The Essence and Resurrection of Nature
The Essence and Resurrection of Nature The Mayans had believed from what we call our soul or life source is what they call an “essence” that each living thing has. The Mayan civilization has spread them out largely ranging from Guatemala, Honduras, and many parts of South America. They are well known for their development with written language, architecture, math, art, and even astronomical systems. Their historical recordings were written in the Popol Vuh, which presents ideas of their system of death and rebirth. The idea of death brings resurrection, nature and maize represents the cycle and the essence are passed down to the children. The idea after a person’s death sometimes isn’t always the end. A story in the Popol Vuh that demonstrates this idea is when Hun-Hunahpu was tricked in the ball game with the demons from Xibalba who were tricked in the game. This resulted in the humiliation of the hunters and became sacrifices in their end. The demons then decapitated Hun-Hunahpu’s head and were placed on to a dead tree which started to bear fruit after the demons of Xibalba had left him there. This represents life because of the dead tree did not bear fruit before, but after the head of Hun-Hunahpu was placed onto it. The tree then came to life with the life source or “essence” of the brothers that lost the game in Xibalba. This tree was the alive and sprouted skulls, gourds, and fruits. The essence of Hun-Hunahpu had been extended into the tree’s fruits blossoming into a lively tree. This also had many of the Gods cautious of the tree, warning everyone and everything to not be anywhere neither near the tree nor pick the fruits it harbors. A maiden, “Little Blood” of the blood chief of the underworld Xibalba, had paid a visit to the tree out of curiosity because she heard that the fruit was delicious. As she came upon the tree, the trees speaks to her and tells her that the fruits on the tree are not fruits, but are skulls of a man and passes