DAN EVEHEMA, HOPI ELDER:
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 gotten rid of.
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.
GENERAL HOPI PROPHECY
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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.
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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Date: December 31, 1993
Source: Book of The Hopi
By: Frank Waters
Source Material by: Oswald White Bear Fredericks
Copyright 1963, by Frank Waters
SBN 345-01717-X-125
Library of Congress Catalog No. 63-19606
Published by: Ballantine Books, Inc.
101 Fifth Ave, New York, N.Y. 10003 Paperback Edition: Page 408