thetruthofourollin.com
The Truth of Our Ollin.
A Mexica and Maya count. The day you were born has a name. Today has one too — the same for everyone who opens this gate.
Owned and kept by Christopher Vallejo
Piedra del Sol. Ollin sits at the heart of the Fifth Sun.
Tonalpohualli · today
The day count
Reading the day…
The hall
History, books, and the count
Origin
Mexi, four priests, the eagle on the nopal.
Knights
Eagle, jaguar, chimalli, hummingbird.
Cities
Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Mexica. The quetzal echo.
Rise and fall
The truth of the city, the siege, we are native.
Motecuhzoma
The ninth tlatoani. Rule, hostage, death.
Life
Calmecac, tribute cloth, the amanteca.
Five suns
Four worlds ended. This age is Ollin.
Myths
Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Coatlicue.
Maya
What we learned: count, serpent, zero.
Nahuatl
Letters, greetings, word is bond.
Numbers
Bars and dots. Flags and feathers.
Tonal
The day you were born.