“The purpose of seasonal festivals is periodically to revive the topocosm. Gaster coined this word from the Greek - topo for place and cosmos for world order. Topocosm means "the world order of a particular place." The topocosm is the entire complex of any given locality conceived as a living organism, not just the human community but the total community - the plants, animals and soils of the place. The topocosm is not only the actual and present living community but also that continuous entity of which the present community is but the current manifestation.” WorldLifeHumansMeanPurposeOrderGivenCommunityJusticeAnimalParticularPlantComplexesCurrentsGreekManifestationSoilCosmosEntityOrganismsFestivalsWorld OrderReviveLiving OrganismsLocality Author:Dolores LaChapelle
“Powder snow skiing is not fun. It is life, fully lived, life lived in a blaze of reality. What we experience in powder is the original human self, which lies deeply inside each of us, still undamaged in spite of what our present culture tries to do to us. Once experienced, this kind of living is recognized as the only way to live — fully aware of the earth and the sky and the gods and you, the mortal, playing among them.” WayTryingHumansKindStillsSelfRealityEarthLyingCultureFunSkyOriginalsSnowMortalsSpiteWay To LivePowderSkiing Author:Dolores LaChapelle
