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• “Our elders always judged people by their hearts and minds. If they want to live and be like a native person, then let them be, as long as they do what’s right. A research participant (American Indian elder) in a study published by Minderhout and Frants entitled “Invisible Indians: Native Americans in Pennsylvania” when asked what he thought about “Wannabes.”

We are all just humans after all.

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• Sustainable Wisdom Psychology: Integrating Reclaiming Indigenous Knowhow Spirituality

“Worldview” for Rebuilding so as to move from Pathology to Global Flourishing

or Remembering Who We Are

Topic: “Indigenous Spirituality” Theme: ”Becoming more Virtuous People”

•The OHRC does not define "Indigenous Spirituality" in recognition of its diversity and Indigenous peoples’ right to define and determine this for themselves.”

• (Ontario Human Resource Commission, 2015)

Which Spiritual Tradition? What PLACE?

• The OHRC does suggest that there are common themes regarding spirituality being “a way of life” and “a way of knowing” that was centered on a holistic interconnected relationship with visible and invisible worlds.

• (Place-based; Nature is all; animistic; generosity oriented; gift economies; non-heirarchical (or reverse dominance); cooperative/complementary, etc.)

But this is dismissed by many

Including academics…..

Sadhguru – “We have resources, capability and technology; inclusive human consciousness is missing…”Guru Singh (a celebrated 3rd generation yogi)

Consciousness is ultimately…”worldview” Institute of Noetic Sciences Worldview Transformation Project

• Worldview Transformation

• How does consciousness transform?

• How can we support individual and

• collective transformation?

WORLDVIEW

• Worldview is a concept ‘whose time has come,’ and its increasing appearance in the contemporary climate change and global sustainability debates can be understood as both response to, and reflection of, the challenges of our time and the solutions they demand.” Annick Hedlund-de Witt (2013, p. 3)

• Worldview refers to the “foundational assumption or perception regarding the underlying nature of reality, ‘proper’ social relations or guidelines for living and the existence or non-existence of important entities” (2004, p.5). See Koltko-Rivera’s article, “The Psychology of Worldviews,” (2004, p.5)

Robert Redfield’s Work

• These differences in how people relate to nature and the supernatural led Robert Redfield to conclude that there are two principal kinds of world-views. He referred to them as "mythological" and "civilized." Today, they are more often referred to as "indigenous" and "metropolitan" or “dominant.”

• (http://anthro.palomar.edu/social/soc_2.htm)

So How Do We Change or Modify Our Dominant Worldview????

But where and how do we start?

The CAT-FAWN CONNECTION CAT= Concentration Activated Transformation (TBL)

Propaganda, indirect hypnosis, direct hypnosis, intentional and unintentional • When we ”believe” an idea or image, trance logic overshadows both

reason and deep knowing. How else can we explain what is going on?

Denial and Hegemony

• Physical, Biological and Cultural Genocide: “Cruelty, inadequate medical services delivered by incompetent staff, unmarked graves and altered statistics all point to the fact that services were not being delivered responsibly. Had there been an element of choice in sending children to these schools, the term “genocide” might not be justified.” (See Report) (Also consider Columbus Mural at Notre Dame)

Four Powerful Worldview Perceptions that Influence TBL positively or negatively depending upon which worldview:

• FEAR

• Authority

• Words (and music)

• Nature

Borrow respectfully, create, remember, reflect, be honest and Act….....

• Haudensosaunee Greeting to Nature World

• The Waters

• We give thanks to all the waters of the world for quenching our thirst and providing us with strength. Water is life. We know its power in many forms‐ waterfalls and rain, mists and streams, rivers and oceans. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to the spirit of Water.

• Now our minds are one.

• Earth mother, fish, birds, plants, trees, sun, moon, stars, etc

But mostly remember who you are and who you can be by listening to our Visible and Invisible Teachers in whatever Nature that near.

ANALYZE THAT!