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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.

  1. 5d ago

    The Heat is on!

    The Heat is on! Fire Bird Revelation Revolution Arising Global Democracy of Flora Fauna Fungi declares  Independence from US July 4th Hellscape: US Shadow grotesquely garishly visibly manifest – That cruelty & corruption to be composted in Cauldron of Calamity – into nutrient for democratic animism.. With Lego News True Origins of America… The danger of Netantrumpstein- Report from Albania – Flamingo Revolution Iran team-Mexico kinship Outspoken voices Defiant Joy-honed by adversity The post The Heat is on! appeared first on KPFA.

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  2. Jun 25

    When life gives you Demons-Make Demonade 

    When life gives you Demons-Make Demonade Trickster, within us all responds: Speak Truth – Be Power Crazy Danger requires – Majnoun- “Trickster Crazy for the Divine “ Waxing Full Moon Mercury stationing, planetary Intellignces gliding into most powerful opportune and dangerous Summer guiding… The Guiding Mythic News of Now, with accomplices: James Baldwin – on love… and decisions on whom to be, Kinship across borders- Iranian Team and Mexico. Mamdani on AIPAC Judge Andrew Napolitanoa on war crimes of Netanyahu, trump,Hegseth Hannah Arendt on Don’t sing with the crowd John Moriarty on “never mind a Republic- but an Aonlaith” – animistic country The post When life gives you Demons-Make Demonade  appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr

  3. Jun 18

    Honoring Abdullah Ibrahim

    Honoring Abdullah Ibrahim, South African jazz musician, welcoming his friend, ally Deborah Felmeth to guide us into the enormity of his great soul, his influential dedication, practice, that he may resonate in us all, with Music –  Africa – tears and laughter – Ishmael,  & “Mandenberg,” that he played at Nelson Mandela’s Inauguration, and was played at Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration… CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post Honoring Abdullah Ibrahim appeared first on KPFA.

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  4. Jun 11

    Never Give Up

    Visionary Activist Show June 11 #KPFA 2 pm pt/KPFK JUNE 12 – wee hours &1 pm pt “Never Give Up” Caroline joined by fellow entheo*anarcho*bardic ally Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue for the Mythic News of Now: Graham Platner, Flamingo Revolution, the astounding Knicks Game… Trickster miracle via never give up.   Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue is a poet, herbalist, and teacher living in western Maine. He guides clients along their journeys toward healing, insight, meaning, and liberation. 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. https://otherworldwell.com/ The post Never Give Up appeared first on KPFA.

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  5. Jun 4

    The Great De-Bamboozling

    Speak Truth- Be Power! The Great De-Bamboozling – Liberating Language Lucidity… & the astro*mytho°politico guiding narrative assignment Caroline weaves myriad story complexity guides : Ahana Sharma (why do we say “Middle East”) U.S. Getting schooled by Iranian Lego News, Lego News real origins of this Country ,with Resistance History Prof – Tad Stormer, Iranian political cultural guide,Maryam Ishani – & all loving honor to Marjane Satrapi Iranian-French graphic novelist, cultural treasure, best known for her autobiographical novel/film “Persepolis” – translating us into intimacy with Iranian People… who died yesterday  age 56, noted for her tenderness and irony… President of the French National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, posted on X that France had lost “an immense artist”. She said: “Marjane Satrapi had turned her work into an act of freedom. With Persepolis, she had given a face and a voice to the Iranian revolution, proudly carrying the fight for women’s freedom and dignity.” She created Woman, Life, Freedom, a collection of graphic stories about the protests in 2022, following the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing her hijab properly. Satrapi told the BBC in 2024: “If you take the art and culture out from any society, this society falls down.”   BBC: Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0nnj51jyo       CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post The Great De-Bamboozling appeared first on KPFA.

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  6. May 28

    Waxing Full Moon – of myriad guiding stories…

    Visionary Activist Show 5.27.26 #KPFA 2 pm pt #KPFK 5.28.26 wee hours & 1 pm pt   Waxing Full Moon – of myriad guiding stories, translated into accessible vernacular – to be spiraled forth into the Memosphere….. The more we know of Culture, Stories, History – the more effective we be in our alchemical task of composting the grotesque monstrous animation of America’s shadow – into nutrient for global democratic animism…. Caroline inter-weaves – the astroanimistmytho*polito guiding meta narrative, with guiding clips from Carl Jung, Pope Leo, Mathew Remsky – on the Pope, Iranian Lego News Service on the rich beauty of Persian culture, Omid Safi on West African Sufism – to America… recorded at the shrine of Ahmad al-Tijani, in Fez, Morocco…. and always – Scheherazade & Dunyazade – the liberating sisters presiding over Alf Layla wa-Layla – The Thousand and One Nights… that the right stories, told at the right time, will redeem the world….   CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post Waxing Full Moon – of myriad guiding stories… appeared first on KPFA.

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  7. May 21

    Defiant Joy & the Power of Story

    Defiant Joy – honed by adversity, and the power of story, and irresistible woofy outspoken eloquence….satire, Irony – How it is & How it should be- Liberating Trickster lives in discrepancy….. Stephen Colbert’s last show tonight- the baton of outspoken, sharp, smart satire with a kind heart – be passed to all of us… “Finding a way outta now way” – Guides High John, and Scheherazade – all the Trickster Story-tellers who quicken in times of danger, enlivened by  “against all odds…” The Tale of Maruf the Cobbler the very last story from Alph Layla wa Layla -“Thousand and One Nights” About conjuring the impossible desirable… And great book we are featuring, from Dial Press – “How WeSee It” From the celebrated magazine of international writing, twelve sharp global perspectives on a changing United States, with an introduction by the Dial’s editor in chief, Madeleine Schwartz ****************************** Through it all: Derija – Moroccan Arabic: Moshe Moshkil – “No Problem” Moshkil Gusha – the Remover of All Difficulties -from Caravan of Dreams – Thursday- To give a gift ion the name of Mushkil Gusha – thus the people[le who are in real need will always find their way…” And “Dounya Honya”- “world is in perfect order”= “no problem” CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post Defiant Joy & the Power of Story appeared first on KPFA.

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  8. May 14

    Bridges Literal and Metaphoric

    Honoring Bridges as literal metaphors …..let us aspires to be a bridge…. as are the people, the living and the dead, whom we honor this hour… the bridging work of Idries Shah, his son, Tahir Shah, Fatema Mernissi, and Peter Kingsley…. The Moroccan Journey is never ending… Noting the resonance of 5+ Taurus, whose Sabian Image is “ a Cantilever Bridge over a Rocky Gorge….building connections…finding a way to get from here to there…..finding a way outta noway…..like High John de Conquer … When MLK Jr was born, Chiron was at 5+ Taurus When he was assassinated Mars was at 5+ Taurus When George Floyd was born – Mars retro at 5+ Taurus When Rene’e Good was  born – Jupiter was at 5+ Taurus Tim Walz – a living bridge, has Mercury at 5+ Taurus, And my relocation chart for Marrakech, has 5+ Taurus rising… Honoring literal and metaphoric bridges…. Reminding us of the demonic destruction of the Karaj B1 Bridge in Iran, by US Dementors….. Dark o Moon – we gather to guide  – to Saturday’s New Moon, exalted in Taurus of participatory Animism…. And honor the mythological resonance of place…. ________________________ CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post Bridges Literal and Metaphoric appeared first on KPFA.

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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.

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