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Title: Human Domestication: Sickness of Seperation Author: Griffin Language: en Topics: anti-civ, primitivist Source: Retrieved on 1 January 2004 from http://www.rewild.org/humandomestication.htm
Domestication is the systematic process of removing a plant or animal
from the rhythms & cycles of the natural world. Domesticated beings
exist in an environment created & controlled by the human species &
function for the sole benefit of human endeavors. The human animal is
just as much a part of the circle of life as any other mammal & to be
removed from this circle creates a climate of perpetual stress. The
effects of a stark disconnection from nature can be observed in zoo
animals & pets, manifesting as neurosis, depression, anxiety, apathy,
codependence & a host of other psychological reactions to an unhealthy
environment.
In the tigress pacing her cage we see our reflection.
Fortunately, humans have not lived this way long enough to become
genetically adapted to it. Our place for countless generations has been
as close to the earth as we can be. Even as agriculture drew us slowly
from our trust in the bounty of the Mother, & temporarily allowed our
populations to swell beyond carrying capacity, we still retained a
diminishing connection with the cycles of wildness. It is only very
recently in human history that the break from nature has become so
complete. Industrial manufacturing & monoculture farming have become our
surrogate Mother.
Each one of us is a wild animal suffering, isolated from our true
livelihoods & homes in the arms of our true Mother. Our civilized
conditioning makes us dependent & weak but we still yearn for the
freedom of wildness & the deep satisfaction of living out our feral
destinies as a part of the community of life. What we are trying to
create is an environment conducive to healing from our self-perpetuated
domestication:
dependence on civilization & put new trust in the Land to provide for
us.
that make civilized life bearable.
honor & respect.
lushness of life.
domestication & live in balance as our ancestors once did.
We are born wild. It takes years of socializing to subdue the power &
beauty of a child’s primal instincts. This process is reversible. It is
possible to become feral by overcoming the numbness of the civilized
condition & become fully human. We can be wild again.