I'm not sure where to start with what I have to say. First, I am so grateful for your creative spirit and the ways it moves in this world. Your poem is soul-affirming in a way I forgot that poetry can be. Second, in my own journey with animism, I find so much of what I need to extend my capacity for is the both/and thinking, which this Western culture is not fond of. Witnessing your reclaiming and being connected to you through that is helping me reinforce my own. xo
Oh, it means so much to me that you read this! both/and thinking is certainly a key. I wonder how animism plays into why this is so hard for western culture to graspβ¦. Iβve also been thinking about the difference between animism and paganism. More on that soon XO.
Everything about this post makes so much sense!!! When I read this sentence: "any progress I made was stacked against a nasty wedge of colonialism, appropriation, and perpetuation." I felt my whole belly constrict in recognition. Thank you for naming this reclaiming. β€οΈ π
Gosh we were on the right track though, and so close. We didnβt have the cosmologies elders or guide us but thatβs shifting because we never gave up. π
I'm not sure where to start with what I have to say. First, I am so grateful for your creative spirit and the ways it moves in this world. Your poem is soul-affirming in a way I forgot that poetry can be. Second, in my own journey with animism, I find so much of what I need to extend my capacity for is the both/and thinking, which this Western culture is not fond of. Witnessing your reclaiming and being connected to you through that is helping me reinforce my own. xo
Oh, it means so much to me that you read this! both/and thinking is certainly a key. I wonder how animism plays into why this is so hard for western culture to graspβ¦. Iβve also been thinking about the difference between animism and paganism. More on that soon XO.
Everything about this post makes so much sense!!! When I read this sentence: "any progress I made was stacked against a nasty wedge of colonialism, appropriation, and perpetuation." I felt my whole belly constrict in recognition. Thank you for naming this reclaiming. β€οΈ π
Gosh we were on the right track though, and so close. We didnβt have the cosmologies elders or guide us but thatβs shifting because we never gave up. π
Truth!