Indigenous Thoughts
Concerning The Universe
Basically
the premise of this book is that the Native American nations knew all along
about quantum mechanics and interconnectedness. The Universe is a living entity
with which/whom we can interact through ceremony. It is not there externally as
an object to be studied, but we are part of its dynamic web. Life is flux and
change... and the subject makes for exiting writing.
The books
starts with a quote by Vine Deloria Jr. which I offer here: All the tribes say the universe is just the
product of mind... It fits perfectly with the quantum. Indians believe the
universe is mind, but they explore the spiritual end of it, not the
physical end.
We are
destroying our world by the “uncontrolled fires of excess” writes Lela
Northcross Wakely. We need to cleanse and burn away the old underbrush and the
ground of our heart will be purified and open for healthier thoughts. Giving
thanks is a good practice. It keeps us grounded and open. Do it every day...
Kim Shuck writes about the Milky Way containing ethyl formate, the taste of
raspberries and black holes which sing in B flat... This makes me realize how wondrous and strange our world is,
where we expect things to be solid, but know that basically they are not...
There are
creation stories, personal accounts of life and great poetry. There is
connectedness to the land and travel and that all is as it should be. And
sometimes we stumble upon a special place. They can be sacred, historic, they
can be a migration route of the Hopi with a hurry star on the face of a rock.
The book is wise in old words en new words in reinventing the language in
poetry and songs.
I must
thank MariJo Moore for her own writings and for realizing this important anthology.
You can order the book from
MariJo Moore
Website: Marijomoore.com
001-828
545 1365
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I sit on
the couch and read
because
the couch agrees
to let me
sit
to keep
its structure
solid
together for my sitting
while I
fall apart
Beautiful review!
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