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I spent last week on vacation in Kauai, Hawaii which was, needless to say, a blast. While I was there, I noticed a few interesting traditions: I went to a luau and it starts with a cermony where they raise a cooked pig out of the earth. Then, of course, there is hula dancing. And finally, they have tiki's.
It's widely agreed on that the Polynesians spread out across the Pacific islands from the asian mainland. It was interesting to wonder if some of these traditions echo some of the ancient practices referred to in the I Ching text.
In particular, I was thinking of the animal sacrifices of Hex 63 and the sacred dance referred to in 53.6. And I read about the tiki's and they are based on a concept of ancestor worship, with a powerful ancestor become a sort of familial guardian spirit.
Of course, I'm no anthropologist, so this is just free-form speculation on my part, but I do find it interesting food for thought.
- Jeff
It's widely agreed on that the Polynesians spread out across the Pacific islands from the asian mainland. It was interesting to wonder if some of these traditions echo some of the ancient practices referred to in the I Ching text.
In particular, I was thinking of the animal sacrifices of Hex 63 and the sacred dance referred to in 53.6. And I read about the tiki's and they are based on a concept of ancestor worship, with a powerful ancestor become a sort of familial guardian spirit.
Of course, I'm no anthropologist, so this is just free-form speculation on my part, but I do find it interesting food for thought.
- Jeff