Pyramid Of Fire

by Jenkins, John Major

• ISBN13: 9781591430322
• ISBN10: 1591430321
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-03
• Publisher: Bear & Co

Summary

In 1961 an unknown Aztec codex was revealed to Beat poet and explorer Marty Matz by a Mazatec shaman in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Passed down in secret since the Spanish Conquest, the codex reveals a profound metaphysical teaching describing how man is transported to the stellar realm after death.

Author Biography

In 1961 an unknown Aztec codex was revealed to Beat poet and explorer Marty Matz by a Mazatec shaman in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Passed down in secret since the Spanish Conquest, the codex reveals a profound metaphysical teaching describing how man is transported to the stellar realm after death.

Table of Contents

"Time Waits" by Marty Matz	vi
Foreword by Barbara A. Matz	vii
Preface: A Note on the Contents	xi
Introduction: Nahuatl Poetry and Metaphysics	1	(5)
1 Marty Matz and the Lost Codex	6	(14)
2 In Search of Paititi	20	(13)
3 The Pyramid of Fire: A Novella	33	(30)
4 The Text	63	(26)
5 Commentary	89	(37)
6 Gnostic and Perennial Parallels to the Pyramid of Fire	126	(20)
APPENDIX 1: Quetzalcoatl's Ascension	146	(4)
APPENDIX 2: Nahuatl Pronunciation Guide	150	(2)
APPENDIX 3: A Glossary of Aztec Gods and Goddesses	152	(3)
APPENDIX 4: Resources	155	(2)
Notes	157	(6)
Bibliography	163	(5)
Index	168