O.), during a recent visit to Teotihuacan, was struck by the 

 ubiquity of these 'disembodied eyes', indeed, it was difficult to 

 escape the sensation of being watched constantly. 



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relief carvings at Teotihuacan. The carvings are found on 

 columns in a courtyard of a structure known as the Palace of 

 Quetzalpapalotl*, located at the west corner of the square 

 adjacent to the Pyramid of the Moon f Plates 44 & 4^^ The fnrp 



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Figures 3 & 4. Drops of entheogenic potion and appended 'disembodied 

 issuing from entheogenic flowers. Reproduction of fragments of Tepant'itla 

 murals by Margaret Seeler. 



*The Palace of QuetzalpapAlotl was excavated in 1962 and summarily restored under the 

 direction of Mexican archaeologist Jorge R. Acosta. The structure dates from the sixth 

 century A.D., belonging to the Teotihuacan \\\ and IV eras. Details of the excavation 

 and restoration can be found in Acosta's book El Palacio del Quetzalpapa\oi\ (Instituto 

 Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico, 1964). 



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