There are a lot of legends that tell of a "prophet" that taught throughout the continents of North and South America. I am just relaying some of those here. Please keep in mind this book was written in 50's and early 60's The blue lettering shows where I have quoted directly from the book.
*In Mexico, on an island known as Triburon, lives the Seri. These peoples have long lived in poverty and neglect, however, their memories of the Ancient Prophet live on with great memory. They say that thousand of years past they were part of the Serpent People even before the time of the Great Flood. Shortly after the flood they left to a place called Snows of the Southland. They had called themselves the "Men of the Mountain" and underneath their enormous cities were the giant caverns of the Serpent.A long time after this, an army from the north came down upon them and destroyed their cities. They fled using ships that they had hidden in these caverns. Eventually they migrated to another place across the seas after many, many trips to move all their people. It was at this time that "Tlazoma," the Miracle Worker, came to them. It seems that He appeared to them from the sea in a sailboat type ship as they had described it being powered by the wind. This man with red lights shining from His hair and beard appeared one morning with eyes the color of the sea . He was wearing a long white toga-like garment and suddenly they took Him on as a sacred Teacher even within an hour of His arrival.
They had heard of Him through rumors and a blind man rushed to him exclaiming how he had heard of His miracle work, begging Him to heal him of his blindness. This Healer stopped what He was doing, bent over and picked up some wet sand and placed it over the eyes of the blind man. He told the man to wash out the sand in the ocean. Others gathered around to witness this event and waiting to see if there would be a miracle and if not, there would be a sacrifice to the Snake God!
The blind man went down to the waters and cried in anguish. But suddenly his cry turned into joy. He stood straight up and started running towards the people wildly. He fell at the foot of the Healer and exclaimed the miracle of his sight. The others witnessing too fell, worshipping calling out "Ahunt Azoma-the Lord Miracle Worker."
They say Tlazoma lived with them for many months teaching them not only the ways of living right, but also ways on how to survive, such as how to store water, how to feed weaned children and showed them many wild plant they had not known could be eaten. Before this time they had used a "population control" method in order to not run out of food, now the Prophet spoke against this law saying "Raise not the knife in bloody slaughter."
Eventually the time came for Tlazoma to leave and continue on. He spoke to them of going to the Papago. Yet the people exclaimed these were their enemies and begged Him not to go there. But He claimed that His Father had many different lodges. And He was asked about where He had come from as He had never said. And very gently the Bearded One answered, "My Father's Land lies deep within you."
*Early one morning, the children of the Papagos were out playing, louder than usual. And then Eseecotl was spotted approaching the village. The adults scolded the children for playing so rudely because they had been embarrassed. But upon His approach, Eseecotl told them not to scold the children but have them come to Him instead for this was His and His Father's will.
And every day after that , the Prophet talked and played with the children. But He did not make His home in the village. He chose a mountain known as "Bavokeevulick" which translated is "hour-glass" mountain. Eseecotl meant "the Healer." And one day the Healer meandered into a place where a child was being sacrificed. Anger overcame Him and He grabbed the baby, calling it by name, healed his wounds and revived him. The priests became paralyzed and as much as they wanted, couldn't kill the Healer.
The Healer left the building and gathered all the people around Him. He told them that this sacrificial tradition was against all of His teachings. The people then became ashamed of this but didn't know what to do as they were afraid of the priests.
Later that night a couple of the priests went in search of the Healer in order to kill Him because He was changing their way of life. Right before sunrise, the Healer was in the entrance of His cave that faced the East praying. As the priests were nearing this cave, the Healer apparently had sat back and awaited their approach. As the priests slipped into the cave, Eseecotl stepped forward into the moonlight out of the cave and turned to them inside.
He asked the priests why didn't they go ahead and kill him, after all He did not have any weapons. He then told them that they could not do so until the Father had deemed His work upon the earth was finished. And at that point, there was an earthquake. At this point, the entire cave mouth closed, leaving the Healer standing there by Himself. He heard from within the cave the priests calling out, pleading with Him to tell the village what had happened.
When the sun came up, Eseecotl walked into the village. The people in astonishment asked where the priests were after the Fire God had shaken the mountain. He answered, " They came with knives before the trembling. They are still within the mountain, and from a great distance you can hear their voices. My Father has spoken in the earthquake. No more am I to live among you." And He was never seen among them again.
*After this, He continued on His way to the Zuni. But before this, He stayed with the Dene. Now at this time, these were not the tribes as they are known today for this was just after they had traveled to this area, yet unsettled in themselves. According to this legend, they were a part of the Serpent people and had met up with the Prophet in the red lands of Monument Valley. They were very skeptical of Him and His reputation that was rumored. They questioned Him as to what right did He have as to claim the title of "Lord of Wind and Water" and asked Him if His and His Father's power was actually greater than that of the Fire God.
