People from all around the world go through rites of passage. Some are once-in-a-lifetime events, others happen regularly. These are the moments that form the chapters of our lives, when everything forward is different. In many Native American cultures, the most important rite of passage is a spiritual journey known as a Vision Quest. By listening to traditional Native American stories of Vision Quests, we can better understand history, living cultures, and our own journey in life.
Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”
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The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:03 Initiation Rite of Native American Warriors by Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin
00:10 Bar Mitzvah Ceremony by Eli, licensed under Creative Commons
00:18 The Movings by Louis-Léopold Boilly
00:42 The Medicine Man by Charles Marion Russell
01:31 Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa by George Catlin
01:58 Preparation
02:02 Chippewa Encampment on the Upper Mississippi by Seth Eastman
02:41 Ceremony of the Fasting Woman by Walter McClintock, licensed under Creative Commons
03:14 View from Harney Peak (Black Elk Peak) by Trevor Harmon, licensed under Creative Commons
03:29 The Vision Quest, as told by John Fire Lame Deer, from Native American Myths and Legends by Erdoes and Ortiz
04:10 A Miniature Chieftain by Mary Mapes Dodge
04:24 The Flume, with Suspended Boulder, Near View, by the American Stereoscopic Company
04:53 A Medicine Man Curing a Patient by Seth Eastman
05:09 The Vision Quest, as told by John Fire Lame Deer, from Native American Myths and Legends by Erdoes and Ortiz
05:50 Illustration from the American Museum Journal
06:22 Eagle Feather Fan, Sioux, from the Wyoming State Museum
06:36 Seeking A Vision
06:40 Map of Western New France by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
06:56 Indian Hunter by E. Irving Couse
07:08 Bandolier Bag, Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe), from the Baltimore Museum of Art
07:45 The Sower by Vincent Van Gogh
08:15 Mon-Daw-Min, or, the Origin of Indian Corn, as recorded by H.R. Schoolcraft
08:54 The Wrestlers by François-Louis Schmied
09:28 Wrestlers, third century, Saint-Romain-en-Gal
09:50 Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Gustave Doré
10:24 The Spirit's Gift
10:29 Ojibwe Wigwam at Grand Portage by Eastman Johnson
11:25 Winter Landscape with a Deer by Gustave Courbet
12:14 Illustration from Big Red Barn by Felicia Bond, licensed under Creative Commons
12:38 Still Life with Corn by Charles Ethan Porter
13:12 The Great Sacrifice of the Canadians to Quitchi-Manitou, or, the Great Spirit by Bernard Picart
13:30 Conclusion: The Lifelong Quest
13:36 Winter Camp of the Sioux by W. Herbert Dunton
13:48 The Botanist by Marià Fortuny
14:03 Indians Traveling by Seth Eastman
14:16 Closed Eyes by Odilon Redon
14:41 A Festive Dance by John White
15:03 Study for Indian by Karl Ferdinand Wimar
15:35 Ceres (Allegory of Summer) by Jan Boeckhorst
16:02 Outro
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.