Tag Archives: Handsome Lake

ghost dance: jackie wilson says

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Dave

Ghost dances and cargo cults. They are deeply embedded within the American narrative. In times of stress there is both a wariness and susceptibility to prophets, from the authentic to the snake oil salespeople. An earthly paradise beckons, and America … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Alice Kehoe, Buffalo Bill Cody, Ghost Dance movement, Handsome Lake, Indian Rebellion Wounded Knee, John Sloan, John Sloan art, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Sitting Bull and Custard, Sitting Bull Sioux, The Ghost Dance, William F. Cody, Wounded Knee Massacre, Wovoka, Wovoka jack Wilson | Leave a comment

ghost dance: shaman on the plains

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Dave

Millennial cults. America has always been ready in times of stress to look for prophets, especially those not immune to the temptations of an earthly paradise. Whether from Handsome Lake, the Maharishi Yoga, or the many Teachers of Righteousness of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Antonin Artaud, Code of Handsome Lake, Ghost Dance of the Plains Indians, Handsome Lake, Jack Wilson Wovoka, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Robbie Robertson, Thomas Jefferson, Wounded Knee Massacre | Leave a comment

cargo cults and ghost dance

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Dave

In times of stress keep a wary eye on the prophets of an earthly paradise: Handsome Lake, Mohammed, Lenin types, or various Teachers of Righteousness. America is always ready for any millennial cult… A millenarian movement that was completely different- … Continue reading →