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The 2013 ritual rebuilding of the Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan<\/p>\n
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Active Hope <\/em>helped me to understand that building trust is key to action.\u00a0 One must find strength from others to become an active participant in the greater rhythm of the earth. \u00a0Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone define active hope as a practice that \u201clike tai chi or gardening, is about something we do<\/em> rather than have<\/em>\u201d (3). \u00a0Instead of an endpoint, active hope is a process that involves contemplation, renewal, and empowerment.\u00a0 By trusting the \u201cspiral of the work that reconnects,\u201d we can understand that \u201cwe are larger, stronger, deeper, and more creative than we have been brought up to believe\u201d (Macy and Johnstone 37).\u00a0 We must remind ourselves that we are a part of the whole; a system that is in constant evolution and continuous movement.\u00a0 Humans are like soon-to-be heroes at the beginning of an adventure story; we do not realize the great power we contain inside ourselves or the power of the support networks surrounding us.\u00a0 As Active Hope<\/em> describes, the lesson of King Arthur\u2019s sword teaches us that we need only to recognize and draw upon the strength of our ancestors and the community around us to begin our journey.<\/p>\n Reading Active Hope <\/em>caused me to make interdisciplinary connections to my architecture history class and other aspects of my life.\u00a0 In Arch350, I recently learned about the Ise Shrine, a Japanese shrine that involves contemplation through the ritual process of rebuilding and draws from the past to integrate communities in the present.\u00a0 The Ise Shrine is a Shinto shrine from Mie Prefecture, Japan, that was first constructed in 4 BCE.\u00a0 While most architecture focuses on permanence and resilience, the Ise Shrine emphasizes ritual in the cycle of rebuilding.\u00a0 Every twenty years, people work together using traditional manual labor methods to rebuild the shrine.\u00a0 The ritual process of rebuilding both renews community and spiritual bonds, while keeping old traditions alive.\u00a0 The Ise Shrine represents the ideals that Active Hope<\/em> suggests we must strive for as we move forward in the Anthropocene. \u00a0By recognizing the support of ancestors and community, the shrine is working towards a strong, resilient community with a \u201cteam spirit\u201d mentality. Unlike many famous architectural feats from history, the Ise shrine is part of a living cycle that continues to adapt and bring people together to experience ritual and cultural renewal.<\/p>\n Learning about the Ise Shrine, I imagine a future in which the energy and significance of traditional rituals is harnessed to protect the earth system. \u00a0Neighborhoods could hold a community event to which everyone could contribute, similar to the ladybug in Wallingford (Seattle), but instead of merely painting an intersection, the community might organize and host a sustainability project. Through contemplation, people could learn to trust themselves and their capability to work together to search for sustainable solutions.\u00a0 Receiving from the past, we could learn to give to the future in a spiral of active hope.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Works Cited:<\/p>\n Breen, John. Digital image. The Japan Society<\/em>. N.p., June-July 2015. Web. 14 Dec. 2017.<\/p>\n Macy, Joanna, and Chris Johnstone. Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We\u2019re in without\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Going Crazy<\/em>. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2012. 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