 How's everybody doing? Welcome back to the interview podcast here with Mr. Reyes. In Brazil, yeah. In my new chair. In your new chair. I had to make sure my chair was way better than Kevin's chair. And it is. I mean, it rocks. I just chose for it not to rock right now, you know, but it has like rocking abilities. Watch out. How low does it go? Can it go down low? Yes. All the way to the floor. So it goes all the way down to the floor. Feet rest. When it comes down to the Aztec culture tattoos, I feel like it's becoming super popular in the industry. And I feel like a lot of people are constantly getting the Aztec statues, Aztec gods, but I feel like we don't put enough effort into learning the history behind it to fully get the whole story. Well, I feel like a lot of, you know, a lot of people just, you know, there's some people that get the tattoos for like the significance of it, you know, and there's some people that get it for the style of it. The aesthetics of how it looks. Yeah. And I feel like there's two different types of people, like, you know, you always get the person like, Oh my God, I love your tattoo. What does that mean? And it's just like, I don't know. It's a leaf. It's a leaf. Like, I like always like bullshit. And I'm just like, it's for my three sisters. And, you know, like the sun, it's like, you know, there's always people that, you know, want a meaning to it. And it's really cool. You know, there's some, I know that there's a lot of tattoos on me that I've been like, you know what, I'm going to get it for this particular phase in my life, that meaning, you know, that you put onto it. But, you know, there are some people that just don't care, which it either or, I think it's pretty cool. But I know a lot of like these bigger pieces, like the ones that you were talking about, like the Aztecs do have bigger meanings and stories behind it. So I think it's pretty cool for people to learn about the history of it. That kind of like gives you more power towards the piece to connect with it in a different way. Oh yeah, that would definitely like make you connect to your piece even on a higher level. Because, you know, the surface of it, you know, the name of the God and you know, the purpose of the God. Yeah. But like as far as the journey and what they actually did in the culture, you know, their input or yeah, like what they did for the whole, what would, I'm so excited. Just wants to talk about it already. But one, one goddess that's becoming very popular in the industry is Can you say it again? Freak. I'm trying to like mock the same way that you're doing your lips. I always forget that word. I don't know if it's the I before. There you go. It's a hard word to say. So if you're thinking about getting a quite liquid done in the future, either as a full back piece, full torso or a simple arm tattoo, this is the episode you should watch because it's going to give you a lot more information. And I feel like I highlighted the most important thing. So it's like the backstory of who she is. Yes. And it gets interesting. It gets juicy. Juicy. It sounds like Rosa Guadalupe because I hope so. If you're going to try and get me entertained with some history, it better be good because I brought myself a sugar cup, a cup of basically sugar. It's coffee, but it's basically sugar and a Cinnabon. So hopefully, hopefully this is interesting. It is. It's juicy. Here we go. So I hope that you guys found this episode super interesting. And if you're going to get this tattoo, please tag me on Instagram. Let me know. And if let me know what you learn about this episode. And if you guys have something to add to the story, drop it on the comments, because there is so much to learn from this culture, the Aztec culture, those mechicas, that there's no way I can say everything in this podcast. There's no way. This is the story of Coal Tlicue. One more time. Coal Tlicue. There you go. I'm already feeling a yawn coming through. Mm-hmm. If you yawn in the intro, I'm calling it a day. Please nostrils, don't give me away. This is all you see. The eyes get bigger, but the mouth is shut. This is what how the statue looks like right now. She's famous for wearing a skirt of snakes. Oh, that's right. Boom. She, there you go. A little bit of a fashion statement going on. Oh, yeah. She was fashionable. Is that her boobs? Yes. Those are her boobs. Damn, girl. She was out there. You was thick. Okay, Thickety Snickety. And she served as an agriculture fertility deity. Deity? Deity, I think it is. Deity. And she also predicted the downfall of the Aztec Empire. So she knew. She was like, this is going to go down eventually. Like, we're going to, this, this culture here, this, this. Our families are going to die. And Kuala Likue also wore a necklace of alternating hands and human hearts as a necklace. So you see the hands