Photography by Omer H. Paracha
This is a powerful Medicine Wheel teaching, and it is an extreme assertion to the mind of many a fundamentalist of Islamic and Christian leanings, and would lead them to harsh judgement, and condemnation of the artist and his conceptual pull towards 'divinity from within'. One person may be a Seeker who discovered with delight the indwelling power of Creation and the Creator exists not as an intellectual abstraction, or a distant authority but as a living entity within and throughout the essence of Life. These people immediately grasp the sanctity of Knowing, and their presence upon the Earth, our Mother transforms darker properties of coarse elements such as judgement into forms of light. That is how enlightenment works.
I guess it is save to say, "Beauty and Art are in the eye of the beholder, as well as the Sacred is within the body of Belief."
The deep probes into the psyche have traditionally been the way of the Shaman, the Healer who took care of the People in smaller social structures (sedentary tribes, towns, nomadic tribes). But, the time of the one-on-one tutelage to pass down spiritual and sacred knowledge to an apprentice has been forced to become an old model. The population has exceeded any projected number. Only the dreams of Seers, long dead saw these vast numbers of people upon the planet. Moses saw it, but few solutions to the complexity of living were revealed, and the art and responsibility of taking care of the soul, and the collective of souls (community) was left to the design of each era's spiritual people. This form of survival challenged the emotions and the tactics, and responsibilities of traditional healers, and Shaman forcing a creativity upon the lot of them to 'see' into the futures of their times.
My Grandfather-Teacher, Ojuku, was slow and meticulous. Our one-on-ones held us tight together for decades. I felt the shifts in my being within the context of our very private and intimate settings. The secrecy was a style of learning. It was linked to the dangers he faced first accepting and then learning his craft alone for many years. I asked him once to write a book.
He said, "No. You will write my book."
Interesting aside: Old Man was right. I would write his story in my living and service. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 8.29.13
 |
| This art was inspired by cover of Kanye West's new album, "Yeesus" |
This is a powerful Medicine Wheel teaching, and it is an extreme assertion to the mind of many a fundamentalist of Islamic and Christian leanings, and would lead them to harsh judgement, and condemnation of the artist and his conceptual pull towards 'divinity from within'. One person may be a Seeker who discovered with delight the indwelling power of Creation and the Creator exists not as an intellectual abstraction, or a distant authority but as a living entity within and throughout the essence of Life. These people immediately grasp the sanctity of Knowing, and their presence upon the Earth, our Mother transforms darker properties of coarse elements such as judgement into forms of light. That is how enlightenment works.
I guess it is save to say, "Beauty and Art are in the eye of the beholder, as well as the Sacred is within the body of Belief."
The deep probes into the psyche have traditionally been the way of the Shaman, the Healer who took care of the People in smaller social structures (sedentary tribes, towns, nomadic tribes). But, the time of the one-on-one tutelage to pass down spiritual and sacred knowledge to an apprentice has been forced to become an old model. The population has exceeded any projected number. Only the dreams of Seers, long dead saw these vast numbers of people upon the planet. Moses saw it, but few solutions to the complexity of living were revealed, and the art and responsibility of taking care of the soul, and the collective of souls (community) was left to the design of each era's spiritual people. This form of survival challenged the emotions and the tactics, and responsibilities of traditional healers, and Shaman forcing a creativity upon the lot of them to 'see' into the futures of their times.
My Grandfather-Teacher, Ojuku, was slow and meticulous. Our one-on-ones held us tight together for decades. I felt the shifts in my being within the context of our very private and intimate settings. The secrecy was a style of learning. It was linked to the dangers he faced first accepting and then learning his craft alone for many years. I asked him once to write a book.
He said, "No. You will write my book."
Interesting aside: Old Man was right. I would write his story in my living and service. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 8.29.13
 |
| from collection of Hans Bayer August 28, 2013 |
No comments:
Post a Comment