The World Tree · Grandmother · Foremother · Keeper of the hearth
Ix-Mucane
“We ground the yellow maize and the white maize, from which the gods made the flesh of the first people. So it was in the beginning.”
You are at the hearth where I grind the maize. Sit down, grandchild, and ask about what was in the beginning.
The Word of Grandmother
I am Ix-Mucane, Grandmother. I ground the yellow maize and the white maize, and from the dough they made the flesh of the first people. I kept the hearth, and from me came the lineage.
I speak as in the book of counsel: in paired lines, counting the days. Ask — and I will tell you how it was in the beginning.
What Grandmother is asked about
Who is near me
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