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2273329323_79141c17321. Aspen ~ A multimedia magazine of the arts published by Phyllis Johnson from 1965 to 1971. Each issue came in a customized box filled with booklets, phonograph recordings, posters, postcards — one issue even included a spool of Super-8 movie film. Be sure to read Letters from Vali in no. 9.

2. Annie Besant ~  fought for causes starting with freedom of thought, women’s rights, secularism, birth control, Fabian socialism and workers’ rights.

3. TED ~ The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives. The site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free.

4. Murray Bookchin ~ was an American libertarian socialist, political and social philosopher, speaker and writer.  Bookchin was the founder of the social ecology movement.

5. Akashic records ~ One explanation of the Knowing.

6. Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal ~ takes the coincidence of events in space and time as meaning something more than mere chance, namely, a peculiar interdependence of objective events among themselves as well as with the subjective (psychic) states of the observer or observers.

7. The Dollar Dreadful Family Library ~ There is something to be found for all, be it occult adventures, mysterious crimes, woodsmen, foreign lands, or domestic disputes!

8. Esalen ~ a non-profit organization that has been devoted to the exploration of human potential since the 1960’s.

9. Greenpeace / New Economy ~ a great jumping off point for discussion of a new economic model, as we have clearly reached the end of a growth economy. High quality artisan crafts, barter, & local economies ahoy!

4 Comments

  1. I love Bookchin, such a well-reasoned and insightful being!

    So many wonderful tidbits here, I’m eager to indulge…

    1. The one thing that’s hard about Bookchin is how every “five” words he needs to “put” quotes around “words” that don’t really “need them.”

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