Embracing the Kahankar and the Ahankar: A Reflexive Inquiry into Body, Movement, and Consciousness, Interwoven with the Warli Philosophy

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Creative Arts Educ Ther (2024) 10(1):97–111 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2024/10/6

Embracing the Kahankar and the Ahankar: A Reflexive Inquiry into Body, Movement, and Consciousness, Interwoven with the Warli Philosophy

Abstract

This article aims to deepen the understanding of existential intrasubjectivity and intersubjectivity as they relate to the body, being, and nature, as experienced through the lens of Warli philosophy, particularly the Kahankar and the Ahankar. This reflexive inquiry lies at the intersection of the author’s identity as a researcher, a dance movement therapist, and a spiritual being. The contemplation includes experiencing Nature as a witness, another facet of the Warli conviction of the profound interconnectedness with the natural world, recognizing our inherent composition as part of nature. Another dimension of engaging with this philosophy is through the practice of Authentic Movement, where the imagination, the psyche, and the soul all dance together as they are witnessed nonjudgmentally. I employed an external witness as well as used self-witnessing in the form of an “inner witness.” Lastly, it explores the dance between the body as the storyteller and the consciousness as the affirmer of the spoken word, the truth.

Keywords: Warli philosophy, Authentic Movement, consciousness, nature, cultural identity

摘要

本文旨在通过沃利哲学，特别是从《卡汉卡》和《阿汉卡》的视角，加深对身体、生存和自然界的存在主义中的主体内性和外性的理解。此反思性探究位于作者作为研究者、舞蹈动作治疗师和灵性生物的交叉点。在这沉思中，我以见证者的身份体验大自然。根据瓦利哲学，自然界是紧密联系在一起的，而我们是自然界固有的一部分。透过真实动作 (Authentic Movement) 我从另一个层面探究沃利哲学。在真实动作当中，想象力、心理和灵魂在不加批评的见证下共同起舞。我采用了外部见证者，并以"内在见证者"自我见证。最后，本文探讨身体(作为故事讲述者)与意识(作为言语和真相的证实者)之间的舞蹈。

关键词： 沃利哲学, 真实动作, 意识, 自然界, 文化特性