Boozhoo! Welcome to my new cyber writing home. This will be the place for me to reflect on the relationship between the Earth and story. We know that all land-based ceremony, ritual and tribal myth is born from the land, sky and water.
I hope to explore and trace the links between how we translate land-based knowledge into story. For instance all tribal creation stories come out of "knowing" the land . . . or is it the land knowing you?
Do these living links still exist? Does the Earth have more story to share?
Is there a physical connection between a creative consciousness and the land? Can being swallowed up in the natural world still fire our imagination?
I am not at all sure of what I am really looking for, but I know I will find it by just "being" in the natural.
I plan to post my reflective writings weekly. I want to begin creating posts based on experience with tribal lands (and then beyond because the entire planet is tribal). I plan on visiting a number of local, regional tribal reservations starting next month. I am sure that at the very least, I will come up with something quite mystical. However, given that all things ethereal refuse structure I cannot tell you how useful my musings will be.
I hope you enjoy this site. I hope you find inspiration to explore the soul of the planet as well. I do believe there is plenty of room for us all.
Miigwetch,
Mark Anthony
Tribal Planet
- Mark Anthony Rolo
- the earth is still the garden that holds the seeds of creation, transformation and rapture.