In reply He said, "My Father is a spirit who has no image. His power is greater than any other. Watch!" And He pointed upward. At that point a giant rock which was half the size of the cliff they were standing by started rising. with eyes full of terror they watched. It seemed to them a living creature, swaying and rising, knowing that if it fell it would crush them. Yet after a little, it balanced itself on another rock, so evenly balanced that a child could have pushed it over with a simple nudge.
This impressed the Dene so much they asked Him what the name of His One God was. The Prophet then asked them what name they would like to know Him as. But the Dene did not want to name this One Great God as they knew not what to call Him. So they asked the Prophet what His name was in other lands. And to the astonishment of many today, the Prophet revealed "The Great Yeh-ho-vah."
*It is considered that when the Toltecs were a great empire, the Zuni and Acoma held the most northern outposts and the Yaqui lived on the general trade routes. There have been seen through modern-day flights and satellite photographs of ancient roads that led in many directions from this general area. And according to the Zuni and Acoma legends, they had many cities along these roads and said they shared a common language, even up to the Michigan copper mines at the turn of the millenium. They say that the Acoma still speak the Zuni language but throughout the ages have forgotten how to pronounce it."
Someone once asked why Mahnt-Azoma, the Mexican Monarch had received the same title as the ancient Prophet and the reply was "When he was born he was pale of feature and in many ways resembled the Prophet. When the monarch was grown, and the guns of the Spaniards were flaming at the gates of Tenoch-titlan, he sent to the Zuni an urgent appeal for warriors to help stop the White Man's invasion. We sent many men. And though long we waited none ever again came back to Zuni. Now we know that all the Meschacan Armies were killed, and from Tenoch-titlan, in the Valley of old Mesheco, our men went to the Land of Shadows.
"The Prophet? He was a great god, a miracle-worker, a pure man of dreams and visions. We called him Great Azoma. He came to us on His way to Tula, Capitol of the Toltec Empire." And sadly, this is all that is remembered in their legends told to this day.
* An Yaqui chieftain known as Tall Sedillio spoke of ancient ways freely, probably due to the fact he knew that he would not live much longer. He said that he and his people remembered the Prophet well and talked of carrying the Sacred Fire [so well known of the Cherokee] and also of the sacrificing rituals that they had had. At least until "this quiet, god-like person. He was a man very holy, filled with love, yet His heart was heavy; for in spite of all the honors of the people, the Lord had laid strange visions on Him. His eyes could see the future. It must be so. For as He predicted, all that He spoke of has happened. Today, though we go to the White Man churches, our true rites are to the Prophet."
He continued on saying that even though he may have to go to war, he hoped the Prophet would understand after he went to the "shadows." And he agreed to talk more of the days of the Tula, the Toltec Empire, than talking about the Chihuahua Valley. He talked about how they had used irrigation, dams, conduits, sewers, and city terraces. He told how ancient his people truly were. Then he said, "Let us return through the cycles of the Dawn Star to the golden days of the Prophet, Mahnt-Azoma, or Great Kate-Zahl......
"From the northland, where many tales had come before Him at last came the sandals of the Prophet. Yes. Long before Him had come the stories. From Seri, Puans, Papago and Dene, and many wild tribes living in the half-tamed woodland came these tales of wonder. Every merchant brought another, and they lost not one whit in the retelling. Tremendous fame had gone in advance of Him before at last He came in person down the road to Tula.
"Welcoming Him with open temples, the Yaqui streamed to meet the Healer. The women competed to weave Him mantles, to embroider the crosses about the hemline, and the men to fashion new golden sandals, knowing that He would leave the old ones, strangely enchanted because of His wearing, a touch of which would heal the body.
"For Him they stopped all sacrificing. Instead they used but fruits and flowers to fill their temples, and then placed them on their tables, even as He directed. Indeed we still try to follow His teaching, although often it is not easy, and many are the times we have turned from Him to use the rougher ways of the Serpent, yet we know that we are doing wrong.
"The baptismal? Yes. It was the Prophet who taught this. The godfather and godmother with their names of kinship; all must last for the life of the infant.
"For Him we changed our ancient dances. We learned new chants and ceremonies. Once our costumes were laden with jewels, and the finest of plumework was worn for its beauty, but today the people are very poor, often facing gaunt starvation. When we dance now with plumes of paper and bits of glass for the olden jewel work, we know He is understanding and forgiving. And sometimes it seems a spell comes over us, and the costumes of paper and glass change slowly in the light of His Star to the olden beauty. Once more the desert becomes Chihuahua and we see Him pause on His way to Tula."
