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13-561: Tahquitz may refer to: Culture [ edit ] Tahquitz (spirit) , a legendary spirit of the Cahuilla and Luiseño Native American people of Southern California Tahquitz , a musical score by Fannie Charles Dillon Tahquitz , a sound installation work by Lewis deSoto Places [ edit ] Tahquitz Canyon , a canyon in Palm Springs, California Tahquitz Creek ,

26-400: A different orthography , rendering the name as Taqwuš instead of Tahquitz. He describes Taqwuš as one of the nakutem , those who were created in the beginning by Mukat and Temayawt . Specifically, Taqwuš is the first Puul , or Shaman , and he manifests himself as a meteor or a human-like form that emits blue sparks. Taqwuš lived on San Jacinto Peak and was the cause of misfortune. He

39-416: A practical view of death that included it as a necessary component of their world. It was held annually during the winter months, and its date fluctuated according to supplies and internal factors. Commonly, these rites took place in a large structure called the kis-amnawut (roughly translated as house power-great)). The ritual for the dead was interwoven with other aspects of Cahuilla life; it wasn't until

52-504: Is said that his spirit still lives in this canyon. He can sometimes be seen as a large green fireball streaking across the night sky. The strange rumblings heard deep within the San Jacinto Mountains, the shaking of the ground, and the crashing of boulders are all attributed to Tahquitz as he stomps about the canyon. Author Lowell John Bean , in his book Mukat's People; The Cauilla Indians of Southern California , applies

65-470: The Frog to bewitch him. Upon his death, he taught the people mourning ceremonies and a proper form of funerary ritual (by cremation). Along with initiatory rites during puberty, these rites form the essential corpus of Cahuilla religious observance. The Cahuilla response to death was a six night affair intended to mark the passing of a member of the community and put an end to grief. The Cahuilla seem to have had

78-481: The basic concepts of supernatural power and its proper use in the contemporary world. At the beginning of creation, all creatures were said to be much larger than they were today. These were called nukatem . Over time, the nukatem stopped being active and shrank, turning into natural objects such as mirages, rainbows, earth and other things. The creation myth of the Cahuilla is fairly expansive, such that almost all of their mythological figures and norms are included in

91-633: The creek that runs through Tahquitz Canyon Tahquitz Falls , a waterfall within Tahquitz Canyon Tahquitz High School , a school in Hemet, California Tahquitz Peak , a peak in southern California's San Jacinto Mountains Tahquitz Rock , a granite outcrop on the side of Tahquitz Peak Red Tahquitz , a secondary peak, red in color, nearby Tahquitz peak Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

104-514: The good of all people. Tahquitz became the guardian spirit of all shamans and he gave them power to do good. But over time, Tahquitz began to use his power for selfish reasons. He began to use his power to harm the Cahuilla People. The people became angry, and they banished Tahquitz to this canyon that now bears his name. He made his home high in the San Jacinto Mountains in a secret cave below the towering rock known today as Tahquitz Peak. It

117-477: The legend state that Tahquitz Canyon played a key role in the story. The canyon is located on the Agua Caliente reservation lands, and is an important cultural site. The tribal group's web page dedicated to the canyon describes The Legend of Taquitz as follows: Tahquitz was the first shaman created by Mukat, the creator of all things. Tahquitz had much power, and in the beginning he used his power for

130-458: The mountain, the name Tahquitz has been applied to: Cahuilla mythology For the Cahuillas , cosmological values and concepts were established when the world was created by Mukat . The Cahuilla creation story tells of the origin of the world, the death of god (Mukat), and the consequences of that death for humans (e.g., the need for death, social roles, and so forth). It also describes

143-445: The tale. In the creation, Mukat and Temayuwat were born from the union of twin balls of lightning, which were the manifestations of Amnaa (Power) and Tukmiut (Night). Mukat and Temayuwat began a creative contest, in which Temayuwat was bested and fled with his ill-formed creation below the earth. Mukat taught his people the art of fighting with a bow and arrow, which incurred their displeasure. On account of this, they consorted with

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156-508: The title Tahquitz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tahquitz&oldid=1101230037 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tahquitz (spirit) Some accounts of

169-679: Was most active at night and would travel about stealing souls. In the Luiseño language the word Tahquitz derives from the word Takwish , meaning "electric fireball" or "meteor". However, it is thought that the Luiseño adopted the story from the Cahuilla. The spelling of the word Tahquitz varied, until it was standardized by the 1897–1898 U.S. Geological Survey of the San Jacinto quadrangle . Alternate spellings include: Several peaks on Mount San Jacinto have been named for Tahquitz: Additional features on Mount San Jacinto include: Beyond

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