PROPHECY
ROCK OR LIFE PLAN
Issue
Number 37
I have nothing here. My life is simple. All I
have is my planting stick and my seeds. If you are willing to live as I do, and
follow my instructions, the life plan I shall give you, you may live here with
me and take care of the land. Then you shall have a long, happy and peaceful
life.
Greetings, Spring is
here, summer is around the corner. Some of us will be busy working our fields,
planting, blending with nature, putting in our seeds, watching them appear. It
makes us proud that we too are creators. We pamper our plants, sing and pray so
they will grow healthy and strong. They will grow and grow to produce food for
our nourishment in return for our kindness and care so that we will stay strong
and healthy. The plants will be happy for the duty they have done, both we and
the plants will be happy to be part of nature.
At this time we wish to thank all those who
support us with the expenses in putting out our publication. Most of all we
appreciate all the letter writing to your elected
officials. We are hoping the Congressional hearing will materialize here in
Hopi land so that the Traditional point of view will be heard concerning JUA.
We have been waiting for so long and wish to be included, especially the
Since we will not have much time this summer,
we decided to put out this quick issue. We will give our best effort sin
letting you know the events. Things are happening but are not yet ripe to put
into print. We don't know yet when the next issue will be.
ESSENCE
OF HOPI KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM OR PROPHECY
Often people write and ask for Hopi prophecy,
but because it would take many pages, it is really not that simple. Let us look
briefly in to Hopi knowledge and wisdom relating to the "Gourd of
Ashes" (atomic bomb) and the instructions regarding the UN often told by
Hopi elders. The following is condensed from late Chief Katchongva's
booklet "From the Beginning of Life to the Day of Purification."
PROPHECY
The Hopi play a key role in the survival of
the human race through their vital communion with the unseen forces that hold
nature in balance, as an example of a practical alternative to the suicidal
man-made system, and as a fulcrum of world events. The pattern is simple.
"The whole world will shake and turn red and turn against those who are
hindering the Hopi."
THE
GOURD FULL OF ASHES
Eventually a "gourd full of ashes"
would be invented, which if dropped from the sky would boil the oceans and burn
the land causing nothing to grow for many years. This would be the sign for a
certain Hopi to bring out his teachings in order to warn the world that the
third and final event would happen soon. That it could bring an end to all life
unless people correct themselves and their leaders in time.
Hopi leaders now believe the first two events
were the first and second world ward and the "gourd full of ashes" in
the atomic bomb. After the bombing of
THE
DAY OF PURIFICATION
The final stage, called "The Great Day
of Purification," has been described as a "Mystery Egg" in which
the forces of the swastika and the Sun plus a third force symbolized by the
color "red" culminate either in total rebirth or total
annihilation--we don't know which . But the choice is
yours, war and natural catastrophe may be involved. The degree of violence will
be determined by the degree of inequity caused among the peoples of the world
and in the balance of nature. In this crisis rich and poor will be forced to
struggle as equals in order to survive.
That it will be very violent is now almost
taken for granted among Traditional Hopi, but man still may lessen the violence
by correcting his treatment of nature and fellow man. Ancient spiritually-based
communities, such as the Hopi, must especially be preserved and not forced to
abandon their wise way of life and the natural resources they have vowed to
protect.
The man made system now destroying the Hopi
is deeply involved in similar violations throughout the world. The devastating
reversal predicted in the prophecies is part of the natural order. If those who
thrive from that system, its money and its laws, can manage to stop destroying
the Hopi then many may be able to survive the Day of Purification and enter a
new age of peace. But if no one is left to continue the Hopi way, then the hope
for such an age is in vain.
The forces we must face are formidable, but
the only alternative is annihilation. Still the man-made system cannot be
corrected by any means that requires one's will to be forced upon another, for
that is the source of the problem. If people are to correct themselves and
their leaders, the gulf between the two must disappear. To accomplish this one
can only rely on the energy of truth itself.
This approach, which is the foundation of the
Hopi way of life, is the greatest challenge a mortal can face. Few are likely
to accept it. But once peace is established on this basis, and our original way
of life is allowed to flourish, we will be able to use our inventive capacity
wisely. To encourage rather than threaten life. To benefit everyone rather than giving advantage to a few at the
expense of others. Concern for all living things will far surpass
personal concerns bringing greater happiness than could formerly be realized.
Then all things shall enjoy lasting harmony.
Just what are the Hopi prophetic instructions
regarding the United Nations and what constituted fulfillment?
