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“I firmly believe that a tradition’s development is strongly rooted in its ecosystem. Mexico isn’t very
far from the equator, so there isn’t a big difference between the length of the day and the night
throughout the year. In ancient Mexico, the day was divided into 20 fractions. Each consisted of
approximately 72 minutes, thus resulting in 11 fractions of the day and 9 fractions of the night, which
were stable during most of the year. Darkness prevailed during almost half of the day, giving way to
the world of dreams and the nahual. That is why the nahual became as important as the tonal and gave
rise to one of the most sophisticated dream cultures of the ancient world.”
― The Toltec Secret
far from the equator, so there isn’t a big difference between the length of the day and the night
throughout the year. In ancient Mexico, the day was divided into 20 fractions. Each consisted of
approximately 72 minutes, thus resulting in 11 fractions of the day and 9 fractions of the night, which
were stable during most of the year. Darkness prevailed during almost half of the day, giving way to
the world of dreams and the nahual. That is why the nahual became as important as the tonal and gave
rise to one of the most sophisticated dream cultures of the ancient world.”
― The Toltec Secret
“When we’re asleep, the tonal forces the
nahual out through the liver and then the nahual moves upwards to the head. From here it expands
into the world of dreams, widening our perception to include the land of the dead, the Mictlan, while
we’re asleep.
In the morning, before we wake up, the nahual forces the tonal out through the liver, the tonal moves
upwards to the head and once again we come back to the person we believe we are, the identity we’ve
created for ourselves in the tonal.
If, like most people, we’ve dreamed without remembering our dreams, and if we don’t change this
with the appropriate training, our dreams will become our future over and over again until we die.
According to tradition, this process is known as ‘the moon’s invisible prison’. This refers to the
nahual and to our own dreams rather than to the real moon. Our ancestors believed that the mission
of every person on Earth was to tear down the moon’s prison and take charge of their own dreams —
and their own life.”
― The Toltec Secret
nahual out through the liver and then the nahual moves upwards to the head. From here it expands
into the world of dreams, widening our perception to include the land of the dead, the Mictlan, while
we’re asleep.
In the morning, before we wake up, the nahual forces the tonal out through the liver, the tonal moves
upwards to the head and once again we come back to the person we believe we are, the identity we’ve
created for ourselves in the tonal.
If, like most people, we’ve dreamed without remembering our dreams, and if we don’t change this
with the appropriate training, our dreams will become our future over and over again until we die.
According to tradition, this process is known as ‘the moon’s invisible prison’. This refers to the
nahual and to our own dreams rather than to the real moon. Our ancestors believed that the mission
of every person on Earth was to tear down the moon’s prison and take charge of their own dreams —
and their own life.”
― The Toltec Secret
“To sum up, the tonal is the perception attached to physical matter and to our five senses. It is governed
by sunlight and responsible for creating our identity and location in time and space when we are
awake.
Nahual comes from two words: nehua, which means ‘I’, and nahualli, which means ‘what can be
extended’. In the ancient cosmology, it refers to everything that extends beyond the tonal — that is,
who we really are.
The tonal is solely ruled by solar energy, but the nahual is ruled by the energy of the whole universe,
and mainly by the energy of the moon, Venus and the Pleiades. At a human level, we can detect this
energy as a bluish-grey radiance, similar to the cold moon’s light, that is located around the navel
when we are awake but moves up around the head when we are asleep or when we enter an altered
state of consciousness.
The nahual is the energy body that travels to the world of slumber, the one in which we dream. That’s
why we perceive things differently when sleeping and dreaming. The nahual also allows us to go to
the Mictlan, the land of the dead, and to other worlds. In other words, when we’re asleep, we’re very
close to being what is known nowadays as a spirit.”
― The Toltec Secret
by sunlight and responsible for creating our identity and location in time and space when we are
awake.
Nahual comes from two words: nehua, which means ‘I’, and nahualli, which means ‘what can be
extended’. In the ancient cosmology, it refers to everything that extends beyond the tonal — that is,
who we really are.
The tonal is solely ruled by solar energy, but the nahual is ruled by the energy of the whole universe,
and mainly by the energy of the moon, Venus and the Pleiades. At a human level, we can detect this
energy as a bluish-grey radiance, similar to the cold moon’s light, that is located around the navel
when we are awake but moves up around the head when we are asleep or when we enter an altered
state of consciousness.
