Tonal and Nahual: Understanding Our Role in 2012

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The following is excerpted from 2012-2021, The Dawn of the Sixth Sun: The Path of Quetzalcoatl, published by Blossoming Books. ?? ??

 

If we want to understand what will happen in 2012 and our role in this cosmic mechanism, we must understand that the four movements also govern the most essential of all human aspects, namely our consciousness and perceptions.


Nahui ollin, the Four States of Perception and the Five Bodies

These figures represent the four forces that sustain the universe, whose interactions result in the perennial movement. Time comes from this interaction. Where do these forces come from, however? They come from the subtle worlds, where the physical and material universe comes to an end. They come from the mysterious world of the nahual, our consciousness of the sleep and spiritual state.

These figures encapsulate the highest form of knowledge of human nature ever achieved by pre-Columbian civilizations: how four energy bodies in movement (tonal, teyolia, nahual and ihiyotl, which will be discussed shortly) can give rise to a physical body (tonacayo) that is never the same, which is constantly self-renewing, and which changes and moves forward from moment to moment. In this physical dimension, traditionally these four subtle bodies are referred to as ‘eggs' in the Aztec tradition and as burbuja (‘bubble') in the Andean tradition, and more generally as ‘aura' (see Figure below).

 

These bodies are vehicles through which we can explore realities located well beyond the limits of the physical world. Their eternal movement is like a cosmic dance, which invents us and then reinvents us, which creates us and makes us continue onwards. The interactions among these four energy bodies create both the physical body (tonacayo) as well as these four perceptual states:

  • waking state: this state is characterized by sensations stemming from physical perceptions, when we are present to everything that is going on;
  • dream state while awake: in its movement, this state is characterized by ‘light', ‘medium' and ‘strong' variations. Light movements refer to when thoughts take us away from the present moment, medium movements correspond to the moment we enter into meditation or become involved in visualizations, and strong movements to when we enter into a deep state of trance and we begin to perceive the subtle worlds;
  • sleep state: when our consciousness finds itself in an imageless state of dream, in which it penetrates only into the darkness of the moyocoyani, ‘the prime essence of being' in the ancient Nahuatl language, and also called amomati, ‘the empty mind';
  • sleep state with dreams: namely the existence that we experience through our nahual in the Temictli, ‘the place of dreams'; this has an influence on the creation of our tonal, the physical reality which we experience through the tonacayo, the ‘physical body'.

These are the four common states of perception, which we are all familiar with; later we will discuss the non-ordinary state of ensoñación, or dreaming while awake. Human beings are made up of these four ordinary states and of the following five bodies:

  • tonacayo, or physical body;
  • ihiyotl, the ‘essence' or ‘divine breath', the life force that comes from the subtle worlds and keeps matter alive. This energy comes into contact with us via the liver, an organ to which we must pay special attention in that, according to this tradition, it is from here that Miquiztli, ‘the force of death', having previously found its way in via the navel, extracts the ihiyotl; this is not a highly evolved, or sophisticated type of death, but incidentally it is the most common. Together with our nahual, the ihiyotl is the body, or vehicle, with which we move about both in the heavens and in the underworlds;
  • teyolia, ‘the energy around the heart', which protects the journey of our hummingbird, the journey of our soul: the memory and the number of all the lives that we have spent both in a physical as well as in a non-physical body (we can actually exist in the nahual without being present in the tonal). The Mexica tradition explains that if at death we exit the body via the liver, we are then forced to come back either as humans (namely in the case of an ordinary, less evolved type of death), or to proceed to the underworlds.


If we are unable to ‘blossom' in life (meaning, if we are unable to discover and master the secrets of the flower that represents the universe), we will die exiting the body via the liver and we will have another opportunity to be born on the following day (or under the following glyph), and so on and so forth, until the cycle is completed.

Unfortunately, however, the teyolia energy is not infinite: for instance, if people experience a great deal of suffering in their lives, they can use up much more energy of this type than in three or four peaceful lives. Once the whole energy of the teyolia body has been completely used up, if we have not yet been able to ‘blossom', and have not learned at the very least how to die by exiting through the heart — which still does not constitute the highest place through which we could exit the physical body — we will not have any further opportunity to come back as humans, and will be forced to progress to the underworlds (i.e. the worlds that lie below), where everything is much more difficult and painful.

This is why all practitioners of this tradition, both in the past and nowadays, try their best to ‘blossom' in this life, as nobody knows the amount of energy that they have left in their teyolia, and whether they may have one more opportunity to experience a human life.

