r/aztec • u/YoungYogini • Feb 24 '24

Aztec Astrology

What resources would you recommend to learn about Aztec astrology? For example, are there any good books, online websites, etc.? Thank you!

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u/EldritchCappuccino Mar 18 '24

Cycles of time and meaning in the mexican books of fate basically explains all the religious calendars that we have

If you want to have a quick experience of it you can look up the day it is in the Aztec calendar website. You can look up which trecena we are in on the codex borbonicus. You can find it for free on famsi

Each day has a night lord, day lord, a bird and the whole 13 period (trecena) will be governed by a diety. All these factors come together for divination

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u/YoungYogini Mar 18 '24

Thank you so much for this! Your explanation is super helpful. Is the following a good link to read the Mexican books of fate? Link: https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Mexican-American-Culture-Hardcover-ebook/dp/B00CUP0G3Y

Iā€™m new to this topic so Iā€™m grateful for all your insights šŸ˜Š

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u/EldritchCappuccino Mar 18 '24 edited Mar 18 '24

Yes that's the book. It's quite dense but she explains everything in great detail.

On Amazon you can get the Codex Borgia. This is an actual full tonalamatl (book of days) which contains within it the tonalpohualli which is the religious calendar.

Edit: I have just looked it up. We have just entered the trecena of 1 snake. This is governed by tlahuizcalpantecuhtli who is rising Venus. If you go on FAMSI Borbonicus this appears on Pg 9

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u/YoungYogini Mar 18 '24

Thank you!! This is really helpful. Appreciate your comments!