The nahual is the energy body that travels to the world of slumber, the one in which we dream. That’s
why we perceive things differently when sleeping and dreaming. The nahual also allows us to go to
the Mictlan, the land of the dead, and to other worlds. In other words, when we’re asleep, we’re very
close to being what is known nowadays as a spirit.”
― The Toltec Secret
“To my friend, the anthropologist, it was a sacrifice, but to me it was the burial of a very important
child. The totonalcayos are also called cuecueyos in Náhuatl. A cuey is something curved in the shape
of a half-moon which goes in and out. To put a cuey in the seven totonalcayos is a very advanced
technique of taking out the soul, a technique which nowadays even the most advanced spiritual
practitioners don’t know. The shedding of the skin represents the removal of the old energy. It is the
symbol of the second Tezcatlipoca, the red one, Xipe Totec. It was clear to me that the cuecueyos had
been inserted after this boy had died, and that he had been flayed to make his energy change so that he
wouldn’t come back ever again.
It’s a matter of common sense: if you sacrifice someone you don’t worry about his chakras, or his
skin, and you don’t bother putting him in the foetal position, which is related to the way
consciousness comes in and out of the body. So this proved something else that the guardians of the
oral tradition had stated: that there had never been any human sacrifices in the Aztec Empire.
When I realized this, I understood the extent to which the Aztec people been slandered. It was lack of
understanding and a series of lies that had led to the slaughter in which 90 per cent of the native
population of Mexico had perished. I was seeing this injustice now with my own eyes, and my heart
sank in sadness for the ancient people of Mexico. Their throne had a cross on top of it; their dead
were thought to have been sacrificed. I didn’t want to see anything else, not even the sun temple — I
just wanted to get out of there.”
― The Toltec Secret
child. The totonalcayos are also called cuecueyos in Náhuatl. A cuey is something curved in the shape
of a half-moon which goes in and out. To put a cuey in the seven totonalcayos is a very advanced
technique of taking out the soul, a technique which nowadays even the most advanced spiritual
practitioners don’t know. The shedding of the skin represents the removal of the old energy. It is the
symbol of the second Tezcatlipoca, the red one, Xipe Totec. It was clear to me that the cuecueyos had
been inserted after this boy had died, and that he had been flayed to make his energy change so that he
wouldn’t come back ever again.
It’s a matter of common sense: if you sacrifice someone you don’t worry about his chakras, or his
skin, and you don’t bother putting him in the foetal position, which is related to the way
consciousness comes in and out of the body. So this proved something else that the guardians of the
oral tradition had stated: that there had never been any human sacrifices in the Aztec Empire.
When I realized this, I understood the extent to which the Aztec people been slandered. It was lack of
understanding and a series of lies that had led to the slaughter in which 90 per cent of the native
population of Mexico had perished. I was seeing this injustice now with my own eyes, and my heart
sank in sadness for the ancient people of Mexico. Their throne had a cross on top of it; their dead
were thought to have been sacrificed. I didn’t want to see anything else, not even the sun temple — I
just wanted to get out of there.”
― The Toltec Secret
“The stone was located under a marble table and had a Christian cross on top of it — old magic was
being used to subdue Mexico’s spirit. My first reaction was to remove both cross and table — which
would have brought a lot of trouble to me and my friend. So then the only thing that came to mind
was to put my forehead on each of the throne’s four cardinal directions.”
― The Toltec Secret
being used to subdue Mexico’s spirit. My first reaction was to remove both cross and table — which
would have brought a lot of trouble to me and my friend. So then the only thing that came to mind
was to put my forehead on each of the throne’s four cardinal directions.”
― The Toltec Secret
“And the power of prophecy is only one of the many powers of the dream state.”
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“.....never allow
fear to divert you from the path of becoming a master of dreams.”
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fear to divert you from the path of becoming a master of dreams.”
― The Toltec Secret
“But that’s not all. For thousands of years, many groups experimented with perceptual and sleep states
and achieved surprising results. This is the knowledge I’ll be sharing with you in this book —
information about one of the most ancient traditions in Mexico and the striking results it is producing
in all those who are following it now.
I’ll also narrate the personal experiences I’ve had with my teachers, and I hope that this will provide
guidance for all those who are curious about dreams and those who have already heard the call of
their dreaming mind and the Sixth Sun and want to set off on the path of the warrior of dreams.”
