Harrison asked, "And now what?" And before that he described two conceptual bases he has found useful: Complexity Theory, and Consciousness Studies.
Although "consciousness studies" is broad enough to (not include but touch) it, I remind us of the conceptual base of Indigenous Science. Here are some principles of indigenous science from Apela Colorado, via Jeff Aitken: 1. The indigenous scientist is an integral part of the research process and there is a defined process for insuring this integrity. 2. All of nature is considered to be intelligent and alive, thus an active research partner. 3. The purpose of indigenous science is to maintain balance. 4. Compared to Western time/space notions, indigenous science collapses time and space with the result that our fields of inquiry and participation extend into the overlap of past and present. 5. Indigenous science is holistic, drawing on all the senses including spiritual and psychic. 6. Indigenous science is concerned with relationships, we try to understand and complete our relationships with all living things. 7. The end point of an indigenous scientific process is a known and recognized place. This point of balance, referred to by my own tribe as the Great peace, is both peaceful and electrifyingly alive. In the joy of exact balance, creativity occurs, which is why we think of our way of knowing as a life science. 8. When we reach the moment/place of balance we do not believe we have transcended we say that we are normal! Always we remain embodied in the natural world. 9. Humor is a critical ingredient of all truth seeking, even in the most powerful rituals. This is true because humor balances gravity. (1994) Dipping into these principles, I emerge contemplating the OST facilitator's role as a ceremonialist. Indigenous science speaks to our experience about the essential importance of the quality...the fragrance...of the open space within the space-opener and space-holder(s). Yes? Chris ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
