“Driving red leopards, followed by stripy civets,
Chariot of magnolia, banners of cassia,
Clad in stone-orchid, with belt of asarum,
I go gathering sweet herbs to give to the one I love.
I live in a dark bamboo grove, where I never see the sky;
The way was perilous and hard; that is why I am late for the
tryst.”
Rothenberg, Jerome. Technicians of the Sacred a Range of Poetries from Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1969. p. 270. From: Waley, Arthur. The Nine Songs. London: Allen & Unwin, 1955. The Mountain Spirit (Shan-kuei), Song IX, China.
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“Shedding physical body
like the earless snake shedding skin
allowing spirit body to soar
at home in the universe
Gathering learning through hearing what is
inside / outside space
Learning zero vibration is not absolute”
Oliveros, Pauline. "The Earth Worm Also Sings: A Composer's Practice of Deep Listening." Leonardo Music Journal 3 (1993): 36. doi:10.2307/1513267.
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“On the north side, close to its head, a slab of granite projects over the brink, forming a fine point for a view, over its throng of streamers and wild plunging, into its intensely white bosom, and, through the broad drifts of spray, to the river far below, gathering its spent waters and rushing on again down the cañon in glad exultation into Emerald Pool, where at length it grows calm and gets rest for what still lies before it.”
Muir, John. The Writings of John Muir: Sierra Edition. Vol. II. The Mountains of California. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. p. 154.
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“And though silent in its flight from the clouds and when it is taking its place on rock, or tree, or grassy meadow, how soon the gentle snow finds a voice! Slipping from the heights, gathering in avalanches, it booms and roars like thunder, and makes a glorious show as it sweeps down the mountain-side, arrayed in long, silken streamers and wreathing, swirling films of crystal dust.”
Muir, John. The Writings of John Muir: Sierra Edition. Vol. I. The Mountains of California. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. p. 12.
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“During early eras of human history the sexual division of labor within the system of economic production was complementary as opposed to hierarchical. In societies where men may have been responsible for hunting wild animals and women, in turn, for gathering wild vegetables and fruits, both sexes performed economic tasks that were equally essential to their community’s survival.”
Davis, Angela. Women, Race & Class. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1983.
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“Our brains use the system to acquire behavioural patterns regarding safe routes home, efficient food gathering and dangers to avoid. Good habits save time, energy and sometimes your life.”
Churchland, Patricia. "Deliver Us from Evil: How Biology, Not Religion, Made Humans Moral." New Scientist, September 28, 2019.
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