Future Primitive Podcasts » Gaialogues http://www.futureprimitive.org Intimate conversations with authors, visionaries and innovators speaking about our connection and partnership with the living Earth. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:55:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Future Primitive is a podcasting website that presents intimate conversations with authors, visionaries and innovators from around the world. Listen to this community of voices who speak about our connection and partnership with the living Earth. Joanna Harcourt-Smith no Joanna Harcourt-Smith nina@futureprimitive.org nina@futureprimitive.org (Joanna Harcourt-Smith) 2006-2010 Interviews with lively minds on a variety of topics Future Primitive Podcasts » Gaialogues http://www.futureprimitive.org/fp-badge-144x144.jpg http://www.futureprimitive.org/category/gaialogues/ The Economics of Happiness http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/02/helena-norberg-hodge-the-economics-of-happiness/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/02/helena-norberg-hodge-the-economics-of-happiness/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2686 Author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of ISEC. A pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. She is a widely respected analyst of the impact of the global economy on identity, community and local economies, and is a leading proponent of ‘localization,’ or decentralization, as a means of countering those impacts.

Since 1975, she has worked with the people of Ladakh, or “Little Tibet,” to find ways of enabling their culture to meet the modern world without sacrificing social and ecological values. Trained as a linguist, she was the first Westerner in recent times to master the Ladakhi language, and co-produced the first Ladakhi-English dictionary. Her book, “Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh” has been described as “an inspirational classic,” and sold almost half a million copies. She is on the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture, and is a co-founder of both the International Forum on Globalization and the Global Eco-village Network.

www.localfutures.org

Helena speaks with Joanna about the pressure of globalization on traditional cultures, … the relationship between beautiful, healthy and sustainable, … local communities and economies as a sustainable alternative to global consumer culture, … the connection path of community and nature, … and her latest film as co-director: “The Economics of Happiness”…

Music: “Part 8” (from Salzau. Music on the Water) by Danielsson/Dell/Landgren

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/02/helena-norberg-hodge-the-economics-of-happiness/feed/ 0 ecology,education,Indigenous Culture,media,restorative economy,social networks,sustainability,systems thinking,technology Author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of ISEC. A pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. Author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of ISEC. A pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. She is a widely respected analyst of the impact of the global economy on identity, community and local economies, and is a leading proponent of ‘localization,’ or decentralization, as a means of countering those impacts. Since 1975, she has worked with the people of Ladakh, or “Little Tibet,” to find ways of enabling their culture to meet the modern world without sacrificing social and ecological values. Trained as a linguist, she was the first Westerner in recent times to master the Ladakhi language, and co-produced the first Ladakhi-English dictionary. Her book, "Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh" has been described as “an inspirational classic,” and sold almost half a million copies. She is on the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture, and is a co-founder of both the International Forum on Globalization and the Global Eco-village Network. www.localfutures.org Helena speaks with Joanna about the pressure of globalization on traditional cultures, ... the relationship between beautiful, healthy and sustainable, ... local communities and economies as a sustainable alternative to global consumer culture, ... the connection path of community and nature, ... and her latest film as co-director: "The Economics of Happiness"... Music: "Part 8" (from Salzau. Music on the Water) by Danielsson/Dell/Landgren Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 52:24 A Country Where All Colors Are Sacred and Alive http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/geoff-oelsner-a-country-where-all-colors-are-sacred-and-alive/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/geoff-oelsner-a-country-where-all-colors-are-sacred-and-alive/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:35:12 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2645 Geoff Oelsner has built a following as a performer both of his own songs and of poems which he sometimes sets to music or chants and recites to the accompaniment of guitar, harmonica, dulcimer, autoharp, harmonium, and the shruti box (a drone instrument from India). He has released 2 CD’s of original songs, Morning Branches and Ordinary Mystery with musician friends, including Kelly Mulhollan and Leslie. Geoff has published a collection of his poetry, Native Joy: poems songs visions dreams (1963-2003) (2003, Trafford) and his work has been featured in several other books, including Writing Poetry from the Inside Out by Sandford Lyne (Sourcebooks Inc., 2007). His new book, A Country Where All Colors Are Sacred and Alive, A Memoir of Non-Ordinary Experience and Collaboration with Nature (2012) is now available from Lorian Press.

A Buddhist meditator since 1974, Geoff founded the Buddhist Meditation and Spiritual Support Group in 1995. As a licensed certified social worker in private practice of psychotherapy in Arkansas since 1982, Geoff also utilizes poetry therapy with selected clients in psychotherapy. He is committed to sharing the healing and inspirational power of poetry, music, and story with the community.

A long time environmental activist and researcher, Geoff co-authored a book titled Fighting Radiation and Chemical Pollutants with Foods, Herbs,and Vitamins (1992). He is presently involved in several environmental initiatives, including the Psi-Sci Alliance project, which brings together established climate scientists with highly qualified intuitives to innovate new approaches to addressing and ameliorating climate change.

www.geoffoelsner.com

Geoff Oelsner speaks with Joanna about his deep love and connection with the natural world, transpersonal experiences in Nature, the emergence of a spiritual form of environmental activism…

Music: “The Sacred Hoop” (from Morning Branches) by Geoff Oelsner.

