The Plastique Sea Barge Tribe. New Myth 26 by Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://wp.me/p14SHM-GC An ironic twist to the localization movement throughout Cascadia, the Plastique Sea is a moving permaculture experiment, a bobbing and rolling decentralized government with a flag and a rowdy group chant. SeaOccupy? The Plastique Sea Barge Tribe is another example of community initiation in the post-Transition era. “How do we make our share of Cascadian Barterbucks?” 38225
“Shapeshift Threshold Reverie”. Interview with Maila T. Davenport PhD, AltarPlaces.org, Portland. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://planetshifter.com/node/2040 – excerpt – “I am so pleased that people are bringing story and myth back into active culture – they have been stowed away on dusty library bookshelves for too long! We live in a world whirling in story, and most often anymore they are held in a solitary word – word as hologram, code, oral image. Who says we no longer use pictographs?” MD 37779
The Cascadia Funnel and the Last 3 Eras on Earth.New Myth 25 by Willi Paul, openmythsource.com “To our ancient ancestors, the end of the great cycle was for all intents and purposes, the end of time. Astronomers and sages throughout history could only dream of being alive at this time….” — Scott Lampman, writing in New Global Mythology Group * * * * * * * Verg Han has a perplexed look on his face as he returns to his sleepy daughter and their home made yurt from his regular community elders meeting. … Continued
Journey to Cascadia: Building a New Global Mythology. For 2012 Study of Myth Symposium Work Shop, Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://wp.me/s14SHM-2584 “The New Global Mythology model is supported by mythic elements from rock music, permaculture, the Transition movement, localization and dark green religion – and the support of the Sacred that comes with them. Whether or not the Cascadian Myths are “positive” or “negative”, it is clear that these are critical lessons from present conditions on Earth and reveal an honest & realistic vision of the future.” 36000
Permaculture and the Bios Factory (A Transition Buckle) New Myth 24 by Willi Paul,openmythsource.com The Cascadia Tribal Council began transforming the broke and broken rural prison system into the Permaculture Bios System soon after WA, OR and NorCal left the United States for independence. The leaders designed a way to not simply let all of the inmates go free but to offer them a valuable transition and survival course as a re-entry into the post-carbon landscape. Cascadia choose rural prisons first because urban jails did not have the land required to teach permaculture … Continued
Transition Man. Interview with John Steere, Environmental Alchemist / Planner by Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine http://planetshifter.com/node/2030 “The 37’ goodwill wind mill swirls, scoops and directs concentrated dirty air from the East Bay Tribal zone into the interconnected bowels of Che-Lou’s Air Purification Machine. Grey water circulates and filters the air, powered by the battery house. Che-Lou cleans the unfiltered residue from wing #5 to make printing ink for the community paper. At the base of wing #6 the so-called gold soil dumps out of the system at the rate of 2 … Continued
Mythic Sound Ring – Solar Flare Journey New Myth 22 by Willi Paul, openmythsource.com Checkout the Video Checkout the Video 33542
AppleSeed Permaculture’s New Land Managers Program. Interview with Dyami Nason-Regan and Ethan Roland by Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange http://planetshifter.com/node/2025 “We build symbiotic relationships that put people on the land and generate multiple forms of capital for everyone involved. Land managers will receive compensation for their services, and land owners will achieve returns on their investments in financial, material, living, social, or cultural forms of capital. We are building this match-making service to meet the parallel unmet needs we’ve encountered among our design clients, our students, and our colleagues in the permaculture and … Continued
Noah’s honey rust fortress (“junk yard permaculture”). New Myth #21 by Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://wp.me/p14SHM-Ez “Have you ever sat near a roaring brook and felt refreshed, been cheered by the vibrant song of a thrush or renewed by a sea breeze? Does a wildflower’s fragrance bring you joy, a whale or snow-capped peak charge your senses? You did not take a class to learn to feel these innate joys. We are born with them. As natural beings, that is how we are designed to know life and our life. Dramatically, … Continued
SoundSourcing: Building the New Permaculture – based Mythology Video / SoundScape by Willi Paul, openmythsource.com html | video “I have long believed that Humanity needs New Culture and to have that We have to have new myths. Myths rich in Truth as well as mystery. We have an advantage in this undertaking because of what We know of the past and Our World today. So much that We can speculate well on possibilities and potentials of Truth…as We make these Ours in Our Times. Myths can strengthen Us, by inspiring Us, in Our Quest to become More … Continued