The above does not mean that we only live up to a maximum of 20 human lives, as this cycle can be repeated: it all depends on the amount of energy that we are left with. And it goes without saying that the tradition also teaches us how to preserve our energy and gather more, which would naturally be channelled towards an attempt to ‘blossom'.

How can the energy be preserved and how can we gather more?

We preserve the teyolia energy by limiting our emotions, our pleasures and our suffering; we then gather more energy by learning how to ‘go hunting' for it, both in the waking and in the sleep states. This type of training can only be given directly and cannot be consigned to the pages of a book, because first students must learn how to transform those ‘heavy energies' that they go hunting for into a type of energy from which to benefit. Furthermore, if the energy that is accumulated through this kind of ‘hunt' were not to be used to ‘blossom' in this life (which once again would force us to exit the body through the liver), it would be totally used up in experiences of the kind that would noticeably drive us to that type of death.

In any case, it is preferable to use up the energy that has been gathered through this ‘hunt' rather than the teyolia energy, as in this way at least less energy will be dissipated in the course of this life.

Being reborn under the same glyph, having accumulated knowledge and experience for at least 19 lives (if not longer), does not mean that we will be reborn under the influence of the same solar wave — which as you may recall is represented by a number ranging from 1 to 13 — nor within the same cluster of 20 earth days; equally the time of day and the position at birth in relation to the Venus-Moon cycle and so forth will be different too. The initial conditions, therefore, will be totally different, and we will have a brand new opportunity: what will matter is whether we have accrued more experience as a result of the energy loss… which in any case is what happens regularly in each life of ours. We start off with plenty of energy and no experience, while at the end we have tons of experience but unfortunately there is no energy left!

The path that follows the wheel of the different glyphs will come to an end when we learn to die a ‘glorious death', e.g., exiting the body at least through the heart to merge directly with the Sun, or when the teyolia energy runs out and we enter the Mictlan, the ‘place of the dead'.

  • Tonal, the ‘heat', is directly associated with the Sun. The whole physical universe, with all its forms and distances, is an illusory idea that has been engendered by our tonal, namely by that energy that is located around the head in the waking state, and which anyone who has trained in extrasensory perceptions can visualize easily: it covers the head and its colour is a matt amber-gold (although at the start of the training it is only visible as a golden light that surrounds the head). The tonal, however, swaps locations with the nahual when we are asleep, or in a state of trance: it then moves downwards from the head to the belly, while the nahual goes up starting from the belly and ends up reaching the head, which from the outside is perceived as an energy movement, and from the inside as the radical perceptual change that we experience when we move from the reality of the waking state to the dream state, or to an altered state of consciousness.
  • Nahual comes from a Nahuatl root formed by nehuatl, ‘I' and by ni ye, ‘I am', and therefore it means ‘who I really am'; it also comes from the word nahualli, meaning ‘what can be extended'. It is a cold energy, which moves in circular movements and resides in the navel area outside the physical body during the waking state, whereas when we fall asleep it moves to occupy the location of the tonal around the head, leading our perception to all kinds of subtle worlds, i.e. to realities that transcend the physical dimension. This is the sleep state consciousness, or the consciousness of the state of trance, that state that, for instance, in Spanish is called ensoñación, that dreaming while awake state which will be explained later. It is equally that part of our energy that we can extend to the point of reaching some other place and which, following the correct type of training, can create an ‘energy double'.

At this stage I would like to take the opportunity to clarify that the term ‘nahual' does not mean either good or bad sorcerer or mystic, namely the type who can either heal or cause fear and panic among the people, or who goes around saying to his disciples that the ‘nahual is the privilege of the few', as this could not be further from the authentic tradition. The nahual is the governing energy during the sleep state, and therefore we all possess a nahual. ‘Nahual' is however also the term used to refer to whoever develops the power of this energy: the union of the energy of tonal and nahual creates certain states of consciousness through which it is possible to gain access to the subtle worlds while awake, and to develop full mastery of lucid dreaming while asleep.

The ‘nahuales' [plural of nahual, translator's note] can thus unify the dream world, which is totally malleable, with the world of apparent reality, where they manage to manifest themselves in different forms just as in a dream; they can then change this reality as easily as the actions occurring in a dream. This gives them the amazing power to influence and change matter. The sages of ancient Mexico were ‘nahuales': to become a ruler it was necessary to know the cosmos, the cipactonalli, the ‘language of what is known' [where ‘known' refers to the waking state, translator's note] and the cipacnahualli, the ‘language of the unknown', and to know who you were here (the tonal) as well as who you were there (the nahual). Many of them would then become healers.

