Hopi Creation Myth:
The Creator, Tiowa assigned Spider Grandmother as guardian for the earth. She spat into two handfuls of earth, and two men were created, who became here helpers – Poqanghoya and Palongwhoya. They sat in meditation to link minds. Poqanghoya was sent to the north pole, where he began to work his special magic, the power which gives structure and form to life. Palongwhoya then went to the south pole to say prayers. He heard a distant, slow rhythm –the heartbeat of Tiowa, which he began to beat out on his magical drum. When the two beats were in perfect harmony, a surge of life force came shooting down to earth. It struck the navel of the earth, the South Pole, and went down and down until it came to the crystal at the center of the earth. When the sound hit the crystal, the energy shot out in all directions, channeled by the structural magic of Poqanghoya. The reflected life-energy then popped from the earth’s crust, bringing the planet to life. At some places this energy is more abundant. These sacred places are called “spots of the fawn”.