tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post1190512737244694820..comments2024-03-24T17:49:05.886-04:00Comments on The Robert Moss BLOG: Healing with twisting, twisting wordsMarcia Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04530003059608361331noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-86123202504979237822014-12-14T15:33:36.122-05:002014-12-14T15:33:36.122-05:00Mokihana, I loved your descriptions of the "p...Mokihana, I loved your descriptions of the "poetic devices" in you Hawaiian culture.It was so Beautiful!!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236903551899576975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-17205553837523598542014-12-14T07:26:18.477-05:002014-12-14T07:26:18.477-05:00Loved this idea. Thanks.Loved this idea. Thanks.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236903551899576975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-11102571056698650682014-12-13T07:50:53.469-05:002014-12-13T07:50:53.469-05:00Your post taps on what the 'poetic devices'...Your post taps on what the 'poetic devices' used in my Hawaiian culture, among them, the layering of meanings (kaona) and the skillful use of song and chant (mele and 'oli) all of which flow like water or lava to move or make new land. "Twisting, twisting" might be like the twist of the first light of the moon ... the Hilo Moon just lit (out of the darkness) inciting both the Ancestors who have turned and those who will turn later.Mokihana Calizarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817711520196161127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-57329155955143013002014-12-07T04:02:46.179-05:002014-12-07T04:02:46.179-05:00Dear Marisa, I mean, among other things, that by d...Dear Marisa, I mean, among other things, that by describing things more creatively we can change the behavior of the body and our experience of the world. This requires "fresh words" that can also help others to see and experience things differently - and will entertain the spirits.Robert Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231870716685877709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925549664214256461.post-82503110120562453782014-12-06T19:25:39.847-05:002014-12-06T19:25:39.847-05:00Nice. I can relate, but can not express in words. ...Nice. I can relate, but can not express in words. I'm not sure if you mean that using our language to express something out of this language can not be... Or do you mean that we need to rearrange words to express differently and bring along change. Whatever you mean, your words made my heart smile. :)Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16783417646738712376noreply@blogger.com