Hopi Wisdom : The Book Of Truth

Living on a Hopi Reservation, Thomas O. Mills, was introduced to Hopi Elders who over the course of decades shared with him their history, lore, and prophecies. In the latter half of the show, he discussed the Hopi creation story, and how he connected it to the pyramids and other ancient structures on Earth. The Hopi’s creation story differs from both the Garden of Eden, and Darwinism, he noted. It describes a creator traveling through space with his nephew, and a beautiful female named “Spider Woman.” They found the planet Earth, but it was wobbling in space, and was initially too unstable for life. The creator instructed his nephew to add air and water, and declared there would be six destruction/creation cycles to follow.

Mills said there are pyramids located at certain synchronized longitudes around the world, and theorized they were used to balance the planet, during the various creation cycles (see related graphics below). According to the Hopi, the first destruction of the world was by fire around 50,000 years ago, and the “Ant People” rescued some of the humans. Since then, we have gone through ice and water destruction cycles, and are now facing the end of the fourth world, he stated.

Biography:

In 1998, it became Thomas O. Mill’s goal to prove the Hopi Creation Story. He lived with the Hopi Indians of Northern Arizona for four years in the early 70′s managing their cultural center. His book, The Book of Truth: A New Perspective on the Hopi Creation Story, is the result, and he believes it has accomplished the goal that he set.

Thomas O. Mills befriended author Frank Waters, who in 1963 had written The Book of the Hopi with his Hopi informant Oswald White Bear Fredericks. Their book included the Hopi Creation Story. Mills listened, read and began to draw his own original and provocative conclusions. In his book, he seeks to track actual events and history that may be buried within it and how this could relate to our future. This book, drawing together a variety of ideas that are usually considered separately, makes stimulating reading and is good material for classroom discussions on history, race, Hopi culture, astronomy and “myth.” Mills’s intuitive vision should spur scientists to look more closely into what we like to call “myths” or “stories” for their possible basis in historical fact. And today, as we worry about climate change and what it means for the future, shouldn’t we also be figuring out whether modern technology can prevent the earth’s next rotational shake-up, and how we plan to survive it?