Thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the Hopi lived on the continent washed by the Pacific Ocean. They called this continent Kasskara. But one day the lands of Kasskara split, and the ocean depths gradually swallowed them. Only the land that lay on the very elevation remained, they became islands in the South Pacific.
When the continent of Kasskara disappeared into the ocean, the Kachinas, the "great and wisest", appeared. The Kachinas were creatures of flesh and their home was the planet Toonaoteca. The Hopi claim that the "wisest" have visited our Earth several times at different times.
Kachinas were different: educators, teachers and guardians of laws. The teachers were specialists in various fields of science. An obstetrician, for example, assisted women in labor, an astronomer passed on to people knowledge about celestial mechanics, a metallurgist taught earthlings to extract and process metals.
To this day, Hopi make dolls depicting their alien mentors, the kachina. They need them, as the elders say, first, so that people are not arrogant and arrogant. Secondly, people should remember that the kachina will return someday … They will definitely return.
The Hopi claim that the dolls provide a true representation of the appearance of the ancient Kachinas. None of the dolls are like the other, because each kachina was unique and possessed only one of its inherent powers and abilities.
The dolls are painted with different colors and symbols, dressed in peculiar helmets with rods similar to antennas - this is how real Kachinas, teachers from the distant planet Toonaoteka, looked thousands of years ago. These elements hint at a connection with space. In addition, ancient rock paintings depict the cup-shaped and spherical Kachin devices, their "flying shields", on which they hovered above the ground, water and in the clouds, and which could take the Kachin to their home planet.
On the Hopi reservation in Arizona, near the village of Oraibi, there is a stone basin, which is not allowed for ordinary visitors. All its walls are dotted with thousands and thousands of rock paintings. This "art gallery" reflects the history of the Hopi tribe, and this history clearly does not coincide with generally accepted modern theories.
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Involuntary resettlement
The Indians say that the Kachinas rescued the ancestors of the Hopi: in several visits they took them out on "flying shields" from the dying Atlantis and landed on the shores of South America. Legends say that the "flying shields" outwardly resembled halves of pumpkins.
The arrival of the Hopi in South America marked the beginning of a new era in the history of this people. The Indians multiplied their clan, the original community was divided into many tribes. Some of them have migrated to the North American continent over the past millennia. Other tribes went to the highlands of South America and settled in the Central American forests.
The ancient capital, which every Hopi remembers, was the city of Palatkuapi (today this city is called Palenque). For centuries, the Hopi lived peacefully and happily in Palatkuapi, until overpopulation forced them to leave their homes and go to the development of remote mountainous lands. Over time, their connection with the capital weakened more and more. The Kachinas also left Palatkuapi and flew home.
The narrated history of the Hopi Indians contradicts traditional scientific theories according to which South America was settled from north to south. But conventional settlement theory may be wrong, and some recent archaeological finds, such as Mayan culture scholar Norman Hammond, prove it.
In the Yucatan, he found pottery dating back to 2600 BC. e., which one way or another confirms - the territory of the Mexican peninsula was inhabited at least one and a half thousand years earlier than it is commonly believed.
In the manner of execution of dolls and rock paintings of the Hopi, one can find certain coincidences with the motives of the weaving art of the pre-Incan tribes. The neighborhood of the modern Peruvian town of Paracas was inhabited two thousand years ago by a people who became famous for their various bright homespun products. The same kachina are depicted on their scarves and carpets. In the found burials of the Paracas culture, the deceased are wrapped in fabrics decorated with geometric ornaments and stylized figures. The motives of the images on these fabrics date back to the history of the Hopi, who today live several thousand kilometers to the north.
Teacher's holiday
Researchers found a striking consonance with the Hopi traditions in the mythology of the Kayapo Indians living in the upper Amazon. Each year this tribe celebrates a special holiday dedicated to their heavenly teacher. By this date, men and women of the tribe weave the robe of their teacher from bast.
This is a closed suit that lacks openings for the eyes, mouth and nose. This is what the Kayapo said was what their celestial teacher, Bep-Kororoti, looked like.
Once in the mountains, say the Indians, there was a deafening roar, and Bep-Kororothi descended from heaven. He was dressed in a ritual garment that covered him from head to foot, and in his hand he held a "cop" - a weapon that struck with lightning. The villagers fled into the forest in terror. Men tried to protect women and children, and some even intended to fight the intruder. But their spears and arrows, barely touching Bep-Kororoti's clothes, broke immediately.
Coming from the depths of the universe, the creature must have amused the weakness of human weapons. To demonstrate his strength, Bep-Kororoti directed the "cop" first at a tree and then at a stone and destroyed them in an instant. Confusion fell among the ranks of the Indians. In the end, even the most courageous warriors of the tribe had to come to terms with Bep-Kororoti.
Since he surpassed everyone living on Earth in wisdom, people gradually gained confidence in him. He organized the construction of a "man's house" (now they are being built in all Kayapo villages). In fact, this house was a school, and a heavenly teacher taught in it.
During the hunt, Bep-Kororoti killed animals without causing them pain, and gave all the prey to the Kayapo, since he himself did not need food. Once Bep-Kororoty disappeared for no reason, and then also suddenly reappeared. At the same time, he made a terrible noise, shouting that he had lost one of his belongings.
The Indians could not understand what they should look for. Desperate to find the lost, the space alien said goodbye to the Indians, but several warriors followed him and traced his path to the very mountain range. What was revealed to them horrified them.
With the help of his weapon, Bep-Kororoti cut a wide clearing in the forest. Then a roar came from heaven, shaking everything around. Something similar to a house sank to the ground, and Bep-Kororoti disappeared into it. The heavens blazed with fire, a giant cloud of smoke enveloped the earth, and an eerie rumble of thunder roared. The earthquake that began tore out bushes and trees with roots. The wild animals scattered in fear, leaving their homes for a long time.
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The Kachina myths influence the entire worldview of the Hopi tribe, their way of life and religion. Kachina are associated with ancient knowledge about the origin of the tribe, with its travels and life in Palatkuapi. Since the Hopi do not have a written language, elderly people with strong memories are of unparalleled importance for their culture. “All the knowledge that had meaning for the tribe, during the absence of writing, was imprinted in their memory, because there was no better way to preserve knowledge and transfer it.
The death of one of these old men was like a fire in the national library - a lot of knowledge was lost forever. The same goes for dancing. The ritual meaning makes the dance a carrier of memory of a special character, since it passes on its main idea from generation to generation. They teach the dance, repeating after the mentor. For the Hopi, teaching dance became a ritual, a sacred sacrament.
A hundred years ago, ethnologist J. V. Fukis wrote a treatise on the amazing Hopi ceremonies. In particular, he described the dance of snakes, perhaps the most famous Hopi rite. Most of it is conducted by the priests of the snakes, but they share the secret of the ritual with the priests of the antelope, who "assist" them. During the holiday, the mythical appearance of the Hopi in this world is remembered, a "connection with an extraterrestrial spirit" is established. Dances have a predetermined rhythm and are composed of many figures.
Almost all ancient religions testify to teachers who came from the depths of the Universe and taught people a lot. The rulers of the Incas called themselves the sons of the Sun. They, like the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, believed in their origin from the gods from outer space.
The Mayans, Toltecs and Asthecs, creating their stone idols, necessarily "handed" them some symbols of power, similar to the "cop" weapon. The gods of the ancient Greeks and Indians were the same "Thunderers" and celestials. Too many coincidences are found in the myths and legends of peoples living in various parts of the world, and South America is still fraught with many mysteries.
Irina Jerusalemova