by Dr. Allen Ross
Spanish version
from
Crystalinks Website
Prophecy Rock
The end of all Hopi ceremonialism will come when a "Kachina" removes
his mask during a dance in the plaza before uninitiated children [the
general public]. For a while there will be no more ceremonies, no
more faith. Then Oraibi will be rejuvenated with its faith and
ceremonies, marking the start of a new cycle of Hopi life.
World War III will be started by those peoples who first revealed
the light (the divine wisdom or intelligence) in the other old
countries (India, China, Islamic Nations, Africa.)
The United States will be destroyed, land and people, by atomic
bombs and radioactivity. Only the Hopis and their homeland will be
preserved as an oasis to which refugees will flee. Bomb shelters are
a fallacy.
"It is only materialistic people who seek to make
shelters. Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the
great shelter of life. There is no shelter for evil. Those who take
no part in the making of world division by ideology are ready to
resume life in another world, be they Black, White, Red, or Yellow
race. They are all one, brothers."
The war will be,
"a spiritual conflict with material matters.
Material matters will be destroyed by spiritual beings who will
remain to create one world and one nation under one power, that of
the Creator."
That time is not far off. It will come when the
Saquasohuh (Blue
Star) Kachina dances in the plaza and removes his mask. He
represents a blue star, far off and yet invisible, which will make
its appearance soon. The time is foretold by a song sung during the
Wuwuchim ceremony. It was sung in 1914 just before World War I, and
again in 1940 before World War II, describing the disunity,
corruption, and hatred contaminating Hopi rituals, which were
followed by the same evils spreading over the world.
This same song
was sung in 1961 during the Wuwuchim ceremony.
The Emergence to the future Fifth World has begun. It is being made
by the humble people of little nations, tribes, and racial
minorities.
"You can read this in the earth itself. Plant forms from
previous worlds are beginning to spring up as seeds" [as described in
SW-II, Effects and Coming Events # 1].
This could start a new study
of botany if people were wise enough to read them. The same kinds of
seeds are being planted in the sky as stars. The same kinds of seeds
are being planted in our hearts. All these are the same, depending
how you look at them.
That is what makes the Emergence to the next,
Fifth World.
"These comprise the nine most important prophecies of the Hopis,
connected with the creation of the nine worlds: the three previous
worlds on which we lived, the present Fourth World, the three future
worlds we have yet to experience, and the world of Taiowa, the
Creator, and his nephew, Sotuknang."
The Hopi and others who were saved from the Great Flood made a
sacred covenant with the Great Spirit never to turn away from him.
He made a set of sacred stone tablets, called Tiponi, into which he
breathed his teachings, prophecies, and warnings. Before the Great
Spirit hid himself again, he placed before the leaders of the four
different racial groups four different colors and sizes of corn;
each was to choose which would be their food in this world. The Hopi
waited until last and picked the smallest ear of corn.
At this, the
Great Spirit said:
"It is well done. You have obtained the real corn, for all the
others are imitations in which are hidden seeds of different plants.
You have shown me your intelligence; for this reason I will place in
your hands these sacred stone tablets, Tiponi, symbol of power and
authority over all land and life to guard, protect, and hold in
trust for me until I shall return to you in a later day, for I am
the First and I am the Last."
The Great Chieftain of the Bow Clan led the faithful ones to this
new land, but he fell into evil ways. His two sons scolded him for
his mistake, and after he died they assumed the responsibilities of
leadership. Each brother was given a set of Tiponi, and both were
instructed to carry them to a place to which the Great Spirit
directed them.
The elder brother [of the shining light] was told to go immediately
to the east, toward the rising sun, and upon reaching his
destination to start back immediately to look for his younger
brother, who remained on Turtle Island [the Continental United
States of America].
His mission was to help his younger brother to bring about the
Purification Day, at which time all evildoers would be punished or
destroyed, after which real peace, brotherhood, and everlasting life
would be established. The elder brother would restore all land to
his younger brother, from whom the Evil one among the white men had
taken it. The elder brother [of the shining light] also would come
to look for the Tiponi tablets and fulfill the mission given him by
the Great Spirit.
The younger brother was instructed to travel throughout the land and
mark his footsteps as he went about. Both brothers were told that a
great white star would appear in the sky; when that happened, all
people would know that the elder brother had reached his
destination. Thereupon all people were to settle wherever they
happened to be at that time, there to remain until the elder brother
returned.
The Hopi settled in the area now known as Four Corners, where the
state lines of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado meet. They
lived in humble simplicity and the land produced abundant crops.
