Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Indigenous Religion

I like this post about indigenous religion by ReligionForBreakfast.


There are some important points here. My neo-pagan chums often have a weak understanding of indigenous religions, even though that's what they are trying to recreate from the fragments of their own past.
  • Place, relationship to land
  • Power, sacredness located in the landscape
  • Protocol, ceremonial obligations

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Watch the video and think about the ways your own practice measures up. Or doesn't.

More Information

  • Religion For Breakfast, "Intro to Indigenous Religions," YouTube, Jan. 30, 2020.

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