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The Spirals of Kemush — Blog

Essays on the twelve Modoc origin myths, the figure of Kemush, and the song that opens the app. Written by H.L. Delaney, published by Basalt Sea Press.

• Who Is Kemush in the Modoc Origin Cycle?

  Kemush is not a creator deity. In the Modoc origin myths, he functions as witness, mediator, and living memory of the cycle — a distinction that matters for understanding the cosmology.

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• The Twelve Spirals: How the Modoc Origin Cycle Fits Together

  A guide to the twelve origin myths in Spirals of Kemush — the forces they move through, the shape of the whole cycle, and what it means to read them as a sequence.

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• The Last Song and what it carries

  The Last Song is a Modoc song as old as time immemorial. Its words translate closest to "new beginnings." Here is where it comes from and why it opens the app.

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