Comments on: Animism: A Survival Skill http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/07/02/animism-a-survival-skill/ Revitalizing Riddles, Mythic Story, Family, Village and Land. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/07/02/animism-a-survival-skill/#comment-23954 Willem Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:19:06 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/07/02/animism-a-survival-skill/#comment-23954 Yeah! How do you continue to rewild, no matter what madness swirls around you? Staying anchored in personhood does it for me, whenever and to the extent that I stand in that place. I really think animism means "living in a special place", not "thinking a different way". A change in relationship means a change in location - relationship means topography, means how two bodies in space and time orient to each other. Similarily, "Yes, and..." means changing the very fiber of our bodies, not having different thoughts. Hmm. Yeah! How do you continue to rewild, no matter what madness swirls around you? Staying anchored in personhood does it for me, whenever and to the extent that I stand in that place.

I really think animism means “living in a special place”, not “thinking a different way”. A change in relationship means a change in location - relationship means topography, means how two bodies in space and time orient to each other.

Similarily, “Yes, and…” means changing the very fiber of our bodies, not having different thoughts.

Hmm.

]]> By: Jana http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/07/02/animism-a-survival-skill/#comment-23951 Jana Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:23:20 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/07/02/animism-a-survival-skill/#comment-23951 Holy smokes! The personhood of things not yet manifested. The personhood of things with no physical presence, or eclipsed/past physical presence. Dreams. Powerful ideas to explore. And the personhood of Lightning Boy, with his not entirely blessed creation. So many technological people lend us their help every day, this way of seeing blows away the idea that you can't rewild until you move to the woods. Holy smokes! The personhood of things not yet manifested. The personhood of things with no physical presence, or eclipsed/past physical presence. Dreams. Powerful ideas to explore.

And the personhood of Lightning Boy, with his not entirely blessed creation. So many technological people lend us their help every day, this way of seeing blows away the idea that you can’t rewild until you move to the woods.

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