These are the writings of the legendary Chinese mystic, Lao Tzu, which form the basis of Taoism, the original, indigenous form of spirituality in China.

Within the Tao, there is a natural synthesis, or interplay between feminine and masculine energies, or, if one prefers, the Yin and Yang. This is seen in the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate.…

 Journey Council of the Tillamook Tribe. New Myth 19

– Willi Paul,openmythsource.com

Sun is rising on the water

Light is dancing like a…

 “PermOccupy - A Pathway to a Sustainable Future,” by Killian O'Brien. Interview on PermOccupy with Killian by Willi Paul. Presented by Planetshifter.com Magazine…

NorCal Transition Yeast:

Interview with Peter Ruddock, Slow Money, Transition Palo Alto & San Mateo County Food System Alliance. By Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine…

We all just want to be loved and accepted for who we are, really..

A simple wish, and not always granted so easily.

When you have fallen and feel broken,

a certain freedom comes.

You have nothing to lose, or everything to lose.

And truth is the only thing left.

You have been tested to the core,

reduced…

You've heard of the Phoenix Rising?

And of her able Captain...

fearless Lord, uncompromising.

Well, sit yerself down, yer scurvy swabs,

and gather round the fire.

Drink up me hearties, and warm yer…

Its interesting to note as the Catholic Feast Day of St Patrick approaches on 17th March, that while Ireland is predominantly catholic, it also holds true to its history of magic and mysticism.  This can be seen in most of the stories of the Saints and other clerics that visited Ireland.

The conversion of Ireland and other areas around it came at the expense of its connection with the Goddess and other deities.  Many of these have passed into folklore although one such Goddess,…

The Tree Fort Code. Interview with Kelly Hogan & Matt Bibeau: Advanced Teacher Training in Youth & Child Permaculture Education Course,June 2012, Portland, OR. By Willi Paul & openmythsource.com…

 Meet me at the barn dance tonight! Interview with Chris Ritthaler, National Veteran Outreach Coordinator, Farmer Veteran Coalition, Davis, CA. By Willi Paul. Supported by Permaculture Exchange.…

“We cannot see who we truly are; we cannot see that we are not free. That is why humans resist Life. To be alive is the greatest fear humans have.

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express who we really are”

– Don Miguel Ruiz…

Finest Worksong. Interview #2 with Aaron Lehmer, Bay Localize by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

Permaculture Exchange (PEx) Launches Stage 2: Vision - Design - Work Partner for the Transition! By Willi Paul, Founder

Permaculture Exchange (PEx) seeks projects and long term employment…

Shamanator & the Cob Fire Hearts: New Myth 17. By Willi Paul

http://openmythsource.com/2012/02/19/shamanator-the-cob-fire-hearts/…

Connection, Respect, Community, Transition. Interview with Judith Katz with

The Connection Action Project by Willi Paul. Sponsored by openmythsource.com…

Aurora Borealus

They say the ancestors live in the great Star Nation high above us.

They watch over us and speak in the wind.

Sometimes they come in a cloud of beauty...

to show us they think of us,

and to remind us to look up and see Creator's love painted in the sky.

Some say that after the great and beautiful Thunderbird was punished for being so vain,

he was banished to live beyond the clouds so that his…

A Globe of Villages: Interview with Neil Seldman, Co-founder and President

of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, D.C. by Willi Paul.

Presented by Permaculture Exchange…

American Transition: Interview with Scott McKeown, Training Coordinator for Transition US &

core team member of Transition Sebastopol by Willi Paul. Sponsored by Permaculture Exchange…

one person is attacking me with black magic.

Last night while watching the stars in the sky, I saw a …

Urban Transition Center, Concept Plan / Video

Community Alchemy 8: Willi Paul, San Mateo, CA. 1/31/12

Watch the Video -…