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Mutant Message Down Under
by: Marlo Morgan |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780060926311 ISBN: 0060926317 Label: Perennial Manufacturer: Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: August 02, 1995 Publisher: Perennial Studio: Perennial |
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  - Real Aborigines should aspire to be like the Real People . . .Midway through reading this book, which to me was very readable, I learned about the controversy that has surrounded it. Simultaneously, I was also struck by how similar it was in some ways to the message of the movie, "Avatar". If anything, Ms. Morgan is guilty of simply trying to make the story "too real" by couching it as though she actually did walk across Australia under the direction and tutelage of real "Real People". The unbridled success of "Avatar" demonstrates that an openness to this type of message is broad-based, and Ms. Morgan's story predated that movie by long enough to have "scooped" it if she hadn't run afoul of the Aboriginal sticklers for accuracy. If those Aboriginals who are so upset would look at the history they so fiercely defend, they might also do well to ask what their ancient culture has accomplished in their very long time in existence. Has their culture given rise to a timeless spiritual and holy tradition that lifts people up and will last for many generations to come? Going by what the critics have written, the real Aborigines have never reached the spiritual status of that small isolated tribe that Ms. Morgan called the "Real People". Oh, but the Dumbartung did raise an issue about Aboriginal law, that if men learn "women's business", or women learn "men's business", they should be put to death! Coming from such a human-rights low point, what moral position do they have, that they could criticize someone who portrayed them as so much more? Such a display of incredible barbarism - and what gall they have, that the real Aborigines should be so upset that someone portrayed them as having gotten way beyond such primitive customs, even if only in a fictional story. I guess they are proud to be primitive! After completing the book and studying the controversy surrounding it, I was truly disappointed to learn that the real Aborigines are, apparently, nothing like the ones portrayed in the book, and their culture no more enduring than that of thousands of other cultures, now extinct. The Real People portrayed in the book are so much more interesting and worthy of admiration, IMHO. Rating:  - what a load of horse hockeyI read this book ten years ago and am ashamed to admit it. It was so very obviously a new age fantasy novel masquerading as truth or near-truth, that to finish the entire book was an exercise in self-deceit. Enough reviewers have produced salient points to this effect that I submit this review only to add one more point that has been overlooked by those unfamiliar with its source. Margo Morgan quotes an aboriginal with a sort of poem or statement about clouds and coming and going that is a verbatim plagarism of a mostly obscure poem by Seung Sahn Sunim, a Korean Zen master. It has been ten years, so I won't attempt the quote myself, but the memory of her blatant dishonesty saddens me to this day. Rating:  - Australian AboriginalsAn amazing book that gives great insight to the Aboriginals' way of life and culture Rating: - Great Read! Not for meager minds.The whole time I've been reading this book, I've been so inspired. Especially after just watching Avatar. I think we strayed away from our intended path. To read such a book that takes you to a land of hope, beauty, respect, APPRECIATION and miracles is a breath of fresh air. It's a strong realization that we have relieved our brains of such miraculous feats and strong understanding and put that obligation into the hands of machines. To everyone with a negative feedback...I feel sorry that you cant see light in your dark corner. I'm guessing that you also gave "The Lost Symbol" bad feedback as well. It had small hints of miracles. The way of the Aborigines is comparable to Dr. Solomon's theory of Noetic Science. I'm so frustrated that more people in this world would rather bash something beautiful before they would consider it an enlightenment. If the book carried the label of Non-Fiction, I could see how one would side-note that. However, this is a fictional book. Even if it was non-fictional it is still a beautiful world to live in for the duration of your read. Whether you carry this light with you is your decision. Open your mind people. We are all afraid of what we dont understand. So, what do we do? We kill it. That's nonsense and inhuman. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." ~Albert Einstein Overall: This book is beautiful and brilliant. It will shed light to areas that you have never thought deeply about. (ex. Why do we have birthdays?) If you're in touch with yourself and your thoughts extend further than this earth...you'll highly enjoy this read! Rating: - Mutant Message Down UnderI believe that this story is true story not fiction. It was amazed that aborigines (called real people) kept their natural skills of healings. |
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