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Feathered Serpent is the cross or the "five points". The symbol means the meeting of earth and heaven. Also the planet Venus, as it appears during the year morning star, then afternoon star and during an epoch it does not appear, time in which it is supposed to be fighting darkness forces, just as the Sun does. Thus, the mystery of life lies in the "Center of Matter", which has been transformed by "The divine breath" of consciousness.

The old grandparents’ teachings are permanent and repetitive. Because the same divinities were sacrificed in the cosmic fire to create the world; similarly, men destiny is to seek its divine origin through spiritual sacrifice, which frees conscience from the cumbersome nature of matter. From there fundamental symbols of our religion develop.

The first is, that while this is the true meaning of existence; human beings come to the world to engage in the most important struggle of their life... which is against ourselves. Must overcome matter inertia, which by nature falls into the corruption—destruction abyss. This struggle dignifies his time on Earth and provides the opportunity to reach his true home, there where the Supreme creator lives, the invisible and impalpable.

The old grandparents called this struggle "The Florid Battle", because it is based on "Flower and Song" and the triumph is to achieve flourishing the heart. These tempered men and women are called "Jaguar or Eagle Warriors".

The second thing is that while this is the most important legacy from our ancestors, it is present in all our activities, which thus becomes the "means", to reach the supreme "end". Therefore religion is present in all areas of the community life. The greatest concern and aspiration that our ancestors taught us is that the community as a whole, achieves this supreme achievement. That is why,