Handed down as a traditional Cherokee story from grandmother
to grandchild, the storyteller cautions that long ago before
the Europeans discovered Turtle Island and her indigenous people,
the elders of those people warned of the monsters with white
eyes yet to come.
Similar stories are to be found among the Aztecs and Mexican
people.
The spirits foretold that the monster with white eyes would
cross the great eastern water.
The monster would possess evil and terrifying power, and would
wreak destruction in its path.
The spirits of the animals and trees began to wither.
Prophecy states that Mother Earth herself would be devastated
and her heartbeat would become faint. The monster was said to
devour the children of Turtle Island tribe by tribe, with no
escape.
If one did survive, its spirit would be dead since it would
now be lost and have no connection to its ancestors.
The story tells that one day the Earth would begin to sing
a death song due to the severity of the harsh conditions.
When this happens, the children of the people who followed
the white-eyed monster to the island would look into their hearts
and realize that they faced annihilation at the hands of their
fathers.
They would find that the spirits of the children of the tribes
had been reborn, waiting to guide the children of the white-eyed
monster.
The few keepers of the truth would emerge, becoming strong
enough to overcome the power of the white-eyed monster, restoring
Mother Earth back to health.
The children of the tribes of Turtle Island would lead the
people back to the right way. The races would live in peace,
the spirit of the animals and trees would return to safety,
and the monster with white eyes would fail to exist.
Other such prophecies are to be found in the Cherokee Legend
of the White Snake.
[Snake is a metaphor for DNA]
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