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Spirit: Meet Matter

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:30:24 -0800

In this moment
The sun glitters breathless and ecstatic
In a transparent sky

In this moment
A polar bear drowns
From melting ice

Hold on

To it all

What Gets in the Way of Us Connecting with Others?

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:20:30 -0800

Expectation. When we are expecting, we are not connecting - we are just waiting for affirmation. To really connect, to really relate, we need to be open and not just be looking to get our buttons massaged. Expectation is a kind of contraction.

The Great Turning

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:39:21 -0800

Todays blog posting is by Fierce Light crew member extraordinaire, Sera Beak, who writes of our powerful empowering interview with Joanna Macy, the grandmother of deep ecology. It was clear that
Joanna is someone who sits in the lap of the God/ess and exhales the sacred fire....

Love In Action

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:11:36 -0800

This week was a journey through the history of the American Civil Rights movement, a story we've all heard of time and time again. I thought I knew the story myself, but it was not until I actually set foot in the historic heart land of the movement -

bell hooks

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:54:40 -0800

Today Sera and I drove to Kentucky, to interview bell hooks, the brilliant spiritual activist and visionary. She wrote a must read book for anyone who cares about Love, called "All About Love."

The Third Fire

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:59:13 -0800

It was an exciting first day of shooting on this mid western wing of the Fierce Light journey, which will bring us face to face with some of the greatest spiritual activists of today. I'm travelling with Sera Beak, aka The Spiritual Cowgirl (www.serabeak.com) author of "The Red Book: A deliciously unorthodox approach to igniting your divine spark.".

Packing

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:45:55 -0800

I’m packing!!! Heading for another wing of the Fierce Light Journey, my new feature documentary about spiritual activism around the world. I’ll be on a plane to Chicago soon, to interview Andrew Harvey, then i’ll be renting a car and driving down to Kentucky for the brilliant visionary bell hooks, onwards to Alabama for the birth place of Martin Luther King, and then to Washington DC to interview Archbishop Desomnd Tutu, as well as some surprises along the way. Join me!

-Velcrow Ripper

FIERCE LIGHT FLASH # 1

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:53:39 -0800

WHAT WOULD LOVE DO?

Ever asked yourself that question? Want to see your life change, in a flash?

Starting now, see how your day is transformed when you live out that question. How would Love make breakfast? What would Love say to the people you meet today: to your beloved, to your family, to the dog, the bird, the people on the street? The guy who drives you crazy at work? The beggar on the corner? Love might give her change, or maybe just smile and acknowledge her as a human being - Love is not guilty or dogmatic. Love knows what to do, if you let it guide your steps.

The Holy Fool

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:58:21 -0800

Let me don my clown wig and big shoes, and tell you a little bit about the wisdom of the fool. In the tarot there is always a dog biting at the heels of the fool. That dog represents the constraints of society. The fool does not notice-she continues merrily on her way, with a grin that says, ‘If I can’t laugh in your spiritual revolution, then count me out.’

What's in a name?

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:10:46 -0800

Recently a poster took offense to my name - Velcrow Ripper. In fact, became quite rude. This does happen on occasion, though rarely. I've found that my name serves as an excellent idiot filter. If someone is unable to get past something as simple as a name, which was given to me, and I've kept for some twenty years, then my message of radical inclusion has gone over their heads.

A People Rising

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:18:20 -0800

The second Fierce Light video diary is now up! It continues the journey into the heart of the peoples struggle in Oaxaca, Mexico...

All About Love

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:15:34 -0800

I'd like to respond to this comment from Amelia about my blog on freedom, from a while back:

"Intriguing statement you made:
"Freedom, like love, is a choice. We choose to love - though sometimes it seems to just magically appear - falling in love - but we need to create the conditions. We need to open our hearts, our souls even, to the possibility."

Feathers of Peace

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:10:34 -0800

The symbol of Parihaka, where I am now, is three white feathers - albatross feathers. During the time of the peace village here, back in the 1800s, an albatross landed, which they never do (they are deep sea birds) in the middle of the village, then flew away, leaving behind three feathers. The prophet of the people here, Tawhiti, decided it was a powerful omen, like the dove in noah's ark that went out to find land - a symbol of hope.

Village of Peace

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:44:59 -0800

We arrive at the airport in Aeroteroa (New Zealand), exhausted from two days in a plane, traveling from Canada, via Hong Kong. No doubt we look as bad as we feel. Waiting for us at the airport is the Maori healer, Mahinekura Reinfelds, a stocky woman in her fifties, with grey hair pulled back in a bun, chin and lips adorned with an elaborate Moku – a blue tinted tattoo of swirling patterns.

FierceLight Video Diary # 1

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:26:42 -0800

I'm excited to announce that the first installment of the FierceLight Video Diary is now available for viewing! Every few weeks we'll be posting a new one, tracking the FierceLIght journey as we circle globe, taking the pulse of the planet, from New York, to Oaxaca, to New Zealand, to Africa, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, in the next two months. Join us for this exciting exploration into the world of spirit in action!