Running on Empty

ST Frequency — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:53:20 -0700

Across the Southeast, motorists have been running on fumes. The gas shortage afflicting the region is finally showing signs of relief after three long weeks, though supplies will likely remain tight through mid-October.

Voices Against the Bailout

Stephen Hershey — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:25:37 -0700

When the U.S. financial system's $700 billion bailout was still in preliminary stages, protestors gathered on Wall Street to give the government a piece of their mind. Although over 1,000 attended the event, it received very little media coverage.

As the government now owns a large percentage of mortgage-backed securities, they have seized the investments of many middle-class homes while producing funds for indebted corporate giants, destroying the value of the dollar bill. One protestor replied, "They want our money? They can borrow it. With interest."

Podcast Alembic

Andy Warren — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:03:08 -0700

"Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis." ~William A. Ward

CBC Tapestry

Money and the Crisis of Civilization

Charles Eisenstein — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:47:55 -0700

Suppose you give me a million dollars with the instructions, "Invest this profitably, and I'll pay you well." I'm a sharp dresser -- why not? So I go out onto the street and hand out stacks of bills to random passers-by. Ten thousand dollars each. In return, each scribbles out an IOU for $20,000, payable in five years. I come back to you and say, "Look at these IOUs! I have generated a 20% annual return on your investment." You are very pleased, and pay me an enormous commission.

How to Stop a Fascist Shift

Erin Shaw — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:08:36 -0700

In a new video by Conscious Media Network, Naomi Wolf outlines the ten classic steps taken by would-be despots to shut down a democracy. Although America seems to have many of the qualities of a free society, Wolf points that a series of tipping points, starting with invoking an internal and external threat, can lead to an end of democracy as we know it.

Welcome to Camp Mogul

Paul Krassner — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:02:08 -0700

My irreverent friend, Khan Manka, Chairman & CEO of Manka Brothers Studios, had broken his ankle and was afraid he wouldn't be able to attend the 26th annual gathering of the nation's most powerful executives and their trophy wives in Sun Valley, Idaho.

I really wanted to spy on this summer camp for billionaires, so I suggested that Manka get a wheelchair, then I could serve as his official wheelchair pusher, and he immediately went for the idea.

Souldish NYC: October 3-10

Salma — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:34:01 -0700

Greetings New Yorkers,

Here are some deliciously wonderful upcoming events for your first week or so October. I hope you enjoy them as autumn unfolds. And remember to email your events to me: salma(at)souldish.com. For more in-depth listings, subscribe to the Souldish newsletter.

=====Friday, October 3rd=====

Sub Swara :: 032 - Three Year Anniversary with The Bug & Warrior Queen

Meditation for the People

Adam Elenbaas — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:01:01 -0700

The SelfCentered meditation workshop is a brand new, cutting edge workshop that is teaching people to meditate on their own terms, in their own unique way.

Knowledge Reigns Supreme

Propaganda Anonymous — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:01:01 -0700

There is a saying used somewhat frequently in certain circles within Hip-Hop culture. It often comes up during cyphers, collaborative rhyme sessions among groups of MCs. I do not think it was birthed from the vernacular of Hip-Hop per se, but nevertheless it has served as a clarion call for many over the years. This phrase hints towards a form of knowledge transmission that allows cultures like Hip-Hop to survive and thrive. You may have heard it many times before, but much like an Aesop Rock lyric, it hasn’t really percolated your patterns of everyday thought until now.

Game On

Kal Cobalt — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:25:46 -0700

Italian game designers Molleindustria specialize in "Gamevolution," a new underground phenomenon that uses games to address "pressing social needs, and to express our feelings or ideas just as we do in other forms of art."

Mind over Metaphor

Adam Elenbaas — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:45 -0700

When people feel left out of a group or social situation, they often talk about a "cold" feeling, or getting the "cold" shoulder. Other times people talk about sin or wrong-doing as something that feels "dirty," and it is common to suggest that we "wash away" immorality.Artists and writers stuck in a creative block often talk about letting the problem solve itself by "incubating.

Heaven on Earth

Adam Elenbaas — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:02:28 -0700

In the most recent episode of Post-Modern Times, Rabbi Abraham talks about the basic concepts of Kabbalic philosophy and meditation. He discusses the sacred geometry of the Kabbalic human body, the possibilities of global peace, and the illusion of separation currently permeating the planet.

Transmitting the Shrouds of the Dead

Alejandro Jodorowsky — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:16:02 -0700

Duck and Cultivate

Stephen Hershey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:14:13 -0700

The fear of decivilization has been strong for decades, but only recently has the fear turned green. In a recent Alternet article entitled, "Massive Economic Disaster Seems Possible -- Will Survivalists Get the Last Laugh?," Scott Thill discusses the early history of survivalism, its recent focus on community and agriculture, and how this once marginalized group is getting a lot of mainstream attention.

