Reflections

For personal reflections on experiences with Occupy.

Mythologists, Mystics & Magicians in Transition: 18 Interviews from the PlanetShifter.com Magazine Reservoir 2010 – 2011. Source Directory #3 by Willi Paul

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Mythologists, Mystics & Magicians in Transition: 18 Interviews from the PlanetShifter.com Magazine Reservoir 2010 – 2011.  Source Directory #3 by Willi Paul http://communityalchemy.com/3M/3M.pdf “Myth” is a verb, not a noun. It’s an activity. I think myth is hard to pin down but the way that we read our collective history today, the way we understand human culture, myth is at the center. You don’t have human beings and human consciousness without myth-making.” Mythologist Catherine Svehla, Joshua Tree, CA 32034

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sound symbols, archetypes & the power of myth: an alchemic journey with Nature begins By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com

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sound symbols, archetypes & the power of myth: an alchemic journey with Nature begins By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://wp.me/p14SHM-DU   – excerpt – If we can get the power of myth from storytellers and the printed page, then why not from soundscapes? – how to interpret an integrated set of sound symbols as a myth? – sound symbols or textures connected to memories and new feelings, please – not like songs – like meditations – what is a mythic experience? – requires a new language, code, key – silence is … Continued

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Alan Blueford’s Family at the Oakland City Council Meeting on 5/15/12 – Photos

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Alan Blueford’s Family at the Oakland City Council Meeting on Tuesday May 15, 2012 – Photos “Justice for Alan!” and for all those murdered by the killer cops at the Oakland Police Department. As one of the Alan’s relatives said, people in the community are afraid to speak up because they fear what the Police would do. Deeply sad to know that the ones that are there to serve us and protect us, and paid by our taxes, are the ones inflicting pain and loss of human life in the … Continued

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Who Is Oakland: Anti-Oppression Activism, the Politics of Safety, and State Co-optation

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ESCALATING IDENTITY Who Is Oakland: Anti-Oppression Activism, the Politics of Safety, and State Co-optation by CROATOAN Read the full pamphlet here (10k words). Synopsis below: This pamphlet – written by a group of people of color, women, and queers – is offered in deep solidarity with anyone committed to ending oppression and exploitation materially. It is a critique of dominant forms of identity-based activism in the Bay Area and beyond, from privilege theory to contemporary interpretations of the legacy of decolonization and national liberation struggles. The pamphlet addresses the institutional … Continued

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Isaiah’s Temple and the Transitionites. New Myth 20. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com

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 Isaiah’s Temple and the Transitionites. New Myth 20. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com – excerpt – The new hot pools and food forest at the The Pulgas Water Temple are symbols of unity and a spa for transitionites, and friends in the Light Network. The spa and governance center is for community transmutation work and wisdom sharing for the 8 Tribes. The site has been transformed by solar panel arrays and multiple layers of food forests, semi-wild geese and compost heaps. Permaculture designers integrate land, water, sky and plant life as … Continued

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Post May Day Self-Care Tip #2

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For  individual or group trauma support, mediations and anti-oppression advocacy, please contact Safer Spaces: Tel: (510) 502-9466 Email:saferspaces@occupyoakland.org Healing can take place in the form of reconnecting with Mother Earth. It can be little steps like birdwatching, hiking, going to the beach or eating freshly picked berries. Ask your five senses what do I see, hear, taste, touch, smell? Have you tried gardening? Or are you already a gardener? What does your body, mind and soul experience when you dig that dirt, plant the seed, water, trim the weeds, ask … Continued

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Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

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Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine     Soul Ecologist Catherine Walker, Sonoma, CA Elizabeth Slate, Founder of The Alchemical Nursery, Syracuse, NY Author Rachel Kaplan K.Ruby Blume – The Institute of Urban Homesteading Maddy Harland, Editorial Director – Permaculture Magazine Starhawk: Community Permaculture and the Sacred Seeds Lisa M. Fernandes, portlandmainepermaculture.com Author, Healer Alanna Moore, geomantica.com Geomancy: Sabine Engelhardt Zagreb, Croatia Raven Gray, Transitions US, NorCal Dayna Baumeister, Ph.D. – biomimicryguild.com “I am Turtle … Continued

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The Youth and Elders Project. Interview with Co-Leader Erik Van Lennep by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

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The Youth and Elders Project. Interview with Co-Leader Erik Van Lennep by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine http://planetshifter.com/node/2012 “Reaffirming our commitment to work through the heart, we also affirm the ability to learn from everyone, and to share what useful knowledge and experience each of us has to offer. This is not about age, it’s about being human.” 28424

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Seeds & Ladders. A Conversation with Permaculture Designer Jenny Pell, Pacific Northwest. By Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange

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Seeds & Ladders. A Conversation with Permaculture Designer Jenny Pell, Pacific Northwest. By Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange   http://planetshifter.com/node/2007   “Another metaphor that I use a lot is one of abundance and how can you expect the table to be full and abundant if you don’t bring something to the table? People in our culture have a bad habit of filling up at the table where someone else planted, harvested, and cooked the food, eating more than their fill, and then walking away without doing the dishes! You need to … Continued

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