Kokopelli and the Little Ants SD 480p

Along many of the red canyon walls of the Southwest, there is a humpbacked figure of a cicada engraved. The Hopi called him Kokopelli. For many Native American tribes, the seasons, cardinal directions, colours, and animals have spiritual meanings. There are many stories about Kokopelli, great serpents, horned toads, eagles, and ants and more. There are also many gods and goddesses, like Salt Man and Salt Woman, who are supplicated for different divine gifts. This story is a Navajo emergence story that beautifully narrates human development in its entirety. In this story, little ants pass through four critical stages before they actually transform into humans. The ants go from the womb (black world), to the first seven years of shaping and hardening of their physical bones (red world), to the development of the etheric soul with imaginative thought (yellow world), and to the development of astral spirit with the intellect (blue world). The ants finally unfold into their true self as human beings (green world). Their success depends on whether they overcome the afflictions and trials that each stage presents. Four human personalities–red, yellow, blue, and green–are combined to form the whole human being. These directional colours also coordinate with seasonal colours. They are described in the Navajo song called "My Sacred Home" linked at the end of the video. Ponder over this Navajo story and song and you will begin to see the truth of who you are and where you came from. You will begin to see you’re composed of body, soul, and spirit.