When something is thrown out where does it go? We are programmed from birth to want stuff. Manufacturers want stuff to break down so we have to buy ... more stuff. For just 20 minutes of your time ... learn where all your stuff goes and how to end the addiction.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Some easy solutions:

" The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,604 groups with 5,813,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free." http://www.freecycle.org/

Visit your regional listings on http://www.craigslist.org. Under "For Sale" there is a barter section.

Learn how to cook, sew, and grow! Find classes in your community. Sometimes they are free or at a reasonable rate. Especially at community colleges or park and recreation offices. Check out http://www.freeskool.org/. These are free classes on a variety of topics. If there isn't one in your area, you could start one.

Come meet and mingle with others who walk magickal paths in the East Bay area. The meet and greet is an informal gathering offering the opportunity to network and build community with those living in view of sacred Mount Diablo.

When: Sunday, October 5, 2008
4 - 5 pm

Where: Ellis Lake Park
1736 Clayton Rd.
Concord CA 94520
Within walking distance of the Concord BART station

Hosted by the Elodrym. http://www.elodrym.org/index.html
For more information, visit the website or contact Youngermoon: youngermoon23@yahoo.com

"Thy bounty shines in autumn unconfined
And spreads a common feast for all that live."
- James Thomson


Please join the community's Autumn Equinox Celebration
in thanks for what we have received this year.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=541

5 PM until the park closes at dusk.

Bring a potluck dish to share and your own cup and dinnerware.
Charcoal and BBQ grills available.
Drinks provided.

Near sunset at 6 pm we'll gather on the beach for ritual.

Please bring flowers, herbs, coins, or stones for offerings of thanks which will be given to the sea.

Volunteers are needed for calling the elements, guarding the circle, and music either instrumental or voice. The ritual will be very simple. Each caller can use their own style and words. At the Summer Solstice we learned how loud mother ocean can be so we will gather in closer. Please contact masery76@sbcglobal.net

Memetic Engineer: Interview with author Elizabeth Barrette

"Memetic engineering comes from "meme" (a transmittable idea) and "engineering" (conscious design of structures and processes). I come up with new ideas; I also identify extant ideas that are worthy of promotion; and I devise ways of making them concise, sticky, and leggy. A well-crafted meme is a tiny little gem of a thing, like a gene; it sticks in people's minds and travels far, replicating itself as it goes.



Here's an example of my work as a memetic engineer: I started with the extant idea, "You can't keep spending money like water." There's a shortage of fresh water in the world, and people often fail to be careful and conservative with it. You can blather at them all day and change nobody's mind -- but a meme might do the trick. So I flipped the concepts: "You can't keep spending water like money." It makes the brain go, "Wait -- WHAT?" It's unexpected. But then you start thinking of how water can be "spent," and how very profligate some people are with money. We create money; we can print more of it if the money we have is insufficient for the economy's needs. We can't make more water; if we waste it, we're in trouble. People are used to conserving things that must be "spent" so putting money in that category helps them take it more seriously."

Read the entire interview and Elizabeth's poetry at the Elodrym Library.


http://elodrym. org/elibrary/index. php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=30

Mount Diablo State Park
Juniper Campground (Ask for us at check in.)
3 PM Friday, May 2 - 11 AM Sunday, May 4
Cost: State Park camping fees

Spend the weekend with other magickal folks at one of the ecological treasures of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Maypole Ritual, storytelling, hiking, spontaneous activities and relaxation.

Please bring your camping gear. All meals are potluck so bring food to share. Register before April 15th by emailing elodrym@elodrym.org

Limited space is available at the Elodrym reserved site. Staying in this camp will be around $5 share of cost. It is recommended you reserve a site now if you want a separate area.

Mt. Diablo Information http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517

Campsites booked through Reserve America.