Philips Party This Weekend

Dont forget, if youre near NYC this weekend,
make it a point to get to Philips bday party.

Here are the details from our friend, who is shining at 33!
What a transformation in so many ways.
When I think of Jared from Subway - I feel bad for the guy.
The fact that he limited his diet to those processed sandwiches
for so damn long. Im thinking about all the raw desserts.
JUST MY OPINION, but there are MORE CHOICES.
Ugh...think of the raw decadence Philip has enjoyed these
past few years, and dont forget the changes in consciousness that
living foods has brought on for him. They definitely brought them to me.

If weather is decent tomorrow during the day,
Ill be in central park powerwalking/jogging and
looking for wildflower seeds for next spring.

Im already finding stuff everywhere...lots of echinacea.

Email me if youre possibly up for a group jog/seed hunt.

Here's Philip-

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Yo..... Party People in the Place to Be!

Much love to my NYC family. I am so excited to see you all tomorrow at my birthday party! Woohoo!!!

We got a cool group of conscious cats coming out to celebrate my 33rd trip around the sun, and for this I am grateful. Who's on the list you ask? Well I ain't saying any names but we got: celeb internet bloggers, world traveling musicians, doctors to the stars, and cool peeps of all kinds. Shoot, you might even meet Christine from Phantom of the Opera... or who knows... maybe even an electronic/dance superstar known around the world... Keep your eyes peeled.

But most importantly YOU are going to be there. I am so grateful for all the love and support I have received from each and every one of you. The love that I feel from this raw community is amazing. WE are all blessed.

Event Details:

7:45pm: Line queue starts to ensure your place

8:00pm (sharp) - 8:45pm: Shazzie, International Author & Vegan Superstar will be coming to us Live from England via the magic of Skype for her virtual book launch of her latest controversial book Ecstatic Beings (which has already been removed from the shelves of some stores in London). We will have an amazing Q & A session via a 50inch plasma with every question from Raw Food to Ecstatic Living, and Living A Life Without Comprise and Creating Your Own Rules.

9:00pm: Music, Dancing, unlimited Raw Vegan Chocolate, sexy conversation and fun interaction... downstairs in the Chakra Room

11:00pm: The Chakra Room opens to the public and we will get to interact with all the fun people parting upstairs. This is your time to SHINE!

Venue Details:

Sutra Lounge

16 First Ave (btwn 1st & 2nd)

NYC, NY 10009

Note: When you come to the club say you're here for Philip's Birthday party and you will be allowed in. Remember, this is a club and you will need to be over 21 and have your ID. No tickets will be sold at the door so if you have any friends that want to come have them book today!

Love you... and save a dance for me,

Philip McCluskey

philip@lovingraw.com

Modern vs. Ancient (Wild) Humans

While swimming through the debris of facebook,

I came upon this gem recommended by Tim Van Orden
of Running Raw. This guy really gets my respect for the
staircase races he does especially.
He would take me to school in any race,
but those staircases are HARDCORE.
Check him out HERE.

It was THIS article on Reuters.com about the
steep decline in strength and agility in the past few thousand years.

Oddly, but sadly, no real mention was made of our diets.
It was all about the sedentary life to the
writers and/or the scientists (it seemed).

I say - Crappy building blocks, crappy temple.
We all know that exercise is obviously needed for thriving,
but if you are built out of corn/soy fed beef and white bread
instead of spirulina and bee pollen, you will be a different person.
I'm sorry if that messes with anyone's ego, but its true.

Whatever your eating style at the moment,
go for QUALITY. Wild foods, and QUALITY.

People get so worked up about what to exclude in their diet,
but a MASSIVE fact is that no matter what most "civilized" people
are eating, they are quite usually eating the CHEAPEST -

(ahem...least-mineralized and loaded with crappy fillers
like corn and soy, plus chemicals with scary long names)

- DIEt they can possibly get their hands on.

If almost everyone is trying to save money,
why havent our leaders made food abundantly cheap by planting
massive stands of fruit forests and berry patches?
And why all the fruitless trees when they do plant anything?
I think we pretty much know why.

I know that this is changing though.
The answer to that last question IS changing.
The people that get it are beginning to take part in this massive shift.

When it CLICKS inside the heart and mind,
we will soon be eating lots of wild, and lovingly-grown food.

Lets do our best to turn back the clock on our bodies
by turning back the clock on our food choices.
Lower in sugar, no matter what "ism" you are,
(as I eat granola...*hypocrite*) highly-mineralized,
and as WILD AS POSSIBLE. CHECK ONLINE.

And if you go for quality, ingenuity will do wonders for the weekly budget.

Why cant our work/consume economies be based on more
fun stuff (bikes, ipods, vacations, camping gear...whatever!)
and not necessities (Housing, heating/cooling, FOOD, and water)???

Questions that need resolving on the personal level first.
Then tribe, then community, then widespread.
Politicians will be the last to jump on,
they will wait till the public DEMANDS this of them.

More Exposure for Self-Reliance

Please be inspired enough to do something similar.

You can still have a regular job (if you want?).
Just now, you can take your earnings and use it
on vacations or whatever you please instead of
food, energy, and housing.
These things should be naturally abundant.

