There is a pattern to the universe and everything in it, and there are knowledge systems and traditions that follow this pattern to maintain balance, to keep the temptations of narcissism in check. But recent traditions have emerged that break down creation systems like a virus, infecting complex patterns with artificial simplicity, exercising a

How might we identify and utilize the various sets of Indigenous Knowledge scattered throughout this kaleidoscope of identities?

Kinship moves in cycles, the land moves in seasonal cycles, the sky moves in stellar cycles, and time is so bound up in those things that it is not even a separate concept from space.

We might then begin to notice the patterns and forces that are threatening the survival of all living things and start to change the way we do business.

The success of liberalism lies in its ability to wear whatever shape a population projects through disruption or dissent.

For example, if Paleolithic lifestyles were so basic and primitive, how did humans evolve with trillions of potential neural connections in the brain, of which we now use only a small fraction?

This is why in Aboriginal cultures we often won’t say the names of the deceased, or any words that sound like their names, and will cover or hide any photos or images of that person.

The chemical rush we get from sudden neural connections in jokes is so intense and pleasurable that we laugh out loud. This kind of humor and joy in learning is a huge part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

True learning is a joy because it is an act of creation.