Xochipilli: Psychedelic Plants, Song, and Ritual in Aztec Religion
Psychedelic Intersections January 17, 2025 DOI: 10.70423/0001.20 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractUnderstanding the Aztec deity Xochipilli—associated with songs, flowers, joy, games, and fertility—demands a combination of historical, iconographic, and philological methods. This analysis offers new interpretations of rituals involving psychedelic plants linked to Xochipilli, which have often been neglected. These rituals reveal a deeper understanding of the Aztec worldview, showing how psychedelic plants gained cultural and spiritual significance within their mental landscape.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key finding | Argues that overlooked rituals involving psychedelic plants associated with the Aztec deity Xochipilli provide a richer understanding of the Aztec mental landscape. |
Abstract
Analyzing research into Xochipilli—a deity deity linked to songs, flowers, the rising sun, joy, games, and fertility—requires diverse methodologies, including historiography, iconography, and philology, all of which aid in understanding this deity in the Aztec worldview. This analysis provides fresh interpretations of rituals involving psychedelic plants associated with Xochipilli; these rituals, often overlooked, provide a rich understanding of the Aztec mental landscape in which psychedelic plants acquired meaning.