Cooper / Tier 2 — Mystery Babylon: The Mystery Schools and Their Lineage / religious-body
Priesthood of the Feathered Serpent
Where each worldview places it
"An order of priests governed by a hierophant or master" that received Quetzalcoatl's secrets. It consecrated children from birth, marked them with a collar, scarified them at two and took their vows in seminary at seven[1]. It was kept secret against the primitive sects[2].
- Aliases
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- Controls / directs
- evolved into the Aztecs (a dynasty of rulers and priests) and the Priests of Amaru[3]
- Answers to / controlled by
- founded by Quetzalcoatl[3]
- Lineage
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- Dates
- before the Christian era[3]
- Places
- Key events
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- Members / notable people
- Montezuma and Nezahualpilli (initiate kings of the state mysteries)[1]
- Author's claims
- "The kings of the Mexican nations, like those of ancient Egypt, were also initiates of the state mysteries"[1].