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/geoff-oelsner-a-country-where-all-colors-are-sacred-and-alive/feed/ 0 eco-psychology,Entheogens,environmental activism,Gaia,mysticism,perofrming arts,shamanism,soulwork,storytelling,writing Geoff Oelsner has built a following as a performer both of his own songs and of poems which he sometimes sets to music or chants and recites to the accompaniment of guitar, harmonica, dulcimer, autoharp, harmonium, Geoff Oelsner has built a following as a performer both of his own songs and of poems which he sometimes sets to music or chants and recites to the accompaniment of guitar, harmonica, dulcimer, autoharp, harmonium, and the shruti box (a drone instrument from India). He has released 2 CD's of original songs, Morning Branches and Ordinary Mystery with musician friends, including Kelly Mulhollan and Leslie. Geoff has published a collection of his poetry, Native Joy: poems songs visions dreams (1963-2003) (2003, Trafford) and his work has been featured in several other books, including Writing Poetry from the Inside Out by Sandford Lyne (Sourcebooks Inc., 2007). His new book, A Country Where All Colors Are Sacred and Alive, A Memoir of Non-Ordinary Experience and Collaboration with Nature (2012) is now available from Lorian Press. A Buddhist meditator since 1974, Geoff founded the Buddhist Meditation and Spiritual Support Group in 1995. As a licensed certified social worker in private practice of psychotherapy in Arkansas since 1982, Geoff also utilizes poetry therapy with selected clients in psychotherapy. He is committed to sharing the healing and inspirational power of poetry, music, and story with the community. A long time environmental activist and researcher, Geoff co-authored a book titled Fighting Radiation and Chemical Pollutants with Foods, Herbs,and Vitamins (1992). He is presently involved in several environmental initiatives, including the Psi-Sci Alliance project, which brings together established climate scientists with highly qualified intuitives to innovate new approaches to addressing and ameliorating climate change. www.geoffoelsner.com Geoff Oelsner speaks with Joanna about his deep love and connection with the natural world, transpersonal experiences in Nature, the emergence of a spiritual form of environmental activism... Music: "The Sacred Hoop" (from Morning Branches) by Geoff Oelsner. Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 46:52 Give Your Body Room http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/ruth-zaporah-give-your-body-room/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/ruth-zaporah-give-your-body-room/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:30:52 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2626 Ruth Zaporah is a New Mexico based performance artist, director and teacher. She is internationally known for her innovative work in performance and performance training, particularly in the field of physical theater improvisation. Zaporah spends much of her time on tour, performing and leading trainings both nationally and internationally. She is a two-time recipient of National Endowment Choreography Fellowships. She is the author of “Action Theater: The Improvisation of Presence”.

http://www.actiontheater.com/index.htm

Ruth speaks with Joanna about Action Theater – an improvisational training process developed by her; the dance of the imaginal and the body, presence and relation to the world, acceptance, “emotional seasoning,” coming back to the body … among other topics.

Music: “Codona” (from The Codona Trilogy) by Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos, Colin Walcott

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/ruth-zaporah-give-your-body-room/feed/ 0 feminism,performing arts,soulwork Ruth Zaporah is a New Mexico based performance artist, director and teacher. She is internationally known for her innovative work in performance and performance training, particularly in the field of physical theater improvisation. Ruth Zaporah is a New Mexico based performance artist, director and teacher. She is internationally known for her innovative work in performance and performance training, particularly in the field of physical theater improvisation. Zaporah spends much of her time on tour, performing and leading trainings both nationally and internationally. She is a two-time recipient of National Endowment Choreography Fellowships. She is the author of "Action Theater: The Improvisation of Presence". http://www.actiontheater.com/index.htm Ruth speaks with Joanna about Action Theater - an improvisational training process developed by her; the dance of the imaginal and the body, presence and relation to the world, acceptance, "emotional seasoning," coming back to the body ... among other topics. Music: "Codona" (from The Codona Trilogy) by Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos, Colin Walcott Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 30:57 Greetings! http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/greetings/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/greetings/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:53:55 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2577 I’m celebrating My Birthday …

Will be back next week with an exciting podcast.

Love to all.

Joanna

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2012/01/greetings/feed/ 0 Working Together For Our Future http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/zev-friedman-working-together-for-our-future/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/zev-friedman-working-together-for-our-future/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:02 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2535 Zev Friedman grew up in Sylva, NC and received his B.S. in Human Ecology from UNCA. Zev’s specialty is forest agriculture; he now runs the Forest Cuisine Project, which helps land owners to start forest farms and to market their products. He is particularly passionate about assisting landowners in setting up mushroom farming operations and in using fungi as remediators for damaged environments. Zev also specializes in urban permaculture design and installation, including many private residences, as well as consulting on the design of the Mars Hill town hall and grounds; he is an active member and teacher in Transition Asheville, helping to plan for Asheville’s future as an abundant, self-reliant city in the age of petroleum decline.

www.upgardens.com

Zev speaks with Joanna about permaculture and imagination, learning from indigenous societies, transitioning to an Earth-based way of living, working with the “cultural compost”, attuning to the local ecosystem through the Forest Cuisine project,…and more

Music: “Qosh tari” ( from Ouzbekistan L’art du dotar) by Hamidov, Khodaverdiev, Razzaqov

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/zev-friedman-working-together-for-our-future/feed/ 0 eco-psychology,education,environmental activism,social networks,systems thinking,urban farming Zev Friedman grew up in Sylva, NC and received his B.S. in Human Ecology from UNCA. Zev’s specialty is forest agriculture; he now runs the Forest Cuisine Project, which helps land owners to start forest farms and to market their products. Zev Friedman grew up in Sylva, NC and received his B.S. in Human Ecology from UNCA. Zev’s specialty is forest agriculture; he now runs the Forest Cuisine Project, which helps land owners to start forest farms and to market their products. He is particularly passionate about assisting landowners in setting up mushroom farming operations and in using fungi as remediators for damaged environments. Zev also specializes in urban permaculture design and installation, including many private residences, as well as consulting on the design of the Mars Hill town hall and grounds; he is an active member and teacher in Transition Asheville, helping to plan for Asheville’s future as an abundant, self-reliant city in the age of petroleum decline. www.upgardens.com Zev speaks with Joanna about permaculture and imagination, learning from indigenous societies, transitioning to an Earth-based way of living, working with the "cultural compost", attuning to the local ecosystem through the Forest Cuisine project,...and more Music: "Qosh tari" ( from Ouzbekistan L'art du dotar) by Hamidov, Khodaverdiev, Razzaqov Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 52:19 Jazz in the Soul http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/robert-forman-jazz-in-the-soul/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/robert-forman-jazz-in-the-soul/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:18:39 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2502 Reminder: Listeners who subscribed between Dec 5 – 15, 2011, we gratefully request that you please subscribe again. Thank You.

