I decided to send out a number of links to videos and articles relevant to recent world events.
Noam Chomsky, a famous long-time anarcho-socialist activist, in late November presented his views on the recent election of Barack Obama in a program on 'Democracy Now!' - http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/24/noam_chomsky_what_next_the_elections .
I addressed the election in a previous newsletter ( http://www.untamedlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=393 ) and decided to revisit what I had said almost a year ago. I stand behind my earlier statements.
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson discussed recent government moves to address the financial meltdown -exploring the theme of spending our way to prosperity - http://e.blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip.tv/rss/flash/1536208&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf&feedurl=http://fredpac.blip.tv/rss/flash&brandname=blip.tv&brandlink=http://blip.tv/%3Futm_source%3Dbrandlink&enablejs=true .
The Silver Bear Cafe website has had some interesting articles recently discussing the present economic situation. Here are a few that I have selected....
(1) Wall Street Coup D'Etat by Ceri Shepherd - http://silverbearcafe.com/private/12.08/coup.html
(2) The Predator State by James K. Galbraith - http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/12.08/predator.html
(3) Once in a Century Rip-Off (a video) - http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/12.08/ripoff.html
(4) The Long Emergency (an update) by James Howard Kunstler - http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/12.08/emergency.html
(5) We Beat the Street - Our 2009 Predictions by Roger Wiegand - http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/12.08/beatthestreet.html
Here's a 2006 article from 'Energy Bulletin' by Dmitry Orlov entitled "Closing the 'Collapse Gap': the USSR was Better Prepared for Collapse than the US" - http://energybulletin.net/node/23259 - that is even more relevant today than when it was first released.
A huge power grab is on and its outcome will be the even greater enslavement of the masses.
To counteract this economic tsunami I encourage each individual to pursue self-reliance. The concept of 'voluntary simplicity' will soon be wistfully looked back upon as an ideology of luxury once the new reality of 'struggling to meet basic needs' is upon us.
The zoo-keepers are not looking out for your best interests and I certainly don't recommend the strategy of waiting for their help.
On a different note, I became aware that Bill Maher's feature film 'Religulous' that came out late last year can be seen in full at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1839369108234002661&hl=en .
The movie itself is reasonably good, but what I admire the most is Maher's courage in attacking religion as publicly as he did.
As he states in the film, it is time that those who are non-religious and rational speak out so as to counteract the tyranny of religiosity and stupidity that pervades the planet.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
MovNat, Walking Mountain, Rockwater Farms
I have spent over twenty years developing concepts and methods to effect positive change, as I express on my website ( http://www.untamedlife.com/ ) and in my newsletter.
As a result I have great admiration for others who have similarly pursued such endeavors, particularly when these efforts in some way relate to enhancing natural processes. In what follows I will present three such individuals.
Erwan Le Corre presently lives in France but is a citizen of the world. He has dedicated his energies to exploring many modalities of physical and personal development in order to pursue his passion for natural movement.
His objective throughout this process has been the development of means to enable the human animal to explore its true nature, which he states is "to be strong, healthy, happy and free".
He has synthesized what he has learned and applied to create a process that he has named MovNat. To give a taste of what MovNat is all about, let me present what he says on the homepage of his brand new website ( http://www.movnat.com/ )....
"We live in a zoo.
The “zoo” is a modern, global and growing phenomenon generated by the powerful combination of social conventions, technological environment and commercial pressures. Increasingly disconnected from the natural world and their true nature, zoo humans are suffering physically, mentally and spiritually.
Are you experiencing chronic pains, are you overweight, do you often feel depressed or do you suffer from frequent illnesses and general lack of vitality?
These symptoms indicate that you are experiencing the zoo human syndrome. Modern society conditions us to think that this is normal and unavoidable.
We don’t think so. Our true nature is to be strong, healthy, happy and free. We have designed a complete education system that empowers zoo humans to experience their true nature.
It is called MovNat."
When you take a look at his site, make sure to view the video there to see Erwan personally demonstrating the natural movements that he promotes and teaches. You will also find an article about his work in the upcoming March 2009 USA edition of 'Men's Health' magazine.
Having had the opportunity to communicate on numerous occasions with Erwan for some time now regarding issues related to the theme of untaming, I believe that those of you who are interested in what I have to say will find his methods well worth exploring.
