EPISODE 20: The Ceaselessly Latering Day
The word ‘Time’ doesn’t describe a dimension of reality, it describes an experience of reality. The Time of waiting in line at the movie theater, differs from the Time of watching fireworks, or sparring in martial-arts, or experiencing a perfect night sky. By acknowledging, rather than discarding, the profound impact of our subjective experience of the daily world, we can empower ourselves to experience it more fully, more attentively, more satisfyingly. A dance, a deep conversation, an intimate relationship, and a profound adventure - all these belong to the space of the Dreamtime, the Heroic Present. Play with moving in rhythm with the pulse of eternity, and see what happens - you yourself must choose what to make of it.
The Terrible Truth About Truth, Dr. Terry Halwes (a wonderful article that further explores the futility of looking for “truth” or “facts” of the natural world)
the Heroic Present, Jan Yoors
Language, Thought, and Reality, Benjamin Lee Whorf
Tom Brown Jr.’s Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking (contains the Wisdom of the Marks tracking excercise)
Relevant Articles:
Animism, Native Language, and Quantum Linguistics
A World of Shape and Movement
The Silent Realm
The Mouth Speaks, The Mind Boggles
“The Ones Who Are Dream And Land Together.”
Glimpses of the Animist Language-World
The Ceaselessly Latering Day - COMC Podcast, Episode 20 [32:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
August 16th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Willem,
My 5-year-old just overheard you saying “Gypsies,” and asked me “what’s a gypsy?” While I was thinking of an answer, he said: “I think gypsies are people who make their home wherever they are.” So we could all work on that one.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:14 am
[…] [For those of you not in the know, a reference to Evan T. Pritchard’s book, and to the fact that no intact indigenous languages have a word that corresponds to the word ‘time’ in modern languages. Also check out my podcast EPISODE 20: The Ceaselessly Latering Day]. […]