroom, by R. Gordon Wasson
www.erowid.org /entheogens/xochi/xochi.shtml   (313 words)

  
  Xochipilli
Xochipilli ("Flower Prince") is the Aztec god of flowers, maize, love, games, beauty, song and dance.
He is the husband of Mayahuel and the twin brother of Xochiquetzal.
Xochipilli is depicted with a stick of which the sharp tip penetrates a human heart.
www.pantheon.org /articles/x/xochipilli.html   (69 words)

  
  Xochipilli - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As one of the gods responsible for fertility and agricultural produce, he was associated with Tlaloc, god of rains, and Cinteotl, god of maize.
In the mid-1800s, a 16th-century Aztec statue of Xochipilli was unearthed on the side of the volcano Popocatépetl near Tlamanalco.
The position and expression of the body, in combination with the very clear representations of hallucinogenic plants which are known to have been used in sacred contexts by the Aztec support this interpretation.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Xochipilli   (258 words)

  
 "Xochi Speaks" Poster and Booklet.
Xochipilli, the Aztec god intent upon the molecules, attests vis ually to the sacred nature of ritual uses of psychoactive substances in traditional societies.
Against a dark blue background of deep space and a pervasive cloud-like atmosphere, the four miniature images of Xochipilli that flank the central figure show the various perspectives of Xochipilli's multidimentionality at once, hinting at the panascopic experience that psychic "travelers" describe.
In our culture where excesses have taken a devastating social toll, Xochipilli's teaching reflecting the ancient wisdom of traditional culture, as well as the modern tenet of pharmacology -- that dosage counts -- is conveyed in an inspired, aesthetic, and unequivocal format.
www.herbalgram.org /youngliving/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=205   (663 words)

  
 Xochipilli - English - About the Company
Xochipilli's mission is to provide a disciplined professional artistic outlet for the promotion, preservation and creation of Mexican folkloric dance.
Xochipilli members organized a show for the community featuring La Grana and in less than two weeks with minimal advertising sold over 300 tickets to the show.
The ultimate vision for Xochipilli is to develop into a professional dance company that performs regularly in diverse venues locally and abroad.
www.gfxochipilli.com /English/english.html   (734 words)

  
 Meet Xochipilli, artisans who rely on fair trade for sustainable employment || Ten Thousand Villages
Meet Xochipilli, artisans who rely on fair trade for sustainable employment
Xochipilli is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that helps artisans to find permanent markets for their products.  This organization benefits more than 800 families through training in marketing and product development skills.
Ten Thousand Villages purchases pressed ceramic nativity plates, ornaments, candleholders, lanterns, musical instruments and tableware from Xochipilli.
www.tenthousandvillages.com /catalog/artisan.detail.php?artisan_id=87   (181 words)

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