The Internal Work

    Upon thorough examination of what this culture has done and continues to do the the planet, everything from the destruction of the ocean through industrial overfishing, the insane amount of plastic in the ocean, the increasing acidification of the ocean due to excessive carbon intake, 200 species going extinct everyday (the African Black Rhino being one of this culture's latest victims), 99% of the world's original forests gone, mountaintop removal, the Alberta Tar Sands in Canada, etc., it doesn't take a genius to see that modern man is absolutely insane. Modern man is literally destroying the very planetary balance that has kept him alive for tens of thousands of years. 

    I haven't written a blog post in a long time, but this very reality swirls through my mind everyday. There is so much work to be done to stop this culture from destroying the planet, and for years now I have hammered my head against the wall trying to figure out what is the best thing I can do to do my part in the fight to stop the destruction. As Carolyn Raffenspurger asks, "What are the largest and most pressing problems you can help to solve using the gifts that are unique to you in all the universe?"

    Well for 10 years now I have dedicated my life to learning and applying Wulf Zendik's philosophy, and I would like to share a little here about that process. I believe, as Wulf did, that the very insane and tenacious force that is killing the planet is manifested in most modern human beings as well, including myself. There is a reason this culture stays in place. There is a reason that we who care about the planet are not actually stopping the planet from being destroyed, aside from the fact that the global elite have a fuck ton of military backing and we don't. I believe the other reason is because of our inability to believe in ourselves and learn how to cooperate with each other. We have many blocks that keep us from working together. I see this inadequecy in myself everyday. Fear, envy, jealousy, doubt, self hatred, apathy. These forces are strong within us, and add the fact that 90% of your time goes to making money to survive, and, bam, who the fuck is really going to work on this shit and create a strong movement of clear headed humans who continue to bravely face their own conditioning and successfully stop industrial corporations from murdering the planet? Who? Fuck man, this shit is hard as fuck. At times I need to stop and drink a beer and watch youtube videos just like everyone else. 

    Wulf's philosophy articulated that you have to become a warrior about dealing with your internal problems. You have to become tough about dealing with yourself. If you can become honest with yourself, then you have a chance to change yourself. You have a chance to override your years of conditioning that the culture has put you through, and get to a stronger place within yourself. I believe that if enough of us were doing this work, we would quite possibly create a very strong movement.

    This work has to be done. I deeply support every brave human who is out there on the front lines right now fighting like hell, sacrificing so much for what they believe in. This is courageous work and we should all be supporting these people more than we do. However, I also know how crucial the internal work is. We have to work very hard to become conscious of what we have been taught and eradicate the conditioning that keeps us powerless in the face of a culture that is constantly trying to beat us down. We have to take a real look at our malformed egos and find others trustworthy enough to heal with. If we can look our comrades in the eye and know that we have paid enough dues with them that we can finally trust them, then we might have a fighting chance at creating a movement that won't fall apart, that won't end in defeat. We have to fight the insanity within ourselves, while supporting or fighting with those who are fighting the physical insanity on the front lines. So, onward the work, and onward the revolution.

Keep thinking, feeling, and fighting friends, 

Peiro

 

 I will end this post with a cool video by Sigur Ros, Glosoli. Nothing deeply political here, just beautiful music with children trying to be free, lol. 

 

 

 

    

 

Comments

[D.W.]

Good to have you back posting. Reading this blog is one of the few things that kept me sane last year. I thank you

[Peiro]

Thanks so much for saying that! I didn't know anyone felt that way! Hang in there friend.

[sandseastars]

Beautiful....just as your writing, and you, have always been. Thank you for being Who You Are.