IX CHEL
I weave strings of energy
into the web of creation
Where nothing was before
out of the void
into the world
I spin them into existance
Out from my mind
out from my body
out of my awareness of what needs be
Now there is something new
and all life is nourished
Ix Chel (pronounced e'shell) was worshiped by the Maya of the Yucatan
pensinsula on Ccozumel, her sacred island. The Moon/Snake Goddess, she helps
assure fertility by holding the sacred womb jar upsidedown so that the waters of
creation can be ever flowing. Ix Chel also presides over weaving, magic, health
and healing, sexuality, water, and childbirth. The dragonfly is her special
animal. When she was almost killed by her grandfather for becoming the Sun's
lover, the dragonfly sang over her untill she was well.
