Near Oraibi, Arizona, there is a petroglyph known as Prophecy Rockwhich symbolizes many Hopi prophecies. Its interpretation is: The largehuman figure on the left is the Great Spirit. The bow in his left handrepresents his instructions to the Hopi to lay down their weapons. Thevertical line to the right of the Great Spirit is a time scale inthousands of years. The point at which the great Spirit touches theline is the time of his return.

The "life path" established bythe Great Spirit divides into the lower, narrow path of continuous Lifein harmony with nature and the wide upper road of white man'sscientific achievements. The bar between the paths, above the cross, isthe coming of white men; the Cross is that of Christianity. The circlebelow the cross represents the continuous Path of Life.

Thefour small human figures on the upper road represent, on one level, thepast three worlds and the present; on another level, the figuresindicate that some of the Hopi will travel the white man's path, havingbeen seduced by its glamour. The two circles on the lower Path of Lifeare the "great shaking of the earth" (World Wars One and Two). Theswastika in the sun and the Celtic cross represent the two helpers ofPahana, the True White Brother. The short line that returns to thestraight Path of Life is the last chance for people to turn back tonature before the upper road disintegrates and dissipates. The smallcircle above the Path of Life, after the last chance, is the GreatPurification, after which corn will grow in abundance again when theGreat Spirit returns. And the Path of Life continues forever….

TheHopi shield in the lower right corner symbolizes the Earth and theFour-Corners area where the Hopi have been reserved. The arms of thecross also represent the four directions in which they migratedaccording to the instructions of the Great Spirit. The dots representthe four colors of Hopi corn, and the four racial colors of humanity.