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Gary A. David

Gary A. David is an author, independent researcher, and archaeo-astronomer. For over twenty-five years he has studied the archaeological ruins and rock art of the American Southwest. His nonfiction books explore Hopi mythology, star knowledge, and rituals, along with the traditions of other ancient cultures in Arizona and New Mexico.

His most recent book is: Star Shrines and Earthworks of the Desert Southwest.

His other books include: The Orion Zone – Ancient Star Cities of the American Southwest;

Eye of the Phoenix – Mysterious Visions and Secrets of the American Southwest; and

The Kivas of Heaven – Ancient Hopi Starlore.  These books are all available from Adventures Unlimited Press, as well as from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other fine booksellers.

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Hopi Prophecy and the End of the Fourth World - Part 1

Hopi Prophecy and the End of the Fourth World
garydavid
garydavid
June
17
/ 2021
More than any other tribe in North America, the Hopi Indians have developed according to the dictates and demands of what may be called a legacy of prophecy. The predictions of the life to come do not merely pertain to the Hopi themselves but deal with impending events on a global scale. These prophecies began to be made public shortly before the mid-20th century. The Hopi are an aggregation of clans that came together at the “center-point” ( Tuuwanasavi) in northern Arizona during the course of their migrations. Because they are not a monolithic tribe, the sources of their prophecies are fragmentary and multifarious. Part of the lack of narrative clarity also has to do with the secretive nature of

The Fiery Cosmic Egg of Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen had a vision of a 'cosmic egg.'
garydavid
garydavid
October
10
/ 2019
The language of prophecy is frequently enigmatic, bewildering, and even disconcerting. Most of us are familiar with some of the cryptic messages of Nostradamus, Mother Shipton, Edgar Cayce, and other seers. Hildegard von Bingen is another in history’s long line of clairvoyants and prognosticators. Born the tenth child of a knight, she was, according to custom, destined to devote her life to the Catholic Church. She entered the convent either as an older child or a young teenager at Disibodenberg, Germany. By the mid-12th century she was serving as the mother superior of the monastery she had founded at Rupertsberg on the banks of the Rhine River. Hildegard’s Holy Visions and Abilities At a very early age Saint Hildegard had

The Sacred Meaning of the Reed: From Houses and Boats to Rituals, Ceremonies and Portals

Picture of a reed boat at the Floating Islands, on Lake Titicaca.
garydavid
garydavid
August
06
/ 2017
Many cultures around the world either place a special importance on the hollow-stemmed reed plant or recognize a certain “place of the reeds” within their territory. Legends of the Hopi tribe in Arizona, for instance, tell of the previous world-age that was decimated by a great flood, mythological variations of which exist in most cultures across the globe. The few virtuous Hopis who still followed the ways of the Creator escaped the rising waters by crawling up through a bamboo reed that pierced the sky and stuck up into the next world like a kiva ladder. (A kiva is a subterranean, communal prayer-chamber.) This happened at an actual location called the Sipapuni in the bottom of Grand Canyon. In an

Hopi Prophecy and the End of the Fourth World—Part 2

The Nine Signs of White Feather’s Prophecies - Hopi
garydavid
garydavid
November
02
/ 2014
(Read Part 1) The Nine Signs of White Feather’s Prophecies In the summer of 1958 a minister named David Young was driving across the Four Corners region of the U.S. when he picked up an old Hopi man named White Feather by the side of the road. This spiritual elder of the Bear Clan (the most sacred of all the Hopi clans) confessed that all his sons were dead and that the Hopi ceremonial cycle was slowly becoming extinct. After sensing Reverend Young was trustworthy, he decided to pass along nine primary Hopi prophecies that together would herald the destruction of the Fourth World. White Feather stated that these “Nine Signs” would mean that the Fourth World was about to

Gene Flow and Counter Current—Hopi Sea Voyages From the Lost Continent of Mu

Mural artwork about Hopi emergence and migration
garydavid
garydavid
August
17
/ 2014
To the layperson genetics can seem like a foreign language. Phylogenetic trees look somewhat like schematics for electronic circuit boards. I can read neither. However, if one can manage to decipher the academic literature, certain clues about population migration become apparent. Gene flow is defined as the transference of genetic variation, or alleles, from one population to another. When we map similar genetic traits at different places on Earth, we can reasonably trace migration patterns of different groups of people during various historical time periods. It is a complex science, and much speculation can accompany the data. However, using a few genetic indicators, I believe that certain definitive statements can be made about Hopi migration myths that describe an epic

Mirrors of Orion: Star Knowledge of the Ancient World – An Introduction

Pyramids - Orion
garydavid
garydavid
May
26
/ 2014
Egypt is the image of the heavens, and the whole Cosmos dwells here, in this its sanctuary— but the gods will desert the earth and return to heaven abandoning this land that was once the home of spirituality. From the 2nd and 3rd century AD, Hermetica, a dire prophecy that ultimately befell the land of the pharaohs still haunts us today. Alas, we are in an even worse state, when we are forced to ask “What gods?” We mourn some pop icon, some Elvis or Michael Jackson, while texting and tweeting around the planet at lightning speed, hell-bent on oblivion. Never have we known so much about the history of human civilization yet continue to perpetrate barbaric acts of violence

The Orion Temple in Colorado – Part 2

Orion Temple in Colorado - Anasazi
garydavid
garydavid
January
25
/ 2014
( Part 1) Was the Sun Temple used solely as a solar indicator? Compelling evidence points to another possibility. It may in fact have been a stellar temple as well, especially during the winter months. The positioning of the three kivas within the structure perfectly reflects the belt stars of Orion. Kiva A corresponds to Mintaka, Kiva B to Alnilam, and Kiva C to Alnitak. It is significant that Kiva A is somewhat smaller than the other two and slightly offset—similar to Mintaka in the triadic row that forms the constellation’s belt. The relationship of the measurements between the kivas is proportional to the apparent visual distances between the stars (as opposed to the light year distances). Many readers are

Orion Temple in Colorado - Part 1

Orion Temple in Colorado - Anasazi
garydavid
garydavid
January
24
/ 2014
Mesa Verde is a green sanctuary for the soul. Located in southwestern Colorado near the Four Corners region, this massive geological uplift was once home to many Ancestral Puebloans, the term that has recently supplanted “Anasazi” in the archaeological world. Mesa Verde is Spanish for “green table,” and the area covered with juniper and piñon trees indeed provided refuge from the harsher and drier landscape of the high desert below. Some of the continent’s most spectacular cliff dwellings are found here, including Cliff Palace and Spruce Tree House. Occupied between 600 and 1300 AD, the mesa is cut by numerous canyons running generally north and south. These canyons are pocketed with giant rock alcoves under which the ancient people built

The Ant People of the Hopi

The Ant People of the Hopi
garydavid
garydavid
October
13
/ 2013
The Hopi Indians have lived on the high desert of northern Arizona for thousands of years. This barren but beautiful landscape was the place where Hopi gods directed them to build a number villages made up of pueblos—what we today would call stone apartment complexes. Here the Hopi managed to flourish by simply growing corn, beans, and squash with very little rainfall and almost no irrigation. One of the most intriguing Hopi legends involves the Ant People, who were crucial to the survival of the Hopi—not just once but twice. The so-called “First World” (or world-age) was apparently destroyed by fire—possibly some sort of volcanism, asteroid strike, or coronal mass ejection from the sun. The Second World was destroyed by