Two misconceptions must be immediately
dismissed. The Hopi are not charged with just another appeal for peace, nor do
they request membership in the UN. Once more voice added to the chorus of those
calling for peace would add little compared to the true significance of what
Hopi tradition has to offer the modern world through this forum. When it was
suggested that they join the UN the Traditional Hopi--half jokingly--would respond:
"No, we're waiting for the UN to join us." Quite literally they are
waiting for other nations to return to that way of life which can continue
endlessly. Which is the deeper meaning of the name, Hopi.
This gives a clue to the profound insight to be found in the Hopi ancestral
knowledge. If thoroughly understood, this insight into the forces that shape
the modern world would enable those involved in the UN to bring an end to the
arms race. The communication effort of the Hopi and the developments that led
to the existence of the United Nations are parallel responses to the invention
of the atomic bomb. From the Hopi perspective these two efforts ought to
enhance each other for the benefit of the entire world.
Centuries before the arms race began the alternative
to war was being put into practice by migrating societies who slowly formed a
spiritual political union at Oraibi, the oldest
continuously inhabited village in the western hemisphere. To the Hopi, the UN
has great significance within this pattern.
Two monumental cultural factors have
prevented the European immigrants from recognizing this process of widespread
unification: The presumption of racial superiority and the need to conquer and
convert. And a recent tendency to discredit all knowledge which does not stand
the test of scientific thought. The Hopi insist that the coming of the
light-skinned race, the invention of the atomic bomb and the development of the
UN were anticipated by their ancestral prophetic instructions to be fulfilled
by the Hopi, they must make four attempts to gain a genuine hearing on the
subject of their teachings and on the efforts of the USA to eliminate their
original form of government. If unsuccessful, a rare opportunity will be missed
which would ultimately result in the elimination of all human life on earth.
The basic premise is that humans can not
simply make their own laws and enforce them with weapons without regard to
natural order. The very means of enforcement violates that order, causing
precisely the suicidal situation now faced today. Lest the Hopi be accused of
being overly ethnocentric, they point out that all peoples once practiced the
same alternative to war and the Hopi simply call out to a return to our common
heritage before it is too late. "Perfect Consideration" could
eliminate all war. "A Perfect Consideration" must overcome all
obstacles, both in the modern political sense and in the seriously disrupted
organization of Traditional Hopi government. These difficulties can be overcome.
To many, there is saving grace in the pieces of the broken vessel of Hopi
culture, in the person of a few elders who still refuse to abandon their
traditions, their understandings and their hopes for a truly peaceful world for
now and generations to come. In them lies a great hope for peace!!
PROPHECY
This is a prophecy related to the Biblical
version of "Armageddon" which may yet come to pass. This prophecy
goes on to say that the time will come when common people will become concerned
and frustrated because they no longer can live with their hectic world. They
will be particularly against the bloodthirsty policies and the deceitfulness of
world leaders. The unrest will be world wide as they foresee that the hope of
living in peace has become hopeless. The world over the common man will band
together to fight for world peace. They will realize that their leaders have
failed in accomplishing peace. People in high places will be hunted down like
animals, perhaps through terrorism. In turn leaders will retaliate and begin
hunting each other. This condition will gather strength and spread far and
wide. It will get out of control the world over. Revolution could erupt on our
land.
The liberators will come in from the west
with great force. They will drop down from the sky like rain. They will have no
mercy. We must not get on the house tops to watch. They will shake us by our
ears, like children who have been bad. This will be the final decisive battle
between good and evil. This battle will cleanse the heart of people and restore
our mother earth from illness and the wicked will be got rid of.
The prophets dare say a peaceful new world
order will be drawn in Hopi land. The people will live under one God and
leader. We will speak one language, the Hopi. The earth will bloom again.
If this fails to materialize our Great
Creator through nature will do the task according to their plans. It could be
total destruction in any form. Only brother and sister will survive to begin a
new way of life.
This prophecy is frightening and doubtful.
Perhaps it is of no value to most people,b
ut we can wait and see if it will become true. But
don't forget the past. ancient history tells us that
many mighty empires have fallen. The great
A
CHALLENGE BY THE ELDERS
How can there be peace? Nowhere is there
peace, not even within Hopi peaceful society. Bahanna
society, every nation on earth, from people in high places
down to the lowest cast are not at peace. How can peace be accomplished
when weapons are made to kill? How can there be peace if people hate, not love?
Perhaps the only alternative now is "Purification."
Do not lose hope.
Good Day
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