Let our economies be based on fun stuff instead of
necessities...the fact that our "leaders" have
kept our wallets tied to necessities is quite telling.

Since its painfully obvious that governments
arent looking to change this indentured servitude, its up to us as
individuals, tribes, and communities to do it for ourselves.

Please be inspired enough to do this for yourself.
They make it seem like extreme frugality is needed,
but if all your food is provided for, then you have more
extra income to play around with. Makes sense?

"We're looking for farmers!" Haha!

Submerged into the Embrace of Pacha Mama

Again...these ideas are being picked up by many of us.
After learning about Earthships, I came to the conclusion
pretty quickly that by submerging any structure,
whether for humans, plants, livestock, or a combo of these..
INTO THE MOTHER EARTH,
we are protected within her embrace from the ups and downs
of the ever-changing and sometimes brutal weather.

By submerging our structures into the Earth,
we are snuggling ourselves in with superior insulation
and creating a little womb of warmth in the winter months.
I will definitely be doing this, at first for a new greenhouse
that will support two Paw-Paw trees,
then a small chicken-quail-duck home on the east side of the dome,
and then eventually a 40ft diameter circle human home with walls
2-3 ft thick and big southern facing windows to be able to grow tropical fruit
trees in the painfully cold winter weather of Central Minnesota.

Imagine the picture above with a pure glass ceiling.
Even a raised hoop ceiling or an A-frame.
Making sure there is enough head-room for two
vigorous paw-paw trees that will need their space in 5 years.

Keep visualizing your paradise!

Sunday Ideas

Its a sad state of affairs when people feel safer
eating corporate "chocolate" like Milky Way and Hershey's
full of GMO soybean oil and corn syrup,
instead of homemade cacao treats created with love.
How nice would Halloween be if it were done in a
tightly-knit community where everyone could make their
own treats with love and pass them out to the kids?
That would be fun, right?
Who convinced us to trust M&M Mars more than each other?

I was going to head up to Central Park and look for
wildflower seeds that I can plant next spring,
but it was just really windy and the NYC Marathon
was going on so I decided to stay in.

After vibrating gratitude and joy on the couch
for 45 minutes or so, I decided to give some love to the plants.

Here is the lovely Black Sapote.
We had some sunflowers in a jar that are just
now going bad, so I tore them up (sorry!)
and spread them around the base of the trees.

Here is the base of the White Sapote.
Im interested to see if the worms will eat this stuff pretty quick.
The worms are all alive and well inside the containers,
moving nutrients around and depositing castings
(free organic fertilizer) onto the top layer.
So they will convert these torn up sunflowers
into organic compost...thank you my wormy friends.
And they aerate the soil too, dont forget.

I also came up with an idea for the sundeck in Minnesota today.
I first intended to put a yurt on top of it,
but after some acknowledgement of basic science,
I realized that keeping that thing warm in the winter would be
a massive hassle. Maybe Ill put something smaller on it, but
what I would really treasure would be a raised bed in the
shape of an octagon (like the deck, but smaller), about 12-14ft in diameter.
It would fit right in the middle of the deck.
We could put a little fire dish in the center and it would be just perfect.
You should see the views of the Milky Way from that spot.
Truly humbling and breathtaking.
I intend to plant the whole perimeter with a sacred plant
such as yarrow or maybe chamomile.
Maybe even some nettles? But I want flowers for sure.

And then cover the rest with a low-lying white clover,
so it takes on a nice carpeted effect.

We would have places to sit and relax,
and it would be a great place to tell stories and have ceremonies!
Singing songs and playing music!

The deck is obviously in the upper left corner.
The canopy really opens up to the southern sky so
the view to the south and the east is just stellar. Literally.

There would be plenty of space around the raised octagon bed
to hang out and walk around, so its not like it will take over the deck.

It would be such a magical place to sleep as well!
Or give birth? Or conceive and then give birth? What?

ON THAT TOPIC...
I'm reading part 6 of the Ringing Cedar Series,
and its focusing heavily so far on child-raising.
Anastasia says that a child should be conceived
in the "Space of Love", the Kin's domain, the special garden of the family.
And that if the child is conceived in one special place in that
garden, and then enters the outside world in that very same space,
even more power will be bestowed upon that little soul.

She also says that the mother should hopefully stay in the Space of love
for the duration of her pregnancy. This is such an interesting
series, and I really have to recommend it to everyone.

Could you ever imagine how powerful it would be to create
a Space of Love for your future family and then bring
a fiercely-treasured child into that garden?

She also said that when a child is conceived with the pure
intention of co-creation instead of sexual lust that something
magical happens as well. Its a really intriguing book, and I wish
more young people would get into it as soon as possible.

How cool would it be if a high-school or university professor
did a course on the Ringing Cedars Series?
Think about the conversations in class!

The books are truly life-changing, and if you are inspired
enough to create your own Space of Love, get a plan in place
as soon as you can. With about 4-5 years of hard work,
saving, and planning, you can create your own Garden of Eden.

Thats my Sunday...I talked with Debbie from Debbie Does Raw too!
What a jewel you are!! Miss you Deb!!! I hope to reconnect soon!

A