On Sharing The Myth and The Ritual
Karakol Valley, Altai, Siberia (CLICK thru to contribute)
There comes a time in everyman and woman’s life when they must evaluate the worth of the life they have lived. We are most often forced these days to weigh that value in terms of success and failure. Those terms are born of, and entrenched in, a propaganda war that is waged daily by those who have domesticated us, enslaving us within their zero-sum game of winners and losers. I have lived my life by and large according to the rules and the expectations of that game. I understand clearly the cost of our enslavement, and that the chains that bind us have become nearly hardwired into our self-understanding. Yet, they are not. True, we live in a world that relishes competition, honoring success with rewards and material acquisition, so that he (or she) who dies with the most toys is declared the winner.
The concept of sharing is not really in the vocabulary or the noosphere, it is not particularly encouraged or admired in this environment; the rules of the game militate against it. I have come to understand this the hard way, by running the gauntlet. It’s left its bruises on me, but I am still here, and I look back with some shame and some bitterness, and yes, even pride at having come out the other side alive. I have tried to share more over the past couple of years, and I trust you have enjoyed some of that here on the blog. And I will continue to do so as often as I can. It is not a noble act; it is just a human act… inherently human, passed down to us legitimately through our ancient Pleistocene heritage. Now, I am inviting all of you to SHARE with me in the project of bringing the story of Veronika, of Siberia, of Altai, to life. The funds are not for me; the money goes to pay all of those still entrenched in the system, because this world still works by and large for profit. Crowd-funding is a way of sharing what we can, so that we can share the burden as well as the results of the effort. Like our primal ancestors, we too need myth and ritual (James’ post last week notwithstanding!). Let the making of the movie Veronika be a labor of love that we share together. Veronika needs you; and maybe… just maybe, you need her. CLICK THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE ABOVE, FROM THE KARAKOL VALLEY IN ALTAI FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS ADVENTURE WITH ME. And for those who have already shared, I thank you. Sandy
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