right there, the heart, the hands. So she had, you know, it was a little, a little twisted and it represented life. That's what it represented. And then, and instead of a human head, she had two snakes making up the face. So this is not a whole face. It's actually two snakes facing each other. Oh, I see. Nice. But the cool thing about the statue is that she's own, she only has one tongue. So that two snakes come together as one. So that's why it shows that it's only one tongue instead of two. Oh, you know what's so cool? Like, if you look far away, it looks like one snake. Exactly. Yes. But together it's two snakes making up the one. Uh-huh. Yes. Wow. And it was crazy how they thought about this. Like, I'm going to go, I'm going to put two snakes together and I'm going to make one. Like, insane. Insane, you know. And then, and then her name, if you translate it into Castellano, how do you say that in English? Castellano. It is basically Spanish. It's the Spanish language, Castellano, which means snake, her skirt. Snake, her skirt? Mm-hmm. If you translate it the way the her name is spelled out, that's what it means. It's going to start getting juicier now. I'm waiting. All right, here we go. Coming on, coming in. The snakes on the, on the, the snakes on her head. Okay. They represent the earth. Okay. Then look at her feet. Those are eagle claws. They were, they're supposed to be eagle claws. Okay, I see it. I see it. And they represent the sun. Okay. What does the snake and the eagle remind you of? The snake and the eagle, Mexico? The Mexican flag. Uh-huh. And that is why the Mexican flag represents. It goes all the way back to Cuauhtlique. And this is where I'm going to tell you how she looked like when she was younger. I am waiting. So when she was younger, she was beautiful. She was beautiful. Everybody was in love with her, almost like, like Medusa. So she was beautiful. Everything, like she, she was nice body, everything. And all the gods were impressed with her. Yeah, I bet they were. And they were like, hey, how you doing? And then she met this dude. Yep. Yep. I already knew that it's over at this point. Her beauty is gone. She's tired all the time, stressed out. This is where everything gets interesting. Yes, man ruined everything. So she meets this, the son of one of the gods. Okay. All right. His name is mixed gold. Dang it. You would fall for a guy named mixed gold. Yeah, don't let you say it because I can't say. And he was like, he's the guy. He's the god of the clouds. Dang, heck yeah. I don't even know who he is. And I'd fall in love with him. A name like that. You just know he's just like mixed gold. God of the clouds. Gods of the clouds. Damn. Okay, okay. How could you not fall in love with him? So they get married. No. They end up getting married. Yep. Okay. And they live in the Tautiwacan. Now that's the city of the gods. That's where all the gods live, you know. So it's pretty much close to Mexico. But a little. It's like on the suburbs, the rich area. Exactly, they were the rich people. And this place still exists. Yes, yeah. It's not a, it's the ruins of it though. So it's very, it's well preserved. So people go then you can visit, which we gotta go. Dang, that's so cool. We gotta go. And the city was made a hundred years, or started getting built a hundred years after Christ. So this is the year a hundred. After Christ. After Christ. The tribe was already, the tribe was already there, Los Olmecas. Nine thousand before Christ. Cook this part. And by the year 300 it was fully built. So they were already living there. So as a married couple. Did who ruin her life and give her kids? They had kids. No. They had kids. The first child was a woman, a female. A woman. A girl. It was a girl. She was like what, she was a popped out a woman? First child was a woman. It's like, well there she walked out a woman. What's going on? In some cases, some gods, yes. Ouch. So her name is Coyol Shauki. Coyol Shauki. Yeah, and she was the baddest. Strong. She was like the mother. Buji too. Jewelry everywhere. You know? She, at least she didn't wear jewelry. She wasn't Buji like that. She was just humble about her beauty. You know what I mean? Walking around. I know I'm cute, but you know. But she's strong. But she's strong. But yeah, but Coyol Shauki, she was Buji. You know? And she was so strong that she became the leader. None of the whole tribe of the other siblings. Because she's an older sister. Yeah. Because they have more. And she, oh, and by the way, Coyol Shauki, she's the moon. Yes. Damn. Just remember, okay. For now, I'm glad you're proud of her. Well, she's a moon giya, you know? Oh, yeah. Moon, moon giya. Okay. It's her already. And the Buji. Yeah, she was like that. And the strength and the goldness. I mean, need I say more? Say less. Okay. Next. And they had more children after