RIDING THE STORM Does the Sun Trigger Hurricanes and Social Uprising?

Each time I travel to the Southwest of America, I cross paths with a different, indigenous Indian man who teaches me about our current period of accelerated change and instability. The indigenous people of our land have valuable insight to share with us. Their oral traditions, passed down from generation-to-generation, have long forecast this period of instability as part of a repeating cycle, which their ancient ancestors have lived through before. This cycle involves our sun’s natural rhythms as it journeys around the galaxy, and the simultaneous maturing process of human beings within this solar system. According to indigenous and shamanic belief, the adventures and affairs of our sun get reflected on every level; from the geography and weather of the Earth; to our social structures and the activity of our individual brains; to the way we think and interact with each other; and our transition, disruptive and tumultuous as it may be, into a new era.

Through conversations with members of the Hopi and Pueblo tribes of the Southwest and with shamanic practitioners trained within the Pacific Northwest tribal traditions, I have come to the following understanding of their