*It is told that the Prophet then came to Tula. Their lands were abundant with slaves, agriculture, birds of rare beauty, gold, silver, bronze, copper, and wealth unheard of in other lands. Animals bred by the thousands for their furs, feathers, and meats in abundance. Fountains, flowers, perfumes and other legends told for generations and generations even after its fall. But it was during this time of its utmost grandeur that the Prophet came to them.
By the time the Prophet entered Tula, His fame had been told among Tula long before He actually walked there. People had been waiting. And when they heard of His coming to their lands, they lined the valleys and hillsides in masses so much so that most of the villages of the great land had been emptied. Knowing how much He loved flowers, they filled the air with perfumes and "rained" flowers upon Him as He entered their land. As He walked over the petals that lay on the road, people would flock to pick up the pieces that He had walked on, hoping to keep even a single petal for their memories.
When He reached the gateway into Tula, they say He paused a moment to take in the beauty of the city. The leaders led Him to the Hill of Loud Outcrying, Tzatzitepec. Here they put Him on a seat of honor were He sat to watch the ceremonial dances performed for Him. But then He started to speak and the people were absolutely amazed as His voice carried far and wide so that all could hear Him. They say that after His greetings to all, he denounced their position of slavery asking them "do you expect to enter into the gates of Heaven carried upon the backs of your slaves?" And He continued on telling them there should not be wars or hatred as He had walked among their enemies teaching them the way of peace.
*The author of this book believes that Quetzal Coatl (the Lord of Wind and Water) was the Prophet. He says that at the time the Prophet walked among the Toltecs, they were at their greatest height of power. During this time the “Bow String of Power” was presented to the Master. He started choosing His twelve disciples as He had done with all the other nations that He had visited. One of them would be elected the leader upon His departure. He dedicated a temple to the One God whom He called the Great Spirit, the “Mighty One Who Has No Image.”
Then He started changing all the other temples over from their previous state of idol worship. He abolished the sacrifices and refinished each room with precious stones and metals. For example, the south was used silver and pearls, the west symbolizing the sunset ocean was done in turquoise and emerald. They abandoned slavery at His request. They changed their ancient dances now to become living prayers and praise. War, slavery, hatred, and sacrifices were over and the people sang in celebration.
There is a story told that a War Captain that returned after a battle afar off. When he returned, upon not having his usual welcome and sacrificial rituals, he became rather aggravated. When he and his men were gathered together, grumbling about the current conditions, they were told they were wanted in the Temple. Upon reaching the temple, he saw how the rooms had been changed from dark and horrific into walls full of color and beauty. This was when he realized that he had not been taken as prisoner as his men had suggested. He saw the one known as the Feathered Serpent and knew something was different about Him. Everything that he thought he would say was suddenly gone, no longer applicable in this situation.
At this point, the Prophet told him that he did not need to say what he was going to, that He could read the Captain’s thoughts. The Prophet told him about his fear of his country losing its power and that there would be nothing to fear as long as they left the Law of the Jungle behind and “converted” over to the new Law. Then his people would be happy and no more need of the army. The Captain didn’t like what the future would look like, his thoughts were on when his country would meet its end. The Prophet answered back in a strange tongue. "In memory, young Macoa, I am in a tangled jungle, where a little boy was clawed by a tiger....” The Captain reacted in astonishment and stared at the Healer with puzzling eyes.
Then the Healer started again, "It is not this or that nation which matters. Tribes will change; they merge and mingle. To look through the eyes of the tribe is the small view. Yea, Tula will die as will Ek-Balaam. Other great nations will grow and vanish, but their blood will go on living. The jade and pearls from this very temple will someday go into jewelry for human adornment, but among the people throughout the nations my words will go on living. You think I seek the Bow String of Power. For what? Food? Fame? Carnal living? The first two I have never lacked. With the last, I have no interest because it is not of My Father. With the means of life, I am the teacher. The ends belong to the Almighty.”
At this point the Captain bowed to his knees and took off his helmet, swords and laid them down with his shield. He whispered in a voice, quiet and awestruck, "Forgive a mind which has been blinded. Forgive me, Oh Teo-wahkan.”
*In the ancient days of the Tula, men who were not physically fit to fight in the army were trained to be the “jesters”. One day, these men came before the Prophet. He saw into their pain behind their laughter and reached out for them, healing them with His touch. After this, they would never leave the Healer, being around Him at all times. After a short time, they realized that something was weighing heavy on the Healer. They started doing things to try and lift His spirit. But nothing seems to work. They decided to ask Him what was troubling Him so deeply. Their first questions was why was He constantly looking over in the bushes, did He happen to see something there?
