Chris et all, Your emerging thinking of the OST Facilitator's role as a "ceremonialist" really resonates for me. Many thanks for this thread of princples of indigenours science too. Yet another fine rabbitt hole to explore...
Ann Badillo Palo Alto, CA On 5/16/06 9:01 PM, "Chris Weaver" <ch...@springbranch.us> wrote: > Harrison asked, "And now what?" > > And before that he described two conceptual bases he has found useful: > Complexity Theory, and Consciousness Studies. > > Although "consciousness studies" is broad enough to (not include but touch) > it, I remind us of the conceptual base of Indigenous Science. Here are some > principles of indigenous science from Apela Colorado, via Jeff Aitken: > > 1. The indigenous scientist is an integral part of the research process and > there is a defined process for insuring this integrity. > 2. All of nature is considered to be intelligent and alive, thus an active > research partner. > 3. The purpose of indigenous science is to maintain balance. > 4. Compared to Western time/space notions, indigenous science collapses time > and space with the result that our fields of inquiry and participation > extend into the overlap of past and present. > 5. Indigenous science is holistic, drawing on all the senses including > spiritual and psychic. > 6. Indigenous science is concerned with relationships, we try to understand > and complete our relationships with all living things. > 7. The end point of an indigenous scientific process is a known and > recognized place. This point of balance, referred to by my own tribe as the > Great peace, is both peaceful and electrifyingly alive. In the joy of exact > balance, creativity occurs, which is why we think of our way of knowing as a > life science. > 8. When we reach the moment/place of balance we do not believe we have > transcended we say that we are normal! Always we remain embodied in the > natural world. > 9. Humor is a critical ingredient of all truth seeking, even in the most > powerful rituals. This is true because humor balances gravity. (1994) > > Dipping into these principles, I emerge contemplating the OST facilitator's > role as a ceremonialist. Indigenous science speaks to our experience about > the essential importance of the quality...the fragrance...of the open space > within the space-opener and space-holder(s). > > Yes? > > Chris > > > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