Dr. Robert K.C. Forman is a professor of comparative religions, (CUNY), and founder of the Forge Institute. He routinely gives lectures, trainings and workshops around the world. He was the co-founder and is executive editor of The Journal of Consciousness Studies, which has become the principle journal in the field. He is also the author of ten scholarly books on spirituality, mysticism, consciousness and world religions. His latest book is Enlightenment Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up To Be: A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in the Soul .

Robert speaks with Joanna about his experiential understanding of what is enlightenment, the similarities and differences between spirituality and psychotherapy, the whisper of the personal call, “jazz in the soul”, feeling the unity with Nature…

http://enlightenmentaint.com/
http://www.theforge.org/site/content.php

Music: “Main theme from When Almonds Blossomed” (from Giya Kancheli: Themes From The Songbook), by Dino Saluzzi, Gidon Kremer, Andrei Pushkarev

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/robert-forman-jazz-in-the-soul/feed/ 0 consciousness studies,eco-psychology,mysticism,soulwork,transpersonal psychology,writing Reminder: Listeners who subscribed between Dec 5 - 15, 2011, we gratefully request that you please subscribe again. Thank You. Dr. Robert K.C. Forman is a professor of comparative religions, (CUNY), and founder of the Forge Institute. Reminder: Listeners who subscribed between Dec 5 - 15, 2011, we gratefully request that you please subscribe again. Thank You. Dr. Robert K.C. Forman is a professor of comparative religions, (CUNY), and founder of the Forge Institute. He routinely gives lectures, trainings and workshops around the world. He was the co-founder and is executive editor of The Journal of Consciousness Studies, which has become the principle journal in the field. He is also the author of ten scholarly books on spirituality, mysticism, consciousness and world religions. His latest book is Enlightenment Ain't What It's Cracked Up To Be: A Journey of Discovery, Snow and Jazz in the Soul . Robert speaks with Joanna about his experiential understanding of what is enlightenment, the similarities and differences between spirituality and psychotherapy, the whisper of the personal call, "jazz in the soul", feeling the unity with Nature... http://enlightenmentaint.com/ http://www.theforge.org/site/content.php Music: "Main theme from When Almonds Blossomed" (from Giya Kancheli: Themes From The Songbook), by Dino Saluzzi, Gidon Kremer, Andrei Pushkarev Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 1:05:15 The Magical Ritual Of Forgiveness http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/olivier-clerc-the-magical-ritual-of-forgiveness/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/olivier-clerc-the-magical-ritual-of-forgiveness/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:16:31 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2468 Olivier Clerc is a writer, translator and editorial consultant, specializing in spirituality, shamanism, health, personal development and human relationships. Olivier has crossed paths with many famous authors and teachers whose books he has translated into French, and with whom he often trained. Among them are Stan Grof, Marshall Rosenberg (founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication), Don Miguel Ruiz, and many others. He is the author of 8 books, including Modern Medicine: The New World Religion: How Beliefs Secretly Influence Medical Dogmas and Practices, and Invaluable Lessons from a Frog: Seven Life-Enhancing Metaphors.

www.giftofforgiveness.net

Olivier speaks with Joanna about his experiences with don Miguel Ruiz, the “key” to the gift of forgiveness, the obstacles to forgiveness, implications of forgiveness, from don’ts to dos…

Music: “Paseo 1 Primavera” (from Lo Fi) by Bosques de mi Mente

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/12/olivier-clerc-the-magical-ritual-of-forgiveness/feed/ 0 healing,shamanism,soulwork Olivier Clerc is a writer, translator and editorial consultant, specializing in spirituality, shamanism, health, personal development and human relationships. Olivier has crossed paths with many famous authors and teachers whose books he has translated... Olivier Clerc is a writer, translator and editorial consultant, specializing in spirituality, shamanism, health, personal development and human relationships. Olivier has crossed paths with many famous authors and teachers whose books he has translated into French, and with whom he often trained. Among them are Stan Grof, Marshall Rosenberg (founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication), Don Miguel Ruiz, and many others. He is the author of 8 books, including Modern Medicine: The New World Religion: How Beliefs Secretly Influence Medical Dogmas and Practices, and Invaluable Lessons from a Frog: Seven Life-Enhancing Metaphors. www.giftofforgiveness.net Olivier speaks with Joanna about his experiences with don Miguel Ruiz, the "key" to the gift of forgiveness, the obstacles to forgiveness, implications of forgiveness, from don'ts to dos... Music: "Paseo 1 Primavera" (from Lo Fi) by Bosques de mi Mente Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 53:39 Like A Tree http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/11/jean-shinoda-bolen-like-a-tree/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/11/jean-shinoda-bolen-like-a-tree/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:17:45 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2448 Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical and personal wellsprings of experience. She is the author of The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, Ring of Power, Crossing to Avalon, Close to the Bone, The Millionth Circle, Goddesses in Older Women, Crones Don’t Whine and Urgent Message from Mother, and Like a Tree: How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can Save the Planet.

She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women and the International Transpersonal Association. She was a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing’s “Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award”, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She was in two acclaimed documentaries, the Academy-Award winning anti-nuclear proliferation film Women—For America, For the World, and the Canadian Film Board’s Goddess Remembered.

www.jeanbolen.com

Jean speaks with Joanna about the “tree persons”; nurturing a heart-connected activism; morphic fields, circles of support and critical mass; gnostic knowledge…

Music: “At The Zeergen-Grassy Mountain” from World Music Library – Mongolian Songs

