21. The Glowing Ihiyotl, the Winds and the Aires

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. The Evolving Soul 1
5. 2. The Mexica and Their Souls 10
6. 3. The Yolia and the Soul 17
7. 4. The Yolia as a Bird 23
8. 5. The Winged Soul, Universality and Natural History 33
9. 6. The Yolia as Breath 42
10. 7. The Yolia as Shadowy Double 48
11. 8. The Yolia as Stone 54
12. 9. The Tonalli and Fire Drilling 63
13. 10. The Tonalli as Sumptuary Art 71
14. 11. The Tonalli as Name and Astrological Sign 76
15. 12. The Tonalli and Physical Resemblance 88
16. 13. The Tonalli, Body Temperature and Neonates 96
17. 14. The Tonalli and Advice at Puberty 103
18. 15. Soul Loss and Aging 109
19. 16. The Tonalli and the Cold Body 118
20. 17. The Tonalli as Body Part 125
21. 18. Blood, Shock and Sacrifice 131
22. 19. The Spirit, the Air and the Winds 138
23. 20. The Aires as Spirits, Gods and the Returning Dead 143
24. 21. The Glowing Ihiyotl, the Winds and the Aires 153
25. 22. The Ignis Fatuus and the Ihiyotl 160
26. 23. The Foul-Smelling Ihiyotl 167
27. POSTSCRIPT 173
28. NOTES 185
29. BIBLIOGRAPHY 193
30. INDEX 224