Creaturely Migrations on a Breathing Planet – David Abram
Emergence Magazine Podcast
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The Origins of the First Salmon Ceremony
Cultures from every part of the North Pacific revered the salmon as an uncommonly holy power. The first salmon was treated as an esteemed guest before being carefully prepared and ingested. No other salmon could be taken during these rites, wherein the first salmon was ritually eaten by spiritual leaders. A key effect of such ceremonies is that significant numbers of early salmon were enabled to pass freely upriver to their spawning grounds.
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