Youth and elders have common ground
Michael talks about the common ground that youth and elders share -- an awareness of death. The elders -- the "practice elkders" are driven off the stage and finally sit back and listen to the youth.
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Elders carry Weight
(Continuation of prior segment)
Elders carry weight, so youth can have their youth, and can be free to cevelop their own possibilities and find their own gifts. Elders have gravity -- they carry the weight.
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Can things chage?
(Continuation of prior segment)
Gang members get in an argument with Michael Meade and Luis Rodruiguez about whether things can change and whether there is hope. What does this mean for elders? The youth ask "What fight should we jump into?" and Michael's inability to answer this shatters his life-philosophy.
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What happens when there is no center?
(Continuation of prior segment)
Findings in quantum physics match ancient tribal wisdom in challenging a central tenet of Western philosophy, of man at the center. What does this mean for us today? What does it mean when people don't find their own centers?
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Elders plant seeds, knowing they'll never see the results
Michael talks about elders giving up on powr and material acquisitions, and even on relationships, as they prepare for their next step. One result of this is that they plant seeds without expection of personal reward for themselves, in order to perpetuate what is important and valuable in thier culture.
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5 - 1/2 hours, 4 CDs. $29.95.
Themes discussed include:
- Finding one's innate gifts
- The roots of "authentic authority"
- The necessity of a "world view"
- The connection between quantum physics and mythology
- Obstacles to meaningful social change
- The origins and value of mentoring
- Ritual
- The power of the elders.
