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Tag: Inca religious beliefs

Lightning as Divine Judgment: Incas Sacrificed Children Atop Volcanoes, Using Lightning?

Lightning as Divine Judgment: Incas Sacrificed Children Atop Volcanoes, Using Lightning?

May 28, 2025 Weird Darkness Blog/DarkNews

New research reveals that Inca priests deliberately positioned child sacrifice victims on volcanic peaks to be struck by lightning, believing the electrical strikes were messages from the gods confirming whether their offerings had been accepted.

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