Djaloki's lectures (English)
DJAL�'KI'S LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS SUMMARIES
- Updated September 6, 2005 -
Booking in North America: Anny Koffler, aakoffler@comcast.net (English, French)
Booking in Europe: Emma Sanchez-Fuentes, 21generaciones@gmail.com (Spanish, French, English)
Other communications: djaloki@gmail.com (Ayitian(1) Kreyòl(2), English, French, Spanish)
Web log http://djaloki.blog.com
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- Many Ancient Wisdoms, One Post-Modern Vision
- Spiritual Literacy
- Imaginary Friends For Real
- Vodou, As Lived By A Post-Modern Ayitian
- Ancient Cures For Modern Collective Conditions
MANY ANCIENT WISDOMS, ONE POST-MODERN VISION
Duration: 1:30 �" 2 hours, questions & answers included.
Includes :
Non-conventional perspectives on world history
Insights on non-western cultures, focusing on the cultures around the Atlantic Ocean
Introduction to the concept of "cultural keys"(3)
Introduction to the vision of a sustainable multicultural post-modern society in balance with herself, Nature and the Cosmos and practicing reverence for the unity of Life by respecting its manifest diversity
SPIRITUAL LITERACY
Duration: 1 �" 2 hours, questions & answers included.
Attendance to "ANCIENT WISDOMS…" prior to this one could be helpful.
Includes:
Review of the concept of cultural keys
Presentation of the notions of literacy, computer literacy and computer programming as "civilized" cultural keys for the modern and post-modern times (the term "civilized" refers to the "civilized" society, based on cities �" versus nature)
Analogy between the notions mentioned above and those of "spiritual literacy", "spiritual awareness" and "spiritual intelligence", presented as ancient primordial (non-civilized) cultural keys for the post-modern times (the term "spiritual" refers to something of the spirit world); the analogy also uses the linguistic notions of lexicon, syntax, languages and idiomatic expressions
Presentation of elements of a balanced post-modern society that would possess and use both groups of keys harmoniously
IMAGINARY FRIENDS FOR REAL
Duration: 1 �" 2 hours; brief presentation (approximately half an hour and the remaining time spent in questions & answers, following an original participative formula)
"SPIRITUAL LITERACY" suggested prior to this one.
Involves the participation of an imaginary invisible being (spirit) representing a primordial (non-western) spiritual paradigm embracing the following values :
"Realness" of the invisible world
Earth as an intentional sentient being
Matter and visible reality altered by word and intent
Non-linear, multi-dimensional, reversible, extensible, compressible time/space
Interconnectedness between all things
Permanent presence of mystery
All personal imaginary friends cordially invited!
VODOU(4), AS LIVED BY A POST-MODERN AYITIAN
Duration: 1:30 �" 2 hours, questions & answers included.
"MANY ANCIENT WISDOMS,…" and "SPIRITUAL LITERACY" suggested prior to this one.
Ayitian Vodou presented as a Path of Wisdom embracing matter and spirit, the pragmatic and the mysterious, and situated in its relative position among the great spiritual teachings of humanity, including Christianity, in its early and contemporary forms.
Includes the presentation of concepts such as: spirit, ancestors, the dead, the living human, trance, ritual, ceremony, power, respect, "Fran Ginen", initiation, magic, balance, dreams, animism, global interconnectedness, etc…
ANCIENT CURES FOR MODERN COLLECTIVE CONDITIONS
Lecture format, duration: 1:30 �" 2 hours, discussions and questions & answers included.
Workshop format, duration: half a day (or more, according to group size).
"SPIRITUAL LITERACY" suggested prior to this one.
Includes:
Presentation of ancient values and concepts (the spirits, global interconnectedness, balance, sustainability, the circle of life, "gift economy", spiritual health/pathology, etc…)
Group discussions on the modern collective pathological conditions (self-destruction, greed, exploitation, profit driven economy, individualism, non sustainability, unbalance, etc…)
Group discussions on healthy modern cultural keys and the healthy essence of modern society (diversity, multiculturalism, global communications, information technology, emergency response, problem solving, individual freedom, advanced knowledge and control of matter, etc…)
Diagnosis of the modern collective pathological conditions from an ancient indigenous perspective
Ancient cures (spiritual and material regeneration, rebalancing, sacrifices, exorcism, etc…)
Group discussions on the adaptation of ancient cures to modern pathological conditions
Group discussions on the post-modern healed society (new patterns and behaviors in education, economics, politics, production, consumption, health, business, leisure, relationships, etc…)
Healers (alternative or conventional, indigenous or modern), therapists and mental health professionals especially welcome !
Notes
(1) Ayitian: Haitian �" "Free spelling" derived from the native Ayitian Kreyòl spelling of "Haiti": Ayiti.
(2) Kreyòl: Creole, spelled in Ayitian Kreyòl, which is the language of the Ayitian people.
(3) cultural key: A vital skill in surviving developed through generations by the people of a given culture;
all cultures have keys useful or necessary for other cultures;
no one culture has all the keys it needs to express its highest potential;
cultural keys must be exchanged multi-laterally through mutual respect in order for humanity to survive.
(4) Vodou: Ayitian Kreyòl spelling of Voodoo.
