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1- My mom loves antiques and retro. I do too. Over the years I have collected a few old curiosities. While this may not be the oldest item in my collection, I always valued it because of what the bookseller told me when I asked if he had any more like it in stock. 👇
Like when I've read (or already have on my tbr shelf) at least one book off a suggestion list.
In this case, I've already read 2! And both were read after becoming a Litten ☺️👍. Truthfully, joining Litsy has helped me read more again!
Braiding Sweetgrass was poetic and a joy to read.
While I've enjoyed the Blood Sisters story better, White Horse was really good. Read during last year's spooky season, made the story all the more atmospheric. 👇
pickThis work is a treasure. There is only one word to describe this book, beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful.
Worth the wait to find myself a copy.
An easy read, even the science. Although, some parts were emotionally difficult to read... thankfully, the author kept such subjects light on details and more on cause and effect.
This work takes a poetic approach at suggesting a way forward...
Page 305 “...George Washington directed federal troops to exterminate the Onondaga during the Revolutionary War, a nation that had numbered in the tens of thousands was reduced to a few hundred people in a matter of one year...Parents tried to hide their children from Indian agents...the language that framed the Great Law of Peace was forbidden...ceremonies meant to keep the world in balance, were banned by law.“
This was one of the magical chapters. I've read it twice because I have always noticed that there are different water drops (I've been amazed by this fact since childhood).
I'm a couple of chapters over from this now.
Was excited at the mention of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker. Although, I prefer the version that tells of Hiawatha's grief over the loss of his daughters and his choice to forgive instead of hate, and about the first Clan Mother.
I always loved the history of the Hiawatha Belt. The Mohawk were one of the tribes involved.
We've considered such things. The way we address this is to buy the closest to genuinely natural as possible, and be grateful that those options are available.
Not easy, true. It's a journey. We began years ago & continue to learn & apply.
My mom has become better at this, the minute I see one of my obsessions I am again lost to non-eco bric-a-brac.
Batman, Encanto, anything Christmassy, fantasy or ghostly, garden deco. Etc. Etc. I'm horrible!
“I wonder if much that ails our society stems from the fact that we have allowed ourselves to be cut off from that love of, and from, the land. It is medicine for broken land and empty hearts.“
“...one thing I would recommend to restore relationship between land and people...“plant a garden.“ It's good for the health of the Earth and...people...once you develop a relationship with a little patch of Earth, it becomes a seed itself.“
“It is said that our people learned to make sugar from the squirrels.“
I ♥️ 🐿️ ! I will always think of squirrels while having maple syrup.
“the wonder of drinking sap straight from the tree. Sap, but not syrup...Earth endows us with gifts...The responsibility does not lie with the maples alone...we participate in its transformation. It is our work, and our gratitude, that distills the sweetness.“
Truth in so many of life's tedious tasks.
“The animacy of the world is something we already know, but the language of animacy teeters on extinction“
I've read about this in other American Indigenous languages.
It matches the way I feel, and I have always tried to incorporate this into my writing/speaking. Constantly try, yet it is tricky in the english language. I've probably missed chances to apply these rules.
Am I foolish to believe that the english language can be enlightened??
👇 3mo
I have never read it, too afraid to damage its precious pages. Maybe one day I will try.
👇 3mo
I will select two that seem to have timeless enduring messages and important reminders. 👇 (edited) 3mo
This one has some important teachings. I had only one issue with it, the suggestion that any food or plant ect. of nature could be made worthless. I understand that good medicine can be made into bad medicine...yet suggestioning that sacredness can be reduced or lost due to abuse feels a little like victim shaming. 👇
(edited) 3mo
A masterpiece that has a very important warning about the importance of life and living, and what should be truly valuable.
#braidingsweetgrassreviewedbyanncrystal
#mastersofdeathreviewedbyanncrystal
(edited) 3mo