ls, the south was the home of mother Earth, and the north was the land of the dead and maize seed.The afterlife only came to those who died of natural causes. Unlike the Incas, the Aztec went into the Earth. The body was dressed in his best finery and was accompanied by a slaughtered, red dog, and a package of food. On the third day after death, the body was cremated and began the journey to the afterlife. The soul had first to travel on a road that goes west into the Earth but on the way; there were several horrible obstacles that the soul must have had to survive. One of them was the Clashing Rocks which, now and then, would crash together. If the soul were caught between them, that would be the end of the journey. If the soul survived that, it then had to negotiate a narrow mountain-ledge and if not, it would fall off and die. Finally, if the soul was successful in it's three year journey, it went through the final "Wind of Knives", which was just flint, and would reduce the body into a skeleton. After that final ordeal, they spent the rest of their lives with the death gods and enjoy their good company. There were several different divisions of the underworld for different states of being. There was one for babies that contained trees with fruit that was shaped as breasts and nursed the babies until it was time for them to return to Earth. There was also the Tlalocan heaven that was for people who died of water-related causes. It was the home of the rain god.The best of the heavens was dedicated to the people who died for their country showing their nationalism. It was also for women who died during childbirth.The Inca believed that good people went up to heaven and lived with the Sun. There they had warmth, food, and chica. The bad people, like witches, went to live in the Earth, opposite the Aztec. In the earth, it was cold and dark and they were given stones to eat. The nobility always lived with the Sun, regard...
