Practical Meditation Tips for Radicals
The eight circuits are basic mental programs, imprinted at vulnerable moments in our development, on which our personalities are built.
Receipt for Distracting Biden to Release Peltier
The egregore of capital knows it needs the native body to dominate the land of which indigenous peoples are an intricate expression. However, the egregore knows its survival is at risk too — it fears the wooden stake of the peasant class.
The Gossip Seminar
By putting these two words together, I proposed to dismantle historical fiction that made gossip a misogynistic pejorative term with the intention of dismantling links between people who flee from patriarchal structures.
The Season of Misrule
As the new year becomes something more real and tangible, I say we take the feelings of goodwill, merriment and joy that is plentiful at this time and take it into the future. I say we become Lords of Misrule, taking that which does not serve us, that which oppresses us and strangles us all and smash it to pieces. I say we become as the Lord of Misrule and seize back the power that we all have.
“We are obliged to build a New Belarus!”: Reports from Belarusian exiles in Poland
Faith in the democratic system is eroding not only in Belarus, but also in the United States and other places around the globe. The principles of ‘Freedom' America sought to defend for almost a century revealed to be a shortcoming in their own territory, and not exclusive to 2nd and 3rd world authoritarian governments.
What Unitarians Taught Me About Anarchism (Anarchism for Civilians series)
We tend to reject hierarchy instinctually in some parts of our lives, while accepting it uncritically in others. Anarchists strive to eliminate all hierarchy, in every aspect of life.
On Being Kind
As I await my ride into work, I close my eyes and breathe deeply, imagining how easy it would be to just hide myself away from the world of man and stay in this, what feels like the real world, the one that makes sense. But alas, the moment must come to an end and I must head out to work, into the world of mindless chatter, gossip, of money and bills and all of the other worries and vexations that come with this life, But still, even in the most stressful moments I can close my eyes and breathe deeply, remembering the scent of the early morning garden, the feel of it. More and more I find myself doing this for the world most think of as the real world is dull and lacking, full of hypocrisy that heavies the heart and deadens the soul.
Reclaiming ourselves: Cutting The Cords That Hold Us Back
This is the first step in freeing ourselves, in reclaiming ourselves. Or is it the last? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Perhaps it is a process, one that starts so small we do not always realise, or maybe each step in reclaiming ourselves; the food, the medicine, the self defence, maybe it’s all a part of the cord cutting. Either way, freeing ourselves from those things that hold us back, that keep us down is a vital step in the reclaiming process.
Reclaiming Ourselves: The Importance of Self Defence
…this article is about self defence, which can take on many forms besides physical violence. However, as that is where the mind naturally goes when we think about self defence, that is where we shall start…
On the Use and Abuse of Rage for Life
“Will we stand idly by, cynical and apathetic, while what’s left of society is dismantled, piece by piece, as a sacrificial offering to the great god Mammon? Or will we, fueled by sheer rage, stand up as one to the orgiastic misanthropy of our “leaders” and smash their petty little self-aggrandizing ambitions into dust?”
Reclaiming Ourselves - Back to Basics: Food & Medicine (Part 2)
The aim with these articles is to share some of the knowledge, tips and advice I've picked up along my way in the hope that they will come in useful to you in your own struggles against Capitalism.
Reclaiming Ourselves - Back To Basics: Food and Medicine.
... first we must reclaim ourselves and the knowledge that we have forgotten or lost. We must learn to rely less on the State. The suggestions contained here on in may well seem basic to those already well versed in such things, but for so many these skills have been lost and it is for those that I write this, after all, we must all start somewhere. There's no shame in starting small.
Cancer, Technology and an Ineffable Visceral Space
Everyone was a cancer patient and everyone was--like all those people who go to cancer hospitals, have the best care in the entire fucking world and don’t make it--going to die. This was an all-consuming thought. And really, what was the point of it all? Why had I bothered to go through all that, if it was just going to be a less intense version of that for the rest of my time alive?
A Tribute to Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela passed away April 2nd, 2018. Here is a note, and tribute, by the Pan-Africanist school in Brazil that was named after her.
Insurrection as Resurrection
"It's too late to put flowers in gun barrels" (From Jonathan Ray)
Assigned Faggot: Gender Roles, Sex, and the Division of Labor
Sophia Burns looks at gender roles on paper vs. in practice, and the division of labor underlying both.
The Democratic Party Is Not What You Think
Sophia Burns argues that activist nonprofits are front groups controlled by the Democratic Party
The Cresting Wave
We’re all in a building that’s on fire, and most of us are wearing blindfolds. Spiritual practice helps us take the blindfold off. We’re still in the building, but if we can see, there’s more we can do.