KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show

Trickster Medicine Today is the exact 28th anniversary of the Visionary Activist Show, September 5th, 1996 First guest – James Hillman, splendiferous humming with current pertinence show, that we re-play today, followed by Democracy Now clip with Gershon Baskin, with whom we dedicate to the Peace Deal he animates… Democracy Now began the same year as Visionary Activist Show…We are Democracy Now – On Mushrooms, entheo edition, restoring astro*mytho*politico participatory literacy woof to culture… Vision and Action be Trickster Medicine, the sine qua non for effectively vitalizing all our dedications….. Let’s hold many stories simultaneously, cooperating with the good in all… The post The Visionary Activist Show – 28 Years of Trickster Medicine! appeared first on KPFA.

Honoring Indigenous Prophecy – teased into guiding pertinence for us now… Caroline re-re-re-welcomes Jerome McGeorge, for Part 2 of Indigenous Prophecy, warning and guiding – “Indigenuity.” He will put much of his worthy cred on the table, inviting him to be a messenger, from the Kogi, the Hopi, the Wolf Teaching Clan, (into which he was initiated by Twylah Nitsch) – the Council of Grandmothers…. and more… Inviting into our world guiding sane reverence, that we may protect as much FloraFaunaFungi as possible…(that it may dissolve the cuckoo cartoon of cruel crackpot humanity) Jerome McGeorge, fellow anarcho*astro*animist*enviro-farmer-wizard, co-founder of Organic Valley; Jerome, a long-time ally of the Kogi in Columbia- with whom he spent much time, was chosen by them to be their guide on their first trip to America… October 20th – Nov 5th, 1999, sponsored by Organic Valley, an investigative mission of discovery; bringing messages of wisdom, warning, and mutual aid… The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon www.CoyoteNetworkNews.com *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Warning and Guiding appeared first on KPFA.

Healing the Land! By Holding Myriad stories simultaneously! astro*mytho enthusiasm for Democracy…the much good magic of the Democratic Convention With the sine qua non: from the Cauldron of cruel carnage, we conjure Palestinian safe supported autonomy…full global support (and enforcement)…. Caroline welcomes the return of Jerome McGeorge, fellow anarcho*astro*animist*enviro-farmer-wizard, co-founder of Organic Valley; Honoring Indigenous Prophecy -teased into guiding pertinence for us now… Jerome, a long-time ally of the Kogi in Columbia- with whom he spent much time, was chosen by them to be their guide on their first trip to America… October 20th – Nov 5th, 1999, sponsored by Organic Valley, an investigative mission of discovery; bringing messages of wisdom, warning, and mutual aid… Message to Rep Ruwa: Will spiral forth #LetRuwaSpeak to my radio audience Visionary Activist Show today 5 pm edt #KPFA Envisioning….not expecting…but Willing!…(expectation = partner of disappointment, but Willingness is the dance partner of life…) May the path unfurl for your worthy wise self….to present on stage tonight… Rep. Ruwa Romman @Ruwa4Georgia I want to cut through the noise and remind everyone that those who attend conventions are the strongest supporters of our party. The majority of attendees have been wearing ceasefire pins, keffiyehs, and/or Palestinian flags. It’s been beautiful and I need folks to remember that. Rep. Ruwa Romman @Ruwa4Georgia My speech urged us to unite behind Harris, criticized Trump, and spoke about the promise of this moment. The only reason we’re doing this is to save the soul of our party and prevent bad actors from using our pain in an ongoing voter suppression campaign. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @MaxwellFrostFL Rep. Ruwa is a Democratic leader who has been working to keep Georgia blue and elect VP Harris. She would be a unifying speaker for peace. @Ruwa4Georgia x.com/alanalindsayz/… The post The Visionary Activist Show – Healing the Land, Envisioning Autonomy appeared first on KPFA.

