10-15-2011, 12:00 AM
Hi Phe, thank you. I spent some time looking for the link I offered because there is a lot of misinformation on the internet and many sites build off the misinformation. However, by asking around the people you know who are natives from Mexico or even the last remains of the Toltec tribe in Arizona you will find that they are unaware of any word sounding anything like that relating to shamans, witches, seers or anyone with special powers. The word means "language" and I am willing to take the people who I asked word for it.
Another example of this, and again you should ask around and verify this yourself, is that Mexican natives have a very different understanding of quazicotal (sp?) that is usually depicted as a winged serpent eating itself. This is the kind of misinformation that gets spread and others use to build on. However, Mexican natives consider quazicotal to have been a man, similar to Jesus, who came over a hill and imparted knowledge and left promising to return one day.
It is understandable that one may like to hold onto their inventions like how Gonzo couldn't really see through to Wolf's words...this has become an ingrained habit that the path encourages us to break free of.
Thank you Wolf about your point of the uselessness of entering into this discussion I think I will heed your advice as it echoes something written on another forum about not even entertaining the kind of question Gonzo posed as it seeks to derail and distract one from their growth. Wise words imho. I appreciated your response, however, about using it to remind yourself...something I will do more of in the future.
Another example of this, and again you should ask around and verify this yourself, is that Mexican natives have a very different understanding of quazicotal (sp?) that is usually depicted as a winged serpent eating itself. This is the kind of misinformation that gets spread and others use to build on. However, Mexican natives consider quazicotal to have been a man, similar to Jesus, who came over a hill and imparted knowledge and left promising to return one day.
It is understandable that one may like to hold onto their inventions like how Gonzo couldn't really see through to Wolf's words...this has become an ingrained habit that the path encourages us to break free of.
Thank you Wolf about your point of the uselessness of entering into this discussion I think I will heed your advice as it echoes something written on another forum about not even entertaining the kind of question Gonzo posed as it seeks to derail and distract one from their growth. Wise words imho. I appreciated your response, however, about using it to remind yourself...something I will do more of in the future.