Coyolxauhqui: The Dismembered Mexica Goddess Who Refuses to Be Forgotten
Beneath modern Mexico City lay the dismembered body of a Mexica deity. When Coyolxauhqui's monumental stone was rediscovered in 1978, it helped reopen the sacred world of Tenochtitlan. But her history is far more complicated than the modern label “Aztec moon goddess” suggests.
The History of Curanderas: Healing Traditions in Mexican Spirituality
Long before modern medicine reached many communities, there were curanderas.
Women, and sometimes men, who carried knowledge of herbs, spirit, prayer, and the body. Who understood that healing was not just physical, but emotional and spiritual.
The role of the curandera is deeply rooted in Mexican tradition, shaped by Indigenous knowledge, Spanish influence, and generations of lived experience.