Full Moon for Full Participation…. Caroline welcomes Heather Roan Robbins for Round 2 of Participatory Anarcho*Astro*Animism…. (with audio contributions from @ruwa4georgia, and Jeff Goldblum reciting George Bernard Shaw, to put liberating lucidity on our work table….) Aug 19th Full Moon (Convention) to Nov. 5th (Election)…. Deeper dedication both magnetizes opportune path-opening, and is psychic self-defense for all beings… Heather Roan Robbins M.Th. is a practical, intuitive, choice-oriented astrologer, interfaith minister, and author of the Starcodes Book, the Starcodes AstroOracle Deck, other books, the weekly Starcodes forecast, and contributes to the We Moon calendar. She organizes the Shining Mountains Grove for the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and has an on-line global practice based in Montana. www.roanrobbins.com The post The Visionary Activist Show – Full Moon of Participatory Astro Animism appeared first on KPFA.

Inaugurating a Guiding Narrative- Caroline welcomes long time astro*ally, Heather Roan Robbins, that we further open the portals for the guiding Mythological to suffuse the political… Magnetizing, animating and spiraling forth the Participatory Astro Mytho Story we are electing… We shall honor moral complexities (with nuance and critique). Native American Flanagan, who opposed the pipeline, will be the next Governor of Minnesota. And Walz chose her. Spiral dance to eventual goodness. July 21st Full Moon to August 4th New Moon-(resonating James Baldwin) to Aug 19th Full Moon-(Convention) to Nov. 5th election…. Psychic self-defense for all beings… Heather Roan Robbins M.Th. is a practical, intuitive, choice-oriented astrologer, interfaith minister, and author of the Starcodes Book, the Starcodes AstroOracle Deck, other books, the weekly Starcodes forecast, and contributes to the We Moon calendar. She organizes the Shining Mountains Grove for the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and has an on-line global practice based in Montana. www.roanrobbins.com The post The Visionary Activist Show – Inaugurating a Guiding Narrative appeared first on KPFA.

“Hail to the Sun God – he is a fun god- Ra! Ra! Ra!” Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue Lughnasadh – Mid-Summer – Ritual Fire or arson?! – take your pick… Propaganda seeks to discourage participation (we play some great de-bamboozling clips from Igor Sushko, and Rep Ruwa Romman, Palestinian state Rep in Georgia ) The tonic antidote to propaganda is participatory animism… So, deftly, once again to guide us, be Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue, with his latest book The Silver Branch and the Otherworld: Forest Magic with Plant and Fungi Allies. “Braiding together insights from herbalism, ecology, neurobiology, psychology, Irish history, and magical tradition, Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue shows how we can tap into the flow of communication from the wild world and our ancestral traditions.” Seán is a poet and herbalist living in western Maine in the shadow of a chain of mountains that stretch south to Georgia and north and east across the sea to Ireland and Scotland. He guides individuals in finding better ways to connect with the living world along their journeys toward healing, insight, meaning, and liberation. With compassionate listening and deeply intuitive insights, Seán works with clients to identify the patterns they want to shift in their lives. Then, he shares perspectives and strategies with them for connecting with plants, ancestors, and the land as allies in transformation. https://otherworldwell.com/ The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon: weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Lughnasadh Radio appeared first on KPFA.

“We choose freedom!” Caroline encore welcomes Political Magic ally Pat Ewing, full spectrum strategy, as we honor the Full Moon tide we all be surfing… “The Tide has turned – the Great Storm is coming – but the Tide has turned!” (Gandalf) The post The Visionary Activist Show – Full Moon Tide appeared first on KPFA.

5th Act be our task Convening all skookum guides to good Earth Citizenship, living and ancestral…. Octavia Butler’s prescient novel “Parable of the Sower” written 1993 begins on the Full Moon, July 21st, 2024 (so we take it from there, weaving Repub convention, strategy for now etc..) – Story re-write to include 5th Act. Michiko Kakutani @michikokakutani former chief book critic, The New York Times; author of “The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption & the Rise of the Outsider,” and “Ex Libris: 100+ Books” Octavia Butler’s 1993 dystopian novel “Parable of the Sower” begins in July of 2024. Climate change is turning the globe into a hellscape with droughts, fires and calamitous weather events. Racial and class inequities have soared, women’s rights are under threat, and white nationalism and radical fundamentalism are taking hold. In the book’s sequel “Parable of the Talents” (published in 1998), a presidential candidate named Jarret, who wants to purge the country of those who don’t share his brand of militant Christianity, issues this call: “Help us to make America great again.” His opponent, Smith, is right when he calls him out as “a demagogue, a rabble-rouser, and a hypocrite.” But Smith is “such a tired, gray shadow of a man,” that Jarret is “able to scare, divide, and bully people” into electing him and quickly sets about implementing his fascist agenda. Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – 5th Act be our task appeared first on KPFA.

