Taos Pueblo

In Chapter Three of Tao te Ching, Lao-Tzu expresses his wariness for change. He believes that interfering with the present status of the nature can be detrimental to the total well-being of this universe. According to Tzu, this world is operating in a state of balance upon which any action, if not carefully considered, can lead to serious repercussions. An action that can cause a tilt in the normal status of the earth can result into an avalanche of tribulations beyond control. He argues that…

Expectations of Physical Transformation in Declarations of the Perfected In something as fickle as religion it is often one person or one text that can affect a great change. In Daoism in the years 363-370, the change came from Southern China in the form of Yang Xi a Daoist medium in a time where the prominent Celestial Master Daoism had been criticized as having lost its way and used his writing skills to breath new life into it by telling of visits from deities of an upper heaven not yet…

Daoism also known as Taoism is a religion-philosophical tradition and culture which bring an enormous influence to all over the world. Daoism was originally found in the Daodejing which was written by the first philosopher of Chinese Laozi, (Chinese name “Mater Lao” or Old Master) which gave explanation as to the reason of why the central writing of Daodejing was in Chinese.Laozi was well-known as a philosopher and he was worshipped by many Chinese as an imperial ancestor during the period of…

Daodejing by Lao Tzu is the classical Chinese philosophy literature which presented a way of life that intended to restore the harmony and tranquility to a kingdom racked by widespread disorders. This way of thinking was critical of the uncontrolled careless, and dangerousness for rulers to seeking their self and was hateful of social activism based on the type of abstract moralism and mechanical propriety behavior of Confucian ethics. In chapter 72 of Daodejing, Lao Tzu expresses his views on…

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 can be classified as a failure to compromise due to the Pueblo peoples who did not conform to Spanish acts, which then led to a incline in peaceful encounters between the Spanish and Pueblo during the 1700’s. •Juan de Oñate brought about 500 Spanish settlers and 7,000 livestock animals into modern day New Mexico. •Spanish founded their first settlement on July 11, 1598. •Early Spanish settlers had entered New Mexico with the help on the El…

The rabbit hunt is a crucial part of maintaining Ha-lem, the Taos practice of balance and symbiosis between the individual, the community, and the environment (Lujan 32). However, due to the visitors’ distaste, the town of Taos shunts the practice by “[pouring] poison pellets near the big hotels and houses because they wanted no blood thirsty Savages around when [were] in abundance, or because they wanted to control everything” (Mirabal, Skeleton of a Bridge 59). As Whitt says, the tourists must…

Native Americans were great writers and had were very honorable people to one another and their land. Traditional Native stories like “Song of the Sky Loom” by a Tewa Indian, “Sun My Relative” by a Havasupai Indian, and “I Have Killed the Deer” by a Taos Pueblo Indian are very meaningful and are important towards the Indian culture. Because these traditional native stories contribute to the lives of contemporary tribal people, it has a great significance not only to the reader, but to their way…

Royal colony: A royal colony is one ruled over by an official chosen by the monarch in rule, specifically the British crown ruler. Oftentimes, the monarch would only indirectly rule over the colony with direct rule coming from the governor or proprietor. Nonetheless, the monarch still retained the most power since he had the power to elect the governor and overlook his decisions. Many proprietary colonies later became royal colonies after being accrued by the monarch or royal rule. Because of…

half mast at 4:25 p.m. A military funeral was speedily arranged for the great hero of the west. Carson and Josepha were both removed from their graves and taken to Taos in 1869, where they were buried in the cemetery with the rights of the Catholic Church (Carter 283). They had no headstones at their gravesites so in 1908 the Masons of Taos put a simple headstone at his grave as well as a similar one for…

Learn to identify winter constellation and hear the stories of Pueblo mythology. Get to know the miracle of the night sky and the stories she tells. There will also be ample time to enjoy the beauty and relaxed setting of Ghost Ranch.” Longer retreats offered during February include; Women & Silver Retreat: Creating…