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The little bag of poison : A Short Indigenous Teaching Story : Peruvian Amazon We are all born into this world with a little bag of poison that we take with us wherever we go. We all know the little bag of poison very well but few will admit or talk about it to others. […]
The dust blew across the parched fields as the recession and drought dragged on. The free state had been particularly hot and Piet decided he’d have to supplement the farm’s income with a bank loan. So one morning, Piet put on his Sunday best and his velskoen and drove his bakkie into town. He arrived, dusty […]
We can only appreciate story through engaging it wholeheartedly, telling it and then reflecting upon it. Does story describe? Does it possibly create as well? Is story simply the only way we have of organising memory? What is the link between language and time? What is your story? Who are you? To what extent is […]
‘Eunoia’ is the shortest English word that contains all the five vowels. It derives from the Greek word εύνοια which means ‘well mind’ or ‘beautiful thinking’. It is a rarely used medical term referring to a state of “normal mental health”. By contrast, we have a vast vocabulary for states of mental dis-order and dis-ease. So […]
An African Dilemma tale is a unique style of participative storytelling. It is a story that has no end other than that provided by the participants. And even then, the story continues…… Why are dilemma tales important for children in the digital age? Children are bombarded with conflicting stories every day. They ingest cartoons, news, […]
This is one of our favourite stories – it is designed to be told on a Thursday evening so as to remind us all to be grateful – for by being grateful, you have more reasons to be more grateful. Once upon a time, there lived a woodcutter whose name was Ahmed. The old man was […]
James Hollis – Under Saturn’s Shadow – the Wounding and Healing of Men (1994) Views: 138