CHANTICO

Chantico It means "She who dwells in the Home."

She is the feminine divinity who guards the earthly fire, the fire of the hearth, the fire of the heart, the fire of the volcanoes and the bright light.

Chantico She is depicted wearing headdresses of precious, fiery-colored feathers, bracelets of lightning bolts, and noble feminine attire. She is attributed with feminine power as an elemental energy and is the ruler of that human power within women that keeps the fire of passion burning, the alchemical fire that cooks the food that nourishes and unites the family.

The hearth fire is represented by the “tlecuil"Three stones that form the hearth, and on which the pots containing the food are placed for cooking. The three stones also symbolize the family, the union of elemental energies for transformation, and the refuge of the sacred fire."

She claims to be the consort of Xiuhtecutli, the Lord of Fire and is recognized as the “Goddess of Love”.

As the feminine representative of fire, heat, and bright light, she is credited with the maturation of girls, plants, and creatures that promote fertility through their bodies. She is the guardian of personal belongings, potters, and goldsmiths, as she ensures the creation of objects and utensils made using fire.

She is the inner fire that lives in human beings, especially in women, the loving fire that sustains life and unites us with Mother Earth in the daily sustenance and nourishment of existence. She is the fire of passion that sustains human relationships through love. She is honored for keeping the fire of the heart burning.

Chantico She was the first woman to be punished for Tonacatecutli, Lord of carnal sustenance, for not fasting before offering to the Gods. She loyally teaches us respect and gratitude for the sacred foods that Nature gives us to sustain existence.

As an archetype of the eternal feminine, seductive, sensitive, passionate and graceful, Ella also represents the magic of women, the alchemy that beautifies life and the inspiration that sustains love in marital and family relationships.