Xochipilli: Psychedelic Plants, Song, and Ritual in Aztec Religion
Psychedelic Intersections January 17, 2025 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.70423/0001.20
Summary
The analysis of Xochipilli, an Aztec deity associated with joy and fertility, employs diverse methodologies such as historiography and iconography. It offers new interpretations of rituals involving psychedelic plants linked to this deity, highlighting their significance in understanding the Aztec worldview and mental landscape.
Study at a glance
| Key finding | Fresh interpretations of rituals involving psychedelic plants associated with Xochipilli provide a richer understanding of the Aztec mental landscape. |
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Abstract
Analyzing research into Xochipilli—a deity deity linked to songs, flowers, the rising sun, joy, games, and fertility—requires diverse methodologies, including historiography, iconography, and philology, all of which aid in understanding this deity in the Aztec worldview. This analysis provides fresh interpretations of rituals involving psychedelic plants associated with Xochipilli; these rituals, often overlooked, provide a rich understanding of the Aztec mental landscape in which psychedelic plants acquired meaning.