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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

To witness Joy Harjo speak of “the whole of time” is to feel the linear clock crack open and spill stardust on your lap. This isn’t just memory—it’s time travel through touch, a sacred relay between womb and ancestor, dream and dirt.

That 200-year present? It’s not a thought exercise. It’s a medicine ceremony for our chronically dislocated spirits. We’ve been trapped in the tyranny of the immediate for too long—scrolling, sprinting, reacting like our ancestors weren’t watching and our descendants aren’t whispering from the future.

Harjo doesn’t just remind us we come from somewhere. She reminds us we stretch. Across generations. Across blood and breath. Across songs we didn’t write but somehow remember.

This isn’t nostalgia. It’s orientation. It's how we walk forward without forgetting the sacred behind us.

Gratitude to On Being for building portals instead of platforms. And to Joy—for calling us home without ever raising her voice.

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Meyer Lemon Marmalade's avatar

Thank you Krista and Joy!

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MIchael Tscheu's avatar

Reminds me of the distinction of time made by the early Greeks: Kronos (linear) and Kairos (heart).

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Elsa Morrison's avatar

Joy Harmony is a treasure.

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Eva Yaa Asantewaa's avatar

Oh, that saxophone poem!!!

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Nancy Vernon Kelly's avatar

This whole experience has been a lifesaver in a dangerous time. The timing has been so perfect. Thankful there’s still one more session! Makes me smile as I’d thought there were only six!

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Kathleen Mast's avatar

This is a transformational view . Thank you for this perspective to view life.

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Aneesah McNamee's avatar

Wow!! Thank you so much, Joy Harjo!

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Bern's avatar

Thank you

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