The cipacnahualli is the symbolic language of dreams, which can be learnt in exactly the same way as the language of the tonal: it is like another universe in which it is necessary to learn how to move about. The cipacnahualli is full of symbols, places, colours and beings, all different from the reality of the waking state; we all perceive them in our dreams — although we have no recollection of them — but only mystics and visionaries are capable of bringing these experiences back with them when returning to the tonal and turning them into something useful.

Making sure that the nahual can become useful in the tonal requires that the two become united, and this specifically necessitates an ancient form of training, which is gradually re-surfacing in Mexico due to the influence of the guardians of the tradition. This enables us to train in controlling various states of consciousness, such as the dreaming while awake, an altered state of perception that is brought about by dances and breathing exercises, without having to resort to sacred plants like the peyote; from this state we can perceive the worlds of subtle energy, whilst remaining awake and fully conscious.

Another state in which tonal and nahual are united is the sleep-dream-wake, or lucid dreaming, from which we can exert complete control over dreams as a way of creating reality by means of the ‘sowing of dreams', the subject of Chapter 6, which talks about the thirteen heavens. The passage from the temictli, ‘uncontrolled dreaming', to the temixoch, the ‘blossoming of dreams', the ‘controlled and lucid dreaming of a master', who possesses the capacity to sow dreams and make them ‘blossom', is what everybody should do in this life because, in the words of an ancient Mexica proverb: "He who does not remember his dreams is one of the living dead, as he does not have any control over his own life." This gives us a sense of the importance that the dream state held for the Mexican civilizations before the Conquest: the scions of noble families and those destined to become warriors had this dream state control inculcated in them since childhood.

There is yet another state, called dream towards the outside while awake, from which it is possible to exert influence over others by altering their perceptions and, if really so inclined, altering their reality… And this is really what a nahual is able to do. As time goes by and as the influence of the Sixth Sun keeps growing, we shall recover these abilities and we will be able to see much further afield, but this journey of conquest of ours will not be directed towards the outside: the time has come for us to return to the obsidian mirror and set off to conquer ourselves.

The few oral and written sources available have preserved some of the sayings of the ancient nahuales or nahualli, the ‘sages who united sleep and wake'; the main written source is the Florentine Codex, whereas others belong to the oral tradition called mah toteotahtzin mitzmopieli, ‘the tale of our Venerable Land'. Here are some examples:

  • "The nahual is not weakened by emotions. It is not weakened by Coatzin's venerable snake, ‘sexuality'". This saying seems to refer to the two different ways of becoming a nahual, one of which was through sexuality, while the other was through abstinence.
  • "The word of the nahual is wise, he is the master of his liver, he serves the community, he is serious, frank and free of any excesses"; here the expression ‘master of one's liver' might refer either to the ability of controlling one's anger, as the liver is viewed as the place where anger is created, or to the ability to travel to the heavens or to the underworlds by means of the ihiyotl, the life essence, the subtle body that is anchored in the liver.
  • "The good nahual, reliable guardian, the one who observes, preserves, helps and does not damage anyone."
  • "The nahual is tlamatini, ‘a sage', mictlanmatini, ‘sage of the underworlds', ilhuicatlmatini, ‘sage of the heavens'."

Given that it is also possible to develop one's nahual for misguided purposes, such as exerting control over others, another saying goes:

  • "The evil nahualli is a spell holder, he casts a spell over people, he possesses spells to seduce people, he cheats people, he casts evil spells over people, he acts as an evil sorcerer against people, he makes fun of and upsets people."


The Subtle Bodies are Not Exclusively Human

Thinking that this body that acts as the vehicle in the worlds of dreams, of death and of the subtle energy could be the exclusive domain of human beings would constitute a very arrogant mistake! All that exists comes from the highest heavens, therefore everything (sun and stars, day and night) is governed by the same order and is kept alive by a particular energy and spirit; it all possesses a measurable structure that can be observed within a specific cyclical calendar wheel, which describes both its presence inside the universe, in the waking world, and its counterpart in the worlds of sleep and death.

The extraordinary thing is that an expert in both the dream state and of those states in which perceptions are widened is even able to encounter the nahuales of the Sun and the Moon, of the Earth and of the animals in the subtle worlds; they can encounter the essences, or energies, of everything that lives in both the physical and subtle universes, and interact with them on an equal basis, in an exchange of power and knowledge, and thus influence the collective and individual reality of the waking state.

Amongst the disciples that I have had the honour to train, many have begun to unite tonal and nahual, thus transforming themselves into ‘warriors of the sleep and waking states'; in their dreams they have encountered the essence of the Sun, Moon, Wind and Water, and upon requesting some form of change or healing, they have managed to obtain the requested result in the physical world.

