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Animism is Normative Consciousness (Re-mixed, Re-musicked, and Re-released)

The Emerald

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The Elves Point of View

Dig a little and you find this animacy everywhere you look. The monotheistic traditions are utterly full of it. 54% of Icelanders will tell you that elves exist. In children's cartoons the trees are full of eyes, even teacups and saucers have eyes and voices. Animals talk, trees do too. Mushrooms have a life all their own. I've seen some weird shit says Alice to Dorothy in that popular meme. Meaning she's gone down the rabbit hole into the world where all things talk. This fairy realm is something that humans perpetually envision, describe and seek. We cannot get away from it even if we try.

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