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Native American Archaeoastronomy
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Hopi Blue Star or Blue Kachina Prophecy
How this prophecy aligns with current astronomy
How the Hopi
Studied Astronomy
Because there was no modern technology at the time the Ancient Hopi's were studying the sky, they relied mostly on what they could see and legends they were told.
- According to Hopi belief's we are in the fourth world.
- An appearance of a blue star signifies the end of one world and the beginning of another
- When the star emerges it will be the "day of purification"
Interpretation
of the sky
Sirius
The Hopi viewed the sky as some form of a higher power in their culture.
Comet Holmes
- The brightest star in the sky
- It consists of two stars (Sirius A and B), this is called a binary system
- It is also believed by many to be the Blue Star
- Believed to be the Blue Star by many
- Appeared in 2007 and was visible to the naked eye
- Still circulating in our solar system
- Expected to
- Expected to appear again in 2021
Works Cited
"Hopi Prophecies" N.p.,
n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2015
"Hubble Discoveries"
HubbleSITE, n.d. Web.
12 Jan. 2015
Archaeoastronomy:
Conclusion
The Hopi Indians: Astrological Beliefs
The study of how people in the past have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used these phenomena and what role the sky played in their cultures.
- The Hopi Indians believe in the Blue Star Kachina Prophecy
- They studied the sky based on legends and what they could see
- Some believe the Blue Star is Comet Holmes
- Others believe it is the star Sirius
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