Quaoar (mythology)

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In the cosmogony of the Tongva , Quaoar is a primeval creator deity, formless and genderless, who sang and danced the world into life.

The Tongva culture

The Tongva culture once occupied the entire Los Angeles basin as well as the islands of Santa Catalina , San Nichlas , San Clemente Island, and Santa Barbara. From Topanga Canyon through Aliso Creek to Laguna Beach , from the San Gabriel Mountains to the ocean, they populated a region that is now Los Angeles and Orange Counties . The ancestors of the Tongva “owned” this area long before the arrival of Europeans in the southern United States of America . Before the first Spanish settlers settled in Southern California in 1781, an estimated 5,000 Tongva lived there. In the Tongva language, their ethnic name means people of the earth . Through assimilation into Spanish and Mexican cultures, the Tongva lost their indigenous name. They owe their modern name to the Christian missionary work of San Gabriel: Gabrieliños. Like other Indian ethnic groups, Europeans also ousted the Tongva, who were forced to work on Mexican plantations and decimated by disease. A few hundred Tongva still live in California today .

The Tongva were a peaceful people ; War, robbery, and murder were rare in their culture . They celebrated their religious rites in a circular structure in the middle of their settlements. Only selected men of high rank and prestige , singers or close relatives during a funeral ritual were allowed to enter this place. The Tongva worshiped a Supreme Being who brought order to a chaotic world. They knew no evil spirits and had no idea of ​​sanctions in an afterlife like hell until the Christian mission brought these thoughts to them. Phytotherapy and medicine were in the hands of a " medicine man ".

Cowardice, lack of courage and weakness were considered disgrace to the Tongva and led to dishonor. Men and male adolescents were subjected to tests in which they had to prove their masculinity. In these initiation rituals, the initiates were instructed by older men about the traditions and culture-specific knowledge of the Tongva, and they were given access to the oral traditions that tell of the beginnings and the future of the world.

Creation myth of the Tongva

Quaoar is what the Tongva call the creative power, without shape and without gender, in their myths . As in the Pelasgian creation myth of archaic Greece Eurynome , the goddess of all things, naked from which Chaos rises and dances the world into their existence, sings and dances also Quaoar everything that exists in life. Quaoar's work differentiates the chaotic manifold of the mythical prehistoric times according to diversity and difference. First comes Weywot , the Father of Heaven. The two Chehooit , mother earth and the primeval Trinity, created through dance and song , sing and dance together , Tamit , the grandfather. Through the cooperation of the deities singing and dancing together, the primeval creation is more and more differentiated, the song of creation increasingly complicated. Little by little , Moar , the grandmother, Pamit , the goddess of the sea, Manit , the god of dreams and visions, Manisar , the giver of food and crops, Tukupar Itar , heavenly coyote and Tolmalok , the goddess of Shishonga, the underworld . Ultimately, the divine pantheon creates the seven giants whose job it is to carry creation. The Supreme Beings are supported in their work of creation by the eagle, duck, bear and frog; Frog takes the earth out of the sea and together the four helpers dance the earth flat and expansive. Finally, the gods and goddesses endow the world of Tovangar with hills, mountains, trees and rivers. Also Tobohar , the first man and Pahvit , the first woman to emerge in this great creation chant and dance creation.

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astronomy

Astronomers Chad Trujillo and Mike Brown at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County (Pasadena, California) discovered a previously unknown trans-Neptunian celestial body on June 5, 2002, which they named after Quaoar. Like Pluto, Quaoar is part of the Kuiper Belt and has the full name (50000) Quaoar .

astrology

In connection with the cosmogonic construction of the Tongva, astrologers try to include the new factor Quaoar in their horoscope interpretation according to the following aspects:

  • Recognizing the divine creative potency (the divine spark) in creation;
  • Preservation and handing down of creation, resource-saving, natural and natural way of life;
  • Respect for traditional values ​​and virtues.

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