Comments on: The Grinding Sound of Human Language-Thought http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/ Revitalizing Riddles, Mythic Story, Family, Village and Land. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Bill Maxwell http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24186 Bill Maxwell Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:26:29 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24186 Now that's interesting... took a moment to look it up. Here's the points important to me. 1000 BC was the end of the Bronze Age and the time when the Phoenician alphabet was put into wide use (ultimately becoming the Greek alphabet which helped lock human thought -- see post above that reflects how grinding our language has become!). It's also the point in part of my personal history, when the people of the North (I'm related to Norwegians & their folk) left the Danube to become the Latins (who I'm also related to). On the flip side, 1000 AD is also pertinent. It's the beginning of modern science, started by scholars in the Islamic world. On a personal note, it's when one of my ancestors, Leif Ericson, set foot on the North American continent. So, both relevant dates. Very interesting. Best Bill Now that’s interesting… took a moment to look it up.

Here’s the points important to me. 1000 BC was the end of the Bronze Age and the time when the Phoenician alphabet was put into wide use (ultimately becoming the Greek alphabet which helped lock human thought — see post above that reflects how grinding our language has become!). It’s also the point in part of my personal history, when the people of the North (I’m related to Norwegians & their folk) left the Danube to become the Latins (who I’m also related to).

On the flip side, 1000 AD is also pertinent. It’s the beginning of modern science, started by scholars in the Islamic world. On a personal note, it’s when one of my ancestors, Leif Ericson, set foot on the North American continent.

So, both relevant dates. Very interesting.

Best

Bill

]]> By: Bill Maxwell http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24185 Bill Maxwell Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:18:28 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24185 re: the year 1000, I'm really not sure! I'm not even sure if it's 1000 BC or something more current. It's just that year was clear as a bell; that was what he was going to knock me into. Hmph. Means I'll have to look it up. :) Best Bill re: the year 1000, I’m really not sure! I’m not even sure if it’s 1000 BC or something more current. It’s just that year was clear as a bell; that was what he was going to knock me into. Hmph. Means I’ll have to look it up. :)

Best

Bill

]]> By: jhereg http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24182 jhereg Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:49:32 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24182 Hi Bill, somewhat off topic I suppose, but I have to ask, Why the year 1000? Hi Bill, somewhat off topic I suppose, but I have to ask, Why the year 1000?

]]> By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24181 Willem Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:52:35 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24181 Did I put up enough info in podcasts and blogposts here that you think you can give it a try? Have you looked into Gayle Delaney's book "All About Dreams"? If I haven't put enough info up, what else could I provide that would help you experiment with the Dream Interview? I sincerely want folks to feel they can give these things a try, and so any ideas you have for making the College of Mythic Cartography less of a spectator sport, I'd appreciate. As far as the Dream, as long as you wrote it down, it can sleep until you have the resources to wake it up, methinks. yrs, W Did I put up enough info in podcasts and blogposts here that you think you can give it a try? Have you looked into Gayle Delaney’s book “All About Dreams”?

If I haven’t put enough info up, what else could I provide that would help you experiment with the Dream Interview? I sincerely want folks to feel they can give these things a try, and so any ideas you have for making the College of Mythic Cartography less of a spectator sport, I’d appreciate.

As far as the Dream, as long as you wrote it down, it can sleep until you have the resources to wake it up, methinks.

yrs,
W

]]> By: Bill Maxwell http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24178 Bill Maxwell Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:54:03 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24178 Alas, I have no one down here that I know of that can give me a Dream Interview :( And, double-alas ('cause one ain't enough), I have yet to view Hellboy II Alas, I have no one down here that I know of that can give me a Dream Interview :( And, double-alas (’cause one ain’t enough), I have yet to view Hellboy II

]]> By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24174 Willem Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:33:04 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24174 Um...TOTALLY COOL! What a fun dream. I say, as a spectator, of course. :) I hope you can get one of your people to give you a Dream Interview on that one!! p.s. have you seen the movie <em>Hellboy II: the Golden Army</em> recently? Um…TOTALLY COOL! What a fun dream.

I say, as a spectator, of course. :) I hope you can get one of your people to give you a Dream Interview on that one!!

p.s. have you seen the movie Hellboy II: the Golden Army recently?

]]> By: Bill Maxwell http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24170 Bill Maxwell Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:03:02 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24170 I might point out that the night I posted this comment, I dreamed I was taken 51 levels underground, where all the answers lay, and as I was trying to look through them, guided by someone who was proud they kept the secrets there, a giant raccoon kept trying to hit me with a metal staff that would catapult me back to the year 1000. My guide (a woman) apologized about the raccoon being a little unfriendly but did want me to try and understand its position, which I did. Didn't make it any less difference to the fact I had to keep ducking those swipes! Best Bill Maxwell I might point out that the night I posted this comment, I dreamed I was taken 51 levels underground, where all the answers lay, and as I was trying to look through them, guided by someone who was proud they kept the secrets there, a giant raccoon kept trying to hit me with a metal staff that would catapult me back to the year 1000.

My guide (a woman) apologized about the raccoon being a little unfriendly but did want me to try and understand its position, which I did. Didn’t make it any less difference to the fact I had to keep ducking those swipes!

Best

Bill Maxwell

]]> By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24156 Willem Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:32:40 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24156 I like how you "think". :) I like how you “think”. :)

]]> By: Bill Maxwell http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24155 Bill Maxwell Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:56:57 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2008/09/16/the-grinding-sound-of-human-language-thought/#comment-24155 How? I mean, how without appropriating from our brothers/uncles/sisters/aunts who have been here before? How when immersed in a culture of cacaphony, in a meaningful way that can influence my children? Hm. Must dream about this. Best Bill Maxwell How? I mean, how without appropriating from our brothers/uncles/sisters/aunts who have been here before? How when immersed in a culture of cacaphony, in a meaningful way that can influence my children?

Hm.

Must dream about this.

Best

Bill Maxwell

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