The great INCAS built MACHU PICCHU, CUZCO, OLLANTAYTAMBO, SAQSAYWAMAN,etc. They hand sedveral gods, but INTI, THE GOLDEN SUN, was the most important deity in the Inca realm. The sun is always related to gold. That precious stone was not of economic value for the Incas, it was a symbol of the sun and because of that its importance.
The Spaniards on the other hand saw in those golden statues or golden walls a very high economic value. THE CORICANCHA was the Temple of the Sun. It was in Cuzco. It was made of stones put in such proper way… On top of those rocks they mounted gold. So its walls were golden walls. The Incas put emeralds, rubies, etc. around each door. Now you can see only the naked rocks, the gold is gone! Now you can see the holes around the doors, the precious stones were taken! Who take them? Who did it? The answer you know it.
Now you can go to the main church in Cuzco and you will find part of that gold on the Altar. The rest traveled overseas.
OH INTI! YOUR TEMPLE WAS LOOTED!
OH GREAT TEMPLE! YOUR STONES WERE TAKEN AWAY!
YOUR GOLD IS GONE, GONE, GONE!
NEVERTHELESS; THE POWER OF INTI REMAINS.
THE GLORY OF THE INCAS IS NOT GONE,
IT IS SLEEPING FOR A TIME TO COME!
There is not too much left to enjoy the wisdom of the Incas, but the power of attraction is really huge. Thousands of people visits their ruins. Yes, from every part of the world. Why? Because the energy of the Incas is not gone. INTI IS ALIVE; IT REMAINS IN EVERY DESCENDANT’S HEART!
INTI, as the Creator of everything, was called HUEHUETEOTL among the Aztecs. It was the very first god and actually the Creator of the gods and humans.
INTI is the fire which brings to life all in the universe. It is called the ‘BIG BANG” by the scientists. It is the origin of that Big Bang!
Every emperor of the Incas was called THE INCA. It reminds me the word: INCANDESCENT! It is related to something hot as the sun.
The Inca was supposed to be the son of Inti. He was a deity itself. Hercules, Perseus, Theseus were sons of Zeus too, no? Sons of the main god are around the planet. Myths? Yes, they are; but it does not mean the meaning is false. Remember: THE IMPORTANCE OF A SYMBOL IS NOT THE SYMBOL ITSELF, BUT ITS MEANING.
Do not forget: ALL CULTURES HAD A GOLDEN AGE AND ALL OF THEM EXPLAIN HUMANS WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM IT. THE REASON: HUMANITY DISOBEYED THE SUPERIOR LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE.
INTI AS THE GREAT FIRE OF THE CREATION!
It was a huge explosion, according to scientist. That explosion created the universe. That is the theory of the Big Bang! The question will always stand and challenge modern minds: HOW DID THAT EXPLOSION STARTED? “RANDOMLY” could be the answer. But many scientists do not think so. They see an order in the whole creation: From the great galaxies to the ADN. This brings to the table THE INTELLIGENCE DESIGN THEORY. There is another theory related to the creation: THE STRING THEORY.
Please observe one thing: THEY ARE THEORIES! Do not forget that. Well, modern scientist believe in those theories, but the ancient civilizations already explained the way the universe was made; but they used symbols which usually are not understood!
The main god of ancient cultures, THE CREATOR, is always related to FIRE! It does not matter if you believe in the Big Bang Theory or the String Theory, the matter is: BOTH SAY IT WAS AN EXPLOSION and scientists know very well that… The closer you get (going back in time) to the origin of that explosion the hottest the temperature it was! In other words: THE ORIGIN OF THE CREATION WAS FIRE!
Modern scientist cannot answer the question: WHO STARTED THE FIRE? How can a piece of dynamite explode by itself? We have to admit it has to be something behind that explosion: IT HAS TO BE AN INTELLIGENCE! Neither Inti nor Huehueteotl had human forms; but that form represents that intelligence: IT HAS HUMAN ATTRIBUTES LIKE A HEAD AND A HEART!
The Creator was always depicted as an old man as Hueheteotl is depicted and the Christian Creator too. No one has a human form, they are not humans; but the human shape is just a symbol of intelligence and love (Head and Heart), the power to create (Hands) and the power to move (Feet), etc.
The Creator is a force, but an intelligent force aware of itself and able to think before creating. The Creator of the universe made the gods or angels (for Christians). These gods made humans with the form of them. The same bible, in Genesis, says “LET’S MAKE MEN WITH OUR RESEMBLANCE”… Please note this: “LET’S MAKE…” It does not say: “I WILL MAKE” and check Psalm 82 where written is: “GOD IS AMONG THE GODS IN THE DIVINE TRIBUNAL…” Please do not forget that Angels are many, some of them: Michael, Raphael, Anael, Gabriel (Hermes for the Greeks), etc.
Well, this is not a religion discussion. I just try to explain the meaning of THE CREATOR as the ancient cultures saw him…. Or should I say “saw her”?…
INTI (THE SUN) AND THE DIVINE FEMININE.
The more science is developed the more we understand the mysteries of the universe. I believe our science and technology are just babies at this point (Year 2012), but science is moving fast! The problem is: SICIENCE IS MOVING FASTER THAN MEN! We might discuss this point some day, it could be too long now.