The second person that I would like to bring your attention to is a fellow that I met in November during my visit to Washington state to participate in Frank Forencich's 'Exuberant Animal Summit' (http://www.exuberantanimal.com/). Mick Dodge (aka 'The Barefoot Sensei') was a featured speaker there, and for many of the summit's attendees was its highlight.
Mick is a mountain man, with multigenerational ties to the mountains and forests of the Pacific Northwest. However, he grew up in the military world and himself became a drill sergeant and served in Viet Nam.
Due to effects of this lifestyle he eventually found himself suffering from a variety of problems, particularly foot disorders, which he came to understand were an expression of his disconnection from himself and from the earth.
He learned that the unnatural marching style embraced by the military and the civilized custom of walking with shoes were important aspects of this disconnection and so he removed his footwear and relearned how to walk, and in the process began reconnecting with the earth and thus himself.
Over the few days that I had the opportunity to listen to and speak with Mick, the most important fact that he reminded me of was that, like all organisms, we are interactive expressions of the environments that we live within.
Frank Forencich discusses in his writings how human bodies have, through natural selection, been shaped to enable us to avoid the predation of the large cats that dominated the environment of our earliest human ancestors.
By reconnecting with the earth, in this case by walking barefoot, the earth re-forms us into a more natural version of ourselves, one that is by definition more sensitively connected with the life that is around us. In this manner the earth becomes our teacher.
As Mick says....
"My message is simple:
Grow your neural roots back into earth, awaken your original walk ,manifest your original talk, open your touch, to the earth knowing. "
Mick is one of the initial trainers of Frank's Exuberant Animal approach( http://www.exuberantanimal.com/network/cert_trainers/index.php ) and also provides instruction through his own personally developed methods which can be explored through his 'Walking Mountain' website (where he recounts his personal story on the 'Barefoot Bard' page) - http://www.walkingmountain.org/ .
It was extremely delightful and inspiring to meet Mick, and I was particularly honored when he told me that he makes a point of having those visiting him read my book. I, likewise, invite my readers to find out what he has to offer.
The third individual featured, Jay Carter, is a man whose focus has been on a somewhat 'nonsexy' but vitally important problem - waste management.
As his website (http://www.rockwaterfarms.com/) states....
"Thirty years ago, William Jay Carter IV was inspired to begin the creation of a low impact, environmentally friendly composting process. His dream was a simple system that would clean up all types of waste and in turn produce a nutrient rich soil. Using nature's own patterns, he created a system so unique as to ultimately acquire a US patent for his 'method of composting that utilizes both aerobic and anaerobic processes simultaneously.' The Bio-E, a true bioengine, creates a self-sustaining system that may well hold the answers to many of today's waste management problems."
As someone who is actively exploring permaculture and seeking means to address civilization-induced soil damage, I am very interested in practical and effective methods in this vein.
Jay advises me that he has had to face numerous obstacles along the way in the development of his process but, despite such adversity, he remains determined to relentlessly pursue his dream.
This committed drive to self-expression and self-actualization are central to the process of untaming, a drive possessed by all three of these remarkable individuals.
As Jay quotes from Buckminster Fuller (a very exceptional individual himself - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller ) ....
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
We each have the opportunity to create a new model of ourselves, a model in tune with our own individual true untamed human animal nature. In doing so, in addition to benefiting ourselves, we can present viable attractive options to others who may be interested in exploring such a journey as well.
Those who elect not to transform towards becoming their true selves will, given enough time, be naturally selected to Life's 'obsolete pile'.
As a result I have great admiration for others who have similarly pursued such endeavors, particularly when these efforts in some way relate to enhancing natural processes. In what follows I will present three such individuals.
Erwan Le Corre presently lives in France but is a citizen of the world. He has dedicated his energies to exploring many modalities of physical and personal development in order to pursue his passion for natural movement.
His objective throughout this process has been the development of means to enable the human animal to explore its true nature, which he states is "to be strong, healthy, happy and free".
He has synthesized what he has learned and applied to create a process that he has named MovNat. To give a taste of what MovNat is all about, let me present what he says on the homepage of his brand new website ( http://www.movnat.com/ )....
"We live in a zoo.
The “zoo” is a modern, global and growing phenomenon generated by the powerful combination of social conventions, technological environment and commercial pressures. Increasingly disconnected from the natural world and their true nature, zoo humans are suffering physically, mentally and spiritually.
