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Hopi Prophecy
Many prophecies foretold by the
Hopi appear to have come true. Some of these are: "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." (Roads?)
"This is the Fifth Sign:
The land shall be criss-crossed by a giant spider's web. "
(Internet?)
"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.
Overall, the theme of Hopi
prophecy is that the Earth is going to soon go through a
great purification and that humanity can make the decision
as to how extreme this purification will be. Their belief
is that the world goes through a period of destruction and
renewal and that we are about to enter into a new age, the
5th world (or 6th depending upon the source).
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