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Cultural Shadows & Reflections

March 22, 2019Culture, Decolonising, Healingabundance, ancestral healing, colonialism, community, culture, grounding, healing, identity, indigenous, interconnected, nature, philosophy, relationships, survival, tribe, vision, wholenessValerie Ringland

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Our lives are an endless series of resolving tensions, or reconciling polarities. We navigate this process based on stories, beliefs, and spiritual tools we’ve learned, which differ …

Dignity & privilege

December 20, 2018Decolonising, Valuesabundance, acceptance, cosmology, discipline, Earth Ethos, identity, indigenous, philosophy, privilege, worthValerie Ringland

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One of the basic premises of an Earth Ethos, and of indigenous teachings generally, is an innate worthiness of being. It does not depend on behaviour …

Gift Economy

August 20, 2018Decolonising, Indigenous Science, Relationships, Valuesabundance, Earth Ethos, gift economy, indigenous, philosophyValerie Ringland

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A market economy is based on exchange, how much we owe (based on lack) and are able to earn (based on social judgment). A gift economy is …