“Time of Useful Consciousness” Earth Citizens Arise! Divination, dedication, political acumen Caroline welcomes return of Pat Ewing, who brings all of the above in her long journey as full service, adaptogenic political strategist in all realms…… Patricia Ewing is the former Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore, Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Harris Wofford (PA), Political Director for Governor Mario Cuomo and Business-to-Business Executive (NYS). During these tenures, she brought business and government together and created programs that were the benefit of both. Today, she helps businesses by combining complementary business sectors, capital raises, and growing relationships to benefit clients. Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – “Time of Useful Consciousness” appeared first on KPFA.

“Speak to the Weary – a word that will rouse them” (Isaiah) Let’s all be De-bamboozling Accomplices/Dark o Moon US birthday. So it comes to all of us- To assume cultural narrative lead… To be good Citizens, agents of accountability as sine qua non for democracy… Earth Citizens…. Caroline welcomes these dedications in the human form of Jamie Yeager, mytho*politico*word wizard diagnostician, born into a Texas ACLU populist tradition; Incantational magic to invite in the protectors of democracy, that we all may wake up… Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Agents of Accountability appeared first on KPFA.

Caroline welcomes forensic, clinical and cardiac psychologist, Steve Parker. Dr. Parker is a Jungian psychologist and stone mason. He lives with his partner, Kornelia Grabinska (a Jungian Analyst), in a birch forest overlooking Fairbanks. He has lived and worked in Alaska for more than forty years, and treasures living on the edge of the wilderness. He has traveled and worked throughout the state, and has been the director of four rural mental health centers. For thirty years he worked as a forensic psychologist, seeing folks at the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Fairbanks Correctional Center. He and his partner Kornelia have run a bookstore specializing in Jungian books (Silver Tree Books) and a toy store specializing in Jungian sandplay items (Happy Moose Toys.) They have taught numerous Jungian seminars, and helped start the C. G. Jung Society of Northern Alaska over ten years ago. He has been the webmaster for www.jungcurrents.com for many years. He has been dealing with heart issues for twenty years, including a severe heart attack 20 years ago. Out of that heart struggle he has written a book and created a Stone Sanctuary. You can find also him on Facebook at:https://www.facebook.com/jung.hearted Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Astro Jungian Pre-debate Mythic News Radio appeared first on KPFA.

The Moon Walks the Earth – Solstice Dedications – Caroline co-riffs with Jerome McGeorge, fellow anarcho*astro*animist, co-founder Organic Valley to and fro, with segments, honoring the Solstice, from our first show, and our last night conversing around the Mid-Summer Night entheo bonfire… …..including message from the Kogi, of Colombia, for us now! with whom Jerome spent much time, and was their guide on their first trip to America… October 20th – Nov 5th, 1999, sponsored by Organic Valley, investigative mission of discovery; bringing messages of wisdom, warning, and mutual aid… Am anchoring Jerome, pulling on his wizard ankles, to keep him in this world…. Tis time for him to receive supportive blessing from the multiverses to which he has contributed so much immeasurable good…and a treasure trove of applied erudition…. wins a best Aries Award! Imbued with the Medicine of seeing deeply, with a kind heart….. Agent of Green Man, Jerome McGeorge is an ally of richly cultivated, playful erudition, longtime organic*bioregional farmer, founding member of Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool (CROPP), the cooperative that is “Organic Valley” …2000 farms! Moon walks the Earth: The Full Moon rises at extreme Southern point of horizon, will travel low to the ground…happens once every 18.6 years….. Solstice Zoom event with Caroline, New Councils, and more at CoyoteNetworkNews.com Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – The Moon Walks the Earth – Solstice Dedications appeared first on KPFA.