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/11/jean-shinoda-bolen-like-a-tree/feed/ 0 eco-psychology,environmental activism,feminism,Gaia,soul work Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical and personal wellsprings of experience. She is the author of The Tao of Psychology, Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical and personal wellsprings of experience. She is the author of The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, Ring of Power, Crossing to Avalon, Close to the Bone, The Millionth Circle, Goddesses in Older Women, Crones Don't Whine and Urgent Message from Mother, and Like a Tree: How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can Save the Planet. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women and the International Transpersonal Association. She was a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing's "Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award", and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She was in two acclaimed documentaries, the Academy-Award winning anti-nuclear proliferation film Women—For America, For the World, and the Canadian Film Board's Goddess Remembered. www.jeanbolen.com Jean speaks with Joanna about the "tree persons"; nurturing a heart-connected activism; morphic fields, circles of support and critical mass; gnostic knowledge... Music: "At The Zeergen-Grassy Mountain" from World Music Library - Mongolian Songs Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 46:09 Uprisings For the Earth http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/10/osprey-orielle-lake-uprisings-for-the-earth/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/10/osprey-orielle-lake-uprisings-for-the-earth/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:57:24 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2246 Osprey Orielle Lake, MA is an artist, writer, and lifelong advocate of social and environmental justice issues. She is the Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus and on the governing Board of Praxis Peace Institute. She is the Founder/Artist of the International Cheemah Monument Project, creating 18 foot bronze sculpture monuments for locations around the world, where people can ponder a better future for the earth and humanity. Her themes concern new cultural narratives and the way public imagery and stories either enhance or distance our relationship with the Earth. Osprey studied Ancient History and Biology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon where her focus was on an Ecological Impact Study of the Oregon river system. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz where her reports on the use of phenoxy herbicides and alternative methods for pest management played a central role in Santa Cruz County’s re-evaluation of herbicide use. She received her MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Her recent book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature (2010), delves into a new kinship with nature while acknowledging the treasures of urban life and the unique stake each person has in resolving critical and timely challenges.

www.ospreyoriellelake.com

Orielle speaks with Joanna about reconnecting with Nature in urban life, the balance between high technology and hand-made things, women leadership and climate situation, indigenous wisdom and partnership model, Nature as teacher, open to the beauty and awe of the “big conversation”, Frau Holle and other female archetypes of Nature, art and environmental awareness, honoring the rights of the Earth…

Music:”Sanza” (from Echoes Of The Forest – Music of the Central African Pygmies)

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/10/osprey-orielle-lake-uprisings-for-the-earth/feed/ 0 environmental activism,feminism,Gaia,goddess studies,Indigenous Culture,soulwork,sustainability,technology Osprey Orielle Lake, MA is an artist, writer, and lifelong advocate of social and environmental justice issues. She is the Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus and on the governing Board of Praxis Peace Institute. Osprey Orielle Lake, MA is an artist, writer, and lifelong advocate of social and environmental justice issues. She is the Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus and on the governing Board of Praxis Peace Institute. She is the Founder/Artist of the International Cheemah Monument Project, creating 18 foot bronze sculpture monuments for locations around the world, where people can ponder a better future for the earth and humanity. Her themes concern new cultural narratives and the way public imagery and stories either enhance or distance our relationship with the Earth. Osprey studied Ancient History and Biology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon where her focus was on an Ecological Impact Study of the Oregon river system. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz where her reports on the use of phenoxy herbicides and alternative methods for pest management played a central role in Santa Cruz County’s re-evaluation of herbicide use. She received her MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Her recent book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature (2010), delves into a new kinship with nature while acknowledging the treasures of urban life and the unique stake each person has in resolving critical and timely challenges. www.ospreyoriellelake.com Orielle speaks with Joanna about reconnecting with Nature in urban life, the balance between high technology and hand-made things, women leadership and climate situation, indigenous wisdom and partnership model, Nature as teacher, open to the beauty and awe of the "big conversation", Frau Holle and other female archetypes of Nature, art and environmental awareness, honoring the rights of the Earth... Music:"Sanza" (from Echoes Of The Forest - Music of the Central African Pygmies) Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 47:15 Speaking The Truth About Power http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/derrick-jensen-speaking-the-truth-about-power/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/derrick-jensen-speaking-the-truth-about-power/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:50:48 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2232 Derrick Jensen is an American author and environmental activist.  Jensen has published several books questioning and critiquing modern civilization and its values, including A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, and Endgame. He holds a B.S. in Mineral Engineering Physics from the Colorado School of Mines and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University. He has also taught creative writing at Pelican Bay State Prison and Eastern Washington University.

www.derrickjensen.org

Derrick speaks with Joanna about words and action for social change, abuse as identity in the dominant culture, the importance of naming the unspeakable, putting nature first, “to speak truth about power”, preparing the transition towards a sustainable culture…

Music: “Ancient Trees” (from On the wing) by Stephan Micus

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/derrick-jensen-speaking-the-truth-about-power/feed/ 3 environmental activism,futurism,Gaia,psychology,sustainability,writing Derrick Jensen is an American author and environmental activist.  Jensen has published several books questioning and critiquing modern civilization and its values, including A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, and Endgame. Derrick Jensen is an American author and environmental activist.  Jensen has published several books questioning and critiquing modern civilization and its values, including A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, and Endgame. He holds a B.S. in Mineral Engineering Physics from the Colorado School of Mines and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University. He has also taught creative writing at Pelican Bay State Prison and Eastern Washington University. www.derrickjensen.org Derrick speaks with Joanna about words and action for social change, abuse as identity in the dominant culture, the importance of naming the unspeakable, putting nature first, "to speak truth about power", preparing the transition towards a sustainable culture... Music: "Ancient Trees" (from On the wing) by Stephan Micus Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 42:45 An Earth-friendly Vision Of Relationship http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/kimerer-lamothe-an-earth-friendly-vision-of-relationship/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/kimerer-lamothe-an-earth-friendly-vision-of-relationship/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:09 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2218 Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D., is a philosopher, dancer, and scholar of religion who lives with her partner and their five children on a farm in upstate New York. After earning a masters degree in Christianity and Culture from Harvard Divinity School and a doctorate in Theology of the Modern West from Harvard University, LaMothe taught at Brown and then Harvard Universities. She received fellowships for her work in religion and dance from the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study and the Center for the Study of World Religions; and is an award-winning author of several books, including What a Body Knows: Finding Wisdom in Desire, Nietzsche’s Dancers: Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and the Revaluation of Christian Values, and her latest, Family Planting: A farm-fed philosophy of family relations.

