palenque11 Nah Chan, "Place of the Serpent," is the traditional name of Palenque, seat of Pacal Votan's prophetic cycle, indicating this site as a place of wisdom. When the serpent flies, this wisdom is liberated. This is the underlying meaning of Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent, which is also connected with the release of Kundalini in Vedic yoga traditions. Hence, Quetzalcoatl represents the kundalini of prophetic realization.

(source: J. Arguelles, The Mayan Factor)

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