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FIRST AFTERLIFE MYTH: Hell, Purgatory, Heaven
REGION OR CULTURE: Judeo-Christian

SECOND AFTERLIFE MYTH: The Kachinas
REGION OR CULTURE: Hopi Indians

1. What is the name of the place(s) where people go when they die?
2. What is or are the characteristics of the place(s)? What form do people take when they go there?
3. Who goes to which location and, how do they get there?
4. Is it possible for a human to leave one location for another or return to Earth?
5. Are there gods or supernatural beings in each of the locations? If so, who or what are they?

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By addressing the questions, this solution describes two "Afterlife Myths", Judean-Christian (hell, purgatory and heaven) and the Hopi Indians (the kachinas) on several dimensions e..g name of place they die, characteristics of the place they go, the location where they go, the form people take, if there are god or supernatural beings there, etc.

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Cosmic Myths
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Let's take a closer look. My understanding is that the following questions are in relation to Judeo-Christian and Hopi Indians.
a. FIRST AFTERLIFE MYTH: Hell, Purgatory, Heaven
REGION OR CULTURE: Judeo-Christian

b. SECOND AFTERLIFE MYTH: The Kachinas
REGION OR CULTURE: Hopi Indians

1. What is the name of the place(s) where people go when they die?

a. Roman Catholic: Hell, Purgatory, Heaven
Judeo-Christian: Heaven and Hell
b. Hopi Indians: do not talk about afterlife like Christians, They assume the souls of the dead go to another part of the universe where they have a new existence carrying on everyday activities like they were still alive. They are just in a different world. Tokpela was the endless, primordial space before creation. Good people go west and become kachinas, but there are no absolute connection between the former soul and the kachina. The Kachinas, or Gods, were beings of a great might and power to the Native Americans. They were known to come down to Earth and help the native Americans tend their fields ...

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