From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #794 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Thursday, May 31 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 794 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Joni & shamanism [Shari Eaton ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 09:43:48 -0700 From: Shari Eaton Subject: Re: Joni & shamanism That is an incredible observation, Tony. I skimmed over the idea throughout each of my five viewings of Woman of Heart and Mind. I have done a quick search online for 'Joni Mitchell' and 'shamanisn' and this fascinating talk that she gave for Earth Day came up: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2030 Now things are getting *really* interesting. So glad I joined this email discussion. Best, Shari On May 31, 2012, at 1:48 AM, tony sandy wrote: > On this documentary, which I watched recently about Joni, Graham Nash said > that when she was writing, she went almost into a trance. This coupled with > her journey into the backwoods and soul breakdown, mentioned in the same > program, is very shamanistic. Kris Kristofferson advised her against giving > so much of herself in her songs and being too open but this too is shamanistic > as it is openness to all experience - the innocence that makes us receptive to > all existence - the open wound that is our heart out there. > > Tony Sandy (aka Paigetheoracle) > on TWITTER and > Author of: > Logic Lists English, the easy way to build a workable vocabulary in the > language > Empty Thoughts from an Empty Head, observations on the human condition > http://www.insearchoftheuniversaltruthpublisher.com/tonysandy.html > or > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-ke > ywords=tony+sandy&x=0&y=0 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #794 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send tojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------