This area is the "heart" of Turtle Island [the U.S.] and of Mother
Earth, and it is the microcosmic image of the macrocosm of the
entire planet. Each Hopi clan perpetuates a unique ceremony, and the
ceremonies together maintain the balance of natural forces of
sunlight, rain and winds, and reaffirm the Hopi respect for all life
and trust in the Great Spirit.
The Hopi were told that after a time White Men would come and take
their land and try to lead the Hopi into evil ways. But in spite of
all the pressures against them, the Hopi were told they must hold to
their ancient religion and their land, though always without
violence. If they succeeded, they were promised that their people
and their land would be a center from which the True Spirit would be
reawakened.
It is said that after many years the elder brother might change the
color of his skin, but his hair will remain black. He will have the
ability to write, and he will be the only person able to read the Tiponi. When he returns to find his younger brother, the Tiponi will
be placed side by side to show all the world that they are true
brothers. Then great judgment will take place, for the elder will
help the younger brother to obtain real justice for all Indian
brothers who have been cruelly mistreated by the white man since he
came to Turtle Island.
The transformed elder brother, the True White Brother, will wear a
red cloak or a red cap, similar to the pattern on the back of a
horned toad. He will bring no religion but his own, and will bring
with him the Tiponi tablets. He will be all-powerful; none will be
able to stand against him. He will come swiftly, and in one day gain
control of this entire continent.
It is said,
"If he comes from the
East, the destruction will not be so bad. But if he comes from the
West, do not get up on your housetops to see because he will have no
mercy."
The True White Brother will bring with him two great, intelligent
and powerful helpers, one of whom will have a sign of a swastika (a
masculine symbol of purity), and the sign of the sun. The second
great helper will have the sign of a celtic cross with red lines
(representing female life blood) between the arms of the cross.
When the Great Purification is near, these helpers will shake the
earth first for a short time in preparation. After they shake the
earth two times more, they will be joined by the True White Brother,
who will become one with them and bring the Purification Day to the
world. All three will help the "younger brother" (the Hopi and other
pure-hearted people) to make a better world. In the prophecies, the
two helpers are designated by the Hopi word for "population," as if
they were large groups of people.
The Hopi were warned that if these three great beings failed,
terrible evil would befall the world and great numbers of people
would be killed. However, it was said that they would succeed if
enough Hopi remained true to the ancient spirit of their people. The
True White Brother and his helpers will show the people of earth a
great new life plan that will lead to everlasting life. The earth
will become new and beautiful again, with an abundance of life and
food.
Those who are saved will share everything equally. All races
will intermarry and speak one tongue and be a family.
Hopi prophecy states that World War III will be started by the
people who first received the Light - China, Palestine,
India and
Africa.
When the war comes, the United States will be destroyed by
"gourds of ashes" which will fall to the ground, boiling the rivers
and burning the earth, where no grass will grow for many years, and
causing a disease that no medicine can cure. This can only mean
nuclear or atomic bombs; no other weapon causes such effects.
Bomb
shelters will be useless, for,
"Those who are at peace in their
hearts already are in the Great Shelter of Life. There is no shelter
for evil. When the
Saquahuh (Blue Star) Kachina dances in the plaza
and removes his mask, the time of the great trial will be here."
The
Hopi believe that only they will be saved.
The Hopi also have prophesied that,
"Turtle Island could turn over
two or three times and the oceans could join hands and meet the
sky."
This seems to be a prophecy of a "pole shift" - a flipping,
of the planet on its axis. The Hopi call this imminent condition -
and that of society today - "Koyaanisqatsi", which means "world out
of balance...a state of life that calls for another way. "
The following extraordinary Hopi prophecy was first published in a
mimeographed manuscript that circulated among several Methodist and
Presbyterian churches in 1959. Some of the prophecies were published
in 1963 by Frank Waters in
The Book of the Hopi. The account begins
by describing how, while driving along a desert highway one hot day
in the summer of 1958, a minister named David Young stopped to offer
a ride to an Indian elder, who accepted with a nod.
After riding in
silence for several minutes, the Indian said:
"I am White Feather, a Hopi of the ancient Bear Clan. In my long
life I have traveled through this land, seeking out my brothers, and
learning from them many things full of wisdom. I have followed the
sacred paths of my people, who inhabit the forests and many lakes in
the east, the land of ice and long nights in the north, and the
places of holy altars of stone built many years ago by my brothers'
fathers in the south. From all these I have heard the stories of the
past, and the prophecies of the future. Today, many of the
prophecies have turned to stories, and few are left -- the past
grows longer, and the future grows shorter.
"And now White Feather is dying. His sons have all joined his
ancestors, and soon he too shall be with them. But there is no one
left, no one to recite and pass on the ancient wisdom. My people
have tired of the old ways - the great ceremonies that tell of our
origins, of our emergence into the Fourth World, are almost all
abandoned, forgotten, yet even this has been foretold. The time
grows short.
