The Spell of the Sensuous

So it was really revelatory and energizing.

One of the books I read that really marked me is a book called Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram.

And he writes so beautifully.

And there's this relationship to nature but to reality itself, but even between humans and tribes.

And watching it, I found myself thinking about Maladoma's pyramid, about what it might mean that speech for all its power can also obscure and fill the space where something more immediate, more embodied, more honest might otherwise announce itself.

This connects to something I encountered in another workshop I attended years ago, and this was with David Abram, the philosopher and author of The Spell of the Sensuous.

At one point during the five days we spent together, our group followed a 20-minute trail into the woods where we were invited to sit in a loose circle under the foliage.

We were then instructed to refrain from speaking altogether.

And there is one more point, just big circle.

So last Saturday night when we were talking with Elise, I mentioned or heard The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram.

One of my favorite books.

That's what I thought.