PEGI EYERS
KINDRED MEDIA
Do You Remember?
Ancestral Wisdom for the Modern World
PEGI EYERS
It can be very challenging, if not impossible, to assume that we can reclaim our Indigeneity as European peoples. The trail is very cold, Empire building has been going on for a very long time, and we may have to reach back in time to find pre-colonial societies. But the good news is, that fragments of paganism and animism have been kept alivethrough the centuries in every European country, and this knowing has been passed down to us today, or we would not have the capacity right now to understand ourselves as earth-connected people. Deep-time knowing continues to live on in our dreams, in our souls, in our creativity, in our hearts, and even in our DNA as ancestral memories. As we revive our traditional practices – the songs, dances, foods, medicines, folk magic, ceremonies, and worldviews of our European ancestors – it is helpful to develop a foundation of pre-colonial animist or Indigenous Mind, that we may embrace as we continue on our path to cultural revival.
When we look back, every culture before colonization was earth-emergent worldwide, which means we took our cues from the natural world, and the land gave rise to our spiritual and cultural practices. Origin stories, the tribal myths, the honoring of the ancestors, the healing practices, the oracles, the rituals, the ceremonies and women’s mysteries were all deeply interconnected with the homelands of a particular group. Also, the day-to-day needs of the collective such as food, clothing and material culture were sourced from centuries of connection to one particular place – what we now call “TEK” or traditional ecological knowledge. The most important stories and cultural keystones of the group were deeply embedded in place, and although migration did happen, the process of becoming deeply rooted would begin again, once the tribe was relocated. Renewing these land-based spiritual and cultural practices are incredibly important today, as we see how the current paradigm is unsustainable, and already in a state of economic and environmental collapse. Indigenous worldviews and lifeways have stood the test of time for thousands of years, and will also be the lifeways that endure, long after this particular civilization is gone.
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Ancestral Wisdom for the Modern World
PEGI EYERS
It can be very challenging, if not impossible, to assume that we can reclaim our Indigeneity as European peoples. The trail is very cold, Empire building has been going on for a very long time, and we may have to reach back in time to find pre-colonial societies. But the good news is, that fragments of paganism and animism have been kept alivethrough the centuries in every European country, and this knowing has been passed down to us today, or we would not have the capacity right now to understand ourselves as earth-connected people. Deep-time knowing continues to live on in our dreams, in our souls, in our creativity, in our hearts, and even in our DNA as ancestral memories. As we revive our traditional practices – the songs, dances, foods, medicines, folk magic, ceremonies, and worldviews of our European ancestors – it is helpful to develop a foundation of pre-colonial animist or Indigenous Mind, that we may embrace as we continue on our path to cultural revival.
When we look back, every culture before colonization was earth-emergent worldwide, which means we took our cues from the natural world, and the land gave rise to our spiritual and cultural practices. Origin stories, the tribal myths, the honoring of the ancestors, the healing practices, the oracles, the rituals, the ceremonies and women’s mysteries were all deeply interconnected with the homelands of a particular group. Also, the day-to-day needs of the collective such as food, clothing and material culture were sourced from centuries of connection to one particular place – what we now call “TEK” or traditional ecological knowledge. The most important stories and cultural keystones of the group were deeply embedded in place, and although migration did happen, the process of becoming deeply rooted would begin again, once the tribe was relocated. Renewing these land-based spiritual and cultural practices are incredibly important today, as we see how the current paradigm is unsustainable, and already in a state of economic and environmental collapse. Indigenous worldviews and lifeways have stood the test of time for thousands of years, and will also be the lifeways that endure, long after this particular civilization is gone.
READ MORE >HERE<
Kindred World: Who Are We? >link<
Kindred: A Vision, Practice and Identity
for Sustaining Humanity
Reaching back to antiquity, but intensifying dramatically the last fifty-years, a dark spell has been cast, trapping and enchanting parents, children and their cultures, in a false vision of who we are together. Realizing that adult development is the prerequisite for child development, Kindred breaks that spell, awakening a completely different way to relate to each other, and to all of nature. Michael Mendizza
Kindred: A Vision, Practice and Identity
for Sustaining Humanity
Reaching back to antiquity, but intensifying dramatically the last fifty-years, a dark spell has been cast, trapping and enchanting parents, children and their cultures, in a false vision of who we are together. Realizing that adult development is the prerequisite for child development, Kindred breaks that spell, awakening a completely different way to relate to each other, and to all of nature. Michael Mendizza
