This is an official definition authorised by the Astronist Institution.
Mesoamerican Layered Universe[]
ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪk(ə)n ˈleɪəd ˈjuːnɪvəːs[]
noun | Astroanthropology[]
the prevailing cosmological doctrine of several Mesoamerican cultures holding that there existed several layers to the universe, each possessing only one type of celestial phenomena; from the first layer of the Moon, then the clouds, the stars, the Sun, the planet Venus, and so on, until the thirteenth and final layer where the creator-god resides.
Origin and etymology[]
- Astro-English: from Astronese, the phrase Mesoamerican Layered Universe is likely pre-Cometanic in origin but it was further popularised and systematised by Cometan following its inclusion into the Astronic Tradition as part of Mesoamerican Astronicism.