Loved to read this article on dream sharing, and the way that dreams are conceived of by the Ongees of the Andaman Islands from the Bay of Bengal:
To talk about the dreams and sing about the past makes a good spider web that connects all the open space to catch its food—it is a weave with all the lines woven well to let the spider know what is caught where. We, in remembering and dreaming, make a web for all individuals to gain.
The Spider holds a Silver Ball
In unperceived Hands—
And dancing softly to Himself
His Yarn of Pearl—unwinds—
He plies from nought to nought—
In unsubstantial Trade—
Supplants our Tapestries with His—
In half the period—
An Hour to rear supreme
His Continents of Light—
Then dangle from the Housewife's
Broom—
His Boundaries—forgot—
Original manuscript for “The Spider holds a silver ball…”, Source.
I'm a big fan of commonplace books. :) https://howaboutthis.substack.com/p/the-knowledge-that-wont-fit-inside
O I love this! Thanks for sharing, can't wait to read more--I'm glad that commonplacing has a persistent following.