(Revisiting) The Syntax of Sorcery: An Interview with Tom Robbins
Most apocalyptic noise appears to be wishful thinking on the part of people who find life too messy for comfort, let alone for serenity and mirth. The truth, from my perspective, is that the world, indeed, is ending — and is also being reborn.
What Is Sandy Telling Us? A Talk with John Perkins
"Mother Earth is sending us messages," says bestselling author and shamanic initiate John Perkins in this discussion about hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. Is Sandy an isolated, freak weather event, as much mainstream media coverage would have you believe, or is it something more?
The Incorruptibles: A Requiem for Civilization
From
the oil shocks of the 1970s to the savings & loan crisis of the 1980s,
the dotcom bubble of the 1990s, and today's mortgage meltdown,
systemic crises are larger, more devastating, longer lasting, and closer
together, and our so-called leaders are in denial.
Anger is an Energy
Go to the window and look out at your street. Imagine the
alternatives to what you're seeing; where did the materials out there come from,
how could the ecology that created them and the people who made them be treated
better? How could the resources you're seeing be used more positively? Are you really
getting the most out of your time here?
2012: Tilt — Game Over or Game On?
The
good times were behind us and we did it to ourselves: no one was to blame. Even
if culprits to this chaos could be identified, they were dead. The bullets and
bunkers and bank holdings did not save them for long. These previous symbols of
wealth proved totally worthless and non-negotiable for the one thing they
couldn't buy from the hard-working, country-dwelling, "pagans": food.
Prelude to the Noosphere: Report and a Vision
To change
our consciousness, to take advantage of the ascent that continues to occur even
in the darkest hour of planetary crisis, we need only realize the example of
the whole Earth, the Earth we see from outer space. This is the place to begin,
for this is not only where we are, but who we are.
Glory in the Highest (Part Two)
I'm arguing against the grain, compiling evidence that the cynics' hypothesis is a delusion. I'm insisting that we are not pitiable actors in the most hellish chapter in history. I'm even inclined to entertain the possibility that the re…
Who You Going to Call?: People and Possibilities in the Coming Collapse
Regardless of the drag of the day-to-day chains of obligation typical of the western lifestyle, we're capable of making ready for the fast approaching day when those chains break irrevocably, clearing the decks on our own terms, and acting rather than merely reacting. But it can only happen if we work together.
The Oracle and the Smoking Mirror
I take a deep breath and ask my question out loud: At what crossroads does our global civilization stand now, and in what direction does good fortune lie? A rare thunderstorm shatters the Oregon twilight. The lights blink off on off on. I shake the coins, drop them, count them, six times. The squall passes on to the next valley. The Oracle speaks.
Cognition Factor
Mike Kawitzky's Cognition Factor offers up a kaleidoscopic field of cyberpunk 3-D imagery while asking the most pressing questions we face today. See the RS screening at the Wild Project this Sunday in NYC. [Trailer]