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Dedicated to “anything we need to know to have a democracy”: Democratic Animism, Pragmatic Mysticism, Applied Divination, Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity. Hosted by Caroline Casey. Her guests are allies contributing to a culture of reverent ingenuity. Critique and Solution.
Animism is not a belief – but manners. Caroline hosts Carl Safina through whom our animal kin convey their beautiful community complexity; from knowledge comes respect – on to reverent collaborative intimacy…. Carl Safina’s lyrical non-fiction writing explores how humans are changing the living world, and what the changes mean for non-human beings and for us all. … Continued
Grief as compost for Resilient Human Goodness. Caroline welcomes the return of Jerome McGeorge, astro*animist*enviro-farmer-wizard, co-founder Organic Valley, founding member of Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool (CROPP), for another spirited romp of applied pragmatic mysticism for collective well being, allied with Nature’s Trickster Genius, we can, and we gotta, do impossible things… Support The … Continued
*Replay from August 20, 2020* As so much life is at risk, Caroline welcomes award-winning science journalist, Judith D Schwartz, whose latest book The Reindeer Chronicles, & other inspiring stories of working with Nature to Heal the Earth, proffers myriad heartening stories of devastating deserts than can return to blooming, as can our hearts… Judith … Continued
This month is the 25th Anniversary of The Visionary Activist Show! See the Radio Collection Offering in exchange for Donations Caroline hosts Molly Chester, co-creator of “The Biggest Little Farm,” (whose husband, John co-crafted the film, with human, animal, plant guiding Mentors…) Woman Hero makes Beauty, Food and Story, does something wonderful, that … Continued
The Virus is spiky- so let’s be smooth, and cool… So – Caroline welcomes the return of Deborah Felmeth, cross-pollinating cultural agent betwixt Middle East and West, that – where there be too much heat (everywhere) toxic mimic of Mars – we honor Venus… Rumi (born in Afghanistan) reminds us – “let the Beauty we … Continued
Pouring Cool Waters on the Conflagration… Caroline welcomes the return of collegial Celtic Wizard Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue, author of “The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are – Connecting to the Living Medicine of Wild Plants” that we may cool the fever dream of the world If All war is a failure of imagination Then All … Continued
Caroline welcomes the return of Michael Stocker, emissary from the Ocean World to human culture, alerting us to the danger of currently ill-designed off-shore wind farms, having not-yet-considered the harm to Whales etc… Venus design Council… Biomimicry… Let’s become like the Ocean to protect the Ocean… Ocean scientist, Marine acoustician, jazz musician – Michael is … Continued
Caroline welcomes Rupa Marya and Raj Patel authors of Inflamed: Deep Medicine & the Anatomy of Injustice. When will the pandemic end? “’Twill end when the conditions that gave rise to it are resolved.” (Dion Fortune) ‘Tis a prodigious work, an invaluable contribution to Group Mind, convening Dark of Moon, close to True Lammas, ritual … Continued
Riveting Radio, on-going celebration of the Visionary Activist Show – 25 years on the air, rummaging in the archives, we have conjured potent radio collection #2, as incentive to pledge, of which we will be weaving clips from Tim Reiterman on Jonestown (lessons of which highly pertinent to our present conundrum) and with Diane Wilson … Continued
Magnetizing, Animating and Spiraling Forth the astro*mytho*politico guiding Story of Now whereby to ride this Full Moon Tide. Caroline honors the quintessential Trickster story-teller Scheherezade, who, as Venusian hero liberates the entire circumstance. The Tale of the Princess Perizada; We close with the powerful, poignant, pertinent last words of John Lewis, who hands us the … Continued
