Week 9: Future of Spirit Realm Studies -Brittany Carlson
In
preparation for this week’s discussions, we read “Tarot Cards: The Fool, The
Lecher, and The Adoptee” from the Open in
Emergency box and “Connected: Indigenous Spirituality as Resistance in the
Classroom” by Eric Ritskes. The Fool tarot card from the Open in Emergency box represents the readiness to begin a new
journey and to leave behind the past in exchange for the chance of a brighter
future. This can relate to the theme of the week because the introduction of
Spirit Realm Studies into academics may signal a positive change for the future
of the academy. The Lecher tarot card from the Open in Emergency box represents a destructive entity but one that
is close to you. This can relate to the theme of the week because in trying to
advance the introduction of Spirit Realm Studies into classrooms, advocates
from field of study may be met with opposition from an oppressive yet
well-known entity: the academy. The Adoptee tarot card from the Open in Emergency box can be used to
represent a signal of war. This can relate to the theme of the week because
there may be a war within the academy to further advocate for the teaching of
Spirit Realm Studies in the classroom. In “Connected: Indigenous Spirituality
as Resistance in the Classroom,” Eric Ritskes explains that the emergence of
this Spirit Realm Studies comes from the need to address the suppression of
student access to information that is important in their acquisition of a
holistic education experience and identifies the misrepresentation that Western
academia portrays regarding the teaching of Spirit Realm Studies. This relates
to the theme of the week because it shows the possible consequences of Western
control on the perception of the Spirit Realm which will impact the future of
Spirit Realm Studies. I find the topic of this week particularly interesting
because I hope that in the future, Spirit Realm Studies will be a more widely
taught subject but at the same time, I fear that it may be misrepresented due
to the controls and regulations that may end up being imposed on the topic.
Question:
How do you think that Spirit Realm Studies will be taught in the future of the
academy?
Literature
Cited:
Open
in Emergency. “Tarot Cards: The Fool, The Lecher, and The Adoptee.”
Eric
Ritskes. “Connected: Indigenous Spirituality as Resistance in the Classroom.”
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