― The Toltec Secret
and achieved surprising results. This is the knowledge I’ll be sharing with you in this book —
information about one of the most ancient traditions in Mexico and the striking results it is producing
in all those who are following it now.
I’ll also narrate the personal experiences I’ve had with my teachers, and I hope that this will provide
guidance for all those who are curious about dreams and those who have already heard the call of
their dreaming mind and the Sixth Sun and want to set off on the path of the warrior of dreams.”
― The Toltec Secret
“Today, I can assure you from my own experience that we are not what we eat, nor what we think: we
are what we dream. Of course what we eat and think are essential parts of our lives, but what most of
us don’t understand is that it is what we dream that determines what we eat and think and who we are.
And yet this ancient truth is hidden in the way we talk. Every language has phrases such as ‘the woman
of my dreams’, ‘the job I’ve always dreamed of’, ‘the life I’ve always dreamed of living’ etc., which
show us that ancient people around the world knew perfectly well that first you dream something and
then you live it.
Once I went through a tough time of depression and it was only through dreaming that I was able to
experience the most amazing healing. Since that time, I’ve never doubted that dreaming can be the
most effective means of self-transformation.”
― The Toltec Secret
are what we dream. Of course what we eat and think are essential parts of our lives, but what most of
us don’t understand is that it is what we dream that determines what we eat and think and who we are.
And yet this ancient truth is hidden in the way we talk. Every language has phrases such as ‘the woman
of my dreams’, ‘the job I’ve always dreamed of’, ‘the life I’ve always dreamed of living’ etc., which
show us that ancient people around the world knew perfectly well that first you dream something and
then you live it.
Once I went through a tough time of depression and it was only through dreaming that I was able to
experience the most amazing healing. Since that time, I’ve never doubted that dreaming can be the
most effective means of self-transformation.”
― The Toltec Secret
“On 12 August 1521, not long before the fall of Tenochtitlan, defended now mainly by women and
children, the young Cuauhtémoc gave a speech to the four winds so that it would spread throughout
the Empire, a speech full of poetry and truth.
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It was preserved in the oral tradition and nowadays
there are seven different versions of it, all very similar, including one that was written down in
Spanish in the Aztecs’ former temple, the Templo Mayor. I will quote only a small fragment of this
speech, to which the world is now responding:
Our sun has gone down in darkness.
It is a sad evening for Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, Tlatelolco.
3
The moon and the stars are winning this battle,
Leaving us in darkness and despair.
Let’s lock ourselves up in our houses,
Let’s leave the paths and the marketplaces deserted,
Let’s hide deep in our hearts our love for the codices, the ball game, the dances, the temples,
Let’s secretly preserve the wisdom that our honourable grandparents taught us with great love,
And this knowledge will pass from parents to children, from teachers to students,
Until the rising of the Sixth Sun,
When the new wise men will bring it back and save Mexico.
In the meantime, let’s dance and remember the glory of Tenochtitlan,
The place where the winds blow strongly.”
― The Toltec Secret
children, the young Cuauhtémoc gave a speech to the four winds so that it would spread throughout
the Empire, a speech full of poetry and truth.
2
It was preserved in the oral tradition and nowadays
there are seven different versions of it, all very similar, including one that was written down in
Spanish in the Aztecs’ former temple, the Templo Mayor. I will quote only a small fragment of this
speech, to which the world is now responding:
Our sun has gone down in darkness.
It is a sad evening for Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, Tlatelolco.
3
The moon and the stars are winning this battle,
Leaving us in darkness and despair.
Let’s lock ourselves up in our houses,
Let’s leave the paths and the marketplaces deserted,
Let’s hide deep in our hearts our love for the codices, the ball game, the dances, the temples,
Let’s secretly preserve the wisdom that our honourable grandparents taught us with great love,
And this knowledge will pass from parents to children, from teachers to students,
Until the rising of the Sixth Sun,
When the new wise men will bring it back and save Mexico.
In the meantime, let’s dance and remember the glory of Tenochtitlan,
The place where the winds blow strongly.”
― The Toltec Secret
“Yet another story, also spread by word of mouth, says that the immediate bloodline successor to the
tlahtoani’s throne, Cuitlahuac, refused to obey the command to surrender and secretly ordered
Mohtecutzoma’s assassination. As the tlahtoani, he then ordered the Mexihca and their allies to attack.