For instance, I remember a woman from the United States who was taking part in one of my teaching tours around Mexico: in these tours, among other things, we work with dreams, and that night this woman had a dream in which the Sun appeared to her as a yellow-eyed Aztec calendar; this particular colour of the eyes is precisely one of those codes that stand to signify a dream encounter with the Sun.

The Sun invited her to contribute to the spread of this ancient knowledge and, notwithstanding the fact that this lady was in the process of planning her retirement, she decided to establish a centre devoted to the practice of this wisdom; later on she acknowledged that this project had given meaning to her life.

 

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Researchers from Beckley/Sant Pau Research Program have shared the latest findings in their study on the effects of ayahuasca on neurogenesis.

 

The Fatimiya Sufi Order and Ayahuasca
In this interview, the founder of the Fatimiya Sufi Order,  N. Wahid Azal, discusses the history and uses of plant medicines in Islamic and pre-Islamic mystery schools.

 

Consideration Ayahuasca for Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Research indicates that ayahuasca mimics mechanisms of currently accepted treatments for PTSD. In order to understand the implications of ayahuasca treatment, we need to understand how PTSD develops.

 

Brainwaves on Ayahuasca: A Waking Dream State
In a study researchers shared discoveries showing ingredients found in Ayahuasca impact the brainwaves causing a “waking dream” state.

 

Cannabis and Ayahuasca: Mixing Entheogenic Plants
Cannabis and Ayahuasca: most people believe they shouldn’t be mixed. Read this personal experience peppered with thoughts from a pro cannabis Peruvian Shaman.

 

Ayahuasca Retreat 101: Everything You Need to Know to Brave the Brew
Ayahuasca has been known to be a powerful medicinal substance for millennia. However, until recently, it was only found in the jungle. Word of its deeply healing and cleansing properties has begun to spread across the world as many modern, Western individuals are seeking spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being. More ayahuasca retreat centers are emerging in the Amazon and worldwide to meet the demand.

 

Ayahuasca Helps with Grief
A new study published in psychopharmacology found that ayahuasca helped those suffering from the loss of a loved one up to a year after treatment.

 

Ayahuasca Benefits: Clinical Improvements for Six Months
Ayahuasca benefits can last six months according to studies. Read here to learn about the clinical improvements from drinking the brew.

 

Ayahuasca Culture: Indigenous, Western, And The Future
Ayahuasca has been use for generations in the Amazon. With the rise of retreats and the brew leaving the rainforest how is ayahuasca culture changing?

 

Ayahuasca Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
The Amazonian brew, Ayahuasca has a long history and wide use. Read our guide to learn all about the tea from its beginnings up to modern-day interest.

 

Ayahuasca and the Godhead: An Interview with Wahid Azal of the Fatimiya Sufi Order
Wahid Azal, a Sufi mystic of The Fatimiya Sufi Order and an Islamic scholar, talks about entheogens, Sufism, mythology, and metaphysics.

 

Ayahuasca and the Feminine: Women’s Roles, Healing, Retreats, and More
Ayahuasca is lovingly called “grandmother” or “mother” by many. Just how feminine is the brew? Read to learn all about women and ayahuasca.

What Is the Standard of Care for Ketamine Treatments?
Ketamine therapy is on the rise in light of its powerful results for treatment-resistant depression. But, what is the current standard of care for ketamine? Read to find out.

What Is Dissociation and How Does Ketamine Create It?
Dissociation can take on multiple forms. So, what is dissociation like and how does ketamine create it? Read to find out.

Having Sex on Ketamine: Getting Physical on a Dissociative
Curious about what it could feel like to have sex on a dissociate? Find out all the answers in our guide to sex on ketamine.

Special K: The Party Drug
Special K refers to Ketamine when used recreationally. Learn the trends as well as safety information around this substance.

Kitty Flipping: When Ketamine and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Read to explore the mechanics of kitty flipping.

Ketamine vs. Esketamine: 3 Important Differences Explained
Ketamine and esketamine are used to treat depression. But what’s the difference between them? Read to learn which one is right for you: ketamine vs. esketamine.

Guide to Ketamine Treatments: Understanding the New Approach
Ketamine is becoming more popular as more people are seeing its benefits. Is ketamine a fit? Read our guide for all you need to know about ketamine treatments.

Ketamine Treatment for Eating Disorders
Ketamine is becoming a promising treatment for various mental health conditions. Read to learn how individuals can use ketamine treatment for eating disorders.

Ketamine Resources, Studies, and Trusted Information
Curious to learn more about ketamine? This guide includes comprehensive ketamine resources containing books, studies and more.

