“And there is also the paradox that the dominating culture imbues the Indian past with great meaning and significance; it is valued more because it is seen as part of the past. And it is the romantic past, not the present, that holds meaning and spiritual significance for so many members of the dominating culture. It has seemed so strange to me that the larger culture, with its own absence of spirit and lack of attachment for the land, respects these very things about Indian traditions, without adopting those respected ways themselves.” WayPastSpiritualSpiritCultureLandStrangeMembersTraditionAbsenceIndianSignificanceAttachmentParadoxAdoptingHold MeDominating Author:Linda Hogan
“Walking, I can almost hear the redwoods beating. And the oceans are above me here, rolling clouds, heavy and dark. It is winter and there is smoke from the fires. It is a world of elemental attention, of all things working together, listening to what speaks in the blood. Whichever road I follow, I walk in the land of many gods, and they love and eat one another. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.” WorldStillsI CanTogetherSpeakDarkWalksResultsBehindsAttentionWatchesFireBloodLandListeningWalkingOceanAll ThingsWinterCloudsHeavySmokeWorking TogetherAncestorRollingElementalsRedwoods Author:Linda Hogan
“There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.” WayEnoughStoriesSpeakNatureNaturalPayAttentionEnvironmentLandAwarenessQuietGardenPatiencePatientPay AttentionNature And EnvironmentNature BeautyInspirational NatureNature And BeautyThe Wild NatureNature's BeautyInspiring NatureBeing NaturalChildren And NatureTime And Patience Author:Linda Hogan
“It has seemed so strange to me that the larger culture, with its own absence of spirit and lack of attachment for the land, respects these very things about Indian traditions, without adopting those respected ways themselves.” WaySpiritCultureJusticeLandStrangeDiversityTraditionSocial JusticeAbsenceIndianAttachmentAdopting Author:Linda Hogan
“There is a language beyond human language, an elemental language, one that arises from the land itself.” HumansLanguageLandAriseElementalsHuman Language Author:Linda Hogan