There was only one battle, the Night of Sorrows, in which the conquistadores and their native allies
were brutally defeated, and Hernán Cortez, leader of the Spanish army, was forced to retreat from
Tenochtitlan, now known as Mexico City. It is said that he mourned the defeat under a tree.
Nevertheless, Mohtecutzoma’s prophetic dream was destined to be fulfilled. The Spaniards were
infected with smallpox, a disease that didn’t exist in Mexico at that time, and many of their corpses
fell into the lagoon surrounding Tenochtitlan. The Aztec warriors washed their wounds in this water
and were infected with the disease. Cuitlahuac was the first to die. Once all his men had followed him,
the Aztecs were helpless — there were no more warriors who could save Mexico from its destiny.
Tenochtitlan was left in the hands of a young tlahtoani, Cuauhtémoc, while the Spaniards and their
allies regrouped and came back with a new army. After witnessing his predecessor’s dream come
true, Cuauhtémoc spent this time not on defence but on hiding the treasure of Mexico. Ancient
codices, together with a vast number of sacred stones, were buried at several sites, including Tula and
Teotihuacan. Many of these treasures have not yet been found, but according to tradition some will
come to light soon, and then the true story will be known.”
― The Toltec Secret
tlahtoani’s throne, Cuitlahuac, refused to obey the command to surrender and secretly ordered
Mohtecutzoma’s assassination. As the tlahtoani, he then ordered the Mexihca and their allies to attack.
There was only one battle, the Night of Sorrows, in which the conquistadores and their native allies
were brutally defeated, and Hernán Cortez, leader of the Spanish army, was forced to retreat from
Tenochtitlan, now known as Mexico City. It is said that he mourned the defeat under a tree.
Nevertheless, Mohtecutzoma’s prophetic dream was destined to be fulfilled. The Spaniards were
infected with smallpox, a disease that didn’t exist in Mexico at that time, and many of their corpses
fell into the lagoon surrounding Tenochtitlan. The Aztec warriors washed their wounds in this water
and were infected with the disease. Cuitlahuac was the first to die. Once all his men had followed him,
the Aztecs were helpless — there were no more warriors who could save Mexico from its destiny.
Tenochtitlan was left in the hands of a young tlahtoani, Cuauhtémoc, while the Spaniards and their
allies regrouped and came back with a new army. After witnessing his predecessor’s dream come
true, Cuauhtémoc spent this time not on defence but on hiding the treasure of Mexico. Ancient
codices, together with a vast number of sacred stones, were buried at several sites, including Tula and
Teotihuacan. Many of these treasures have not yet been found, but according to tradition some will
come to light soon, and then the true story will be known.”
― The Toltec Secret
“In the official story of the sixteenth-century conquest of Mexico, the one that all Mexicans learn at
school, Mohtecutzoma, the tlahtoani, the spokesman and leader of the Aztecs,
was a traitor who
surrendered to the conquistadores from Spain without a fight and was killed by them. But the oral
tradition of Mexico gives a different account, one in which the world of dreams is extremely
important.
According to this tradition, Mohtecutzoma was a master of the art of dreams and prophecies, as all
governors and warriors were expected to be, and in a lucid and prophetic dream he saw the future of
Mexico. He knew it would be conquered and a great mingling of races would take place — and there
was nothing he could do about it. It was the dream of Centeotl, the creative principle of the universe.
That was why he decided to give his land to its new owners without a fight, to avoid pain and
bloodshed.”
― The Toltec Secret
school, Mohtecutzoma, the tlahtoani, the spokesman and leader of the Aztecs,
was a traitor who
surrendered to the conquistadores from Spain without a fight and was killed by them. But the oral
tradition of Mexico gives a different account, one in which the world of dreams is extremely
important.
According to this tradition, Mohtecutzoma was a master of the art of dreams and prophecies, as all
governors and warriors were expected to be, and in a lucid and prophetic dream he saw the future of
Mexico. He knew it would be conquered and a great mingling of races would take place — and there
was nothing he could do about it. It was the dream of Centeotl, the creative principle of the universe.
That was why he decided to give his land to its new owners without a fight, to avoid pain and
bloodshed.”
― The Toltec Secret
