Dive through the archives or read the latest page, and comic rocket will keep track of where you left off. Aztec mirror fashioned from obsidian and used by english alchemist john dee. If you are drawn to a black obsidian mirror, you are ready to confront your deeper thoughts, beliefs and feelings through selfreflection. It is published online as a atm free to read webcomic which is. The incomplete slate back of the earliest known maya mirror was excavated from cahal pech in belize. By gazing into a mirrors smoky depths, sorcerers traveled. After the materialization was finished, the remaining smoke retracted into the mirror until the shiny surface was only steaming with faint wisps of fog. Golden hour with tree cover, lychencoated, worn stones doesnt equal the best photos, but they should be.
In depictions of the deity, one of his feet is typically replaced with an image of a. Obsidian mirrors are an apt metaphor for images of ancient mexican sites and objects. Find this pin and more on webcomics by serialfanboy. Black obsidian mirror, shop energy muses obsidian mirrors. This archive includes the main site angkor thom, as well as baphoun and vimeanakas. Black obsidian mirror gaze into your reflection with one of these black obsidian mirrors to give yourself the space and time to get to know yourself on a deeper level every aspect of yourself. Btom is short for behind the obsidian mirror, which is the full title of our aztec boys love story. While the british museums mirror has long been assumed to have originated in mexico, it is. Aztec rulers used a doublesided obsidian mirror to oversee their subjects. Origins of aztec and inca obsidian mirrors revealed.
Comic rocket is a growing index of 38,949 online comics. Obsidian mirrors were closely associated with the deity tezcatlipoca, whose name translates as smoking mirror. Mirror history invention of the mirrors and its origins. Behind the obsidian mirror comic rocket webcomic list. Even when your work with a black obsidian mirror leads you to a level of selfawareness you werent keen on discovering, keep pushing and developing healthier behaviors. On a bare chest rested the obsidian disk, held in place by filigree, golden chains. A second obsidian mirror, held by the british museum in london, presents us with yet more intrigue. And so we sit there, watching the twinkling night, suspended in time and. The obsidian mirror was the primary accessory of the supreme aztec deity tezcatlipoca, whose name means smoking mirror. Obsidian mirror which once belonged to dr john dee 1527 1608.
Obsidian may be found naturally on rare occasions, when there is flowing water and source lava blocks. He is often depicted with an obsidian mirror on his chest. A pale boy who had lost his memory was going to be sacrificed to the aztec god of death until said god stayed the high priests hand and. Origins of aztec and inca obsidian mirrors revealed through. Behind the obsidian mirror i will forgo my usual format because its a bit stifling and can lead to repetitiveness. We link to creators sites exactly as theyre meant to be shown. Read quality webcomics from artists around the world.
The peoples of ancient mexico used polished obsidian mirrors, or tezcatl, as instruments of black magic. Vision science, people in anatolia modernday turkey manufactured the first mirrors out of. Youll soon find that the reflection you see in your black obsidian is more satisfying than it has ever been before. Warnings for homosexual content, blood, violence, and possibly gore and sex in the future. The use of mirrors in mesoamerican culture was associated with the idea that they served as. Who invented the mirror mirror invention live science. The obsidian mirror was a metaphor for rulership and power among the aztecs. Btva is a community database of voice over actors and the characters they play across cartoons, anime, tv shows, movies, video games and more.
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