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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. 3d ago

    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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. May 7

    Jupiter Liberating Storycraft

    “To love disharmony back into harmony creates a greater harmony than existed before!” Jupiter and the craft of Liberating Story… We live in a Story-Telling Creation- Everything telling us its story by its color, song, rhythm, and if we simply approached the world with informed reverent curiosity – our species would rejoin the Guiding Narrative…”Tell me your story & I will spiral it forth…” Jupiter and the lineage of story-telling- just returned from worthy arduous journey to Morocco, suffused with so many stories….re-combobulating, as be we all…. Honoring Jupiter, Idries Shayh, and his son Tahir Shah…. Whose books we be proffering as thankyou gifts for pledging to KPFA/KPFK /Pacifica. “Caravan of Dreams” by Idries Shah And “In Arabian Night- A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams” by Tahir Shah And always – Alf Lyla wa Layla – “A Thousand ands One Nights.” In which Scheherazade, quintessential liberating folk hero -liberates women, men, the land, even the crazed tyrant….the entire atmospheric circumstance….whoise bastion be handed to us all… To cultivate the craft of complexity, irony…. To be deeply informed of the world’s corrupt creepitude – and love it anyway….Art of Blessing.. Many narratives proffered …cause we gotta know…What’s at stake…syncretizing Chris Smalls, Maryann Ishani, Mathew Remsky on Pope Paul in Algeria, Voting Rights, Maya Angelou and more!   The post Jupiter Liberating Storycraft appeared first on KPFA.

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  5. Apr 30

    Replay: Rising Aroused in Apocalyptic Times

    Caroline re-plays a portion of her November 12th talk in Sonoma, so that we all might be Rising Aroused in Apocalyptic Times….  BodhiSattva Coyote’s astro*mytho*politico guide to navigating this dangerous, opportune time with Dark humor, Grief, Community alchemical magic and jaunty Trickster pluck. Not averting our gaze from the cruel horror of our rampaging rogue species…. We are definitely in Act IV – which is evil, and are assigned the task of crafting Act V – Redemption First by understanding that the domestic tyranny before us is a grotesque animation of all that is unaddressed in America’s shadow…. At this time of mega accelerating collapse, it behooves us all to animate the opportunities so generously proffered too us, lest we leave the fate of the world to the dementors… Tyranny has always attacked Community – because tyranny is a cult – the toxic mimic of Community. So, Let’s compost the “cult” out of culture.   CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post Replay: Rising Aroused in Apocalyptic Times appeared first on KPFA.

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  6. Apr 23

    Replay: Cultivate our Craft for Complex Storytelling

    replay of our 3.26.26 show ~ “No to monarchy, no to having a supreme leader, Yes to Democracy-Equality!” Chant from students/citizens in Iran… Caroline plays a short clip of Maryam Ishani, And long proffering from Omid Safi’s recent teaching: “What we all need to know about Iran” We be Global Coalition: Re-imagining the world beyond false polarity… Like Scheherazade, who liberates the land, women, even the tyrant, from the sociopathic murderous king, Let’s all Cultivate our Craft for Complex story-telling….   Omid Safi @brotheromid Most recent book: Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition (published by Yale). Teacher in the Sufi tradition of Radical Love & Founder of Illuminated Courses & Tours “Omid’s passion for teaching has been recognized through the ten times that he has been nominated for professor of the year awards. He is currently a professor at Duke University specializing in Islamic spirituality and contemporary thought. A leading Muslim public intellectual, Omid is committed to the intersection of spirituality and social justice.” https://www.illuminatedcourses.com/ The post Replay: Cultivate our Craft for Complex Storytelling appeared first on KPFA.

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  7. Apr 16

    Defiant Joy – Honed by Adversity…

    Visionary Activist Show 4.16.26 #KPFA 2 pm PT (#KPFK 4,17.26 in wee hours & 1 pm) Defiant Joy – Honed by Adversity… Rising Aroused in Apocalyptic Times How we animate the world Allying with Liberating  Mars within and without….dedication to desirable vision – See Hungarian Election in cahoots with Mars and Neptune… Honoring Pacifica radio’s 77th birthday, humming with Marian Anderson, segue from last week’s honoring of Paul Robeson, Positive woof – in culture and nature, with which to metabolize the pandemic cruelty of uninitiated Mars. The War on Life supplanted by our dedicated alliance with Flora Fauna Fungi Potomac River – now the most endangered River in America.National parks under assault… Bee keepers targeted by Israel Followed by Responsive Bee Swarm in Israel…guiding critiques by Omid Safi, Professor Jiang, and the remedy of the Orishas Chango and Yemaya….and yes, GlenFrey….”Heat is On” The post Defiant Joy – Honed by Adversity… appeared first on KPFA.

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  8. Apr 9

    The Visionary Activist Show – Embodied Positive Mars

    Paul Robeson (Wikipedia) Caroline welcomes ancestor Paul Robeson, (astounding athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist) whose birthday is today… April 9, 1898 (- Jan 23,1976) Let’s invite his embodied positive Mars, expressed through his powerful baritone voice (advocate, for beauty, kinship, dedication to democracy) – into the testosterone fueled maelstrom of now: the imminent April 12th Hungarian election… over which Mars-Neptune preside… Let’s see! desirable vision of democracy triumphing over tyranny, en tout le monde Magyar   A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary’s elections https://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-youth-voters-orban-58e71836ef9e3a38bc478bdbde9ca0b0   And the US thuggish death threat to Pope Leo, the horrific atrocities being inflicted on life by the NetanTrumpstein-yahoo monstrosity (Lebanon, Iran, Gulf states, myriad repercussions rippling through the world -collapse of Dubai)       CoyoteNetworkNews.com · Events, Councils, & More Visionary Activist on Patreon The post The Visionary Activist Show – Embodied Positive Mars 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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