Cultus

The phrase "hearth cultus" obviously doesn't come from anywhere in Mesoamerica, but it is well understood by many pagans and polytheists, so we've chosen to use it here. It's a term that, nowadays, describes the whole of one's personal, home-based practice of worship, contemplation, and ritual carried out in the name of gods, ancestors, and/or other spirits.

The word "cultus" is defined by the Oxford dictionary as: "a system or variety of religious worship," referring to the technique, methodology, and raison d'être of the worship/venerative act itself. In other words, when we describe cultus, we describe HOW we worship. This section aims to help the new or the curious understand what that looks like.

The Teteo

The pre-hispanic Mexica held many gods in worshipful esteem. We've gathered some information about the most commonly known ones here. Read More →

Getting Started

What the seeker should know about how to approach the Teteo, and do so respectfully. Read More → 

The Home Shrine

The difference between a shrine and altar, and suggestions on what to include in your personal worship space based on historical evidence. Read More → 

Offerings

Like other pre-Christian traditions, we make offerings to the gods and ancestors as part of a gifting cycle, as well as "debt-repayment" for the divine sacrifices made in order to create the world and bring life to humanity. Read More → 

Worship and Ritual

Learn what your own practice could involve, and see suggestions on how to build your own rituals from simpler acts of veneration. Read More →