Animism: Listening to the Land Podcast Episode 3: Cosmology & Animism
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Mar 11, 2019 Explore how cultural narratives shape our relationships with nature and ourselves. Delve into the historical divide created by cosmological shifts since the Agricultural Revolution. Discover philosophical differences between Cartesian and animistic views on identity. Engage in a dialogue that contrasts Western cosmology with indigenous perspectives emphasizing a deep connection to the earth. Examine the impacts of colonialism on land relationships and the importance of recognizing indigenous voices. Embrace the intrinsic value of nature through personal stories of transformation.
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Cosmology Shapes How We Live
- Cosmology means the guiding stories and narratives that shape language, actions, and relationships.
- Western cosmology centers separation, positioning humans as superior and apart from the more-than-human world.
Domestication Began Our Separation
- The Agricultural Revolution shifted human psychology toward domestication, control, and detachment from nature.
- Ralph Metzner and Paul Shepard link domestication to the root trauma of human separation from the living world.
The Garden Never Banished Us
- Western cosmology frames nature as hostile and humans as outcasts, fueling existential despair in some philosophers.
- Alberto Villoldo recounts a Quechua professor who insists people were never banished from the garden and are caretakers of nature.
