All tagged Shamanism
Suppressed Histories: Uncovering + Reclaiming What Has Been Lost / Max Dashu
I speak with Max Dashu, founder of the Suppressed Histories Archive, and author of Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700–1100. In this interview, Max draws on a lifetime of historical research, documenting and interpreting the art and artifacts of ancient cultures from around the world.
Max elaborates on what can be understood about ancient mother-right cultures and the worldview these ancient peoples may have held, as well as the important and necessary roles women fulfilled in these ancient societies. Max also expounds on the kinds of knowledge and traditions of wisdom (passed on through women) that have been suppressed and largely lost in our collective transition to modernity. By developing an understanding of the forms of knowledge and wisdom that have been lost in the long-unfolding suppression of ancient traditions, what can we ultimately understand about our modern mode of existence on this planet?
Visionary States: Iterations Of Form / Chris Isner
Chris Isner is a visionary artist that primarily works with recovered portions of wood, and produces memorizing iterations of form. The story of how he learned to work with wood in this way, to produce incredibly unique works of art, came about when years ago he reached a low-point in his life. Due to a series of coincidences, Chris made his way to the jungles of Peru and engaged in a shamanic ritual involving the powerful psychedelic brew ayahuasca, which he claims not only healed his physical ailments, but also healed him psychically as well, and revealed to him the knowledge he now uses to produce his art.