Dissolving the hubris of humans into nutrient for participatory animism….To dispel bad ideas disguised as “energy transition,” Caroline welcomes, long-time-ally, marine acoustician, Michael Stocker…(who is as though the Ocean adopted a human guise to be its voice…) What is the Ocean saying say to us now?! Michael has served as the electronic and musical engineer on the benchmark film “Koyaanisqatsi,” and as a project development engineer for Pax Scientific, working in applied physics and acoustics – exploring how the principles of bio-mimicry can be used in fluid and air movement systems. As founding director of Ocean Conservation Research he is using his fluency in bio-acoustics to explore the impacts of noise on ocean animals to inform ocean policy and practice toward decreasing human bio-acoustic impacts on marine habitats.. Ocean Conservation Research: https://ocr.org/ Michael’s book: Hear Where We Are: Sound, Ecology, and Sense of Place Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Listening to the Ocean appeared first on KPFA.

New Moon 16+ Gemini today New Moon 16+ Gemini June 8, 1967 – When Israel attacked the Intelligence ship USS Liberty….. story hushed up… but now, let’s spread widely for Bibi’s visit to DC next week …. Caroline welcomes return of Eddy Nix, who “plays a bookseller in real life and has many projects operating in the dream world. He is founder and operator of Driftless Books and Music in Viroqua, Wi and was a founding teacher at Youth Initiative High School, and has a radio show on community radio station WDRT every Sunday. He identifies as a rhizome, or a verb, depending on circumstances. He has been many other things also.” …that we bring in the myriad voices for democracy, and Elegba to open the path for Truth, and for Leonard Peltier to emerge free June 10th…. The Day Israel Attacked America | Special Series by Al Jazeera Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – New Moon 16+ Gemini appeared first on KPFA.

Assuming Cultural Narrative Strategic Lead, Visioning Necessary Miracles… Caroline re-welcomes Seán O’Donoghue to Liberating Leonard Peltier, the Supreme Court, Gaza, all wrongfully imprisoned International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee: https://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/ Case background: https://freeleonard.org/case/ Amnesty campaign: https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/free-leonard-peltier/ The post The Visionary Activist Show – Visioning Necessary Miracles appeared first on KPFA.

Full Moon Pirate Radio Convening our Back-stage Bureau Chiefs…. Back-Stage Bureau chiefs We cannot live through the dead – but we can invite the best in them to live through us, honoring the late great ally Larry Bensky, indefatigable deeply cultivated radio journalist activist…. and the late David Graeber, whose 2 spendiferous books, “Dawn Of Everything,” (with David Wengrow) and “Pirate Enlightenment – or the Real Libertalia,” as pledge incentives during our fund drive… So that we can be fully informed participatory Earth Citizens, at this “time of Dire Beauty.” Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Full Moon Pirate Radio appeared first on KPFA.

James Fadiman courtesy of Scott Kline Entheo*Anarcho*Animism / Endogenous Indigenuity Caroline is wildly enthused to welcome James Fadiman, PhD Who writes: “The work most worth doing for me has been helping myself and others remember how interwoven we are with the rest of the natural world. Only when we act out a dark fantasy of separation do we harm the very world in which we are enmeshed. Once awakened, exploitation of others, the destruction of any eco- system and that ultimate obscenity – war – all become as impossible to support as it would be to take a hammer and chisel (and) cut off one’s own fingers. My different forms of self-expression: work, writing, photography are parts of who I have been and am. Psychedelic experiences have been the foundation stones of my worldview, as crucial now as when I had my first experience. If it is true, as one tradition suggests, that “God is as close to you as your jugular vein,” knowing that personally should be beneficial.” https://www.jamesfadiman.com/ connects to https://microdosingpsychedelics.com/ Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* KPFA in Fund Drive The Psychedelic Exoporer’s Guide = (for a pledge to KPFA of $100) Called “America’s wisest and most respected authority on psychedelics and their use,” James Fadiman has been involved with psychedelic research since the 1960s. The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide addresses the immediate and long-term effects of psychedelic use for spiritual (high dose), therapeutic (moderate dose), and problem-solving (low dose) purposes. Fadiman outlines the best practices for safe, sacred entheogenic voyages learned through his more than 40 years of experience–from the benefits of having a sensitive guide during a session (and how to be one) to the importance of the setting and pre-session intention. James Fadiman reviews the newest as well as the neglected research into the psychotherapeutic value of visionary drug use for increased personal awareness and a host of serious medical conditions, including his recent study of the reasons for and results of psychedelic use among hundreds of students and professionals. He reveals new uses for LSD and other psychedelics, including extremely low doses for improved cognitive functioning and emotional balance. Cautioning that psychedelics are not for everyone, he dispels the myths and misperceptions about psychedelics circulating in textbooks and clinics as well as on the internet. Exploring the life-changing experiences of Ram Dass, Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, and Huston Smith as well as Francis Crick and Steve Jobs, James Fadiman shows how psychedelics, used wisely, can lead not only to healing but also to scientific breakthroughs and spiritual epiphanies. The post The Visionary Activist Show – Entheo*Anarcho*Animism appeared first on KPFA.