INTI the great INCA god of the fire, that shining star, was a way to symbolize the INTELLIGENT FORCE WHICH CREATED THE UNIVERSE. The Aztecs used to call it: THE LIFE GIVER! It is a real truth, whatever you believe it or no, whatever you agree or not.
All cultures worshiped the Sun, this is a fact. But they did now worshiped the physical sun, but a spiritual sun. In other words, they were aware of an INTELLIGENT FORCE symbolized on the sun.
We must accept that many things exist beyond our understanding. We could mock at the ancient people if we take the ancient symbols in a literal way; but when we understand the symbols and we grab the meaning then things change.
Our ancestors had a great wisdom and they knew a lot more than we do. They understood life. We do not understand life and that is the reason why our planet is a mess!
There are more things beyond this material world. Where is the source of energy of everything,? where everything comes from? the origin is not here in this universe, the universe is the outcome from something beyond the material world. The root of everything is INTI, the super fire that creates life. THAT GREAT FIRE, INTI, WAS REPRESENTED AS THE BURNING BUSH WHICH TALKED TO MOSES. Yes, that INTELLIGENT FIRE!
The Sun and the Moon were sacred to ancient people, but again not as those spheres we see with our eyes, but as the meaning of a superior and intelligent force which does not need you, but we all need.
The Sun was the father and the Moon was the mother. We all know that energy needs two poles, one positive and the other negative. Well, check any battery or study the basis of electricity. Energy needs those two poles: The sun is the positive pole and the Moon the negative pole.
Now we understand the need of THE FEMININE DIVINITY!
The moon was always the representation of that Feminine Divinity. It was in every single culture: Isis, Hathor, Sekmet, Venus, Minerva, Ceres, Freiya, Saraswaty, Devi, Durga, etc. Christians tried to erase the divine Feminine, probably because of machismo. Machismo, believing women are inferior than men and therefore they most submit their will to the arrogance of men, is ignorance. Anyway, the goddesses of Christians survived in the form of: Mary, Fatima, Guadalupe, etc. They are called VIRGINS. Now days Christians do not see them as goddesses as they do not see the angels as gods, but... what else are they? They are still worshiping them as our ancestors worshiped the goddesses and the gods.
Sometimes you will see stars around them and, in some cases, the moon. Check under the feet of the virgin of Guadalupe for example.
All civilizations had goddesses and without they (The negative aspect of the energy) the universe could not exist! Can the positive energy exist alone? No, energy needs both poles.
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The more science is developed the more we understand the mysteries of the universe. I believe our science and technology are just babies at this point (Year 2012), but science is moving fast! The problem is: SICIENCE IS MOVING FASTER THAN MEN! We might discuss this point some day, it could be too long now.
INTI the great INCA god of the fire, that shining star, was a way to symbolize the INTELLIGENT FORCE WHICH CREATED THE UNIVERSE. The Aztecs used to call it: THE LIFE GIVER! It is a real truth, whatever you believe it or no, whatever you agree or not.
All cultures worshiped the Sun, this is a fact. But they did now worshiped the physical sun, but a spiritual sun. In other words, they were aware of an INTELLIGENT FORCE symbolized on the sun.
We must accept that many things exist beyond our understanding. We could mock at the ancient people if we take the ancient symbols in a literal way; but when we understand the symbols and we grab the meaning then things change.
Our ancestors had a great wisdom and they knew a lot more than we do. They understood life. We do not understand life and that is the reason why our planet is a mess!
There are more things beyond this material world. Where is the source of energy of everything,? where everything comes from? the origin is not here in this universe, the universe is the outcome from something beyond the material world. The root of everything is INTI, the super fire that creates life. THAT GREAT FIRE, INTI, WAS REPRESENTED AS THE BURNING BUSH WHICH TALKED TO MOSES. Yes, that INTELLIGENT FIRE!
The Sun and the Moon were sacred to ancient people, but again not as those spheres we see with our eyes, but as the meaning of a superior and intelligent force which does not need you, but we all need.
The Sun was the father and the Moon was the mother. We all know that energy needs two poles, one positive and the other negative. Well, check any battery or study the basis of electricity. Energy needs those two poles: The sun is the positive pole and the Moon the negative pole.
Now we understand the need of THE FEMININE DIVINITY!
The moon was always the representation of that Feminine Divinity. It was in every single culture: Isis, Hathor, Sekmet, Venus, Minerva, Ceres, Freiya, Saraswaty, Devi, Durga, etc. Christians tried to erase the divine Feminine, probably because of machismo. Machismo, believing women are inferior than men and therefore they most submit their will to the arrogance of men, is ignorance. Anyway, the goddesses of Christians survived in the form of: Mary, Fatima, Guadalupe, etc. They are called VIRGINS. Now days Christians do not see them as goddesses as they do not see the angels as gods, but... what else are they? They are still worshiping them as our ancestors worshiped the goddesses and the gods.
Sometimes you will see stars around them and, in some cases, the moon. Check under the feet of the virgin of Guadalupe for example.
All civilizations had goddesses and without they (The negative aspect of the energy) the universe could not exist! Can the positive energy exist alone? No, energy needs both poles.
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