by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on)
“Izapa Stela 5 is the most detailed and important Tree of Life rendering in the ancient world.” – Mary Ellen Miller, Yale University. This Tree of Life monument displays the Maya sacred Cycle of Life.
The Ancestral Tree represents humanity’s journey from its 12 Tribal Ancestral roots at the bottom of the Tree to the eight fruit-filled branches near heaven. The “red”_ Quetzalcoatl God, at the right center of the Tree, directs people to the Tree. The “red” mother Goddess, at the left center of the Tree, gives the Tree’s fruit to a person who has followed Quetzalcoatl’s directions that led him out of darkness and to the tree. He partakes of the fruit, and his spirit is (reborn) resurrected into the heavenly realm.
Watch this video for more information on The Maya Sacred Circle of Life
Watch this video for more information on The Maya Sacred Circle of Life
