The Guardians of the Sacred Fire: The Clan Mothers and the Spirit of Orenda at OmOrenda.space

Photo by Chris Kendall on Unsplash (Open Source Stock) In the deep forests of North America’s Eastern Woodlands, centuries before modern political philosophy was drafted on parchment, the six nations…

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The Inverted Pyramid: How Blackfoot Wisdom Inspired (and Transcends) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Photo by Bailey Zindel on Unsplash (Open Source Stock) In the summer of 1938, psychologist Abraham Maslow spent six weeks living among the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation in Alberta, Canada. Observing…

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The Little Man Inside Your Brain: Understanding the Cortical Homunculus (and Why the Jaw Is So Huge)

Credit: 3D Sensory Homunculus model based on the neural mapping of Dr. Wilder Penfield & Theodore Rasmussen (Montreal Neurological Institute). Exhibit on display at the Natural History Museum, London. If…

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