www.vitalartsmedia.com

Kimerer speaks with Joanna about our basic human impulse to connect with one other and the natural world,, attuning to the bodily self, the “sting of impossible desire”, thinking and bodily movement, the rhythms of nature, ecstasy and natural birth…

Music: “End” (from Ibero-Caucasian Style) by The Shin

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/kimerer-lamothe-an-earth-friendly-vision-of-relationship/feed/ 0 eco-psychology,ecology,feminism,music,performing arts,soulwork,sustainability,writing Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D., is a philosopher, dancer, and scholar of religion who lives with her partner and their five children on a farm in upstate New York. After earning a masters degree in Christianity and Culture from Harvard Divinity School and a do... Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D., is a philosopher, dancer, and scholar of religion who lives with her partner and their five children on a farm in upstate New York. After earning a masters degree in Christianity and Culture from Harvard Divinity School and a doctorate in Theology of the Modern West from Harvard University, LaMothe taught at Brown and then Harvard Universities. She received fellowships for her work in religion and dance from the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study and the Center for the Study of World Religions; and is an award-winning author of several books, including What a Body Knows: Finding Wisdom in Desire, Nietzsche's Dancers: Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and the Revaluation of Christian Values, and her latest, Family Planting: A farm-fed philosophy of family relations. www.vitalartsmedia.com Kimerer speaks with Joanna about our basic human impulse to connect with one other and the natural world,, attuning to the bodily self, the "sting of impossible desire", thinking and bodily movement, the rhythms of nature, ecstasy and natural birth... Music: "End" (from Ibero-Caucasian Style) by The Shin Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 50:21 Exploring Energetic Evolution http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/elaine-seiler-exploring-energetic-evolution/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/elaine-seiler-exploring-energetic-evolution/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:00:41 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2206 Elaine Seiler is a writer, facilitator, and coach, specializing in the field of Energetics. In 1992, after 20 years of work as a career consultant and Life Planning Coach, she discovered Energetics, or the study and use of Multi-Dimensional Energies and their interplay with life on earth. She now focuses full time on this expanded reality and assists others to awaken to this reality. She currently spends most of her time in America and Australia, focused on projects that shift consciousness and initiate new paradigms.

She will be releasing her first book, Multidimensional You: Exploring Energetic Evolution,  sharing her personal journey to multi-dimensionality, to energy work and to a transforming world in the fall of 2011.

www.transformationenergetics.com

Elaine speaks with Joanna about our multidimensionality, expanding the range of our lens of perception, the shift in planetary and human evolution, metaphoric language and energetic experiences, attuning to guidance, ecological work as a vehicle of energetic learning…

Music:  ”Bird’s-Eye-View” (from Chiaroscuro) by Arve Henriksen

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/elaine-seiler-exploring-energetic-evolution/feed/ 0 coaching,consciousness studies,healing,soulwork,transpersonal psychology Elaine Seiler is a writer, facilitator, and coach, specializing in the field of Energetics. In 1992, after 20 years of work as a career consultant and Life Planning Coach, she discovered Energetics, or the study and use of Multi-Dimensional Energies an... Elaine Seiler is a writer, facilitator, and coach, specializing in the field of Energetics. In 1992, after 20 years of work as a career consultant and Life Planning Coach, she discovered Energetics, or the study and use of Multi-Dimensional Energies and their interplay with life on earth. She now focuses full time on this expanded reality and assists others to awaken to this reality. She currently spends most of her time in America and Australia, focused on projects that shift consciousness and initiate new paradigms. She will be releasing her first book, Multidimensional You: Exploring Energetic Evolution,  sharing her personal journey to multi-dimensionality, to energy work and to a transforming world in the fall of 2011. www.transformationenergetics.com Elaine speaks with Joanna about our multidimensionality, expanding the range of our lens of perception, the shift in planetary and human evolution, metaphoric language and energetic experiences, attuning to guidance, ecological work as a vehicle of energetic learning... Music:  "Bird's-Eye-View" (from Chiaroscuro) by Arve Henriksen Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 47:15 Love, Wide and Open http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/malathy-drew-love-wide-and-open/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/malathy-drew-love-wide-and-open/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:25:16 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2192 Malathy Drew is a healer, teacher and a social media innovator. Malathy was recently honored by Fast Company Magazine as the ’23 Most Influential Person in the Online World’. Her vision of ‘Cultivating Global Healing, One Soul at a Time’ has became “WE (Whispering Energy Collaboration)”: heart-centered networking.

www.whisperingenergy.com

Malathy speaks with Joanna about “WE (Whispering Energy)”, the new paradigm of heart-centered networwing and its applications, uplifting each other in order to uplift the world, raising consciousness and re-distributing wealth, social media and collective change…

Music: “Collection of Folk Songs” (from World Network: Georgia ) by Rustavi Choir & Duduki Trio Omar Kelaptrishvili

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/09/malathy-drew-love-wide-and-open/feed/ 0 education,healing,media,mysticism,social networks,technology Malathy Drew is a healer, teacher and a social media innovator. Malathy was recently honored by Fast Company Magazine as the ’23 Most Influential Person in the Online World’. Her vision of ‘Cultivating Global Healing, Malathy Drew is a healer, teacher and a social media innovator. Malathy was recently honored by Fast Company Magazine as the ’23 Most Influential Person in the Online World’. Her vision of ‘Cultivating Global Healing, One Soul at a Time’ has became "WE (Whispering Energy Collaboration)": heart-centered networking. www.whisperingenergy.com Malathy speaks with Joanna about "WE (Whispering Energy)", the new paradigm of heart-centered networwing and its applications, uplifting each other in order to uplift the world, raising consciousness and re-distributing wealth, social media and collective change... Music: "Collection of Folk Songs" (from World Network: Georgia ) by Rustavi Choir & Duduki Trio Omar Kelaptrishvili Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 49:42 The Green Spirit of Simplicity http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/marian-van-eyk-the-green-spirit-of-simplicity/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/marian-van-eyk-the-green-spirit-of-simplicity/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:40:33 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2178 Marian Van Eyk McCain, originally a social worker, and then for many years a transpersonal psychotherapist, workshop leader and health educator, now concentrates on writing, and environmental activism. She writes on a number of subjects, including ‘Wellness,’ stress-management, psychology, personal development, women’s health and spirituality, conscious, ‘zestful’ ageing, environmental issues, organic food production and alternative technology. Her most recent work has been as Editor of what has been hailed as the definitive book on green spirituality, GreenSpirit: Path to a New Consciousness (O Books, 2010), Downshifting Made Easy: How to plan for your planet-friendly future (O Books, 2011) and her first, full-length novel, The Bird Menders. She is also secretary of the Wholesome Food Association. She runs a women’s group and a writer’s circle, is active in her local community, grows organic vegetables, goes for long walks, reads a lot and loves to dance.

