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The Well of Remembrance by Ralph Metzner5/22/2023 ![]() At this time, it seems appropriate for Europeans and Euro-Americans likewise to probe their own ancestral mythology for insight and self-understanding."įocusing on the mythology and worldview of the pre-Christian Germanic tribes of Northern Europe, Metzner offers a meaningful exploration of Western ancestry. They seek to define their own ethnic or national identities by referring to ancestral traditions and mythic patterns of knowledge. Many individuals, tribes, and nations are struggling to free themselves from the residues of the ideological oppression practiced by what they see as Eurocentric culture. His books include The Well of Remembrance, The Unfolding Self, Green Psychology, and two edited collections on the science and the phenomenology of Ayahuasca. This domination has involved not only economic and political systems but also values, basic attitudes, religious beliefs, language, scientific understanding, and technological applications. The well of remembrance : rediscovering the earth wisdom myths of northern Europe by Metzner, Ralph. "This book explores some of the mythic roots of the Western worldview, the worldview of the culture that, for better and worse, has come to dominate most of the rest of the world's peoples. ![]() In his introduction to The Well of Remembrance, author Ralph Metzner provides a telling explanation of the theme of his work: ![]()
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