This is especially amusing because a fellow that recently made himself known to me through the internet assured me the "even my calendar is based on the birth of Christ." The actual year, perhaps reflects the belief in a presumed pre-christian period and we do ostensibly "count" the years since his death, but both the actual names of days, which we seem to be much more facile with, the moons (moonths and months) and most ritual "dates"either bear the names of pagan deities or rites and festivals far, far older than the believers in Yahweh. I often talk of those who co-opt the work of others to mask their own complacency or laziness, but since this is the time of year for healing old rifts and patching up what is left of our own vessel for spirit, so that it might weather inevitable storms, I want to include even the complicit, the lazy and the feckless in the possibility for change. I want to write this post, instead, about how the other people, those who honor their own creators, separate and distinct from Yahweh god, have every right to claim their birthright.
Sure, our rites of Spring, our harvest fests, the solstices and equinoxes have been stolen nearly from the face of the Earth. I don't like it when X-tians play the, "My holy book is illegal in over 100 countries" game, or pretend to feel oppressed or that their beliefs are under threat. So, I will not play on the guilt of others by reminding everyone that native ways of virtually all cultures and tribes has been systematically wiped out by the colonizers and missionaries of the same lying god, you know the one, It was Yahweh himself that said that Adam and Eve would "surely die" if they ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Instead Adam lived to the ripe old age of 900. A white lie, perhaps and for Adam and Eve's own good I am sure, but a lie nonetheless seems to indicate that having proven himself a liar, that he might lie again. Just sayin'.
We all make mistakes, I am not even going to tell you that my life has been perfect. Don't think that I am being all high and mighty, no, I am humbly submitting my truth for the critique which it deserves. I always ask for comments but rarely find them. i often mention that I could use a bit of green love from my fans and readers, but too often the Paypal site that I link to sits idle, with the same balance. In three more posts, around the middle of January, (named after Janus) I will have 365 posts. Imagine, if you were to have available (which you will in just two weeks or so) one post a day to read for an entire year. What would that be worth? I frequently run a mental puzzle in my mind when considering a purchase. I divide the number by 365, to see if it is worth the expense over the course of a year. Say for instance, a particular item is worth a dime a day? If so, I would pay around $36.50 for it. Is it worth a dollar a day? Then, perhaps $365, etc. I do tend to buy quality, but I still try to amortize my investment over a single year. Depreciation schedules are for corporate outlaws.
I frequently call for revolutionary action, but as my devoted readers will remember, I always remain committed to peace. Those who would use our exploitation by the rich, the ecological catastrophe that passes for an economy, or the abject neglect of our young and old as an excuse to hurt others or destroy infrastructure are most often plants, sent by our overlords to make everyone look bad. Who wouldn't like to paint their opposition with the stench of "rabble". When I speak of revolution, it is most-often a revolution of thought. When we align our identities with a greater picture of what is real and important than the man foists upon us, it liberates us from his servitude. Each of the millions of tree seeds that we have planted has been both received with a blessing and distributed with one, as well as being placed in a niche habitat where it could be the happiest, because conditions were as close to ideal as we could find and also be in places where the benefits of new growth would be the most beneficial. This is revolutionary because most people think that all trees are good to plant everywhere, or that we as humans have the right to plant what we want where we want without regard for the trees themselves. I am not, and will never be that type or kind of landscaper. I plant trees for the forests they will help bring to fruition.
I preach the same sort of religion for the garden and the soil itself, building year on year what has most often been stripped away over the course of decades. I have posted several times this year about bio-char and the amazing benefits that it holds for the environment, but in turn it will help feed billions more people without opening up a single acre of new land. I have a great idea about how to assess what these posts are worth in a very real sense. How much is all the produce in your garden worth each year. My own garden is small, but produces over 365 pounds of food annually. In our local markets, most veggies go from just under a dollar per pound to several dollars per pound. That would mean that my produce has a value of between 300 and 1,000 dollars. If I doubled production, which is very possible by using bio-char, which I have written about extensively. The most important aspect of this material is that it provides homes for organisms that heal the soil and add nutrients to it. A single handful of bio-char has over fourteen acres of surface area. My production has more than doubled in the beds that I have inoculated with bio-char. Doubling production of my garden from between 300 to 1,000 dollars to between 600 and 2,000 dollars worth of produce per year would be a certain value added to my life, something I could "take to the bank" if you will (although I don't encourage anyone to have contact with the vast majority of banking institutions.) This is a good example of how even our colloquial sayings are designed to keep us in servitude and under the thumb of our exploiters.
Heck, even if you only grow a few tomatoes, your savings could be as much as sixty to a hundred dollars per summer on tomatoes alone. I know that many have an infatuation with making their New Year's Resolutions, but this year, let's try to pick things that will make the world the best place we can, healthy, safe and let's all call power and control on the carpet wherever we see it and stamp out the abject waste of time that it is, forever. Let us not tolerate another day of neglect and abuse. Next year, when I write my last post of the year, lets have the world that we received as a birthright from the endless generations of native earth worshipers and pagans that protected the planet and her creatures through centuries and aeons. Deep ecology is revolutionary. I am committing myself to the education of at least one person about the many ways that I have learned to stand up for all that is right and good with the planet and how to live at peace with the cycles of nature.