her. How many? Can you take a guess? I feel like, you know, since it's back then, back then they had like six, seven kids. Oh, damn. That's a, that's a, yeah, that's a, all right, guess. How many? 400 kids. What? And they became, they became the stars. Okay. See, now I know this story. You're lying. She was busy. There were 100 kids. And they also had powers. I'm walking out. You better hurry up and change the story. I'm going, I'm going. So she became the leader of all the 400 siblings. Okay. She was strong. And then her siblings were the stars. And they're known as the southern stars of Mexico. So like actual stars? Yeah. Actual stars. They were basically decorating the night time. So basically they were just like, full of gas. Full of what? Gas. Gas? Yeah, because stars are like gas. Oh, so they popped out one real child and the rest were just gas. Yes. They were like, all right, our job here is done. Our mission is completed. Now let's go and retire and go live in Teotihuacan, the god of the cities. Okay. I mean the city of the gods. All right. And, you know, they were living their best life, chilling, you know. They had more kids. No, they did not. Oh, gosh. The husband, he cheated on Coal Tlicue. He cheated on her? Yes. Son of a... And, you know, she was being an investigator, you know what I mean? That's right. So she was following him because, you know, what was he doing? I mean, we already made our kids. What's up? Garin, what else can you expect? He gives you 401 children and... Yeah. This goes and cheats on you? Yeah. So she started following him to see what was he doing because they were retired. They're supposed to be chilling, you know. And yeah, she found them doing the nasty. In the act. Yeah. Coal Tlicue is like, what? And... She's like the Shakira in the situation. Who cheats on Shakira? Those are facts. Yes. So Coal Tlicue is Shakira. Damn. So she's looking at them and she got angry. Angry. And because she is super dope and powerful, she killed the husband. Yes. She stabbed them. Just dismember his body. So he died. And she was hurt though. The thing is that she, he cheated on her with not another goddess or none of that. It was an indigenous from the city, from the city of Teotihuacan. So like a, like a citizen... A human being. A human person. Not a supernatural human. Yes. So he died. The girl was never found, she ran. But Coal Tlicue was, you know, devastated, right? So she became a very depressed person, very sad. So she would, she would just get up and clean her temple. She would just clean it and clean it and clean it. Because if you don't clean, they were very clean back then. Extremely clean. I mean, they would shower three to four times a day because they couldn't be filthy. If they were filthy, it was a sin that God wouldn't be happy with you. So she had to broom her temple every day to satisfy herself. Okay. Because she was a goddess. I mean, a goddess, you know, a goddess. So she had to clean her temple and to maintain her dignity, you know. And after a while, you know, she started to crave human blood because of how depressed she was. She needed to be stronger. So the only way to, to gain the strength is by getting the sacrifice from the people. Every time you sacrifice someone, you have to offer it too. So that's why like back then, you know, the Aztecs would kill people, they cut off their heads and offer it to the gods. Yeah, to keep the peace in the tribe. So technically like the gods at one point lived amongst the people and now they don't. Yes. So they still do the offering for them. Exactly. Yes. At some point, she started, you know, because she was depressed, she was sad. She started turning into a monster. Like her body just started deteriorating because of she was hurt. Yeah. So she started getting super old, fast, you know, and these nasty things. And her children left her, you know, so she was alone. She was just a lonely mother. Damn, 401 kids and all of them left her? But she was sent a beautiful gift. It was a, it was a ball of feathers from a hummingbird. She received it. And it turns out that that let her know that she by some miracle, she got pregnant. Does that sound familiar? She the Virgin Mary? Which her name besides Kwantlikwe, she's also known as Tonatsi. And that name means mi madre, my mother. So she mysteriously by some miracle became pregnant. Once the children found out that she was pregnant, they were, they were mad. Especially Goyolshawki, the oldest one. Yes. The moon. She was pissed, you know. She became a shame of her mother's sexuality. Did she like assume that she was having sexual intercourse with like somebody else? So she was calling her a slut? Yep. Even after her dad already? Yes. Yes. A little bum. So Goyolshawki recruited all the 400 kids to have a meeting. They were like, hey, come through. She's pregnant. What are we going