Since the beginning of time, human beings have told the story of their own beginning, and of the origins of the four directions, the heavens,the God-People, the earth, and all its creatures. The Navajo People tell a story of great psychological power and depth.First recorded by 19th century ethnographers, the Navajo Creation story is here interpreted as an epic-length poem.Jabez L. Van Cleef has written poetic versions of spiritual texts from all of the world's great religious traditions. His voice in dramatic readings explores the fine distinctions between metered prose and music, by creating a spoken word sound environment that lulls the listener into a state of profound receptivity.
Episode 16 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo Creation Story, focusing on Coyote's role in causing the flood and the people's glimpse into the afterlife after the death of one of the twins.
15 Feb 2007
Episode 15 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
Jabez L. Van Cleef narrates a poetic interpretation of the Navajo creation story, focusing on themes of mortality and the departure from an island setting.
14 Feb 2007
Episode 14 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
Jabez L. Van Cleef narrates a poetic retelling of the Navajo creation story, focusing on Badger's role in helping people reach the fifth world, offering listeners a glimpse into indigenous mythology.
13 Feb 2007
Episode 13 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode recounts the Navajo Creation Story, detailing how an Old Man, a Young Man, and a Locust plant reeds that lift people away from rising waters, illustrating themes of escape and new beginnings.
12 Feb 2007
Episode 12 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo creation story, detailing a peaceful world disrupted by chaos, floods, and the people's desperate attempt to escape.
11 Feb 2007
Episode 11 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
Jabez L. Van Cleef narrates a poetic rendition of the Navajo Creation Story, focusing on the kidnapping of two girls by Big Water Creature and Coyote's trickery.
10 Feb 2007
Episode 10 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
Jabez L. Van Cleef narrates a poetic retelling of the Navajo creation story, exploring the separation of men and women and their eventual reconciliation.
9 Feb 2007
Episode 9 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo Creation Story, detailing the prosperity of the people, the naming of the four directions, and the separation of men and women after a significant argument.
8 Feb 2007
Episode 8 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo creation story, detailing First Woman's creation of genitalia and the subsequent birth of Coyote and Badger, illustrating the origins of life.
7 Feb 2007
Episode 7 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
Jabez L. Van Cleef narrates a poetic rendition of the Navajo creation story, detailing how First Man and First Woman's descendants learn essential skills and interact with the Mirage People.
6 Feb 2007
Episode 6 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
Jabez L. Van Cleef narrates the Navajo creation story, detailing the emergence of First Man and First Woman in the fourth world through a sacred Dancing Ceremony.
5 Feb 2007
Episode 5 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo creation story, focusing on the air spirit people's arrival in the fourth world and their decision to settle down and cultivate the soil.
4 Feb 2007
Episode 4 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the fourth chapter of the Navajo Creation Story, detailing the air spirit people's arrival in the yellow third world and their subsequent conflict with the locust-people.
3 Feb 2007
Episode 3 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo Creation Story's third chapter, detailing the air spirit people's arrival in the blue second world and their subsequent betrayal of the swallow-people.
2 Feb 2007
Episode 2 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo Creation Story, detailing how the air spirit people's actions lead to their expulsion from the first world and the subsequent great flood.
1 Feb 2007
Episode 1 - All Is Beautiful: The Navajo Creation Story
This episode explores the Navajo Creation Story, focusing on the Air Spirit people's search in the First World and their discovery of the chiefs' names in the four directions.
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