{"product_id":"snake-talk","title":"Snake Talk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy the renowned author of \u003ci\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRight Story, Wrong Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and First Nations researcher Megan Kelleher, comes this fascinating investigation into the symbol of the serpent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I love this book. Every page is an illumination.' \u003c\/i\u003eBronwyn Bancroft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Serpent in Aboriginal stories is both creator and destroyer, dwelling between physical and spiritual worlds, between story and history, weaving across earth and sky. The Great Dividing Range is the body of the Serpent, but he does not separate us-he brings us together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if this ancient Lore can be found everywhere? What if the stories of the Basilisk, Wyvern, Naga, Quetzalcoatl and many other mythic Serpents also contain the knowledge we need in this moment of crisis?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSnake Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher follow these stories around the world from Kathmandu to Aotearoa, from Mesoamerica to China to northern Europe. They ask how we can align our human gifts with the patterns of creation, seeking answers from makers who pay homage to the Serpent in images and objects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis exhilarating new book-like \u003ci\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRight Story, Wrong Story\u003c\/i\u003e-shines an Indigenous light on contemporary society.\u003ci\u003e Snake Talk\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to see the world through the eye of the Serpent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rich and layered...At a time when our world feels fragile, we sorely need the kind of fresh thinking found in this expansive and visionary book.' \u003cb\u003eReadings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eThis exhilarating new book - like \u003ci\u003eSand Talk \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRight Story, Wrong Story\u003c\/i\u003e - shines an Indigenous light on contemporary society. Snake Talk invites us to see the world through the eye of the Serpent.'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eAustralian Arts Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Tyson Yunkaporta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516758130749,"sku":null,"price":35.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781923058460.jpg?v=1787572186","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/snake-talk","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}