tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21171497.post6913695883628118644..comments2010-10-12T11:16:16.638-07:00little lightening bolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777813298081487224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21171497.post-78699117993435707552010-10-12T11:16:16.638-07:002010-10-12T11:16:16.638-07:00I think it revolves around a certaian illusion that the symbolism is more important then the relationships, in a way it seems to really represent to me that disconnect from land, from nature, symbolism doesnt really do that, but an over emphasis on the tools and symbolism stands in the way of authentic relationship, it feels more mechanical and less intuative as well. You see that dynamic with musicians quite a bit, they have to have specific instruments, they have to have an education in technical skill in playing and composing their music because it is too hard for them other wise to just feel the flow of creativity and emotion. Perhaps this is a learned dynamic, perhaps not. Maybe healers are a lot like musicians in this regard. I see it frequently in the mental health feild. People take either an intuative stance or a stringent rational stance... and some see the value of both together.little lightening bolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777813298081487224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21171497.post-64714842946099911262010-10-12T10:04:51.712-07:002010-10-12T10:04:51.712-07:00Interesting article. I never have understood the need for all the "tools" in contemporary witchcraft and other practices. I have always used whatever is around me at that moment and tat instance. Which oftentimes included whatever tobacco i had on hand, and a hand full of dirt, the occasional twig, stick, or branch, leaves, river water . . .Fishbowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153415279231472341noreply@blogger.com