THE 9 HOUSES OF MICTLAN

When we talk about life and death, it seems that they are such distant points, and yet, these concepts do not exist without each other. Between them there is an eternal symbiosis, forming that marks the beginning and the end of life and where energy is separated from consumed matter and inserted into a new one. In the beliefs of the Mexicas, a continuation after death was already contemplated, where the soul had to follow a mission and the body had to return to the place that gave it the opportunity to live on earth. Dying ensured life on earth and contributed to the balance in the universe, for them, life and death form a circle being the antecedent one of the other, forming a cult or religious practices, where they found a clear ultimate meaning. of life.

9 Illustrations that narrate the houses through which the soul of the deceased has to advance in order to reach Mictlán.

Designed by Danna Core Patonni