I had an interesting, if somewhat drunken, Earthdance. Given that it is the global party and day for peace, I spent the day picking peoples brains to further my understanding of why the resistance to war in this country is not growing with what has been going on. In some way I finally found an answer. In several separate conversations with people they urged me to watch "The Secret" to cast more light on things. In fact they were all saying the same thing. That to resist something will only give it more power and all used "The Secret" as an example of a cogent explanation to this theory. Luckily I had recently been given a copy of "The Secret" that I had not yet watched so it was obviously something the Universe was putting in my way. I have since watched it and am glad that people finally urged me into checking this out. I had no idea that things were getting so bad.

The TRIBAL POW-WOW is a meeting of minds (online and in the community) to discuss the state of alternative culture and where it’s headed, as well as it’s response to the rapidly militant, right-wing world around it. YOU are invited to come speak from the heart and join with other elders and participants in the counter-culture on matters that are affecting us in this ongoing series of community building conferences.The Tribal POW-WOW is an exercise in “group-mind” and non-hierarchical community discussion.

In relation to Rak Razam's article on the LSD Symposium in Switzerland celebrating the 100th Birthday of Albert Hofmann, Undergrowth invites readers and artists to post thoughts on the psychedelic phenomena.

" Beloved imagination, what I most like in you is your unsparing quality."
Andre Breton - The Surrealist Manifesto

Undergrowth is a space for us to concoct new paradigms, manifestations of the revolution, sonnets to chaos, love letters to the moon, temporary autonomous interzones, alchemical collaborations between creative kindreds, manifestos of whimsy, whimsical monuments to the moment.

This forum is a place to post ideas for collective projects, which may or may not manifest under the Undergrowth banner. The point is not in the branding, but in the fostering of creation. If you are seeking co-conspirators, here is the place to conspire. It's the digital cafe at the end of the world, serving expresso to help plot the next revolutionary art movement, to craft poetry that will shift consciousness, or just to jam.

In this spirit, we want to open up our next year of projects to the community. If you are interested in any of the projects outlined below contact Tim Parish, the Art Director at art@undergrowth.org or post your suggestions and comments on this site. It is possible that not all of these projects will take place this year, but that kind of depends on the critical mass behind them. We're just putting them out there so we can see who bites. Throwing it to the wind to see which are spears and which are boomerangs... yo?

You are most welcome to join in, or to submit material not on these topics but on the Undergrowth vibe to the Features section