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Creation

How the world was made.

Every tradition has a creation story. Most begin with chaos or void. Most have something — a god, a word, a breath, a song — separate the waters from the waters. The differences between creation myths are smaller than they look. The light is always first.

Entities 24

Amma
Amma
African
Iansã
Iansã
Afro-Brazilian
Oxalá
Oxalá
Afro-Brazilian
Pomba Gira
Pomba Gira
Afro-Brazilian
Preto Velho
Preto Velho
Afro-Brazilian
The Ouroboros
The Ouroboros
Alchemical
The Philosopher's Stone
The Philosopher's Stone
Alchemical
The White Queen (Regina Alba)
The White Queen (Regina Alba)
Alchemical
Expanded Revelation Profiles
Expanded Revelation Profiles
Apocalyptic
Coatlicue
Coatlicue
Aztec & Maya
Huitzilopochtli
Huitzilopochtli
Aztec & Maya
Mictlantecuhtli
Mictlantecuhtli
Aztec & Maya
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca
Aztec & Maya
The Hero Twins
The Hero Twins
Aztec & Maya
Chalchiuhtlicue — She of the Jade Skirt
Chalchiuhtlicue — She of the Jade Skirt
Aztec
Cipactli — The Primordial Crocodile
Cipactli — The Primordial Crocodile
Aztec
Coatlicue — Skirt of Serpents
Coatlicue — Skirt of Serpents
Aztec
Ehecatl — The Wind
Ehecatl — The Wind
Aztec
Mictlantecuhtli — Lord of Mictlan
Mictlantecuhtli — Lord of Mictlan
Aztec
Quetzalcoatl — The Feathered Serpent
Quetzalcoatl — The Feathered Serpent
Aztec
Tlaltecuhtli — The Earth Lord
Tlaltecuhtli — The Earth Lord
Aztec
Tonatiuh — The Fifth Sun
Tonatiuh — The Fifth Sun
Aztec
Xolotl — Dog of the Underworld
Xolotl — Dog of the Underworld
Aztec
Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh
Bahai

Symbols 2

The Tree of LifeThe Serpent

Numbers 3

1 -- Unity4 -- Creation / The World7 -- Perfection / Completion
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