Gila Kokopelli

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.