From: Erin N. (enoonan@kent.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 20 2003 - 01:52:04 GMT
>In this, Campbell sees a way to imagine the beginnings of "the ritual
>activities of the first societies. The psychological crisis that we have
>termed 'seizure' is already present, and the joy in group motion patterns
>that underlies both public ritual and the art of dance is also in evidence.
>We note, futhermore, the surprising detail of the central pole, which in the
>higher mythologies becomes interpreted as the world-uniting and supporting
>Cosmic Tree, World Mountain, axis mundi, or sacred sanctuary, to which both
>the social order and the meditations of the individual are to be directed."
>We can see this same central axis even in Christianity, namely both the tree
>at the center of the garden of Eden and the cross of Christ. Mythologically
>speaking, both the tree of knowledge and the cross are places where world
>changing events take place.
>Too bad that I was raised as a Baptist and taught that dancing is a sin. #
>:~ o
that's okay as TR says its never too late to have
a happy childhood, spin boy spin, whirl your dervish
>Is anyone else rocked by this monkey dance? I think think its a real kick in
>the head. Sent chills down my spine.
yeah that it cool, it made me think of the peyote
experience and Pirsig's comment about him liking
the music, i guess that central pole was a bit rosy.
I think Jung called his dancing synchronicity.
Hey Glenn by *chance* are you a baptist? ;-)
Erin
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