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Animism is Normative Consciousness

The Emerald

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Animism Isn't an Abstract Belief, It's an Experience

Animism isn't an abstract belief. It's something you experience, says the Dalai Lama. The body of the angel is alive and humming, he writes. What must it have been like for the greeks to watch their nymphs turn to stone in real time? "The separation of mind and nature has no place in their thought and practice"

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