4 (french) Werber, Bernard

Death by drowning or water-related disease (such as
leprosy) induces a journey to the Tlalocan, paradise Tlaloc,
the god of rain.
Those who were not recognized by any god go to Mictlan,
the place of hell where they undergo four years test before
the final dissolution.
This is the area of Mictlantecuhtli, the underworld. It enters
the caves. The soul must cross eight stays underground
before reaching the ninth world.
First obstacle: the Chicnahuapan, a stream that the dead
must cross by clinging to the tail of a dog Red previously
sacrificed on his grave. Animals sacrificed at the funeral
psychopomps serve, that is that they guide the soul through
the land of the dead.
Second obstacle: two mountains clashing with irregular
intervals. The third hurdle to climb a mountain trail Steep
covered with sharp stones. Fourth obstacle stand obsidian
wind, storm cold sliced carting stones. Fifth obstacle
passing between flags giants flapping in the wind out of
sight. Sixth hurdle: under fire arrows seeking to pierce the
deceased. Seventh obstacle: massive attack of wild
animals willing to swallow his heart.