www.elderwoman.org

Marian speaks with Joanna about conscious ageing, combining simplicity with modernity,green spirituality, the collective shift of consciousness, developing the “enough switch”…

Music: “We Build Fires” (from Scotland – World Network 32) by The Poozies

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/marian-van-eyk-the-green-spirit-of-simplicity/feed/ 0 eco-psychology,feminism,Gaia,soulwork,sustainability Marian Van Eyk McCain, originally a social worker, and then for many years a transpersonal psychotherapist, workshop leader and health educator, now concentrates on writing, and environmental activism. She writes on a number of subjects, Marian Van Eyk McCain, originally a social worker, and then for many years a transpersonal psychotherapist, workshop leader and health educator, now concentrates on writing, and environmental activism. She writes on a number of subjects, including 'Wellness,' stress-management, psychology, personal development, women's health and spirituality, conscious, 'zestful' ageing, environmental issues, organic food production and alternative technology. Her most recent work has been as Editor of what has been hailed as the definitive book on green spirituality, GreenSpirit: Path to a New Consciousness (O Books, 2010), Downshifting Made Easy: How to plan for your planet-friendly future (O Books, 2011) and her first, full-length novel, The Bird Menders. She is also secretary of the Wholesome Food Association. She runs a women's group and a writer's circle, is active in her local community, grows organic vegetables, goes for long walks, reads a lot and loves to dance. www.elderwoman.org Marian speaks with Joanna about conscious ageing, combining simplicity with modernity,green spirituality, the collective shift of consciousness, developing the "enough switch"... Music: "We Build Fires" (from Scotland - World Network 32) by The Poozies Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 48:20 Restoring Natural Wisdom http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/deena-metzger-restoring-natural-wisdom/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/deena-metzger-restoring-natural-wisdom/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:53:42 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2162 Deena Metzger is a poet, novelist, essayist, storyteller, teacher, healer and medicine woman who has taught and counseled for over forty years, in the process of which she has developed therapies (Healing Stories) which creatively address life threatening diseases, spiritual and emotional crises, as well as community, political and environmental disintegration.   With her husband, writer/healer Michael Ortiz Hill, she has introduced the concept of Daré, meaning Council, to North America.

She is the author of many books, the most recent: La Negra y Blanca (“a novel of the Conquest of the Americas and of hope, where wisdom leaks through misty realms between memory and imagination”).

www.deenametzger.com

Deena speaks with Joanna about the characters of her latest book “La Negra y Blanca”, grounded visions, the coming shift, making alliances and restoring a right relationship with the Earth and all beings, “the conquest never ended”, the helping guide of the ancestors, the process of peace-making, “the way of story”…

Music: “No soy de aquí ni soy de allá” (I’m not from here, I’m not from there) by Facundo Cabral

Deena’s Photo: courtesy www.deenametzger.com

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/deena-metzger-restoring-natural-wisdom/feed/ 1 eco-pyschology,feminism,Gaia,Grief,healing,shamanism,soulwork,writing Deena Metzger is a poet, novelist, essayist, storyteller, teacher, healer and medicine woman who has taught and counseled for over forty years, in the process of which she has developed therapies (Healing Stories) which creatively address life threaten... Deena Metzger is a poet, novelist, essayist, storyteller, teacher, healer and medicine woman who has taught and counseled for over forty years, in the process of which she has developed therapies (Healing Stories) which creatively address life threatening diseases, spiritual and emotional crises, as well as community, political and environmental disintegration.   With her husband, writer/healer Michael Ortiz Hill, she has introduced the concept of Daré, meaning Council, to North America. She is the author of many books, the most recent: La Negra y Blanca ("a novel of the Conquest of the Americas and of hope, where wisdom leaks through misty realms between memory and imagination"). www.deenametzger.com Deena speaks with Joanna about the characters of her latest book "La Negra y Blanca", grounded visions, the coming shift, making alliances and restoring a right relationship with the Earth and all beings, "the conquest never ended", the helping guide of the ancestors, the process of peace-making, "the way of story"... Music: "No soy de aquí ni soy de allá" (I'm not from here, I'm not from there) by Facundo Cabral Deena's Photo: courtesy www.deenametzger.com Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 45:25 Renewing Connections http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/linda-buzellrenewing-connections/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/linda-buzellrenewing-connections/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:03:53 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2152 Linda Buzzell-Saltzman is the founder of the International Association for Ecotherapy (IAE) and the editor of The Ecotherapy News. The IAE brings together therapists, educators, students and clients who are interested in the field of applied ecopsychology and healing the human-nature relationship. She has been a psychotherapist in private practice for over 25 years, and specializes in helping people with career issues and lifestyle choices.  She is the originator of For the Future’s Sustainable Small Cities project. She teaches classes at Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education on ecopsychology, ecotherapy and career opportunities in the emerging sustainable society. She and her husband Larry are the founders of the Santa Barbara Organic Garden Club and they have created an edible “Backyard Food Forest” on their city lot, growing vegetables, herbs, tasty flowers and over 60 fruit and nut trees.

