I had the opportunity to interview the late Hopi messenger Thomas Banyacya several times, and also the late David Monongye and the still-kickin Martin Gashweseoma. They told me -- and I have heard this from other tradition keepers as well -- the the Great Flood that ended the World (epoch) before this one -- was initiated by the vice of gambling; it just went too far and people forgot about the fundamentals of life. More accurately, the elderss at various times and in various ways recounted the story to me with gambling as the final straw that set the ultimate UNBALANCE forces in motion.
I mention this now because of the irony, noted by many traditionals, of the BIA-enabled "tribal governments" bringing gambling to the masses -- The Chrome Buffaloes wreaking "revenge" and all that.
Suffice to say, gambling stirs the blood in Indian Country in many ways among many different kinds of people, especially since there is widespread understanding that we are now living in a transition window of time (koyaanisquatsi) between the world that came after the flood, and the upcoming Itza Age, coming soon to a planet near you -- it is said -- Dec. 21, 2012.
- SpiralHawk
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