{"id":2053,"date":"2010-12-09T15:55:34","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T23:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2012-04-05T18:36:13","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T01:36:13","slug":"inspiration-in-ixchel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2010\/inspiration-in-ixchel\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration in Ixchel"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, invoked the ancient jaguar goddess Ixchel in her opening statement to delegates gathered in Cancun, Mexico, noting that Ixchel was not only goddess of the moon, but also &#8220;the goddess of reason, creativity and weaving. May she inspire you &#8212; because today, you are gathered in Cancun to weave together the elements of a solid response to climate change, using both reason and creativity as your tools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Excellencies, the goddess Ixchel would probably tell you that a tapestry is the result of the skilful interlacing of many threads,&#8221; said Figueres, who hails from Costa Rica and started her greetings in Spanish before switching to English. &#8220;I am convinced that 20 years from now, we will admire the policy tapestry that you have woven together and think back fondly to Cancun and the inspiration of Ixchel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>Source:<\/i> <a href='http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/post-carbon\/2010\/11\/cancun_talks_start_with_a_call.html'>Cancun talks start with a call to the gods<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Maybe you should bone up a little more on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ixchel\">Ixchel<\/a> as well as Hero for the Planet, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christiana_Figueres\">Christiana Figueres<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, I have no comment, so don&#8217;t ask. \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, invoked the ancient jaguar goddess Ixchel in her opening statement to delegates gathered in Cancun, Mexico, noting that Ixchel was not only goddess of the moon, but also &#8220;the goddess of reason, creativity and weaving. 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