Mittwoch, 4. Juli 2007
What does 'Pahana' mean?
I've been getting this question a lot in the past few weeks. I suppose it's time for a more in-depth answer. Pahana is a figure from Hopi prophecy. Oral tradition holds that these prophecies were handed down with the last instructions given to these one-time wandering people. The name refers to "lost white brother", one from across the seas (or also, and more likely, the stars). When the Spanish invaded the Americas and moved into what is now Arizona, many Hopi believed Pahana had arrived. Considering that many prerequisite prophecies had not been fulfilled, as well as the horrific manner in which they were treated, they jumped the gun. I am not going to get into specifics of the forecasts that were laid down by Maasaw (kachina of the underworld) right now, but maybe some day. I will say that in regards to Pahana, this figure is cast as one of two who will guide the remains of the Hopi and mankind, in North America at least, through the dawn of the 5th world. Ultimately, the prophecies relate to how this world, Tuwaqachi, will end. They are open-ended and the main theme is that while this age will end, the manner in which it will happen and the severity of it is still up to mankind. Why use this name? Simply put, it is in reverence to this figure. Pahana is not necessarily a saviour, not necessarily a destroy. Perhaps, he'll be a bit of both similar to Siva/Shiva of Hindu lore. Using this name is primarily a representation of my interest in the subject. As an aside, I suppose it is worth mentioning the correlations I have been drawing between American mythology and that of the ancient Middle East. Interestingly enough, when you filter out cultural differences, there are many similarities between beings like the Watchers/Nephilim, the Kachinas of southwestern natives, and the Viracocha of South America. So, there you have it in a very small nutshell.
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Very interesting. I knew the name Pahana was familiar to me for a reason, now its all coming back! I'm glad someone else has mentioned the correlations between some Native American tribes and the civilizations of the Near East. Actually, that is one thing that I was rather surprised that Andrew Collins failed to point out in his research in From Ashes of Angels. I've been doing research on the correlation between the 2 for about a year now, and I've come up with some rather startling, even astonishing discoveries. For instance, the Cherokee peoples have a legend of the Tsunil Kalu (also sometimes called Tsunil Catil), which translates as "Slanting Eyes", and refers to a race of "giants" which once came to dwell with the Cherokee many centuries ago. (Reference cited: Moooney, James - "History, Myths & Sacred Formula of the Cherokee people") The Cherokee said that these "giants" (giant meaning that they were at least 7 ft in height, although some were proported to be over 9ft) had long black curly hair, and curly beards, with slanting eyes, and that they came from the land where the sun rises. Most people just think of the Orient as the Land of the Rising Sun, however the Near and Middle East is still the East, lol, so its pretty clear by the physical and geographical explanations that these people came from the Near East, and were likely of the Sumerian, Babylonian or Assyrian civilizations. There is evidence in the form of rock carvings and paintings in South America that depict clearly Egyptian looking symbols and stylistic renderings, making it quite obvious that there were people from the Old World visiting these parts long before the Vikings or Christopher Columbus made their voyages. Another interesting fact that supports the theory of Pre-Columbian discovery of the New World is the evidence that both marijuana and cocaine were used for both medicinal and recreational purposes in ancient Egypt and other areas. In fact, in over 2000 preserved mummies examined from Egypt, China, the Near East, and even the bog people from Europe, a startling majority showed way more than the lethal dosage of cocaine. Nearly all of the Egyptian mummies tested positive for alarmingly high amounts of cocaine and marijuana in their systems, so high that it has been theorized that cocaine was actually part of the mummification process. The point of that whole rant is this: Cocaine is a plant that is indigenous to the Americas, so how the hell did it get into the ancient world??? Of course it is possible that a species of the plant did grow in the old world, but the climate makes it seem unlikely. Also, it is well known among linguists and historians of the ancient Near East that Sumerian is a language isolate, meaning that it is not related to any other language in existence. In fact, it is the only language isolate to be proven to exist. Even the Babylonian and Akkadian languages are grouped under the Afro-Asiatic branch. As for the Native American languages, Navajo seems to be completely unrelated to all other Native American dialects, (so much so that some linguists and historians have dared to declare it a language isolate as well, and there are those who go even further and claim that Navajo and Sumerian are related) and Cherokee was the first written native dialect. I have found many interesting similarities between words in Cherokee and Babylonian, as well as striking similarites between words in Navajo and Sumerian. For instance, "oo-pay-oo" (not the correct spelling, but I'm emphasizing the proper pronunciation) is a Navajo lullabye, while there is a Sumerian lullabye called "U-pay-u". Interesting. (As for reference, the Sumerian lullabye can be found in Samuel Noah Kramer's "History Begins at Sumer: 39 Firsts in History", and the Navajo lullabye can be found in their legends, and the Navajo recording artist Robert Mirabal has a song by the name, remembering the lullabyes his grandmother used to sing to him on the Taos Pueblo.) And dont laugh at me for going their, but every time I hear the word Tsunil Kalu, I think of Cthulu, LOL.Anyways, we should compare notes sometime. I think I'm going to go ahead and copy this little rant into my post, because I keep bitching about how I only keep bitching in my journal, lol.
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