YOLLOTL

THE HEART RULES ALL

Quintana Roo, México

One night in 2022 I found my way to a house in the jungle of the Yucatán peninsula. Within days I was living in this community, soon learning that they were Concheros. Dancing with them, fusing with the ancient Concheros rituals, I experienced metaphysical philosophy alive in me. This pre-Hispanic tradition answered some of my deeper questions about a life lived through the arts, through connection to universal ideas rather than appearances, through an understanding of nature and with deep respect for humanity.

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Concheros Dancers, Península de Yucatán
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IN ENDLESS UNION, WE COLLIDE,
FRACTALS OF HUMANITY'S HEART.
FROM OBLIVION, MEMORY BLOOMS,
BEATING WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS,
GUIDING US THROUGH LOVE'S ETERNAL MAZE.

SUPREME SEASON OF THE CHILD,
INNOCENCE THAT NEVER DIES.
WORDS BLOOM INTO FLOWERS,
IN WILD FIELDS OF INFINITE LIGHT.

— ANNÁ RIEKE

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