The prophetic Native American myth of Emergence to the Fifth world is something worthy of deep consideration and thought, even for the most skeptical individuals. This prophecy includes philosophical insights into death, rebirth, evolution, spiritualism, nuance, and balance.
In Emergence to the Fifth World, America will be destroyed by nuclear war; only those who reject materialism and ideological division will survive, alongside the Hopi tribe, since their land will become the main center for refugees. In this WWIII style event, the parts of the world that received divine wisdom (China, India, Islamic nations, and countries in Africa) will nuke America into oblivion. The Hopi prophecy says seeking out bomb shelters will be futile, because only materialistic people would even attempt such a feat.
“Those who are at peace in their hearts already are in the great shelter of life. There is no shelter for evil. Those who take no part in the making of world division by ideology are ready to resume life in another world, be they of black, white, red, or yellow race. They are all one, brothers.”
In this line of thought, if we continue seeing our fellow human as an enemy instead of a co-inhabitant of life, destruction will fall upon us.
Hopi myth tells us the First World was destroyed by fire, the second by ice, and the third by flooding. The Hopi tribe was saved from the end of the Third World, and they along with the other surviving groups made a sacred agreement with the Great Spirit to never turns their backs on it. The Great Spirit made the Tiponi, a sacred set of stone tablets with teachings, prophecies, and warnings. After doing so, the spirit gathered the leaders of four differing tribes and placed four ears of corn with differing sizes and colors in front of them, telling the leaders to pick the food they want for their people. The Hopi chose to go last, getting the smallest ear.
“You have obtained the real corn, for all the others are imitations in which are hidden seeds of different plants. You have shown me your intelligence… I will place in your hands these sacred stone tablets. Tiponi… I am the First and I am the Last.”
The Hopi were also told by the Great Spirit the white man will try to steal their land and tempt them to evil; they were tasked with holding their ancient language and religion, but never by using violence. If the Hopi succeeded, their people and land would be a center from which “the true spirit would be awakened.”
The Hopi are thought to be some of the original, if not the original, inhabitants of North America. Daniel Pinchbeck, who spent time with the Hopi to learn more about this myth, wrote that shamanism and the philosophies that structure it are seemingly essential to deeply understanding this myth.
“I have found myself living in two worlds simultaneously – the world of Western rationalist discourse with its empirical and materialist emphasis, and the shamanic realm… The shamanic realm is one which human consciousness is not an epiphenomenon or dualistic byproduct of a purely physical evolution, but an inseparable aspect of the world, intertwined with reality at every level. It seems that quantum physics has attained a perspective that is similar to the shamanic view, acknowledging a direct relation between the observer and observed… Much of Hopi culture and thought, both religious and secular, revolves around an attention to balance and harmony in the forces of nature.”
The Hopi say there are three worlds we have yet to experience: The World of Taiowa, the World of the Creator, and the World of Sotuknang. Given that, our current understanding of life is not linear from birth to death, but in comparison, circular from death to rebirth. Due to this, along with consciousness being inseparable from life, the concept of ridding “Western” focuses on materialism and rationality is not bad, nor something necessarily shaming for those who fit within those focuses. Instead, the concept is inseparable from fate, and must be that way. In each world, a new focus will arise, as evil and benevolence are not unfair towards their given perpetrators or victims. Lessons must be given to all, for all, considering that for humans, “They are all one, brothers” (Leeming 80). Simply, the Western based ideologies have more of a tendency towards ideological destruction, of which will have no place in the Fifth World. We can see this present day, as The United States of America faces political division so severe that citizens turn their nose up at others who disagree with them, even if the disagreements are not based in reality or are exaggerated, people are so immersed in the divisiveness that they have blinded themselves.
The myth also highlights the importance of Indigenous culture and understanding, as they have been oppressed and silenced for too long. The understanding of the unexplained is key to this, as America stands on their land, we must value their ancient knowledge to avoid destruction, at least within our generation. This division only continues to harm the Natives, as the more we worry about fallacious concerns, the more we neglect the people who have understandings and intelligence that we cannot afford to ignore or silence. This prophecy should speak to us all, as regardless of your interpretation or belief of its literalness, it is common knowledge that division and lack of balance leads to annihilation, but more specifically, ruin towards those feeding and nurturing the divisive natures.
The Earth is tremendously complex, as is life, and to defeat division, we must value those complexities, because balance cannot exist without complexity. Possibly, if we look inward, if this prophecy is not set in stone, we can elude complete destruction, and achieve rebirth of life as we know it in a more peaceful manner. Though, all we can do is value the focus on self-change, the rebirth of ourselves as individuals, especially if we hope to make it to the Fifth World, considering the prophecy is true.
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