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Excerpt: How’d you like to live in an enenvironment where you are surrounded on all sides by your enemies? I am not talking about Israel, but the Hopi Indian tribe. Less than 7,000 Hopi live within the Navajo reservation: within! And the Navajo were their avowed enemies. Maybe it was that constant danger, that need to rely upon the spiritual that led them to such mystical lifestyles. And may they have been wrong on one of their prophecies. Hopi tradition says that we are living in…
Posts Tagged ‘2012’
What’s Hopi Prophecy Got to Do With 2012?
April 29th, 2010Hopi Atlanteans?
April 29th, 2010
Hopi prophecies about the future and particularly as it relates to 2012 possible events is but half of the story. Their folklore about the past an connections to Atlantis is even more interesting. And it’s not just the » Read more: Hopi Atlanteans?
Hopi Prophecy (part Ii)
April 29th, 2010
I am simply amazed at the ability of the Mayans to interpret our universe with appraently such little scientific intelligence. Maybe there’s a message there for us. But, back here in the States the Hopi Indians ability to see into the future with their concept of five worlds is no less amazing. In fact Hopi prophecy is quite startling (read part one by » Read more: Hopi Prophecy (part Ii)
Hopi Blues?
April 29th, 2010Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: The Hopi Indians, which means good, peaceful, or wise, come from a group of Southwestern people called Pueblo, but their language is different. Worse yet is the fact that they are surrounded on all sides by the Navajos, who have been their enemies. So, we have the Hopi blues! They do have something in common with the Israeli’s. But that’s not where I want to go with this commentary. Maybe it was that constant danger, that need to rely upon the spiritual that led them…
The Aztec Journey Across the Mexican Territory
April 28th, 2010Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: If you have a close look at the Mexican flag, you will see that in its central area lies the figure of an eagle eating a snake in the top of a cactus. This is a very representative image of the Mexican National identity, which can also be seen at one side of the Peso coins circulating today in the country. But where does this particular image come from? The answer lies in the Aztec Migration which took place between the XIIth and XIVth century…
The Every Day Life of the Aztec People
April 28th, 2010Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Very few is left today of the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. Most of what is left of this city lies at the bottom of Mexico city’s Historical center. The city was largely destroyed during the Spanish conquest between the year 1519 and 1521 A.D, However, some of this remains can still be appreciated in the “Templo Mayor Museum” and in the nearby neighborhood of Tlatelolco. The visitor would normally appreciate the ancient ruins, but How did these people actually lived? How was their every…
The Middle and Lower Social Divisions in the Aztec Society
April 28th, 2010Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: The Aztec word macehualtin designated the people that did not belong to the upper social spheres (artisans, traders, and government officials), but excluded the sphere of the slaves. The word is derived from the verb macehualo, which means “work to earn”, or “work to deserve”. In modern nahuatl, the word has a pejorative meaning, but in the early Aztec times, the word did not have such context. There are various examples in Aztec literature in which the word macehualtin can be translated only as “people”,…
What Are Aztec Tribal Tattoos?
April 28th, 2010Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Mexican gangs today have been known to don different types of tattoos that depict their loyalty to a particular gang or clan. The tattoos that they wear usually depict a skull with additional decorations and coloring. Aside from the gangs, tattoos have been very popular in Mexico due to their many colors, styles and designs. Due to their popularity, there are different types of Mexican inspired tattoos that are out in the market today. Most of them were inspired by the ancient civilization of…
What to Consider in Getting an Aztec Tattoo
April 28th, 2010Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Aztec tattoo is actually one of the most popular sub categories for tattoo designs. It’s not surprising, therefore, if you find yourself deciding to get on. Before you decide to get one though, you should check out some important points about the Aztecs and their tattoos. Aztec Tattoo An Aztec tattoo is a sub-category by itself. Most of us know that the Aztecs were once a powerful and culturally well developed people that flourished in Mexico from the 14th to the 16th centuries. We would normally associate…
