"The words which mean ‘drunken’ and ‘dizzy’ are, in the Papago language, sacred and poetic words, for the trance of drunkenness is akin to the trance of vision…
I am sitting and getting drunk
Beautiful songs I shall unfold…
Dizzy women
Are seizing my heart.
Westward they are leading me.
I like it.
One on each side,
They are leading me.
Much dizziness,
Much dizziness
Within me is swelling,
And more and more.
Every which way I am falling."
–Ruth Underhill, "Singing for Power: The Song Magic of the Papago Indians of Southern Arizona" (1938)
About Drew Dellinger
Drew Dellinger, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker, poet, writer, and teacher whose keynotes and poetry performances—which address ecology, justice, cosmology, and connectedness—have inspired minds and hearts around the world. He is also a consultant, filmmaker, and founder of Planetize the Movement.
Dellinger has presented at over 1400 events across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. He has spoken and performed at numerous conferences—including TEDWomen, Bioneers, the Green Festival, the Dream Reborn, and the Parliament of the World’s Religions—as well as colleges and universities, poetry venues, protests, and places of worship.
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