FIFTH WORLD
Why Fifth World
Why do we call ourselves "Fifth World Productions"? The term Fifth World comes from the Hopi prophecy of the five worlds. According to Hopi tradition, there have already been 4 worlds. The first three world's ended in cataclysms of various types. The third world ended in a great flood and we are currently living in the fourth world. According to Hopi beliefs, this world will also end in the not too distant future, this time in a conflagration. However, all will not be lost and the survivors will establish a Fifth World that will be based on peace and equality among all the nations and peoples of the world who will live as brothers and sisters in close communion with the Great Spirit. It is our sincere hope that we can enter the Fifth World without such a time of tribulation, but either way, our focus is on having our actions and words of today expressed as if the Fifth World were already here.
Who are we?
Rick is a filmmaker, part time musician & songwriter and writer. He has also spent 15 years of his life working with the First People in the United States primarily in Arizona providing cultural liaison, planning, grant writing and project administration services to improve Tribal communities and the lives of Tribal members including the Apache, the Tohono O'odham and the Colorado River Indian Tribes comprised of Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo people. Rick has also traveled to many areas of the world, studying the cultural practices and spiritual beliefs of the world's diverse peoples.