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Methodological Travails: A Taling Allan Parsons May 2015 Language Lingua franca Power Hegemony Globalisation Language as a spatial practice [Sub-theme: communication is not transparent] Language Familiarity Homely Heimlich Community Ethnos Un-Homely Nation Un-Heimlich Sub-theme: the ethno-nation is not the political nation-state Language Tradition Culture Convention Other traditions, Other conventions vastu shastra the sacred space system from the Vedic tradition in India feng shui the Chinese system of placement for homes and other buildings which is derived from vastu shastra wabi sabi the Japanese aesthetic philosophy that values elegance, beauty, serenity, simplicity, a meditative quality, and appreciation of, and connection with, nature wu wei the Taoist practice based on the ability to intuit placement that creates a good flow of energy and is in alignment with the Tao. 'universal life energy' or ‘cosmic energies’ prana ch’i qi ki Life – Energy - Spirit The new materialism: rhizomaticity Life Energy Spirit Flow Flow Deleuze and Guattari’s ecophilosophy Flow of energy Flow of spirit Narrative flow The performative 'impermanence' or 'conditionality' The sacred Diagram Mandala Yantra Much of Tantra is concerned with worship in a ritualistic form, using the three basic tools of mantra, yantra and mandala. Sub-theme: ritualistic performance as kind of performativity Vastu Shastra Vastu Shastra Yantra The word 'yantra' means 'instrument, 'machine', 'apparatus', or 'implement'. A yantra is the yogic equivalent of the Buddhist mandala. According to Tantra, the human being is a miniature universe.