He answered that He saw an earthquake that was very violent. The buildings of Tula are crumbling and the end of Tula was coming. They asked why He didn’t tell the people. He replied that it was still far in the future and there was nothing they could do to stop it. They asked when this would happen and He said He would tell on the day that He left Tula. They couldn’t believe that He was actually planning on leaving. He answered them that there were still other tribes that needed His teachings, stating that He must continue doing His Father’s Will. Against His wishes, somehow the people found out about His future leaving and a great depression came over them. His followers later asked if He was going to tell the people and He said He was at His final oration. At this point, He told them that they would not be able to follow Him no longer and they just said that they would see.
*There are still parts of His final word to these people that have come down through the generations. He started His speech with appointing the new Quetzal-Coatl. After the rituals of ordination, the Prophet finally began His final words. He told them of His deep sadness for these people and how He loved being among them. He then began to speak of the visions He had seen. He explained to them that most were of the future and had to do with the sacrificing. He told them of the earthquake that would happen many generations later. He talked about how there were drums inside of the mountains that the dancing Sacrificers were beating. He told them He would be but a memory and to watch for these signs. To watch Popo, the Smoker and when he becomes restless then they would need to leave their beloved Tula, taking with them their books and learning. They were to take these books and hide them in caves prepared in the mountains for future ages to find.
He then talked about another great city which had forsaken the One God and strange happenings were taking place in Tula. Then the retribution would come. The volcano would erupt and then no man would see it ever again. He talked about how the earth would shake fiercely, how the sun would be hidden in darkness and a new volcano would be seen at night, spewing lave into the air. Everything in Tula would fall and crumble. Then the Sacrificers would reenter into the city and plunder it taking the riches that had been kept there. He said one cycle of the visions was done. Later many invasions would take place, from the restless Serpent, the Takers of Men, the Sacrificers. He talked about how He had tried to teach them, but they would turn from His teachings and return to war and sacrifices would be done again.
Then He continued on, "There is a cycle beyond this one, if they do not heed this warning. Before that cycle comes upon them, there is a man pale of feature and like unto me-bearded. Trust him not. He is not Kate-Zahl. he leads the Sacrificers into battle. he calls himself Huit-zil-po-chitli: the Bearded One Who Conquers. He shall later meet with a great warrior, and shall himself become a sacrifice to the Idol of the Tiger. Now the Sacrificers march to power. Go, my people, to the Jungles. Hide your treasures in the deep caves, especially the ancient histories. most books have gone into hiding as the cycle spirals in horror, except those spared by the bloody priesthood. Learning has been conquered by the Law of the Jungle. But each day speeds the Retribution!
“Mark you well, for there shall be portents. A strange star shall cross the heavens, and all the people looking upward, as the time grows ever closer, shall remember tonight and the words of Kate-Zahl. To one another, they shall whisper: ‘I fear the time has come upon us. Woe unto the Sacrificers.’
“The year is that of Te-Tec-Patl. When the dawn star, Cit-lal-pol, sometimes called Tlauiscal-Pan-Ticutl, crosses the sun for its thirteenth crossing, after the Fall of Tula, then will you know this Cycle is ended! That you may remember what I am saying, I have caused to be carved a giant dark boulder, highly polished and marked forever with the Dawn Star’s Future Cycles. This rock has been placed in the Temple.
“Massive is the rock, and well-calculated to survive the time of earthquake and pillage far into the Time of the Future. Upon the top is the thirteenth-Acatl. Remember this date! It is the Time of Warning. With the binding date comes the retribution. Stand with me in the Year of Te-Tec-Patl. Look across the Sunrise Ocean. Three ships come like great birds flying. They land. Out come men in metal garments, carrying rods which speak with thunder and kill at a distance. These men are bearded and pale of feature. They come ashore and I see them kneeling. Above them I see a Great Cross standing. That is well. If these men are true to the symbol they carry, you need have no fear of them, for no one who is true to that symbol will every carry it into battle.
“Therefore hold aloft your Great Cross, and go forth to meet them. They cannot fail to know that symbol, and would not fire their rods upon it, nor upon these who stand in its shadow. Well they know that what is done to my people is done also unto me. When the years have come to their full binding, the metal tipped boots of the strangers will be heard in all the bloody temples. Then throughout the Broad Land has begun the Third Cycle.” And it was the year of Te-Tec-Patl that Cortez arrived.
Here, we continue on with the stories from South and Central America with a few follow up notes Page 4(Not yet done.)