Tradition summary
Tezcatlipoca carries an obsidian mirror that shows the soul its hidden shape.
Mythic Dream reflection
to dream of him is to meet the part of yourself you have been careful not to look at, and to be shown it without cruelty.
Literary reflections
These fragments are original Mythic Dream writing, offered as prompts rather than historical source material.
He is everywhere and nowhere at once, the jaguar walking the cold roads of midnight, and in his mirror of black glass he watches every deed and every doubt.
Each year a chosen youth wore his likeness and walked in beauty for a season, playing flutes he broke one by one as the final steps drew near.
Sources & editorial status
Public citations have not yet been attached to this entry. Treat the tradition summary as provisional until it is reviewed against tradition-specific scholarship; the dream reflection is editorial interpretation.
