The Dream of the Modern World
The following is an excerpt from an article by Martin Winiecki
In the 1990s an unusual encounter took place in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In plant rituals, shamans of the Achuar, a tribe living in pristine forest that had never been in touch with Western civilization, received the warning that the “white man” would try to invade their lands, cut down the forest and exploit the resources. Deeply shaken, they called out to the Spirits for help. Soon after white people did approach them, coming to them however with supportive intentions – a group of activists from the United States, searching for ways to protect Indigenous Peoples from the oil industry. The Westerners found a deeply interconnected tribal society living in profound symbiosis with the Earth. Seeing the bulldozers coming closer and closer, they asked the Elders of the tribe how they could survive. Their answer was surprising and straightforward: “Don’t try to help us here. Go back to your own culture and change the dream of the modern world! It is because of this dream that we are perishing.”
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I appreciate this post from An Elegant Mystery (as I appreciate many of the posts shared via Elegant Mystery’s blog).
You’ll see links to related posts, and a link to the full post as well.
Muse-food for thought, inspiration, and passion-power.
Big Love,
Jamie
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October 10, 2016 at 4:03 pm
Thank you Jamie. More to come soon on this subject…
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