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Inception: Your Mind is the Scene of the Crime

Steven Taylor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:22:22 -0700

In the green old days, before the now-compulsory, web-based confession apparatus sucked out everybody's brain, if you wanted to be in a band, you put an ad in the classified section of the hippest rag in your area -- something along the lines of: "Guitarist seeks originals band. Influences: Böwie meets Mötörhead meets Yökö."

The Fourth Principle: Comunalidad

Jaime Martínez — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:36:02 -0700

This article originally appeared in the anthology "New World of Indigenous Resistance: Noam Chomsky and Voices from North, South, and Central America," edited by Lois Meyer and Benjamín Maldonado and published by City Lights. The book is a collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky and articles written in response to those interviews by indigenous activists and scholars.

Sounds for a New Society

tony damico — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:23:23 -0700

This free
mix from the Sound Colour Vibration's eRadio series is part of their ongoing effort to bring the best in psychedelic culture to the people.

Exile Nation: Chapter Four, "Protest" (Pt.9)

Charles Shaw — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:34:33 -0700

Targeted By Aliens

Chris Kaplan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:10:02 -0700

Radivoje Lajic is claiming that he is being contacted by extraterrestrials after being plagued by meteorites hitting his house six times since 2007. Within the past month another space rock has hit the roof of his house despite the odds.

Waiter, There's A Fly in My Trash: Why Dumpster Diving Will Save the Planet

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:09:09 -0700

I Left at Dawn for the Eternal City; It Seems That I Have Misplaced Several Days

Brian George — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:48:01 -0700

Revised and expanded excerpts from the Reality Sandwich Forum for "Transparency is the Only Shield Against Disaster."

Willing the Evolution

Kyle Davis — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:46:48 -0700

Released in full this June, Coalition of the Willing is a short animated film from A Knife Party Productions that discusses how individuals can use new Internet technologies to leverage the powers of activists, experts, and ordinary citizens in collaborative ventures to combat climate change. The video calls for a new social revolution, bringing the fight against global warming to the people through online activism.

Fishers of Men Across America

Adam Elenbaas — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:42:53 -0700

My new book Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest is coming out in late July and I'll be embarking on a book tour across the country in conjunction with the release. Check out the list below to see if there is a reading near you:

Saying Goodbye

Tatiana Forero Puerta — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:48:35 -0700

Priceless Unemployment

Marisa Smith — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:08:01 -0700

With still staggering unemployment rates, urban pollinator Julian Dobson believes there are better solutions to 'idleness' than creating more policies to beef up the labor market. If worklessness was seen as a valuable resource instead of a social stigma, the skills and talents of hundreds of thousands would not be overlooked merely because they are not fee-earning.

Ecstasy Vs. Trauma

Caitlin McGrory — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:55:23 -0700

A study sponsored by MAPS reveals very promising results with using MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in healing PTSD. The clinical trial consisted of 20 patients with treatment-resistant PTSD, a prerequisite being that the patient had received both psychotherapy and psychopharmacology and failed to find relief.

Roots of Spiritual Hip-Hop

Sebastian Gallegos — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:22:39 -0700

Prop Anon’s Infinity Blessings panel (including RS Co-founder Daniel Pinchbeck) sheds light on the past, present and future situation of the suppressed conscious hip-hop community and culture. Check out this video from the panel:

The Great Bay: Chronicles of the Collapse

Dale Pendell — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:14:54 -0700

This story is excerpted from the novel The Great Bay: Chronicles of the
Collapse recently released by North Atlantic Books.

Jake

Sierra Ridge, 2032

from Janet Conway's Stories of Collapse

Archives of the Scholar's Guild, Berkeley

The Toxification of the Gulf

Chris Kaplan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:17:20 -0700

Truthout recently covered the hidden threat to those in the Gulf as experts warn that residents and administrators need to start planning an immediate evacuation of the region.

Merlin's Time

John Michael Greer — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:06:52 -0700

This article originally appeared on The Archdruid Report.

Sex in the News

Jamye Waxman — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:54:27 -0700

This week's sex in the news asks, "who's in control of your sexual
preferences?" with pieces about the next wave of conscientious
objection, the debate over sex education in Kindegarten and the
"Buttman" obscenity prosecution.

More Optimistic Today Than Ever: A Talk with Pete Seeger

David Kupfer — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:44:50 -0700

"There is hardly anything bad in the world that doesn't have
something good connected to it."

Washington Wakes Up

Stephen Hershey — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:24:30 -0700

The Washington Post made a surprise announcement on Monday, July 19th with the launch of “Top Secret America,” an ongoing investigation into the irregular growth of national security since the 9/11 attacks. According to the editors, they fear that security corporations have escalated to becoming a "fourth branch of government," that the existing branches are struggling to control.

Will the Real Ayahuasca Tourists Please Stand Up?

Adam Elenbaas — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:05:26 -0700

To celebrate the publication of Adam Elenbaas' memoir, Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest -- published by Tarcher/Penguin in association with Evolver, and available in stores today -- we're presenting this article from the RS archives.

Exile Nation: Chapter Four, "Protest" (Pt.8)

Charles Shaw — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:31:35 -0700

THC Ministry Under Fire

Chris Kaplan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:47:38 -0700

The founder of the Hawaii Cannibis (THC) Ministry, Roger Christie, was arrested by federal agents along with 13 other church members on July 8, 2010. Though the other 13 members were released on personal recognizance bonds, Christie has been held without bail by the District Court despite appeals and a bond recommendation of $50,000.

Opening Night for the Universe

Robin Gunkel — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:28:09 -0700

Come Celebrate Life In The Universe with Evolver Baltimore!!

Damanhur

Erik Davis — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:09:30 -0700

The following article originally appeared in hilobrow.

Unquenchable Crisis

Caitlin McGrory — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:33:37 -0700

Have you ever wondered about America's water supply? Where it comes from, how much there is in reserve... and just how precious the resource that flows freely out of our faucets really is.

Kindling Spirit: Everything is Filled with Spirit, Chapter 3

Carl Hammerschlag — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:07:02 -0700

Evolver Spores: The Spirit of Water

Jonathan Talat Phillips — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:26:20 -0700

The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance & Evolver.net present

Evolver Spores: The Spirit of Water

Wed, July 21

The Desire To Be In This World

Gregory Goltsov — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:58:08 -0700

6 months ago today, I decided to live.

I was driving on the outskirts of Jerusalem early one morning, intent on seeing the sunrise over the valley below.

Going around a sharp curve, I was faced suddenly with headlights directly in front of me. There was a car coming around the curve, in my lane.

In a fraction of a second, there would be a head-on collision. I was going about 50 mph. The other car, who knows?

Black Hole Bubble

Bill Machon — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:55:45 -0700

The nature of black holes has long baffled astronomers. Now, a new discovery from a nearby black hole is adding to the mystique of these strange, powerful phenomena that dot the cosmos. A black hole, 12 million light-years from Earth is emanating particles with tremendous velocity into nearby interstellar gas, creating a massive bubble. The discovery is helping astronomers learn more about the evolution of black holes and how they effect their surrounding space.

Dimensional Shift: RS Fall Retreat

Reality Sandwich — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:28:21 -0700

Dimensional Shift: The Reality Sandwich Fall Retreat

With Alex & Allyson Grey, Graham Hancock & the RS Editorial Team

Oct 12-17, Boulder, UTAH