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Life and Other Things of Interest

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There is a place in the Southwest where the ancient ones used to live. It was a large city by the standards of those times and it was central to all the people in the area for a great distance around it, and they made pilgrimages to it for trade, culture and knowledge. It was the center of their society and as such it provided many things that were more than mere trade goods and socialization. It was called Chaco, then and now, and it was a powerful place.

Those people were similar to us in that they had many questions about life and other interesting things. They must have had wise people that provided answers to their questions. We know they worshipped because they built great kivas in the earth and gathered there for ceremonies that we people today know nothing about. They must have attempted to teach and pass what wisdom they had on to the newer generations so that they had some guide lines on how to navigate this life. And like the churches of today they used their architecture to provide a visual reference to how life worked.

In the image above you have three rooms that are located deep inside one of the largest buildings in the city. When you enter them there is an immediate feeling that this is an important place. You can imagine one of the elders leading a group of young people into the first room, explaining its purpose, saying, this is your childhood place. It is the largest, most open room, filled with all the joy and wonder that being young brings. You will stay in this room briefly. That is a sad lesson that you will not learn for many years. Enjoy your time here for it is very fleeting.

The next room is the room in which you will spend your middle years. You will marry, raise a family, provide for them and work very hard. You will not pass back into the first room again. These years will be filled with hardship, toil, and also a certain amount of happiness. You will watch your children grow and leave, there will be sadness, yet peace as you know you have tried to prepare them as best you could for their future. Friends will come and go. You will see that you are aging. There are benches on either side of the doorway leading into the last room. Those benches are there so that you can sit and think about entering the next room. You will need those benches and you will think hard.

The last room is the smallest. It is small because you will not need much there. There will not be much to do. It is where you stay until your time passes. For some of you, if you make it to that last room, it will be a comfortable time. It is warm there and you have your memories to keep you busy. For others it may be place of infinite sadness and you will wish every moment that you could go back to the first room. But this is not possible. How you spend your time in the last room will depend on how you spent your time in the first two rooms. We can only advise you to use your time well.

But you ask, What is that doorway in the last room? Why is it so dark? Where does it lead? We can only tell you that we do not know. None of us here have ever entered it and returned. Some enter that doorway willingly and happily, others do not. No one who has entered it has ever sent word back. Perhaps it will be clearer when you spend your time there.  We can only hope it is a good place and we say ‘Live your life as well as you can and it may make that passage easy for you’. Now that is enough for today. Leave and enjoy yourselves. We will speak again later.

La Ventana De Oro

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Chaco2204LaVentanaLa Ventana de Oro   Pueblo Bonita    Chaco Canyon     click to enlarge

Chaco, is one of the magic places on this earth where you can go and commune with the past. This is a place where you can actually feel the lives that were lived here ages ago. You see where they worked, slept, ate, where they prayed to their gods and where they celebrated their lives.

Chaco1856Interior  Pueblo Bonita Chaco Canyon                         click to enlarge

As you walk through their dwellings you can almost see their shadows on the walls as they went about their daily business. These are large rooms and given how the people were few in number, they must have been hugely important to them to expend the time and effort building them.

Chaco1915-1940-EditLarge Kiva Pueblo Bonita  Chaco Canyon                     click to enlarge

Their places of worship are now exposed even if their ceremonies are still hidden in history. What did their ceremonies look like? How were they dressed, was there music or singing? Were the ceremonies anything like the ones still held by their descendants? What questions would ask if you could travel back to this place when it was at the height of its glory?

Chaco1808-1829-EditPueblo Bonita and Kiva  Chaco Canyon                           click to enlarge

This structure, Pueblo Bonita, sits against the towering backdrop of the redstone cliffs. There are several kivas in front, and one can’t help but wonder, were they for different ceremonies, different times of the year, or even for different sects, the story is still unclear.

Chaco2006Cottontail Chaco Canyon                                                  click to enlarge

Much has changed since this place was occupied by the original builders, but some things are still the same. Their wildlife is a lot like ours with the exception of their rabbits who apparently have ears that glow in the dark. The reason for this is unclear, it might be to help them see where they’re going at night or to signal other rabbits that something’s amiss or it may be a response to approaching a particularly powerful spot, for Chaco is one if the power centers. If you are one if the skeptical ones, go there, feel it yourself. We’re not saying it will make your ears glow in the dark but this place will change you.

Boulders For Sale Or Rent

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While looking for a suitable location to establish an annex of the Institute in a place that was more agreeable to our projects needs in the coming years our Reality Acquisitions team came across an interesting ad in the Anasazi Free Press.

Commercial Property For Rent with option to purchase in mid-town Hovenweep

Beautiful village and cultural center located on major artery between Chaco canyon and Mesa Verde. Wonderful climate with several perfect days a year. Guaranteed 360 sun days annually, more in the summer season

Commercial unit strategically placed, only commercially zoned space available for 750 miles cannot be sub-let

91 sq. ft. prime industrial space. Unit suitable for Industrial, Flex and Office use.  Possibly suitable for agri-related businesses, or can be converted to small restaurant, yoga space, or research facility. Close to granaries, storage facilities, employee housing and retail outlets. Very low fire insurance rates. Tax favorable to prime tenants.

All utilities included: water: rain collection pools bottom of canyon easy haul  2 eleven quart pottery jars full allocated to each unit monthly, additional jars available at local tariff rates, availability may be limited in drier centuries, Heat: Solar, radiant thermo-mass conversion process, automatic heat dispersal normally lasts thru mid-Jan then sticks and animal bio-mass may be burned in front of unit. Sewage: path to trees right of use granted to long-term lessee or purchaser. Electrical: see internet note below

Large labor pool available, hard-working, highly educated, dedicated labor force, strong able to carry exceptionally heavy loads long distances, wages lowest in surrounding area usual pay rate 8 pinto beans per 14 hr. day. Workers available 24/7/365

Parking for one donkey in front of unit, several off street spaces available for short time lease

No high-speed internet available at this time but is scheduled to be built out in 570 years. Unit automatically qualifies for free installation and 2 months free service.

Asking 91 bushels of maize per square ft. Negotiable. Minimum 20 year lease,  portion of maize may be put towards purchase price  for firms with acceptable credit rating. 800+ score necessary to qualify.

Well after reading that ad we’re excited. We’ve sent our crack team of negotiators to try and steal this property, I mean obtain favorable terms and hope to be opening our Southwest center soon. Watch for future press releases as conditions warrant.