Comments on: The Bard-Shamans of India http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/ Revitalizing Riddles, Mythic Story, Family, Village and Land. Fri, 18 May 2012 01:57:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-25477 Willem Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:25:16 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-25477 Amazing, Tim! I am definitely bookmarking that. Thanks so much for sharing it. It directly connects to <a href="http://www.whereareyourkeys.org rel="nofollow">"Where Are Your Keys?"</a>. Wow. Amazing, Tim! I am definitely bookmarking that. Thanks so much for sharing it. It directly connects to “Where Are Your Keys?”. Wow.

]]> By: tim boucher http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-25476 tim boucher Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:57:04 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-25476 This is really interesting addition to the Langa subject: http://www.rajfolkseries.com/activities03.html <blockquote>The transmission of their musical knowledge to young generations has no fixed system of teaching, neither is it like the guru-sishya parampara because they are never taught. Their transmissions are like where the children inherit and involuntary learns the tradition noticing the elders.</blockquote> This is really interesting addition to the Langa subject:

http://www.rajfolkseries.com/activities03.html

The transmission of their musical knowledge to young generations has no fixed system of teaching, neither is it like the guru-sishya parampara because they are never taught. Their transmissions are like where the children inherit and involuntary learns the tradition noticing the elders.

]]> By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-321 Willem Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:07:10 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-321 <i>I bet the ability to read is also connected with decreasing sensory accuity.</i> ha! quite literally. "glasses", anyone? a modern epidemic. I bet the ability to read is also connected with decreasing sensory accuity.

ha! quite literally. “glasses”, anyone? a modern epidemic.

]]> By: walks in beauty http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-319 walks in beauty Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:22:12 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-319 Wow! Incredible. Makes lots of intuitive sense to me, as well as intellectual sense. A lot of brain hard drive space has to be taken up with remembering the various elements of the abstracted, non-sensory reading/writing code (not including the various psychological cultural stories acquired during the "learning to read" process, including tests, pressure, comparison, grading etc...). All of that space is now unavailable for remembering other kinds of material. I think it also takes up space used to take in sensory information. I bet the ability to read is also connected with decreasing sensory accuity. I was expecting your last paragraph to say, "I'd recommend reading the article, but...then again, maybe not : )" Just kidding, I know it doesn't work quite like that. Thanks for the post. Wow! Incredible. Makes lots of intuitive sense to me, as well as intellectual sense. A lot of brain hard drive space has to be taken up with remembering the various elements of the abstracted, non-sensory reading/writing code (not including the various psychological cultural stories acquired during the “learning to read” process, including tests, pressure, comparison, grading etc…). All of that space is now unavailable for remembering other kinds of material. I think it also takes up space used to take in sensory information. I bet the ability to read is also connected with decreasing sensory accuity.

I was expecting your last paragraph to say, “I’d recommend reading the article, but…then again, maybe not : )” Just kidding, I know it doesn’t work quite like that.

Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Richard http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-317 Richard Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:35:52 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2006/11/21/the-bard-shamans-of-india/#comment-317 I found a summary of this story. I think the idea of "human incarnations of the demons who are the perpetual enemies of the Gods" has a frightening quality to it. I guess there's no way of knowing such a beast exists without meeting one. Be on the lookout for "human incarnations of the demons who are the perpetual enemies of the Gods". Has this story been written down in it's entirety in English? or recorded? I don't know sanscrit and I'm not in India and I doubt my capability to memorize that much text, however I'd like to read it as it has a decent premise. The Lord of the Rings was influenced by an ancient epic as well, from Finland, The Kalevala. It's only 22,795 verses. I don't think anyone still sings that one though. Amazing. I found a summary of this story. I think the idea of “human incarnations of the demons who are the perpetual enemies of the Gods” has a frightening quality to it. I guess there’s no way of knowing such a beast exists without meeting one.

Be on the lookout for “human incarnations of the demons who are the perpetual enemies of the Gods”.

Has this story been written down in it’s entirety in English? or recorded? I don’t know sanscrit and I’m not in India and I doubt my capability to memorize that much text, however I’d like to read it as it has a decent premise.

The Lord of the Rings was influenced by an ancient epic as well, from Finland, The Kalevala. It’s only 22,795 verses. I don’t think anyone still sings that one though.

Amazing.

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