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The Ecology of Perception – a conversation with David Abram

Emergence Magazine Podcast

CHAPTER

The Sacred Connection Between Speech, Breath, and Ancestors

This chapter explores the intimate relationship between language, breath, and ancestors in oral cultures, highlighting the profound significance of air as the medium that carries the voices of our forebears. It also discusses the shift in humanity's perception of air from sacred to polluted, linking it to the current climate crisis and emphasizing the sacredness of the invisible medium that surrounds us.

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