Northwind
Thanks for your reply, Julie .
I think cycles of the year could be adjusted to reflect the climatic differences as you say. I'm sure there are people here who do this. In fact I'm currently attending a series of classes by a local woman who has her own eclectic interpretations of all of this.
For me, however, it somehow feels uncomfortable. Modern Australia has Anglo-Saxon roots but many of the early settlers were Irish and Chinese, though the gold rushes brought people from all over the world.
Before them, however, the aboriginal people were here for more than 40,000 years and although we have killed many and impoverished most of these people in the 200 or so years of our occupation of this Great Southern Land, the richness of their culture affects many of us deeply now. The British and the Europeans transposed much of their culture on to a land which was completely different. For example, we don't actually experience four seasons over much of this country, yet that notion still predominates. In the Australian North the indigenous people actually spoke of six discernible climatic periods in each year which were attuned closely to the weather.
My point is that it somehow feels uncomfortable to import a Northern Hemisphere model to a culture and environment which is so different. Some of that may purely be personal preference and others may not have the difficulties that I do with some of this. Although I could never be a part of aboriginal culture for obvious reasons, I am very drawn to their spiritual view. They are such a generous people that they would welcome me if I wanted to live in one of their communities, however.
Clearly, I need to learn much more about how you've actually created the Maat and will visit your website to have a more detailed look on the weekend. I will also keep an eye on the discussions here. I guess it does sound a little incongruous to say that I really like the Marseille which also had its origin in Europe .
Thank you for the discussion, and I look forward to exploring your work further.
I think cycles of the year could be adjusted to reflect the climatic differences as you say. I'm sure there are people here who do this. In fact I'm currently attending a series of classes by a local woman who has her own eclectic interpretations of all of this.
For me, however, it somehow feels uncomfortable. Modern Australia has Anglo-Saxon roots but many of the early settlers were Irish and Chinese, though the gold rushes brought people from all over the world.
Before them, however, the aboriginal people were here for more than 40,000 years and although we have killed many and impoverished most of these people in the 200 or so years of our occupation of this Great Southern Land, the richness of their culture affects many of us deeply now. The British and the Europeans transposed much of their culture on to a land which was completely different. For example, we don't actually experience four seasons over much of this country, yet that notion still predominates. In the Australian North the indigenous people actually spoke of six discernible climatic periods in each year which were attuned closely to the weather.
My point is that it somehow feels uncomfortable to import a Northern Hemisphere model to a culture and environment which is so different. Some of that may purely be personal preference and others may not have the difficulties that I do with some of this. Although I could never be a part of aboriginal culture for obvious reasons, I am very drawn to their spiritual view. They are such a generous people that they would welcome me if I wanted to live in one of their communities, however.
Clearly, I need to learn much more about how you've actually created the Maat and will visit your website to have a more detailed look on the weekend. I will also keep an eye on the discussions here. I guess it does sound a little incongruous to say that I really like the Marseille which also had its origin in Europe .
Thank you for the discussion, and I look forward to exploring your work further.