As Kent State be humming with crucial pertinence, for us all now, we welcome Laurel Krause, the sister of Allison Krause, who was murdered that day. For the last 20 years Laurel Krause has made her home at the Allison Center for Peace on the Mendocino coast of Northern California. Her sister Allison was one of the ‘Four Dead in Ohio,’ killed as she protested the Vietnam War in the May 4, 1970 Kent State Massacre. On the 40th anniversary, Laurel co-founded the Kent State Truth Tribunal at www.TruthTribunal.org. On Substack, read Laurel’s Peace on the Mendocino Coast and check out her blog MendoCoastCurrent. www.TruthTribunal.org www.MendoCoastCurrent.wordpress.com Image: “Soul Sisters” by artist Roger Ballas, Read about Allison’s message in the painting: https://bit.ly/2SB74Gh The post The Visionary Activist Show – Flowers are better than bullets appeared first on KPFA.

Caroline welcomes Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue (encore encore) with his ally, Jesse Wolf Hardin, conjurer of the Good Medicine Confluence. Jesse Wolf Hardin is an influential author, ecosopher, ecological and societal activist, personal counsel, graphic artist, musician, and historian – a champion of both human and bio diversity, as well as of nature’s medicines. Wolf was a leading organizer of and presenter for Earth First!, becoming a featured presenter at hundreds of conferences and universities, and was the creator of cross cultural ecospiritual collaborations appropriately called “Medicine Shows” that melded his powerful spoken word with live music, indigenous presenters, and focused activism. He cofounded the international Good Medicine Confluence gathering in 2008, along with the in-depth digital magazine for herbalists, healers and folklorists Plant Healer Quarterly. He is the author of over 800 published articles in over 200 different publications, as well as of over 25 books. PlantHealer.org Good Medicine Conference: www.goodmedicineconfluence.com Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue is an herbalist, writer, and teacher, and an initiated Priest in two traditions. He lives in the mountains of western Maine. Seán’s approach to healing weaves together the insights of traditional western herbalism and contemporary science. He regards physical, spiritual, and emotional healing as deeply intertwined. Prior to becoming an herbalist, Seán was a political organizer in movements for peace, human rights, and global economic justice, and a freelance journalist documenting the human and ecological impacts of U.S. policies in Latin America. otherworldwell.com Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more…

Greg Sarris (credit Christopher Coughlin) Caroline re-welcomes Greg Sarris, Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Board Chair for Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Always – re-storying the landscape… His most recent work: Told in the classic style of Southern Pomo and Coast Miwok creation stories, The Forgetters story cycle about the people who have forgotten their roots and consequently hurt the Earth and each other. Masterfully infusing magical realism with the history of Indigenous lands, Sarris encourages readers to remember our shared lineage and honor our interconnectedness with the environment. Greg Sarris is the award-winning author of five books, including Grand Avenue, which was adapted into an HBO film. He also co-authored the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act, which restored federal recognition to the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Native Americans of California. https://greg-sarris.com/ Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Remembering, Re-Storying appeared first on KPFA.