Tonatiuh Sticker, Tonatiuh Decal,

I dedicate this one to helping people with indigenous roots and for those willing to learn to better understand the Aztecs. I've created this piece after the Aztec Sun Stone. Many people see the Sun Stone as a calendar, but that minimizes what it did for the people. It wasn't just a way to tell time. It was a way to define our cosmic identity. Each day and year on the calendar represents a different energy. Depending on the day and year you were born, that energy represent who you are. This is how people were named. Depending on which calendar used my name could be tekpatl ozomatli or tekpatl cipatli.The Sun Stone did more than just act as a zodiac. It also told us a story of creation. This painting in particular shows how humanity has been created and destroyed multiple time. Four cardinal points can be found representing different suns.The first sun represented by a jaguar spirit, Ocelotonatiuh. In this era it was believed people were giants who were devoured by jaguars.The second su