http://lindabuzzell.com/

Linda speaks with Joanna about ecotherapy as a “emergency medicine”, the link between mental health, community and environmental health, beyond green jobs, greening the city, ways to re-connect with the wild nature, the disociation of the body, the archetypal femenine and the earth, the “transition movement”…

Music: “Tundra“, (from The Soul of Yakutia) by Spiridon Shishigin

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/linda-buzellrenewing-connections/feed/ 0 eco-psychology,feminism,Grief,healing,soulwork,sustainability Linda Buzzell-Saltzman is the founder of the International Association for Ecotherapy (IAE) and the editor of The Ecotherapy News. The IAE brings together therapists, educators, students and clients who are interested in the field of applied ecopsychol... Linda Buzzell-Saltzman is the founder of the International Association for Ecotherapy (IAE) and the editor of The Ecotherapy News. The IAE brings together therapists, educators, students and clients who are interested in the field of applied ecopsychology and healing the human-nature relationship. She has been a psychotherapist in private practice for over 25 years, and specializes in helping people with career issues and lifestyle choices.  She is the originator of For the Future's Sustainable Small Cities project. She teaches classes at Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education on ecopsychology, ecotherapy and career opportunities in the emerging sustainable society. She and her husband Larry are the founders of the Santa Barbara Organic Garden Club and they have created an edible "Backyard Food Forest" on their city lot, growing vegetables, herbs, tasty flowers and over 60 fruit and nut trees. http://lindabuzzell.com/ Linda speaks with Joanna about ecotherapy as a "emergency medicine", the link between mental health, community and environmental health, beyond green jobs, greening the city, ways to re-connect with the wild nature, the disociation of the body, the archetypal femenine and the earth, the "transition movement"... Music: "Tundra", (from The Soul of Yakutia) by Spiridon Shishigin Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 46:10 Rediscovering An Ensouled Cosmos http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/keiron-legrice-rediscovering-an-ensouled-cosmos/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/keiron-legrice-rediscovering-an-ensouled-cosmos/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:00:17 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2131 Keiron Le Grice  is author of The Archetypal Cosmos: Rediscovering the Gods in Myth, Science and Astrology, founder and co-editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology, and co-founder of Archai Press. He holds degrees from the University of Leeds, England (B.A. honors, Philosophy and Psychology, 1994) and the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco (M.A., Philosophy and Religion, 2005; Ph.D., Philosophy and Religion, 2009) where he is adjunct faculty in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program. In 2006, he was awarded the inaugural Joseph Campbell Research Grant by the Joseph Campbell Foundation in association with the Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara. He currently divides his time between San Francisco and the U.K.

www.keironlegrice.com

Keiron speaks with Joanna about his recent book “The Archetypal Cosmos”: that articulates a new mythic worldview, archetypes as creatives principles of the cosmos, the cosmic memory, developing a conscious relationship with the archetypes, healing the split between the individual and Gaia/Cosmos, the archetypal resonance between the sixties and now…

Music: “Syrtos (dance of Western Crete)”  (from Cross Current) by Ross Daly, D. Chemirani & I. Khan

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/08/keiron-legrice-rediscovering-an-ensouled-cosmos/feed/ 0 astrology,soulwork,transpersonal psychology Keiron Le Grice  is author of The Archetypal Cosmos: Rediscovering the Gods in Myth, Science and Astrology, founder and co-editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology, and co-founder of Archai Press. Keiron Le Grice  is author of The Archetypal Cosmos: Rediscovering the Gods in Myth, Science and Astrology, founder and co-editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology, and co-founder of Archai Press. He holds degrees from the University of Leeds, England (B.A. honors, Philosophy and Psychology, 1994) and the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco (M.A., Philosophy and Religion, 2005; Ph.D., Philosophy and Religion, 2009) where he is adjunct faculty in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program. In 2006, he was awarded the inaugural Joseph Campbell Research Grant by the Joseph Campbell Foundation in association with the Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara. He currently divides his time between San Francisco and the U.K. www.keironlegrice.com Keiron speaks with Joanna about his recent book "The Archetypal Cosmos": that articulates a new mythic worldview, archetypes as creatives principles of the cosmos, the cosmic memory, developing a conscious relationship with the archetypes, healing the split between the individual and Gaia/Cosmos, the archetypal resonance between the sixties and now... Music: "Syrtos (dance of Western Crete)"  (from Cross Current) by Ross Daly, D. Chemirani & I. Khan Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 49:04 Do not squander your life http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/do-not-squander-your-life/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/do-not-squander-your-life/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:20:46 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2104 Joan Halifax is a Zen Buddhist Roshi, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several books on Buddhism and Spirituality. She currently serves as abbot and guiding teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Zen Peacemaker community which she founded in 1990. In the 1970s she collaborated on LSD research projects with her ex-husband Stanislav Grof, in addition to other collaborative efforts with Joseph Campbell and Alan Lomax. She is founder of the Ojai Foundation in California, which she led from 1979 to 1989. As a socially engaged Buddhist, Halifax has done extensive work with the dying through her Project on Being with Dying (which she founded). She is on the board of directors of the Mind and Life Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated in exploring the relationship of science and Buddhism.

