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When leaders coincide...

6/1/2019

When leaders coincide on the path of knowledge...

Julio César, leader of Yohualli Ehekatl, brought his newest danzantes to join the Beginners Danza class Temachtiani Akaxe teaches at Mahtinauhkalli on Fridays.

They learned the first 4 flowers of Nextli. It was beautiful to share Danza with them all! Looking forward to having them back next week.

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The True Malinche...

6/1/2019

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La Malinche has gone down in history as the archetype of the traitor. But as you dig in to history & historical writings, you realize that our schools & history books haven’t taught the whole truth...⁣
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You don’t see this more clearly than in the impressive tome by Fernando de Alva Ixtlixochitl that we are studying in our Kalpulismo-Ancient Socio-Political Systems Course right now named “Horibles Crueldades de los Conquistadores de México y de los Indios que los Auxiliaron para subyugarlo a la corona de Castilla” ⁣
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It is a heavy, difficult read, both literarily & emotionally as it documents the memories & research of a grandchild of the infamous Ixtlixochitl of Texcoco. A man of

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New Course: A Study of Nahuatl on June 9th

5/30/2019

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A new course begins Sunday June 9th exploring not only the day to day use of Nahuatl but also its poetic, philosophical and ceremonial use.

It will also be available via SKYPE.
Go to the course page here for more info

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The Path of the Warrior

5/17/2019

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The Path of the Warrior-⁣
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Often referred to as a Martial Art, Yaotilliztli is different in that it is a Warrior Discipline, focused more on defeating our inner battles rather than battles with those outside of us. ⁣
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Yaotilliztli contains two primary paths, the path of the Eagle Warrior and the path of the Ocelot Warrior. Within these two paths there are many other styles such as

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A Brief History...

5/10/2019

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Many have been asking us recently how long we've been doing this but the answer depends on the timeline & what entity you are talking about, so here's a quick look:
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Temachtiani Akaxe Yotzin has been teaching since 1999. In fact, this year will be the 20th year anniversary from when his Maestro, Maestro Arturo

Meza Gutierrez, gave him the responsibilty to begin sharing what he knew. ⁣
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He then began sharing all around the world, wherever the knowledge was needed & where different groups, organizations & universities would host lectures & workshops, helping with the development of many groups & kalpullis until he met his duality, Clarissa Gonzalez in Chicago 8 years ago. ⁣
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After they met, she helped him organize & structure all of the complex & diverse work he was doing, helped him utilize the internet both to offer classes to his international students as well as share on social media, the concept of Machtia Toltekatl was born (see inasca.org) and they began building up with the powerful & committed community in Chicago.⁣
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Then 4 1/2 years ago they took the first step towards their Institute and opened the doors of Mahtinauhkalli, which would become a hub for local community organizers, social workers, youth workers, educators, birthworkers, students & leaders to take classes, courses, attend ceremonies, ground themselves through ancestral knowledge, continue serving their communities & get to know the inner depths of their Tezkatlipokas. ⁣
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The 4 pillars of courses that Temachtiani Akaxe teaches that allow students to do this are Minnaliztli (archery), Yaotilliztli (ancestral warrior discipline), Tonalpohualli (study of the symbols, metalanguage & calendar system) & Mitotilliztli (danza Mazehual & huehuetl). There are also other courses that allow us to explore the different aspects of the ancestral knowledge that Akaxe was able to learn from his different teachers, elders & communities. (more on that in future posts)⁣
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We have a grand vision to continue building so that we can dignify our ancestors, the knowledge & our own communities. It won't be an easy path but with the principles of our ancestral knowledge si se puede & we would love for you to join us on this path.

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When leaders coincide...

The True Malinche...

New Course: A Study of Nahuatl on June 9th

The Path of the Warrior

A Brief History...

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