to do? Goyolshawki, she said, well, there's only one thing to do. Kill her. Kill their own mother? Yes. And they started planning the day that we're going to do it. Ungrateful ass. After she spent years of taking care of them. And after that, she heard a voice from inside her womb by Wichiloposhli that said, don't worry, I got you. I'll take care of you. So the day of when they came running to kill her, she goes in heights in her temple in an area where she could have more time to give birth to Wichiloposhli. She gives birth to a full-ass god. He was born as a warrior. When they were on the way to kill the mother out of all the 400 kids, one of them was like, I can't let her kill my mother. So he ran and got ahead of everybody to tell her, hey, they're about to kill you. I'm just doing my job as one of your child's children as one of your children. And they're going to kill you. So that's when she went and hid and Wichiloposhli. Does this little gas bubble have a name? No, not recorded. I'm pretty sure he had. Honestly, wait, wait, wait. It almost rhymed with her name. I just didn't memorize it. It's something like that, but it almost sounds like her name. I'm going to have to look it up. If you can look it up, drop it in the comments. So anyway, she gives birth to Wichiloposhli with a weapon and starts killing everybody. Starts killing everybody in there. And some of them, they said, I'm out. Hell no, this fool's killing everybody. And she gets to the sister. She's like, what's up? He gets to the sister. Yeah, he gets to the sister. The sister is just like, damn, it was killing everybody. Okay. Strong as hell. And without wasting any time with the weapon, just the capitator. No head up. Nice. The moon. The moon. And he becomes the god of war, the god of the sun. He becomes the sun. And that's a different story of how the moon came back. I don't want to go in too much in it. But have you ever noticed that there's a bunny in it? Like a little shape of a bunny on the moon, right? No. But that's like a little thing. If you zoom in into the moon, you always see like a shape of a bunny on it. What? What? You never seen it? No. What? Okay. Well, anyways, there's a story where it comes in where there's a story where there's a someone that sacrificed their life to become the moon. So the technical moon that's now is not the same moon that died that day? Exactly. It's a different moon. Recruited by all the gods, like Eselkoa, Wichilo, Boschli, all those people. They all announced a new moon? Yes, they did. And after the god of war became the sun, he had to go out there and start doing his own thing. He started his career. He started shining. Yeah, he started shining. He became a celebrity, you know? He became a celebrity because killing the sister and saved Kuala Likue. Kuala Likue once again became lonely. But she was cool with it though because Kuala Likue was, there's a part on the scripts or the, what is it? Yeah, right? The scripts? Yeah. It says Kuala Likue was simply a lonely mother who couldn't wait to see her child again. The only way that she could see Wichilo Boschli again is that by the downfall of the Aztec empire, which she already predicted. So it was just a matter of time before they reunited again. How did she predict that? When did she predict that? There was not a specific story to it on how she predicted it, but she just knew that there was going to be an end to the Aztec empire. Okay. You got intense. Yeah. Well, thank you so much for sharing all this knowledge with me. I yawned only about like four times. Well, if you're thinking about getting Kuala Likue, just know that there's so much really beautiful things that come with the history and the culture, you know, that I feel like when you get this piece done, I feel like you would appreciate it more knowing that so much that this goddess went through to Poor woman proved out 401 children got cheated on. And then her kids try to kill her. And then she proved out another son who is a son. And he saved her. When you kill people, what is it when you sacrifice? Because people start sacrificing themselves and sacrificing people and offering their hearts and blood to Kuala Likue. So she's probably starving. Nobody has so sacrificed themselves for her. I guess not. Maybe that's a good thing. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this this episode. It was really different. It was hella different, but yeah. But this is a little taste of Mr. Kevin Reyes and what I go through. If you have any other suggestions on what you guys want to learn about what a tattoo mean or the meaning of any tattoo, drop a comment. Let me know. And yeah, I'll do some research on it. Yeah, let's make it work. Yes, I love it. So with that being said, thank you guys so much for watching. We'll see you guys next week or in two weeks or in three weeks. Peace.