babies, babies, babies!
I can't imagine how i/we could be more blessed. I believe that we- our small Family- are really beginning to channel the Old Ways- those that are buried deeply in our universal consciousness. The simple fact that we are all in a daily relationship is unique in my experience. The fact that our situation is unique in this culture is the very sad counterpoint to my joy at experiencing it.
I must say that most of what is occurring is intentional. There are recognizable shortcomings in the lifestyle brought about by the tidal wave of the industrial revolution. Our culture lost the Extended Family model. We lost the Village model. (I think in sociological models, in case you hadn't noticed.) Many, many of us set out in the sixties and seventies with great Hope of making a better world. For a time, that concept was the subject-at-hand. In my tale, Hope sort of peaked with Woodstock and was rudely reminded with Altamont. To me, it is almost as if my play began with those two events. It was a great shock to experience Woodstock first hand and then, while i was still examining my own feelings about it, to be reminded by Altamont that the dark side is eternal as well.
Now I'm very encouraged; watching the babies learn, and the feeling the nurturing environment we're creating. There was a time when i lost my belief that we humans could return to the garden. My own family has actually done it! That's amazing. We have equilibrium here for a fairly extended period of time. That's a serious magic trick.
The next task is Hold the Center. When I'm visualizing the act of Holding Center, I always use surfing, and in the curl as a reference point. I feel like we're caught in a huge rushing vortex of influences, and it takes considerable energy to return to balance once it is lost. I must compliment all of you, my Family, on your extraordinary surfing skill.
We are in the midst of a process unique to humankind- that of Globalization. Everything we do can be considered a seminal act at this moment because we are World Culture in a state of reaction.
I am referring to the type of reaction one observes, for instance, when combining acids and alkalines. This kind of reactive state is local in every sense- every tiny bubble is in a state of reaction, but it is also global- the entire organism is radically affected. This foment in our World Culture produces great opportunity and great danger at the same time.
I must say that most of what is occurring is intentional. There are recognizable shortcomings in the lifestyle brought about by the tidal wave of the industrial revolution. Our culture lost the Extended Family model. We lost the Village model. (I think in sociological models, in case you hadn't noticed.) Many, many of us set out in the sixties and seventies with great Hope of making a better world. For a time, that concept was the subject-at-hand. In my tale, Hope sort of peaked with Woodstock and was rudely reminded with Altamont. To me, it is almost as if my play began with those two events. It was a great shock to experience Woodstock first hand and then, while i was still examining my own feelings about it, to be reminded by Altamont that the dark side is eternal as well.
Now I'm very encouraged; watching the babies learn, and the feeling the nurturing environment we're creating. There was a time when i lost my belief that we humans could return to the garden. My own family has actually done it! That's amazing. We have equilibrium here for a fairly extended period of time. That's a serious magic trick.
The next task is Hold the Center. When I'm visualizing the act of Holding Center, I always use surfing, and in the curl as a reference point. I feel like we're caught in a huge rushing vortex of influences, and it takes considerable energy to return to balance once it is lost. I must compliment all of you, my Family, on your extraordinary surfing skill.
We are in the midst of a process unique to humankind- that of Globalization. Everything we do can be considered a seminal act at this moment because we are World Culture in a state of reaction.
I am referring to the type of reaction one observes, for instance, when combining acids and alkalines. This kind of reactive state is local in every sense- every tiny bubble is in a state of reaction, but it is also global- the entire organism is radically affected. This foment in our World Culture produces great opportunity and great danger at the same time.
When I decided to arrange my own life without depending on an institution or a corporation, I was already conscious that we were in a state of foment. I had been to Berlin, I had observed the tragic consequences of 'Nam, and I had been an active participant in the News Media covering a very dishonest and unscrupulous National Administration. Richard Nixon. J. Edgar Hoover. FBI. CIA. I was also pursuing a personal and earnest self-examination in every sense possible; including analysis and psychotropic drugs. I had quit my last job and decided to interact with the Marketplace directly.
With all this going on, personal defense in the face of the marketplace was a big factor. I chose, and still choose, to be as invisible as possible. I took as another visualization the Ninja way- to become where one is- to blend into the background and only reveal what is essential or beneficial to reveal.
With all this going on, personal defense in the face of the marketplace was a big factor. I chose, and still choose, to be as invisible as possible. I took as another visualization the Ninja way- to become where one is- to blend into the background and only reveal what is essential or beneficial to reveal.
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