And I saw the Sacred Hoop of my people was one of the many hoops that made One Circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one Mother and one Father. And I saw that it was holy. -Black Elk/Hehaka Sapa, Lakota Wicasa Wakan (Holy Man) Photo: Arbol El Tule / El Tule Tree, Oaxaca, Mexico According to legend, Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl sat to teach under this tree for 40 years, after he was dethroned and chased from his capital city of Tula by the twelve lords of Texcoco. Quetzalcoatl was a title given to messianic or godlike characters; its ethymological roots would translate the concept of divine on Earth. Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl was a Zapotec-Toltec king-priest from around 1,000 years ago, who founded the city of Tula which became the largest cultural and spiritual center of his time. Some versions say that his father came down from heaven, or that his mother was a virgin. His kingdom was based on art, bauty and Peace. He replaced blood sacrifice by offerings of flowers, incense and sacred herbs. As the influence of his teachings grew far and wide, the twelve evil lords of Texcoco plotted against him. Topiltzin manage to avoid war by accepting to settle the rule of the region through a ball game that they challenged him to play. But they used treachery and cheated him in order to win. So he lost his throne and was exiled. After spending fourty years teaching under the Tule Tree, he left east promising to return someday to restablish his kingdom of Peace, beauty and brotherhood.
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