How I made the long journey from louche literati to shamanic apprentice to social movement orchestrator: an ongoing saga. [An RS Encore Presentation]  (more)

From at least the time that Jesus threw the moneychangers from the temple, we have sensed that there is something unholy about money. At the same time, no one can deny that money has a mysterious, magical quality as well, the power to alter human behavior and coordinate human activity. [An RS Encore Presentation] (more)

Go to the window and look out at your street. Imagine the alternatives to what you're seeing; where did the materials out there come from, how could the ecology that created them and the people who made them be treated better? How could the resources you're seeing be used more positively? Are you really getting the most out of your time here?  (more)

"We are taught as leaders not to take away hope from the people," says Lyons, a Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan. "If you're going to bring hard news, you better bring something else with it. Indians can't do much, there is just a handful of us. We do have some ideas and some instruction. We still know how to pray. As long as we keep the ceremonies, we are going to hold on." (more)

Money is about the threat of poverty. Poverty gives money value. By threat of poverty, one must work for money, even if that work is destructive. And money is about power backed up by arms and prisons. Poverty, power, and prison are money's soul, flesh, and bones.

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"Now You're Gonna Feel The Power Of The Chicago Police"  -- On the night of April 28th 2004 the author was assaulted by four Chicago Police detectives because of his political affiliations. One month later, they murdered a fellow activist. (more)

Copyright law now protects creative works for almost a century. At the very least, copyright terms should be drastically reduced. Of course, the concept of revising creative compensation is based on the presumption that we will still use monetary currency with inborn inflation in the future. But a gradual transition would be better than picking up the pieces in a post-apocalyptic world. (more)

"A Bond To Survive The Universe" - As the author begins the long process of transformation, he realizes that it's at the expenseof his relationship with Edie, and most of "polite society." "Green is the New Black" - Indignant over the discovery that his magazine was under government surveillance, the author decides to get politically active and joins theGreen Party.  (more)

"Morpheus With A Mohawk" -- Continuing his re-education, the author befriends indie journalist and publisher Sander Hicks, who recounts the terrifying saga of Jim Hatfield, Vox, and George W. Bush, another truth odyssey that reveals the true nature of power, and the consequences of challenging those who wield it. Along the way, he discovers there is a serious field of study lurking behind the label of "conspiracy theory." (more)

Personal influences, surprising connections and memorable turning points: Here's how I joined the Reality Sandwich family and became an Evolver regional coordinator in Los Angeles, and what I've learned about transformation within the emergent space of the Evolver Social Movement. (more)

In Oaxaca, comunalidad is the sustaining principle behind an ancestral, yet still new and unique civilizing process -- one that holds back the decrepit individualization of knowledge, power, and culture. (more)

"I Know A Guy" -- In this next segment we are introduced to Guy Herron, a larger-than-life character to whom the book is dedicated, who baptized the author into the world of truth by shattering everything he thought he knew about his country and its history. (more)

"The Yuppie Guru & The Memphis Manifesto" - After writing a favorable review of Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class,the author is invited to attend an exclusive conference in Memphis.  (more)

"Two Paths Diverged in the Wood, and I Stumbled Down The One Less Sane" - The run-up to the invasion of Iraq produced a lot of bizarre behavior, but perhaps none matched the strange ideological odyssey on which the author found himself in those days. Plus, "The Priest, The Radical, The Healer," an introduction to the author's mentor, the Rev. Thomas Goforth. (more)

"Head Not Ready For Breaking" - Free from cocaine and beginning to reinvest himself in his life, Part 6 takes us to Ground Zero for the one-year anniversary of 9/11, and into an early conversation where the terms "psychedelic medicine" and "Burning Man" areheard for the first time, and are not so well received. (more)