Originally Posted by A'isha Azar

Dear Gang,
I am reminded of an archeologist ( can't remember his name right now) who was talking about certain metaphysical groups who always want to give credit for the building of the pyramids to either space aliens or the use of heavy duty magic. What he said was that in not giving due credit to normal human beings for both conceiving of the idea of pyramids and actually building them, that they are greatly denigrating the human soul, heart and mind. These structures were built by humans, for the very human need and purpose of achieving something lasting, either in the form of the structure itself, or in the preservation of the human body and soul.
I feel that the dance is has everything to do with this same kind of humanness. Yes it touches our souls and hearts, but it is an incredibly human form of expression, and has little or nothing to do with godliness. The things that it expresses are human things. Can that not be sufficient and complete in itself? Humans are sublime creatures and why not celebrate that?
Regards,
A'isha