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Traditions -Legends and Myths- Religions
Rock drawings of the Hopi We     know     the     Native    American     Hopi     rock drawings   were   both   markings   for   fellow   tribes and   history   books   for   their   own   people.   The   first world,    Hopi    tradition    teaches,    was    Toktela. Literally    Toktela    means    "infinite    space."    This first   world   had   been   inhabited   by   only   Taiowa, the   creator.   The   ancestors   had   made   contact with   various   worlds   until   they   found   their   home on   this   planet.   The   supreme   law   was   you   shall not   kill   any   brother.   If   over   the   course   of   time differences      occurred      between      Hopi,      the opposing    parties    separated    and    went    off    in separate    directions    in    search    of    new    hunting grounds.   But   each   party   kept   to   the   ancient   laws   and,   on   its   long   marches,   marked   the rocks   with   inscriptions   that   could   be   read   by   their   fellow   tribesmen   and   women. Thus,   these rock   drawings   are   nothing   other   than   messages   to   other   Hopi   who   might   pass   at   some   later time.   (Incidentally,   the   same   thing   was   practiced   by   the   ancestors   of   the   Mormons.)   Such messages   might   be,   for   example,   "We   have   dug   a   well...   Deadly   scorpions   live   here…   We have   seen   the   gods."   These   drawings   had   the   same   value   for   the   Native Americans   of   the time as the wall newspapers in China today. In 1982,   when   I   was   taking   photographs   at   a   Hopi   rock   massif   not   far   from   the   hidden   Hopi settlement   of   Oraibi   in Arizona,   a   Native American   on   a   horse   suddenly   appeared   and   told me   in   no   uncertain   terms   to   stop.   He   even   demanded   that   I   hand   over   the   films.   Thankfully, White   Bear,   one   of   the   Hopi   elders,   was   with   me   and   calmed   down   his   young   fellow tribesman.   I   was   -   White   Bear   said   -   one   of   the   initiates.   The   rocks   are   full   of   engravings   - there   must   be   thousands   of   them.   Often   they   are   positioned   at   a   height   of   several   meters. The artists must have built scaffolding or descended the walls on ropes.
More    information on        the        Hopi legacy                  in EVIDENCE         OF THE   GODS,   from page 83 on:
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Traditions -Legends and Myths- Religions
Rock drawings of the Hopi We   know   the   Native   American   Hopi   rock   drawings were   both   markings   for   fellow   tribes   and   history books   for   their   own   people.   The   first   world,   Hopi tradition    teaches,    was    Toktela.    Literally    Toktela means   "infinite   space."   This   first   world   had   been inhabited     by     only     Taiowa,     the     creator.     The ancestors   had   made   contact   with   various   worlds until    they    found    their    home    on    this    planet.   The supreme   law   was   you   shall   not   kill   any   brother.   If over    the    course    of    time    differences    occurred between   Hopi,   the   opposing   parties   separated   and went   off   in   separate   directions   in   search   of   new hunting    grounds.    But    each    party    kept    to    the ancient   laws   and,   on   its   long   marches,   marked   the rocks   with   inscriptions   that   could   be   read   by   their fellow    tribesmen    and    women.    Thus,    these    rock drawings    are    nothing    other    than    messages    to other   Hopi   who   might   pass   at   some   later   time. (Incidentally,   the   same   thing   was   practiced   by   the ancestors   of   the   Mormons.)   Such   messages   might be,   for   example,   "We   have   dug   a   well...   Deadly scorpions   live   here…   We   have   seen   the   gods." These   drawings   had   the   same   value   for   the   Native Americans   of   the   time   as   the   wall   newspapers   in China today. In   1982,   when   I   was   taking   photographs   at   a   Hopi rock     massif     not     far     from     the     hidden     Hopi settlement   of   Oraibi   in   Arizona,   a   Native   American on   a   horse   suddenly   appeared   and   told   me   in   no uncertain   terms   to   stop.   He   even   demanded   that   I hand   over   the   films.   Thankfully,   White   Bear,   one   of the   Hopi   elders,   was   with   me   and   calmed   down   his young   fellow   tribesman.   I   was   -   White   Bear   said   - one     of     the     initiates.     The     rocks     are     full     of engravings   -   there   must   be   thousands   of   them. Often   they   are   positioned   at   a   height   of   several meters.   The   artists   must   have   built   scaffolding   or descended the walls on ropes.
More   information   on   the Hopi            legacy            in EVIDENCE        OF        THE GODS, from page 83 on:
RAMAR RAMAR