Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy
Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy by Joseph Julián González and Monique González explores how ancient Mesoamerican beliefs providentially prepared indigenous peoples to embrace Christianity through the Guadalupe event. Analyzing the Flower World complex, which symbolized a paradisal realm filled with beauty, flowers, and harmony, the authors illustrate how this symbolic tradition parallels the 1531 apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Excerpt from the Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy
By Joseph Julian Gonzalez and Monique Gonzalez
As he neared Tepeyac Hill on its eastern side, he found the Virgin Mary waiting for him. After speaking and being reassured by her that his uncle would be healed, the Queen of Heaven led him westward to the top of Tepeyac Hill. Traveling from an east to west direction (this is an important point we will later explain), she showed him an array of beautiful flowers to gather for the bishop. With great joy, Juan Diego carefully gathered these miraculous flowers in his tilma and brought them to the Virgin of Guadalupe, who arranged them with her own hands. Juan Diego then ran down the hill to present the flowers to the bishop as proof that the miracle of Mary’s mission to Mexico was true.
Upon his arrival at the episcopal palace, yet another miracle manifested itself. Entering the bishop’s room, Juan Diego opened his tilma to pour out the flowers before the bishop. As the flowers fell to the floor, the Virgin Mary’s image appeared on Juan Diego’s tilma. At the sight of this phenomenon, the bishop dropped to his knees and commanded that the image be placed in the cathedral for public veneration. Fifteen days later, the bishop organized a procession to a newly built “temple” on Tepeyac Hill, honoring the Mother of God and her Son who came to save the people of the New World.
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Conversion of Millions to Christianity
This convergence between native prophecy, song-poetry, and the Guadalupan narrative reveals a divine preparation that resonated deeply within indigenous cultures, facilitating the extraordinary conversion of millions to Christianity. The authors demonstrate how Our Lady’s message fulfilled ancient expectations.
Indigenous Understanding of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Our Lady’s appearance is mestiza, both Aztec and Spanish, showing the two cultures coming together at this point in history.
- Her hair is parted in the middle and hanging loosely, indicating she is a virgin maiden.
- The symbol of the Cross was seen on the sails of the Spaniards’ ships.
- Scientific analysis has shown reflections of people in the Virgin’s eyes, just as any human eye would reflect. There are 13 total figures (including Juan Diego and Bishop Zumarraga) that form two scenes in both eyes.
Mary’s Mantle and Her Womb
- Stars on her mantle signify she comes from heaven – the Queen of Heaven.
- The constellations are in the exact position as appeared before dawn on the morning of December 12, 1531.
- A dark ribbon above Our Lady of Guadalupe’s womb, indicates that she is a woman anticipating the birth of God’s only Son. The Spanish expression is encinta, “adorned with ribbon.”
Sign of the Divine & Age of Peace
- In the center of her tunic, overlying her womb, is a four petal jasmine flower which is the sign of the Divine and the center of the cosmic order to the Aztec. The Virgin’s Baby, Jesus, is Divine and the true center of the universe.
- The 4-petaled flowers with leaves on her tunic symbolize to the Aztecs that the fifth-age, the Age of Peace, has begun.
God Who is Greater
- Our Lady stands in front of the sun. The sun symbolized the greatest Aztec god – Huitzilopochtli. She announces the God who is greater than their sun god.
- Our Lady stands on the moon. The crescent moon symbolized the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent moon god. She has clearly crushed and defeated him.
- An angel with eagle’s wings supports the Mother of God. The eagle was the “bird of the sun.” Here the angel is the messenger of the Virgin. The angel wears both a tunic of the same color and a brooch like hers. The angel holds her mantle in one hand and the robe with the other, signifying the Son she bears is from both heaven and earth.
The Book
This exciting new interpretation of American prehistory lays the groundwork for a prophetical reinterpretation of the Guadalupe narrative. Joseph and Monique Gonzalez shed new light on the astounding events of Our Lady’s appearance at Tepeyac in December 1531. They present a fresh explanation of the roughly ten million indigenous conversions that occurred after the Blessed Mother’s appearance — considered the single largest Christian conversion event in history.
