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The Tibetan symbol for the origins of the universe shows a seed of the universe rotating clockwise in the spiral of potential energy. (See the sign  in Group 14.) The same structure,  , is also the coat of arms of the Aztec god Quetzacoatl, the feathered snake, most probably a chief from another culture arriving in the Aztec empire around the year A.D. 700. Quetzacoatl introduced a new body of knowledge and art, and is believed to have discouraged the practice of human sacrifice. He accepted offerings of snakes and butterflies though.
According to the legend he came from the west, was a white man, and wore a beard. According to Aztec astrology he was to return at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Quetztacoatl is associated with the planet Venus as the Morning star. See  in Group 29.
When the Spaniards arrived at the beginning of the sixteenth century, King Montezuma and his court believed them to be forerunners or ascendants of the god Quetzacoatl. As a result of this mistake the king and his guards were cruelly murdered in the name of the Christian God.
For the sake of comparison Huitzilopochtlis' coat of arms is also shown. He was the Aztecs' war god and demanded human sacrifice. Note the number of the "seeds," five, and compare with  , one of the signs of the Venus goddess of war in Group 29.
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