This is one of the least gory illustrations that depict the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice. This captured my attention when I read this Big Think article on “The Mysterious Origins of Human Sacrifice.” Why am I interested in this subject? Because it reflects a historical precedent for an experience I had during a past life journey, and I always appreciate the synchronicity machine working behind the scenes when a reference to a historical event I’ve lived through in a past life turns out to be accurate, sometimes surprisingly accurate.
One of my strangest and most challenging sessions was when I encountered “The Aztec Priest.” I used that “nickname” as a placeholder so I don’t shift sides of my brain trying to determine a historical era for that lifetime, but in this case, placing it in the Aztec empire seems to be historically accurate. Most interesting was that this image showed the victim’s heart being removed through a slit in the stomach. I “ran” this and saw it first hand but my logical brain tried to intervene and say this was impossible, that the entire chest would have to be opened to access the heart, like in contemporary heart surgeries. The illustration, and many even gorier ones, back up my past life experience. I’ll be posting more of my personal sessions that illustrate this to demonstrate the process and how to handle intensely emotional events in a past or other life session.
On my recent desert drive-about I visited one of my favorite spots in the southwest- the Valley of Fire outside of Las Vegas in Nevada. It's an intense and beautiful place where I saw these natural caves in the rocks and was reminded of how many past lives I've seen personally that featured me either living in a cave or retreated to a mountain meditation grotto to do some deep inner work. These natural caves made me aware of how common they are in the desert landscape, that they formed naturally and didn't need much alteration to create a shelter from the elements and wildlife. I love these prompts and reminders from nature and our knowledge of the historical record that support the images I access on past lives work that are completely different from my city-born present life.
