Seeing the World as Story

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