This website is a work in progress. I will be updating it and continuing my thoughts on a regular basis as a way of stimulating in others a deeper look at their own heritage and spiritual traditions, pre- the introduction of organised religion. I believe this is essential if we are going to place something more constructive in the place of the colonial culture of consumerism that we all accept as normal, and which is rapidly destroying us.

This is meant as an exploration into a subject that is more dear to my heart than any other: the loss of indigenous ancestral roots and connection with the land of their people. Whilst you might think that this is about some of the many indigenous groups that have a right to complain about the desecration of that link, it is more about the white Caucasian loss of roots that has in my opinion established in the white race a deep disregard for that concept, and denial of any need for its observance in the lives of others, particularly those they have colonised. In fact, most social problems are caused by this lack of understanding about our own needs. We do not see how destructive it has been to ourselves, and have no eyes for the devastation we cause with the expectation that others follow in our footsteps.

 Evidence that other indigenous groups suffer as a result of social disconnection from ancestral ways and land connection is well documented. Somehow we see ourselves as different and don't turn the research on ourselves. The colonial mindset that set Europeans above all else, denigrating other races to sub-human beings somehow insulated us from taking a good hard look at ourselves. The class system within white society had a similar inoculating affect on those that made the social decisions. Looking around at the lot of the lower classes in Britain, only served to convince them that they were a superior breed, rather than help them see the parallels that were already in existence between the working class English and their colonialised counterparts. From the lower class point of view, it was easy to adopt the same view, as those who are below like to make sure there is always someone lower. Indigenous peoples were 'savages'. No critical analysis was done therefore as to the similarity in the states of existence of the two indigenous groups.

For indigenous they were, having their own ancestral connection with the lands of their people. Colonisation affected them in just the same way as it affected and continues to affect other dispossessed people. We were colonised from above. Wave upon wave of invaders stratified British society, placing the victors one above the other, until it was hard to see who were indeed the colonialists. Nevertheless, those in power were always originally from a different ethnic group, without care for the links of those they conquered. It irritates me when I hear people randomly refer to the 'English' with assumptions about degrees of reserve, conservatism, emotional suppression and politeness. What was true for the ruling classes, was totally different for the layers underneath, and still is. They were indeed totally different ethnic groups. The Londoner with their loud talk, easy laugh, casual language cannot be lumped with the ruling classes that set themselves up to be different in order to be superior, but who also came from a completely different country and maintained that as a wedge between themselves and their vanquished underlings. Still as you mix with the various peoples, their different ways and basic nature are obvious.

But layer by layer, we forgot who we were. We forgot our own heritages. We stayed in our classifications, by and large, unable to do otherwise as a result of the system imposed. But that which counted in our health and vibrancy was dropped. IN fact connection to our own ancestors became an embarrassment as many attempted to become 'upwardly mobile' in an attempt to shake the fetters imposed from above. If you can beat the, join them. The final blow was the introduction of Christianity and about this I have a lot to say. 

As I develope this topic, I will break this down into essential losses. There is great room for mourning these but we have to see what we have lost before we can effectively grieve it. Once that has occurred, we have to begin the long road to recovery, if we want to develope a society for the future that has longevity, and depth. There may be many other issue that I have not seen yet. I can only go as far as I have traveled myself. But I have traveled a long way with this, delving into corners of my own psyche as well as the history of my people as close as I can define them. In the end, I have had to rely on intuition. What has 'felt' right has been adopted in my own life.

The issue that I currently deem as important losses are these:

Land as factor in personality formation of people.

Ancestral connections that are embedded in the homeland.

Spiritual Understanding that developed through those links.

Acknowledgement of the landscape, flora and fauna, as interdependent on each other, and vital for our survival. 

The way in which colonialisation destroyed all that and ultimately, resultantly, destroyed the colonialists themselves.

The way in which this is still going on under other guises.

The way in which organised religion became the largest colonial power of all.

 The social deterioration this has caused.

What we can do about it.

Each of these topic will be dealt with separately over time. This is a start.