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Aztec Carved Shell Ornament of Ehecatl
This evocative carved shell ornament, measuring approximately 6 inches by 7 inches by 2 inches thick, is an actual cross-section of a conch shell—its spiral form deeply symbolic of Ehecatl, the Mesoamerican Aztec wind deity. Such spirals were sacred symbols of breath and divine motion in Aztec cosmology and were commonly represented in ornaments and ritual objects associated with Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl.
The spiral conch, known as the “wind jewel” (ehecacozcatl), was closely associated with the movement of air and spirit, embodying the breath of life. Among the Maya, a related concept appeared in “T”-shaped imagery: the vertical bar symbolizing inhalation (movement inward, toward the underworld), and the horizontal bar exhalation (movement outward into the cosmos). T-shaped windows in Maya architecture are believed to reference this dynamic of breath and passage, with some oriented toward Venus, a planet ritually tied to the deity Quetzalcoatl.
Striking carved shell ornament symbolizing Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl, Aztec wind deity. Powerful spiral form, ritual use. Ex. Dr. Heflin Collecti
Delion is the deity of Air and desires. She lives on an island far from the continents, where there is a large mountain. This is also the location of her church, and where her devotees (and non-devotees) go to have their wishes granted by Delion, after climbing the entire mountain, without the help of magic or instruments. Delion may not seem like it, since her agitated and extoverted personality hides it, but she is quite solitary, people are always coming and going, and she almost never says thank you, but Delion does not let this get to her. Delion really likes to have fun in the clouds and look at the world from above, watching events and, sometimes, hoping for things to happen.
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So... Cosmos and Currents, huh?
The wind deity is definitely a creature!
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The four winds, wind spirits, and other strange winds of yesteryear.