“The Return of the Feathered Serpent refers to the prophesized return of the ‘messenger.’ The prophetic theme of a returning cultural hero is one of the most enduring myths known to humankind. At all times its impact and importance is due to the message of hope and renewal that the hero brings to a gloomy world locked away, as always, in the shadows ruled by fear. In a monumental and epic time of need, the hero re-appears. To the Mesoamericans, their returning prophet or cultural hero was known as Quetzalcoatl—the Feathered Serpent….”