"My people await Pahana, the lost White Brother, [from the stars] as
do all our brothers in the land. He will not be like the white men
we know now, who are cruel and greedy. we were told of their coming
long ago. But still we await Pahana.
"He will bring with him the symbols, and the missing piece of that
sacred tablet now kept by the elders, given to him when he left,
that shall identify him as our True White Brother.
"The Fourth World shall end soon, and the Fifth World will begin.
This the elders everywhere know. The Signs over many years have been
fulfilled, and so few are left.
"This is the First Sign: We are told of the coming of the
white-skinned men, like Pahana, but not living like Pahana men who
took the land that was not theirs. And men who struck their enemies
with thunder.
"This is the Second Sign: Our lands will see the coming of spinning
wheels filled with voices. In his youth, my father saw this prophecy
come true with his eyes -- the white men bringing their families in
wagons across the prairies."
"This is the Third Sign: A strange beast like a buffalo but with
great long horns, will overrun the land in large numbers. These
White Feather saw with his eyes -- the coming of the white men's
cattle."
"This is the Fourth Sign: The land will be crossed by snakes of
iron."
"This is the Fifth Sign: The land shall be criss-crossed by a giant
spider's web."
"This is the Sixth sign: The land shall be criss-crossed with rivers
of stone that make pictures in the sun."
"This is the Seventh Sign: You will hear of the sea turning black,
and many living things dying because of it."
"This is the Eight Sign: You will see many youth, who wear their
hair long like my people, come and join the tribal nations, to learn
their ways and wisdom.
"And this is the Ninth and Last Sign: You will hear of a
dwelling-place in the heavens, above the earth, that shall fall with
a great crash. It will appear as a blue star. Very soon after this,
the ceremonies of my people will cease.
"These are the Signs that great destruction is coming. The world
shall rock to and fro. The white man will battle against other
people in other lands - with those who possessed the first light of
wisdom. There will be many columns of smoke and fire such as White
Feather has seen the white man make in the deserts not far from
here. Only those which come will cause disease and a great dying.
"Many of my people, understanding the prophecies, shall be safe.
Those who stay and live in the places of my people also shall be
safe. Then there will be much to rebuild. And soon - very soon
afterward - Pahana will return. He shall bring with him the dawn of
the Fifth World. He shall plant the seeds of his wisdom in their
hearts. Even now the seeds are being planted. These shall smooth the
way to the Emergence into the Fifth World.
"But White Feather shall not see it. I am old and dying. You -
perhaps will see it. In time, in time..."
The old Indian fell silent. They had arrived at his destination, and
Reverend David Young stopped to let him out of the car. They never
met again. Reverend Young died in 1976, so he did not live to see
the further fulfillment of this remarkable prophecy.
The signs are interpreted as follows:
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The First Sign is of guns.
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The
Second Sign is of the pioneers' covered wagons.
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The Third Sign is of
longhorn cattle.
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The Fourth Sign describes the railroad tracks.
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The
Fifth Sign is a clear image of our electric power and telephone
lines.
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The Sixth Sign describes concrete highways and their
mirage-producing effects.
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The Seventh Sign foretells of oil spills
in the ocean.
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The Eighth Sign clearly indicates the "Hippy Movement"
of the 1960s.
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The Ninth Sign was the U.S. Space Station Skylab,
which fell to Earth in 1979. According to Australian eye-witnesses,
it appeared to be burning blue.
Another Hopi prophecy warns that nothing should be brought back from
the Moon - obviously anticipating the Apollo 11 mission that
returned with samples of lunar basalt. It this was done, the Hopi
warned, the balance of natural and universal laws and forces would
be disturbed, resulting in earthquakes, severe changes in weather
patterns, and social unrest. All these things are happening today,
though of course not necessarily because of Moon rocks.
The Hopi also predicted that when the "heart" of the Hopi land trust
is dug up, great disturbances will develop in the balance of nature,
for the Hopi holy land is the microcosmic image of the entire
planet; any violations of nature in the Four Corners region will be
reflected and amplified all over the Earth.
In 1959, a six-man delegation of traditional Hopi leaders led by the
late spiritual leader, Dan Katchongva, traveled to the United
Nations Building in New York to fulfill a sacred mission in
accordance with ancient Hopi instructions. Because of their
prophetic knowledge, the Hopi leaders felt it was time to go east to
the edge of their motherland, where "a house of mica" [The United
Nations building] would stand at this time, where Great Leaders from
many lands would be gathered to help any people who are in trouble."
