Okay, grant me a little slack here. I'm not a particularly religious man; I'm not really superstitious either. However, I have spent some time in New Mexico; and I grew more and more curious about the sometimes shared mythology of the Navajos, Pueblo, Zuni, Hopi, and possibly Aztec people of the southwestern US.
Out west I first discovered the stories of KOKOPELLI (the trickster, the water bearer, the flute player, the bearer of fertility and good harvests). Kokopelli is not depicted as a all powerful deity; he is usually seen as rather small and at times with a limp. He however toots his own horn (or flute) to announce his arrival. He spreads music, celebration, prosperity, and fertility (the young women in some cultures feared him). However, as mentioned above he can be a TRICKSTER. Being somewhat unpredictable, he can fool the established know-it-alls.
There are many petroglyph depictions of Kokopelli. Some native cultures have indicated reincarnations of the lovable deity. Ask yourself is that really possible?
I don't know about you guys, but I see more than just a little spirit of KOKOPELLI in our own New Mexico TRICKSTER Diego Pavia. Could it be that "The Pissah" is in fact "The Water Bearer" ???
Out west I first discovered the stories of KOKOPELLI (the trickster, the water bearer, the flute player, the bearer of fertility and good harvests). Kokopelli is not depicted as a all powerful deity; he is usually seen as rather small and at times with a limp. He however toots his own horn (or flute) to announce his arrival. He spreads music, celebration, prosperity, and fertility (the young women in some cultures feared him). However, as mentioned above he can be a TRICKSTER. Being somewhat unpredictable, he can fool the established know-it-alls.
There are many petroglyph depictions of Kokopelli. Some native cultures have indicated reincarnations of the lovable deity. Ask yourself is that really possible?
I don't know about you guys, but I see more than just a little spirit of KOKOPELLI in our own New Mexico TRICKSTER Diego Pavia. Could it be that "The Pissah" is in fact "The Water Bearer" ???
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