Are you experiencing chronic pains, are you overweight, do you often feel depressed or do you suffer from frequent illnesses and general lack of vitality?
These symptoms indicate that you are experiencing the zoo human syndrome. Modern society conditions us to think that this is normal and unavoidable.
We don’t think so. Our true nature is to be strong, healthy, happy and free. We have designed a complete education system that empowers zoo humans to experience their true nature.
It is called MovNat."
When you take a look at his site, make sure to view the video there to see Erwan personally demonstrating the natural movements that he promotes and teaches. You will also find an article about his work in the upcoming March 2009 USA edition of 'Men's Health' magazine.
Having had the opportunity to communicate on numerous occasions with Erwan for some time now regarding issues related to the theme of untaming, I believe that those of you who are interested in what I have to say will find his methods well worth exploring.
The second person that I would like to bring your attention to is a fellow that I met in November during my visit to Washington state to participate in Frank Forencich's 'Exuberant Animal Summit' (http://www.exuberantanimal.com/). Mick Dodge (aka 'The Barefoot Sensei') was a featured speaker there, and for many of the summit's attendees was its highlight.
Mick is a mountain man, with multigenerational ties to the mountains and forests of the Pacific Northwest. However, he grew up in the military world and himself became a drill sergeant and served in Viet Nam.
Due to effects of this lifestyle he eventually found himself suffering from a variety of problems, particularly foot disorders, which he came to understand were an expression of his disconnection from himself and from the earth.
He learned that the unnatural marching style embraced by the military and the civilized custom of walking with shoes were important aspects of this disconnection and so he removed his footwear and relearned how to walk, and in the process began reconnecting with the earth and thus himself.
Over the few days that I had the opportunity to listen to and speak with Mick, the most important fact that he reminded me of was that, like all organisms, we are interactive expressions of the environments that we live within.
Frank Forencich discusses in his writings how human bodies have, through natural selection, been shaped to enable us to avoid the predation of the large cats that dominated the environment of our earliest human ancestors.
By reconnecting with the earth, in this case by walking barefoot, the earth re-forms us into a more natural version of ourselves, one that is by definition more sensitively connected with the life that is around us. In this manner the earth becomes our teacher.
As Mick says....
"My message is simple:
Grow your neural roots back into earth, awaken your original walk ,manifest your original talk, open your touch, to the earth knowing. "
Mick is one of the initial trainers of Frank's Exuberant Animal approach( http://www.exuberantanimal.com/network/cert_trainers/index.php ) and also provides instruction through his own personally developed methods which can be explored through his 'Walking Mountain' website (where he recounts his personal story on the 'Barefoot Bard' page) - http://www.walkingmountain.org/ .
It was extremely delightful and inspiring to meet Mick, and I was particularly honored when he told me that he makes a point of having those visiting him read my book. I, likewise, invite my readers to find out what he has to offer.
The third individual featured, Jay Carter, is a man whose focus has been on a somewhat 'nonsexy' but vitally important problem - waste management.
As his website (http://www.rockwaterfarms.com/) states....
"Thirty years ago, William Jay Carter IV was inspired to begin the creation of a low impact, environmentally friendly composting process. His dream was a simple system that would clean up all types of waste and in turn produce a nutrient rich soil. Using nature's own patterns, he created a system so unique as to ultimately acquire a US patent for his 'method of composting that utilizes both aerobic and anaerobic processes simultaneously.' The Bio-E, a true bioengine, creates a self-sustaining system that may well hold the answers to many of today's waste management problems."
As someone who is actively exploring permaculture and seeking means to address civilization-induced soil damage, I am very interested in practical and effective methods in this vein.
Jay advises me that he has had to face numerous obstacles along the way in the development of his process but, despite such adversity, he remains determined to relentlessly pursue his dream.
This committed drive to self-expression and self-actualization are central to the process of untaming, a drive possessed by all three of these remarkable individuals.
As Jay quotes from Buckminster Fuller (a very exceptional individual himself - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller ) ....
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
We each have the opportunity to create a new model of ourselves, a model in tune with our own individual true untamed human animal nature. In doing so, in addition to benefiting ourselves, we can present viable attractive options to others who may be interested in exploring such a journey as well.
Those who elect not to transform towards becoming their true selves will, given enough time, be naturally selected to Life's 'obsolete pile'.
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