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"One of the defining aspects of colonialism as contrasted with traditional custodial culture is - the rush. The hurry. In his book Wisdom Sits In Places, Keith Basso shares how his Apache guides doubted him at first because he hurried, and they didn't trust anyone who hurried.
In a famous interchange, native elder (Ochwiay Biano Mountain Lake) of Taos Pueblo speaks with Carl Jung about what he sees in the white colonists. 'They're always seeking something. What are they seeking? They always want something, they're always uneasy and restless.'
So it's worth asking ourselves if the systems we are creating are perpetuating models of rush and agitation, or if they are built on reservoirs of deep calm. The value of deep calm, the common slow, is recognized in tradition upon tradition around the world.
Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, a renowned Aboriginal artist and educator, speaks often of the role of calm, patience,and deep listening. 'My people are not threatened by silence - they are completely at home in it. They have lived for thousands of years with nature's quietness.'
'My people today recognize and experience in this quietness the great life-giving spirit, the father of us all. Our culture has taught us to be still and to wait. We don't try to hurry things up. We let them follow their natural course, like the seasons.'
'We watch the moon in each of its phases. We wait for the rain to fill our rivers and water the thirst here. When twilight comes, we prepare for the night. At dawn, we rise with the sun. We watched the bush foods and wait for them to ripen before we gather them.'
'We wait for the right time for our ceremonies that are meeting the right people must be present. Everything must be done in a proper way. Careful, preparations must be made. We don't mind waiting. Because we want things to be done with care.'
'We are river people. We cannot hurry the river. We have to move with its current and understand its way.'" (( all quotes from Josh Schrei, this episode of The Emerald 💜 )) https://t.co/roeZ0djxQL
@jonnym1ller idk your taste, but this is my favorite podcast by far 😍 somatic mythology. gets both my right brain and my left. this episode about slowing down the pace of life to primordial time…poured soothing snail juice right on the always-rushing part of myself https://t.co/NiBVi11rcA
@relic_radiation I think about this, paired with >Modernity is about the acceleration of time (Peter Conrad) https://t.co/ZPJsHAxQZW https://t.co/my19IXKAZu