Ketamine Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to ketamine has everything you need to know about this “dissociative anesthetic” and how it is being studied for depression treatment.

Ketamine for Depression: A Mental Health Breakthrough
While antidepressants work for some, many others find no relief. Read to learn about the therapeutic uses of ketamine for depression.

Ketamine for Addiction: Treatments Offering Hope
New treatments are offering hope to individuals suffering from addiction diseases. Read to learn how ketamine for addiction is providing breakthrough results.

Microdosing Ketamine & Common Dosages Explained
Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing ketamine.

How to Ease a Ketamine Comedown
Knowing what to expect when you come down from ketamine can help integrate the experience to gain as much value as possible.

How to Store Ketamine: Best Practices
Learn the best ways how to store ketamine, including the proper temperature and conditions to maximize how long ketamine lasts when stored.

How To Buy Ketamine: Is There Legal Ketamine Online?
Learn exactly where it’s legal to buy ketamine, and if it’s possible to purchase legal ketamine on the internet.

How Long Does Ketamine Stay in Your System?
How long does ketamine stay in your system? Are there lasting effects on your body? Read to discover the answers!

How Ketamine is Made: Everything You Need to Know
Ever wonder how to make Ketamine? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how Ketamine is made.

Colorado on Ketamine: First Responders Waiver Programs
Fallout continues after Elijah McClain. Despite opposing recommendations from some city council, Colorado State Health panel recommends the continued use of ketamine by medics for those demonstrating “excited delirium” or “extreme agitation”.

Types of Ketamine: Learn the Differences & Uses for Each
Learn about the different types of ketamine and what they are used for—and what type might be right for you. Read now to find out!

Kitty Flipping: When Ketamine and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Read to explore the mechanics of kitty flipping.

MDMA & Ecstasy Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to MDMA has everything you want to know about Ecstasy from how it was developed in 1912 to why it’s being studied today.

How To Get the Most out of Taking MDMA as a Couple
Taking MDMA as a couple can lead to exciting experiences. Read here to learn how to get the most of of this love drug in your relationship.

Common MDMA Dosage & Microdosing Explained
Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing MDMA.

Having Sex on MDMA: What You Need to Know
MDMA is known as the love drug… Read our guide to learn all about sex on MDMA and why it is beginning to makes its way into couple’s therapy.

How MDMA is Made: Common Procedures Explained
Ever wonder how to make MDMA? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how MDMA is made.

Hippie Flipping: When Shrooms and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Explore the mechanics of hippie flipping and how to safely experiment.

How Cocaine is Made: Common Procedures Explained
Ever wonder how to make cocaine? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how cocaine is made.

A Christmas Sweater with Santa and Cocaine
This week, Walmart came under fire for a “Let it Snow” Christmas sweater depicting Santa with lines of cocaine. Columbia is not merry about it.

Ultimate Cocaine Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
This guide covers what you need to know about Cocaine, including common effects and uses, legality, safety precautions and top trends today.

NEWS: An FDA-Approved Cocaine Nasal Spray
The FDA approved a cocaine nasal spray called Numbrino, which has raised suspicions that the pharmaceutical company, Lannett Company Inc., paid off the FDA..

The Ultimate Guide to Cannabis Bioavailability
What is bioavailability and how can it affect the overall efficacy of a psychedelic substance? Read to learn more.

Cannabis Research Explains Sociability Behaviors
New research by Dr. Giovanni Marsicano shows social behavioral changes occur as a result of less energy available to the neurons. Read here to learn more.

The Cannabis Shaman
If recreational and medical use of marijuana is becoming accepted, can the spiritual use as well? Experiential journalist Rak Razam interviews Hamilton Souther, founder of the 420 Cannabis Shamanism movement…

Cannabis Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to Cannabis has everything you want to know about this popular substances that has psychedelic properties.

Cannabis and Ayahuasca: Mixing Entheogenic Plants
Cannabis and Ayahuasca: most people believe they shouldn’t be mixed. Read this personal experience peppered with thoughts from a procannabis Peruvian Shaman.

CBD-Rich Cannabis Versus Single-Molecule CBD
A ground-breaking study has documented the superior therapeutic properties of whole plant Cannabis extract as compared to synthetic cannabidiol (CBD), challenging the medical-industrial complex’s notion that “crude” botanical preparations are less effective than single-molecule compounds.

Cannabis Has Always Been a Medicine
Modern science has already confirmed the efficacy of cannabis for most uses described in the ancient medical texts, but prohibitionists still claim that medical cannabis is “just a ruse.”

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