I remember seeing a documentary about these people many years ago. Their concerns about what was happening to the environment up in the mountains were so great, that they sent a fellow down into civilization in order to learn the languages necessary to communicate them. This eventually led to the documentary being made about them.
Their ideas about spirituality are worth a close look. I reformatted it to get rid of that annoying breathless spacing that was used.
"Ereira translates... The Kogi concept of Aluna, a spirit world, which imitates everything material. According to the Kogi, Aluna is intelligence. It is concentrated thought and memory. It is spiritual energy, It makes possible such human aspects as growth, birth and sexuality. Aluna created nine worlds, and each world was given a single daughter. The first eight worlds were infertile, but the ninth was capable of conceiving children."
Quoting: KhalenTO BE RELEASED AT THE END OF 2011
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link to www.alunathemovie.com]
I remember seeing a documentary about these people many years ago. Their concerns about what was happening to the environment up in the mountains were so great, that they sent a fellow down into civilization in order to learn the languages necessary to communicate them. This eventually led to the documentary being made about them.
Their ideas about spirituality are worth a close look. I reformatted it to get rid of that annoying breathless spacing that was used.
"Ereira translates... The Kogi concept of Aluna, a spirit world, which imitates everything material. According to the Kogi, Aluna is intelligence. It is concentrated thought and memory. It is spiritual energy, It makes possible such human aspects as growth, birth and sexuality. Aluna created nine worlds, and each world was given a single daughter. The first eight worlds were infertile, but the ninth was capable of conceiving children."
Quoting: KhalenTO BE RELEASED AT THE END OF 2011
[
link to www.alunathemovie.com]
Ooops, am I time sliding again?
Nah, just that there is a previous older documentary.
"In 1990, the Kogi decided... they must speak out... to the rest
of the world. They had survived... by keeping themselves isolated...
but they decided that it was time to send a message to the
Younger Brother.
They could see... that something was wrong... with their mountain,
with the heart... of the world. The snows... had stopped falling and
the rivers... were not so full. If their mountain... was ill, then the whole
world... was in trouble.
A few years ago... the Kogi Tribe,
approached the BBC and Alan Ereira,
asking them... to pass on... the tribe's
concerns... about the fate... of the world.
In response... to the tribe's request, the BBC... produced a
documentary... called "From the Heart of the World", and
Ereira... wrote a companion book... called "The Elder Brothers"."