They were to go when the motherland of the Hopi and other Indian
brothers were about to be taken away from them and their way of life
was in danger of being completely destroyed by evil ones among the
White Men and by some other Indian brothers who were influenced by
the White Race. This is a clear and present danger: the betrayal of
Indian-U.S.A. treaties, land sales, and coal and uranium mining are
destroying the Hopi land and its people - and all other peoples and
lands, in eventual effect...
According to prophecy, at least one, two or three leaders or nations
would hear and understand the Hopi warnings, as,
"It is told that
they too should know these ancient instructions".
Upon hearing the
message of the Hopi, they would act immediately to correct many
wrongs being done to the chosen race - the Red Man who was granted
permission to hold in trust all land and life for the Great Spirit.
This prophecy would seem to have failed. Hopi prophecy also declares
that the doors of the "Glass House" would be closed to them.
This
was the case at first, though they have delivered their message to
the United Nations Assembly since then:
"When the Great Leaders in the Glass House refuse to open the door
to you when you stand before it that day, [Repeated, again in 1993]
do not be discouraged or turn about on the path you walk, but take
courage, determination, and be of great rejoicing in your hearts,
for on that day the White Race who are on your land with you have
cut themselves from you and thereon lead themselves to the Greatest
Punishment at the Day of Purification. Many shall be destroyed for
their sins and evil ways. The Great Spirit has decreed it and no one
can stop it, change it, or add anything to it. It shall be
fulfilled!"
On August 7, 1970, a spectacular UFO sighting was witnessed by
dozens of people and photographed by Chuck Roberts of the Prescott
(Arizona) "Courier". This sighting occurred after a "UFO calling" by
Paul Solem and several Hopi Indians. This sighting was interpreted
by some Hopis as being a partial fulfillment of a certain Hopi
prophecy given by the Great Spirit Maasau and inscribed on Second
Mesa, warning of the coming of Purification Day, when the true Hopi
will be flown to other planets in "ships without wings."
Hopi prophecy also tells us that there will be a mass migration of
Indians northward from Mexico and Central and South America. The
migration will be led by a 130-year old Indian named Etchata
Etchana. The movement will come after the huge fire and explosion
that will herald the advent of the True White Brother.
According to Hopi belief, the survivors of the Great Deluge
thousands of years ago split up into four groups that moved north,
south, east and west. Only one group completed their journey - to
the North Pole and back - under the guidance of a brilliant "star"
in which the Great Spirit Maasau traveled. When he landed, he drew a
petroglyph on Second Mesa, showing a maiden (with the traditional
"butterfly" hair arrangement) riding in a wingless, dome-shaped
craft. The petroglyph signified the coming Day of Purification when
the true Hopi will fly to other planets in "ships without wings."
The prophecy also warns that there will be three divisions among the
Hopi
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The first division was in 1906 between the Traditionalists and
the Modernists. The Traditionalists were forced to leave Oraibi and
move to Hotevilla.
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The second division took place in the wake of the
spectacular appearance of UFOs in August, 1970.
Near Oraibi, Arizona, there is a petroglyph known as Prophecy Rock
which symbolizes many Hopi prophecies.
Its interpretation is:
The large human figure on the left is the Great Spirit. The bow in
his left hand represents his instructions to the Hopi to lay down
their weapons. The vertical line to the right of the Great Spirit is
a time scale in thousands of years. The point at which the great
Spirit touches the line is the time of his return.
Prophecy Rock
The "life path" established by the Great Spirit divides into the
lower, narrow path of continuous Life in harmony with nature and the
wide upper road of white man's scientific achievements. The bar
between the paths, above the cross, is the coming of white men; the
Cross is that of Christianity. The circle below the cross represents
the continuous Path of Life.
The four small human figures on the upper road represent, on one
level, the past three worlds and the present; on another level, the
figures indicate that some of the Hopi will travel the white man's
path, having been seduced by its glamour.
The two circles on the lower Path of Life are the "great shaking of
the earth" (World Wars One and Two). The swastika in the sun and the
Celtic cross represent the two helpers of Pahana, the True White
Brother.
The short line that returns to the straight Path of Life is the last
chance for people to turn back to nature before the upper road
disintegrates and dissipates. The small circle above the Path of
Life, after the last chance, is the Great Purification, after which
corn will grow in abundance again when the Great Spirit returns. And
the Path of Life continues forever...
The Hopi shield in the lower right corner symbolizes the Earth and
the Four-Corners area where the Hopi have been reserved. The arms of
the cross also represent the four directions in which they migrated
according to the instructions of the Great Spirit.
The dots represent the four colors of Hopi corn, and the four racial
colors of humanity.
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