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Navajo religion conveys that everything consists of powerful forces, which are capable of good or evil. The balance between them is quite fine; if upset, even accidentally, some misfortune or even disaster will occur. Nature is balanced, in harmony, and only man can upset the balance. Of the many Navajo deities, only one, Changing Woman is constantly striving to enhance the good forces for the people. It was she who gave birth to the twins, Monster Slayer and Born of Water. These two heroes or war gods left evidence of their exploits that exist even today. The great lava flow near Grants, New Mexico, is the dried blood of a slain monster. Smilarly, the formation southwest of Shiprock is the remains of a giant man-eating eagle. They and their mother succeeded in ridding Dinetah, the Navajo world, of all evil except old age, poverty, sickness, and death.

There is no supreme being in the Navajo religion. Among the most powerful is Changing Woman; the Twin War Gods, heroes; Sun, the husband of Changing Woman; Holy Man; Holy Woman; Holy Boy; and Holy Girl. Also powerful, are the Earth, Moon, Thunder, Wind, and others. Yeis, generally lesser deities, both male and female respectively, along with animals, plants, and various forces in nature, are very important in the Navajo religion.

All of these deities are constantly in flux, causing good and evil. The goal is for these forces to be in balance, or hozho, a perfect state. This term can represent blessed, holy, beautiful, balanced, without pain, or a blend of theses concepts.

Hozho is the desired balance but it is difficult to maintain because every person, plant, animal, stone, star, cloud, or strike of lightning has its Holy People. Anyone who angers any of these forces, an easy thing to do, creates disharmony and risks any one of several physical or mortal ills. In addition, many witches seek to harm individuals through their own ceremonies.

The everyday existence of the Navajo is filled with pitfalls that could easily anger a Holy Person and result in a loss of hozho.

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