Sure, our rites of Spring, our harvest fests, the solstices and equinoxes have been stolen nearly from the face of the Earth. I don't like it when X-tians play the, "My holy book is illegal in over 100 countries" game, or pretend to feel oppressed or that their beliefs are under threat. So, I will not play on the guilt of others by reminding everyone that native ways of virtually all cultures and tribes has been systematically wiped out by the colonizers and missionaries of the same lying god, you know the one, It was Yahweh himself that said that Adam and Eve would "surely die" if they ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Instead Adam lived to the ripe old age of 900. A white lie, perhaps and for Adam and Eve's own good I am sure, but a lie nonetheless seems to indicate that having proven himself a liar, that he might lie again. Just sayin'.
We all make mistakes, I am not even going to tell you that my life has been perfect. Don't think that I am being all high and mighty, no, I am humbly submitting my truth for the critique which it deserves. I always ask for comments but rarely find them. i often mention that I could use a bit of green love from my fans and readers, but too often the Paypal site that I link to sits idle, with the same balance. In three more posts, around the middle of January, (named after Janus) I will have 365 posts. Imagine, if you were to have available (which you will in just two weeks or so) one post a day to read for an entire year. What would that be worth? I frequently run a mental puzzle in my mind when considering a purchase. I divide the number by 365, to see if it is worth the expense over the course of a year. Say for instance, a particular item is worth a dime a day? If so, I would pay around $36.50 for it. Is it worth a dollar a day? Then, perhaps $365, etc. I do tend to buy quality, but I still try to amortize my investment over a single year. Depreciation schedules are for corporate outlaws.
I frequently call for revolutionary action, but as my devoted readers will remember, I always remain committed to peace. Those who would use our exploitation by the rich, the ecological catastrophe that passes for an economy, or the abject neglect of our young and old as an excuse to hurt others or destroy infrastructure are most often plants, sent by our overlords to make everyone look bad. Who wouldn't like to paint their opposition with the stench of "rabble". When I speak of revolution, it is most-often a revolution of thought. When we align our identities with a greater picture of what is real and important than the man foists upon us, it liberates us from his servitude. Each of the millions of tree seeds that we have planted has been both received with a blessing and distributed with one, as well as being placed in a niche habitat where it could be the happiest, because conditions were as close to ideal as we could find and also be in places where the benefits of new growth would be the most beneficial. This is revolutionary because most people think that all trees are good to plant everywhere, or that we as humans have the right to plant what we want where we want without regard for the trees themselves. I am not, and will never be that type or kind of landscaper. I plant trees for the forests they will help bring to fruition.
I preach the same sort of religion for the garden and the soil itself, building year on year what has most often been stripped away over the course of decades. I have posted several times this year about bio-char and the amazing benefits that it holds for the environment, but in turn it will help feed billions more people without opening up a single acre of new land. I have a great idea about how to assess what these posts are worth in a very real sense. How much is all the produce in your garden worth each year. My own garden is small, but produces over 365 pounds of food annually. In our local markets, most veggies go from just under a dollar per pound to several dollars per pound. That would mean that my produce has a value of between 300 and 1,000 dollars. If I doubled production, which is very possible by using bio-char, which I have written about extensively. The most important aspect of this material is that it provides homes for organisms that heal the soil and add nutrients to it. A single handful of bio-char has over fourteen acres of surface area. My production has more than doubled in the beds that I have inoculated with bio-char. Doubling production of my garden from between 300 to 1,000 dollars to between 600 and 2,000 dollars worth of produce per year would be a certain value added to my life, something I could "take to the bank" if you will (although I don't encourage anyone to have contact with the vast majority of banking institutions.) This is a good example of how even our colloquial sayings are designed to keep us in servitude and under the thumb of our exploiters.
Heck, even if you only grow a few tomatoes, your savings could be as much as sixty to a hundred dollars per summer on tomatoes alone. I know that many have an infatuation with making their New Year's Resolutions, but this year, let's try to pick things that will make the world the best place we can, healthy, safe and let's all call power and control on the carpet wherever we see it and stamp out the abject waste of time that it is, forever. Let us not tolerate another day of neglect and abuse. Next year, when I write my last post of the year, lets have the world that we received as a birthright from the endless generations of native earth worshipers and pagans that protected the planet and her creatures through centuries and aeons. Deep ecology is revolutionary. I am committing myself to the education of at least one person about the many ways that I have learned to stand up for all that is right and good with the planet and how to live at peace with the cycles of nature.
All this welcomes us to love and experience it. When we become one with all life, it inspires us, gives endless vitality and heals our wounds all for the cost of being taken seriously.
People, profit and the planet are equal players and must support any efforts toward sustainability.
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