“Through legends and artifacts we know that, throughout the planet, learners have needed, on occasion, to isolate themselves from others in order to gain special insights. Whether these periods of isolation took place in the forest, or in caves, whether they were the subject of great ritual, or just…”— David Thornburg, tcpd.orgTagged: Legends, Artifacts, Isolation, Forest, Vision Quest
“Just as campfires resonate deeply across space and time, watering holes have an equal status in the pantheon of learning places. Virtually every hominid on the planet has, at one time in its historical existence, needed to gather at a central source for water. During these trips to the watering hole…”— David Thornburg, tcpd.orgTagged: Campfires, Storyetelling, Pantheon, Watering Holes
“This quality of nuance and multiple interpretations is common to storytelling. It is one reason that adults and children can enjoy the same story together—each age takes from the story the elements that are appropriate.”— David Thornburg, tcpd.orgTagged: Nuance, Interpretation, Storytelling, adults, Children
“For thousands of years, storytelling was a mechanism for teaching. While it was not the only mechanism, it was (and is) an important one. Through storytelling, the wisdom of elders was passed to the next generation.”— David Thornburg, tcpd.orgTagged: Storytelling, Elders, Wisdom, Oral History, Teaching