tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post1699606958027280566..comments2024-03-28T19:28:10.100-04:00Comments on <b>Rock Piles</b>: If you have a hypothesis then every observation is an experimentpwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-20739992134758722412016-10-22T09:01:01.407-04:002016-10-22T09:01:01.407-04:00CONNECTING CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS:
“It ha...CONNECTING CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS:<br />“It has been proposed that, just as there is a biosphere, i.e., the region of the earth's crust and atmosphere occupied by living organisms, there is an ethnosphere, defined as "... the sum total of all thoughts, beliefs, myths and institutions made manifest today by the myriad cultures of the world ..." (Davis 2001:8). The Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-47191405800201064382016-10-22T08:55:18.756-04:002016-10-22T08:55:18.756-04:00Around where I am, I'm more surprised to not f...Around where I am, I'm more surprised to not find a stone row related to the riparian zone of brooks and other water features, making a boundary that could be protected from burning (or the other way around). The pragmatic aspects are keeping the water cool and clean, as well as encouraging or discouraging the growth plants and animals found in the riparian zone, combined with the spiritual Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-47310377334149874062016-10-21T14:07:02.393-04:002016-10-21T14:07:02.393-04:00You illustrate my point: you are focusing on the m...You illustrate my point: you are focusing on the mythological meaning of brooks and not considering their <i>practical</i> use.<br /><br />I assume Indians brought spiritual thinking to everyday tasks but I also am sure everyone is constrained by practical realities. Those should be understood and discussed, along with the possible spiritual ones. Long story short: the first thing about brooks pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-61820428666597047692016-10-21T08:54:07.933-04:002016-10-21T08:54:07.933-04:00“One major axis of categorization was that of The ... “One major axis of categorization was that of The Upper World and the Underworld, with our own realm making for a threefold division. Animals tended to be associated with these realms, birds with the upper, four footed animals like deer with the middle, and fish, snakes, and perhaps insects with the Underworld. The sun was of the Upper World as well, and so was fire. Water, bubbling up from Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.com