Roshi Joan speaks with Joanna about aging and death, engaged Buddhism and systemic activism, personal and social transformation, the historic significance of LSD as a Dharma door, embodied compassion with dying people, speaking truth to power…

Music: “Song without words to Bohdana Pivnenko, I.-Elegy”  (from Fleeting Melodies) by Valentin Silvestrov {Bohdana Pivnenko (violin) and Valeriy Matiukhin (piano) }

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/do-not-squander-your-life/feed/ 1 activism,Buddhism,consciousness studies,ecology,Entheogens,soulwork,spirituality,systems thinking Joan Halifax is a Zen Buddhist Roshi, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several books on Buddhism and Spirituality. She currently serves as abbot and guiding teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, Joan Halifax is a Zen Buddhist Roshi, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several books on Buddhism and Spirituality. She currently serves as abbot and guiding teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Zen Peacemaker community which she founded in 1990. In the 1970s she collaborated on LSD research projects with her ex-husband Stanislav Grof, in addition to other collaborative efforts with Joseph Campbell and Alan Lomax. She is founder of the Ojai Foundation in California, which she led from 1979 to 1989. As a socially engaged Buddhist, Halifax has done extensive work with the dying through her Project on Being with Dying (which she founded). She is on the board of directors of the Mind and Life Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated in exploring the relationship of science and Buddhism. Roshi Joan speaks with Joanna about aging and death, engaged Buddhism and systemic activism, personal and social transformation, the historic significance of LSD as a Dharma door, embodied compassion with dying people, speaking truth to power... Music: "Song without words to Bohdana Pivnenko, I.-Elegy"  (from Fleeting Melodies) by Valentin Silvestrov {Bohdana Pivnenko (violin) and Valeriy Matiukhin (piano) } Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 39:24 The Song of Change http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/rha-goddess-the-song-of-change/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/rha-goddess-the-song-of-change/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:26:02 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2095 Rha Goddess is an internationally renowned performance artist, activist and social entrepreneur. As CEO of Divine Dime Entertainment, Ltd. she was the first woman in Hip Hop to independently market and commercially distribute her music worldwide. Her activist work includes founding and running the young women’s performance movement, We Got Issues!, and producing The Hip Hop Mental Health Project and the play The Meditations Trilogy. Rha is a 2008 recipient of the National Museum for Voting Rights Freedom Flame Award for her outstanding work in the field of arts and civic engagement.

This was a conversation during the 2008 Bioneers By the Bay conference.

]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/rha-goddess-the-song-of-change/feed/ 0 activism,feminism,performing arts Rha Goddess is an internationally renowned performance artist, activist and social entrepreneur. As CEO of Divine Dime Entertainment, Ltd. she was the first woman in Hip Hop to independently market and commercially distribute her music worldwide. Rha Goddess is an internationally renowned performance artist, activist and social entrepreneur. As CEO of Divine Dime Entertainment, Ltd. she was the first woman in Hip Hop to independently market and commercially distribute her music worldwide. Her activist work includes founding and running the young women's performance movement, We Got Issues!, and producing The Hip Hop Mental Health Project and the play The Meditations Trilogy. Rha is a 2008 recipient of the National Museum for Voting Rights Freedom Flame Award for her outstanding work in the field of arts and civic engagement. This was a conversation during the 2008 Bioneers By the Bay conference. Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 7:40 From Despair to Ecological Empowerment http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/john-seed-from-despair-to-ecological-empowerment/ http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/john-seed-from-despair-to-ecological-empowerment/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:35:13 +0000 Joanna http://www.futureprimitive.org/?p=2078 John Seed is founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia.

www.rainforestinfo.org.au

Since 1979 he has been involved in the direct actions which have resulted in the protection of the Australian rainforests. He has written and lectured extensively on deep ecology and has been conducting Councils of All Beings and other re-Earth ing workshops  around the world for 25 years. In the US, his workshops have been hosted by Esalen, Omega, Naropa and the California Institute of Integral Studies. With Joanna Macy, Pat Fleming and Professor Arne Naess, he wrote “Thinking Like a Mountain – Towards a Council of All Beings” (New Society Publishers) which has now been translated into 10 languages. He is an accomplished bard, songwriter and film-maker and has produced 5 albums of environmental songs and numerous films www.rainforestinfo.org.au/video.htm

From 1984 to the present he has traveled around the world each year with roadshows raising awareness about the plight of the rainforests and raising funding for their protection. In 2007 he launched the Rainforest Information Centre’s climate change campaign and has offered “Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment” presentations and workshops in Australia, Canada and the US. www.rainforestinfo.org.au/climate/roadshow.htm

John speaks with Joanna about “climate change, despair and empowerment”, the evolutionary importance of human feeling, working ecologically with Nature, his experience in the reforestation project at Arunachala, experiential tip ecology practices,  Earth Changes, his present work, his love of the earth…

Music: “Frogs & Cicadas – Genggong Duo – Gamelan Genggong” (from World Network-Bali) by Traditional Musicians
]]> http://www.futureprimitive.org/2011/07/john-seed-from-despair-to-ecological-empowerment/feed/ 0 activism,climate change,eco-psychology,ecology,Esalen,Gaia,healing,Naropa,Omega,poetry,rainforests,soulwork John Seed is founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia. www.rainforestinfo.org.au Since 1979 he has been involved in the direct actions which have resulted in the protection of the Australian rainforests. John Seed is founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia. www.rainforestinfo.org.au Since 1979 he has been involved in the direct actions which have resulted in the protection of the Australian rainforests. He has written and lectured extensively on deep ecology and has been conducting Councils of All Beings and other re-Earth ing workshops  around the world for 25 years. In the US, his workshops have been hosted by Esalen, Omega, Naropa and the California Institute of Integral Studies. With Joanna Macy, Pat Fleming and Professor Arne Naess, he wrote "Thinking Like a Mountain - Towards a Council of All Beings" (New Society Publishers) which has now been translated into 10 languages. He is an accomplished bard, songwriter and film-maker and has produced 5 albums of environmental songs and numerous films www.rainforestinfo.org.au/video.htm From 1984 to the present he has traveled around the world each year with roadshows raising awareness about the plight of the rainforests and raising funding for their protection. In 2007 he launched the Rainforest Information Centre's climate change campaign and has offered "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentations and workshops in Australia, Canada and the US. www.rainforestinfo.org.au/climate/roadshow.htm John speaks with Joanna about "climate change, despair and empowerment", the evolutionary importance of human feeling, working ecologically with Nature, his experience in the reforestation project at Arunachala, experiential tip ecology practices,  Earth Changes, his present work, his love of the earth... Music: "Frogs & Cicadas - Genggong Duo - Gamelan Genggong" (from World Network-Bali) by Traditional Musicians Joanna Harcourt-Smith no 37:10