A Poetic Toolkit for the Apocalypse
Indigenous people have always been keen observers of world conditions. For most of human history, survival depended on correctly understanding when and how to act. Recognizing how the world behaved was paramount. Before the adoption of writing, ancient people came up with ingenious ways of cataloging and recalling wisdom about the cosmic cycles that shaped the flow of life.
Some of these are still available to us today.
Even after centuries of misinterpretation, the Elder Futhark runes (or the “viking alphabet”) elegantly preserve the cosmic truths that were observed and recorded millennia ago. These are remarkable tools for describing everything from the formation of the world to the story of an individual human life. Like many other indigenous knowledge systems, the runes are waiting to be re-discovered by modern people and restored to the purpose for which they were designed.
This workshop will explore a possible reconstruction of the poetic wisdom described within the Elder Futhark runes—for makers, thinkers, and seekers of all kinds.
Ryan Miga is a full-time dad, part-time independent researcher, and occasional author, based in Ithaca NY.
A Poetic Toolkit for the Apocalypse
Indigenous people have always been keen observers of world conditions. For most of human history, survival depended on correctly understanding when and how to act. Recognizing how the world behaved was paramount. Before the adoption of writing, ancient people came up with ingenious ways of cataloging and recalling wisdom about the cosmic cycles that shaped the flow of life.
Some of these are still available to us today.
Even after centuries of misinterpretation, the Elder Futhark runes (or the “viking alphabet”) elegantly preserve the cosmic truths that were observed and recorded millennia ago. These are remarkable tools for describing everything from the formation of the world to the story of an individual human life. Like many other indigenous knowledge systems, the runes are waiting to be re-discovered by modern people and restored to the purpose for which they were designed.
This workshop will explore a possible reconstruction of the poetic wisdom described within the Elder Futhark runes—for makers, thinkers, and seekers of all kinds.
Ryan Miga is a full-time dad, part-time independent researcher, and occasional author, based in Ithaca NY.
