Gila Kokopelli
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Owner:
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ChromeHeart
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Released:
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
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California, United States
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So, GK is available to all cachers to travel from cache to cache, playing his flute; especially those seeking things mystical, musical, mythical, magical, spiritual, sensual, psychedelic, artistic, cosmic, mysterious...and fun.
We picked this up on the Gila River Indian Reservation near Phoenix, AZ. Always liked Kokopelli.
Since Gila Kokopelli ("GK") cachemystically joined us on a 4/4 multi-cache, we have been guided by his presence, finding him to possess much vision, common sense, perseverence, and humor.
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Kokopelli (or Kokopilau): The Flute Player
Kokopelli is a figure commonly found in petroglyphs and pottery throughout the southwest. Since the first petroglyhs were carved around 3,000 years ago, he predates even Oraibi, the oldest continuous settlement in North America.
He Is regarded as the universal symbol of fertility for all life, be it crops, hopes, dreams, or love.
Some legends suggest that Kokopelli was an ancient toltec trader who traveled routes between Mexico, the west coast, the southwest, and possibly even as far as the eastern areas of the U.S. Documented finds lend truth to these legends as dentalium shells, which are only found in certain coastal areas, and macaw feathers from Mexico have been unearthed here in northern new mexico and arizona. Kokopelli was said to play a flute as he traveled to pronounce his arrival to the villagers and it was considered the greatest of honors to be the women he chose to be his "dreamtime companion" for his duration of time in the village as many of these women apparently bore children from these unions. About Kokopelli
Hopi legend tells us that upon their entrance onto this, the fourth world, the Hopi people were met by an Eagle who shot an arrow into the two "mahus," insects which carried the power of heat. They immediately began playing such uplifting melodies on their flutes that they healed their own pierced bodies. The Hopi then began their separate migrations and each "mahu" would scatter seeds of fruits and vegetables onto the barren land. Over them, each played his flute to bring warmth and make the seeds grow. His name -- KOKO for wood and Pilau for hump (which was the bag of seeds he always carried)-- was given to him on this long journey. It is said that he draws that heat from the center of the Earth. He has come down to us as the loving spirit of fertility -- of the Earth and humanity. His invisible presence is felt whenever life come forth from seed -- plants or animals.
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A. Schilling discovered it
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Seen online on Facebook during 2023
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cpcbsa posted a note for it
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hiking1957 placed it in CPCBSA Treasures of Scouting: Alumni Connection #1
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Oregon
- 453.65 miles
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hiking1957 retrieved it from SMF TB Hotel
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California
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Picked this up after leaving the airport. Will be heading back home (Portland,OR) 11/19 and will drop it off some where in the area there in the next week or so.
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Steve&Jen placed it in SMF TB Hotel
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California
- 639.18 miles
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Steve&Jen grabbed it
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We found this guy in cache GC2AB9 "Bill Cache" outside of Placerville in Gold Bug Park. It's awesome that this guy has been around for almost six years. Will move it along soon!!
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chrissycat retrieved it from Sign Of The Law
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California
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found Kokopelli and moved him!
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partsman2198 placed it in Sign Of The Law
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California
- 42.16 miles
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partsman2198 retrieved it from Cisco Grove TB Stop
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California
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We had fun. great place to stop. left TB 483543
[This entry was edited by partsman2198 on Monday, September 28, 2009 at 7:01:50 AM.]
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johnny&cher placed it in Cisco Grove TB Stop
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California
- 63.67 miles
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