The Stonehenge Clinic

Adam Elenbaas — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:42:05 -0700

Archaelogists Geoffrey Wainwright and Timothy Darvill have discovered new evidence at Stone Henge that could shed light on the use and purpose of the ancient stone circle.

Criminal Cacao

Morgan Maher — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:37:05 -0700

Ron Obadia and Nadine Artemis of Living Libations, a raw chocolate and natural beauty care company, were arrested at the Toronto airport and accused of trafficking two and a half pounds of hashish.

A New Kind of Money to End Money

Sanjay Perera — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:30:38 -0700

Originally published on Reality Sandwich June 10, 2008.

The Age of Water

Charles Eisenstein — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:08:21 -0700

For tens of thousands of years, fire has defined our civilization. It is fire that has allowed us to smelt metals, to purify chemicals, to power cars, trains and airplanes, to pave over the earth and travel to the moon. Without fire there would be no silicon chips, no pharmaceutical drugs, no plastic toys, no guns or bombs, no televisions or computers. Ours is surely an Age of Fire -- an age which is rapidly drawing to a close.

Did Somebody Say Socialism? (No, strangely, nobody said that)

Steven Taylor — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:37:03 -0700

"It seems likely that our rulers will have to make considerable use of falsehood and deception for the benefit of their subjects. We said, I believe, that the use of that sort of thing was in the category of a medicine." --Plato: Republic V:459e

At the End of the Oil Age

Thomas Vaughan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:32:14 -0700

Oil, Smoke, and Mirrors is a bleakly illuminating film that explores the links between 9/11, the "war on terror," and the US government's covert struggle for control of dwindling global oil supply.

Crop Circle Secrets

sati — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:29:33 -0700

Inspired by extraterrestrial life, powerful telepaths, or bored country-side teens, the marketing folks behind the Bons d'Etat company claim to have found the secret origins of crop circles.

Democracy In Action

Alison Levy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:07:21 -0700

Buried Alive in the Desert

Michael Brownstein — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:44:44 -0700

Episode 12 from Must Not Sleep, a new novel which takes place in shamanic space, a realm of shapeshifting and trance.

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Sell Ads for Reality Sandwich

Ken Jordan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:28:27 -0700

Are you an Internet ad sales person, tired of repping only hum drum dating, sports, and gaming sites? Would you like to spice up the mundane grind of your daily sales calls? Well, Reality Sandwich is looking for two or three experienced, professional, commission ad sales representatives to join our team of dedicated evolutionaries. Connect with great people and companies aligned with our social mission while helping your favorite web magazine pay some bills.
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October Surprise

Kal Cobalt — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:08:23 -0700

Professional medium Blossom Goodchild has announced receipt of the cosmic Federation of Light's travel plans through "direct channeling."

The Federation addresses their missive to "leaders, governors, politicians and all people of Earth," and explains that they will be in the neighborhood "for the minimum of three of your twenty four hour periods," beginning October 14 of this year.
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Permaculture Boot Camp

Renee Verdier — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:00:48 -0700

Itching to put a dent in our "hyper-capitalist" society's dominant values of competition, greed, and exploitation? You might be interested in Radical Urban Sustainability Training, or R.U.S.T.
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Souldish NYC: Sept. 25 - Oct. 4

Salma — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:43:58 -0700

For more in-depth listings, subscribe to the Souldish newsletter. Email your events to salma(at)souldish(dot)com.

=====Thursday - 9/25/08=====

Breakbeat Science Presents Shattered

Rennie Pilgrem, Uberzone vs Bassbin Twins, Wavewhore, and DB

(Doors 10pm, $10)
Love
179 Macdougal & 8th St - New York City
http://www.musicislove.net

=====Friday, September 26th=====

Rumi: The Way of Passion with Andrew Harvey
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We Are All Shamans: Interview with Itzhak Beery

Jonathan Phillips — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:07:25 -0700

It’s nearly impossible to talk about shamanism in New York City without bringing up the name Itzhak Beery. Born in Israel, Beery was initiated into the family tradition of a powerful Quechuan Yachak from Ecuador and has studied under the Brazilian elder Ipupiara and Peruvian curandera Cleicha. As a founding member of the NY Shamanic Circle and the NY Annual Shamanic
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Digging For Buddha

Stephen Hershey — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:39:02 -0700

While searching for a mythical, 300-meter-long Buddha statue, archeologists have uncovered part of an equally impressive, 19-meter-long "sleeping Buddha" in central Afghanistan. The search has been inspired by a 7th Centruy Chinese pilgrim who recorded details of the legendary structure while exploring the ancient city of Bamiyan, once a thriving center of Buddhist activity.
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New Event Horizons

Erin Shaw — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:36:03 -0700

A team of astronomers based in the MIT Haystack Observatory created a continent-sized telescope “capable of seeing details more than 1000 times finer than the Hubble Space Telescope.” It was created by combining signals from four radio telescopes spread out in Arizona, California, and Hawaii.
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