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Table of Contents Tezcatlipoca Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc Chalchiuhtlicue Nanauatzin Cosmic Order – The Balance Aztec is a name used to describe the Nahuatl-speaking people who thrived in central Mexico circa the 14 th  and 16 th  centuries as an empire and dominated large parts of Mesoamerica. Variously, the Aztecs had different names. They are known as Aztlan (which means ‘White Land’), the Tenochca (a name adopted from one of their ancestors called Tenoch), and the Mexica, which was a derivative from Metzliapan (which stands for ‘Moon Lake’). Ancient Aztec religious beliefs and practices were tied to their understanding of the world; the people were deeply amazed by the thought of the unknown, the universe and the end of time. These thoughts arouse some curiosity and awareness to understand better their world and how it came about. I used the term ‘theogony’ to describe the Aztecs’ generations of gods however, not in the context of Greek mythology where the ‘primordial deities’ were the fi

Table of Contents Ideographic Mapping Collective and Organised vs Individual and Spontaneous Experiences The measure of a Collective Value In this writing, I consider religion or no religion from the viewpoints of conscious subjectivity and Agency. By this, I mean that religion or no religion can be viewed either as a subject, such as an individual who has the conscious power to relate his/her feelings, desires or beliefs within the bounds allowed by the law, conventions, and responsibilities, on the one hand, or as an agency that has the power of influence over other people, organizations, societies and even civilizations (‘civilization’, here understood as a society or group of people), on the other.   Ideographic Mapping The choice of the phrase ‘An Ideographic Mapping’ as part of the title emphasizes the conscious but rigid specification of the influences of the many religious or irreligious beliefs. The German philosopher, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) argued that space and time are o

Table of Contents Abenaki - Native American Tribe Various Belief Systems A brief description of Abenaki's tribe, culture, and society will be examined in this writing.  Abenaki - Native American Tribe The Abenaki are a Native American tribe and naturally, an Algonquian-speaking people of northeast North America. The Abenaki are variously known as Abnaki, Wabanaki, or Waponaki; a plethora of names that are significantly symbolic of the life and culture of the people. Accordingly, the word ‘Abenaki’ means “The people of the dawn land.” The Abenaki consider themselves as ‘Alnombak’, a tribal term that means “the people”. As early as their perception of self-determination, the Abenaki were part of the Wananaki Confederacy of the five Algonquian-speaking tribes that prospered between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s and occupied in the New England area of the United States and Quebec of Canada. Alongside the Algonquian people, Abenaki people shared a belief in Midewiwin (or Midewin), whi