Spirits, and nonhuman modes of intelligence
 

Abram has had "many experiences suggesting to me that the 'spirits' of an indigenous culture are primarily those modes of intelligence or awareness that do not possess a human form"
 
see his "encounter with the ants" (12-3)
> from David Abram's Spell of the Sensuous (1997)

> tagged with #magic, #indigenous_peoples, #perception, #intelligence

> created October 28, 2026 at 2:35:21 PM


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