The Japanese nuclear plant crises of 3/11/11, by no means over, invite plenty of discussion about not building more nuclear plants. John Michael Greer ("The Twilight of an Age" episode 138) provides a sane, simple, common-sense alternative to building more nuclear plants in … [Read more...]
To Counter Radiation and Nurture Yourself
March 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I just came across some grounded and beautifully-spirited essays from Dori Midnight, the Midnight Apothecary. They offer recipes, foods, and practices in response to concerns about radiation from the Japan crisis. I learned of these from Rady at Food Freedom, who posted a … [Read more...]
Shaken
March 16, 2011 by 6 Comments
I am feeling shaken. Personally. An earthquake halfway around the planet in Japan may be touching us directly. The butterfly effect, up front and personal. This planet is one organism. If I were to anthropomorphize the planet's activity (which could be as ridiculous as the … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving from the Other Side
November 26, 2010 by 5 Comments
On one side of Thanksgiving, there's the gratitude of desperate pilgrims without sufficient food and resources to make it through the winter — gratitude to the indigenous people for sharing from their store of sustainable sufficiency. On the other side, there's the thanks … [Read more...]
Snow in Seattle
November 22, 2010 by 2 Comments
Robyn and I stepped out of the "little house" this morning to a great surprise - snow overnight! It snowed all day, blanketing the city in magical white. Now, this evening, winds are howling and rocking our "little house" tucked beneath the big conifer in Marita's front … [Read more...]
Taking A Pause in the Pacific Northwest Tour
October 4, 2010 by 1 Comment
October 4, 2010. We're taking a two month hiatus in Seattle while Robyn undergoes treatment for her long-term lyme with a naturopathic physician in Seattle. This naturopathic doctor herself has lyme and specializes in this type of disease. As you can imagine, after twenty … [Read more...]
Darkness and Doomers
May 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
art by Janaia 2009 Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight. ~Joan Chittister, Uncommon Gratitude This quote came from gratefulness.org. Their daily quotes feed my … [Read more...]
A New Measure of Time
May 21, 2010 by 2 Comments
"The feeling of urgency is increasing every day now for me and my close friends/comrades. I find myself with an entirely new gestalt of 'time.' Time is now being measured not by the pulse of the Universe, nor by the Sun and Moon into years, months and days, but into … [Read more...]
Collapse of the Heroic, Rise of an Alternative
April 29, 2010 by 10 Comments
In Sacred Demise: Walking the Spiritual Path of Industrial Civilization's Collapse, Carolyn Baker writes, "If the heroic [myth] is over, then what is the alternative? In a word, surrender." "Surrender" feels like a part of the answer. It invites us beyond the preeminence of … [Read more...]
The Illusion of Freedom
April 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
One of UK author Keith Farnish's Ten Tools of Disconnection used by the system, and one he spoke about in our recent conversation based on his book Time's Up: An uncivilized solution to a global problem, was "Selective Freedom." His example was the selective freedom to vote … [Read more...]
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