Entheo:Genesis : awakening the divine within
(Video)

This DVD includes: 2 feature films, DVD extras, interactive menus.

Entheo:Genesis : awakening the divine within: In an attempt to answer the question of how a renewal of ancient initiatory rights of passage might alleviate our ecological crisis, this film examines the re-emergence of archaic techniques of ecstasy in the modern world by weaving a synthesis of ecological and evolutionary awareness, electronic dance culture, and current pharmacological re-evaluation of entheogenic compounds. Whithin a narrative framework that imagines consciousness itself to be evolving, Entheo:Genesis documents the emergence of techno-shamanism in the post-modern world that frames the following questions: How can a renewal of ancient initiatory rites of passage alleviate our ecological crisis? What do trance dancing and festivals celebrating unbridled artistic expression speak to in our collective psyche? How do we re-invent ourselves in a disenchanted world from which God has long ago withdrawn? (70 min.)

Spirits for sale: When Annika got a sacred eagle feather from a Native American visiting Sweden she realized that it was a very sacred object that should probably not be in her hands. What was she supposed to do with it? Should she return it? And if so, to whom? Her quest to find the right owner took her deep into Indian communities, where she learned about the anger, sadness, and hopes of traditional Natives. Beautifully crafted and filmed, Spirits for Sale explores both sides of an unlikely battleground between Europeans staging traditional ceremonies for which they charge people to attend, and Indian people struggling to hold on to their culture at all costs. (58 min.)

DVD format.