http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2005/08/25/sacred-equals-survival/ Revitalizing Riddles, Mythic Story, Family, Village and Land. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2005/08/25/sacred-equals-survival/#comment-22904 Urban Scout » Blog Archive » Ethics Vs. Rewilding Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:01:14 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2005/08/25/sacred-equals-survival/#comment-22904 [...] Indigenous cultures do not separate their religion from the land they live on. This means that their religion comes from their relationship to the land, not “the spirit,” unless you mean to say they mean the same thing. At the Art of Mentoring Jon Young tells a story of one of his Lakota mentors who explained to him the word people have commonly translated to “sacred” actually means “inspired by or promotes life.” What our english translators took to mean holy, or revered for its spiritual significance, actually meant something much more. It seems a lot less “wu-wu” when the word has real world application and not just some mystical quality. A “sacred ceremony” or ritual creates more life, and not just human life, but other-than-humans as well. As my good friend Willem puts it, “Sacred means survival.” [...] […] Indigenous cultures do not separate their religion from the land they live on. This means that their religion comes from their relationship to the land, not “the spirit,” unless you mean to say they mean the same thing. At the Art of Mentoring Jon Young tells a story of one of his Lakota mentors who explained to him the word people have commonly translated to “sacred” actually means “inspired by or promotes life.” What our english translators took to mean holy, or revered for its spiritual significance, actually meant something much more. It seems a lot less “wu-wu” when the word has real world application and not just some mystical quality. A “sacred ceremony” or ritual creates more life, and not just human life, but other-than-humans as well. As my good friend Willem puts it, “Sacred means survival.” […]

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