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carl

About Me

Roots Music, Roots Taijiquan, Deep Roots Ecology. These are my passion; the expression of my spiritual connection to the Oneness. Music is my vocation: blues, jazz, Afro-Caribbean, hip hop, experimantal. Taijiquan is my practice: I am a disciple[apprentice] of Chen Taijiquan Master Chen Zhonghua [chenzhonghua.com]--19th generation master in an unbroken chain of ancestors back to the ancient origin of taiji. Sustainability is my responsibility: Permaculture design, Native American shamanism [Tracker School, Wilderness Awareness School, local mentors], and Do-Nothing Agriculture [Masanobu Fukuoka].

My Interests

taijiquan/martial arts, shamanism, roots&revolutionary music, permaculture, sustainable agriculture, biodiesel, land conservation, natural building, massage/healing, herbalism, ancient wilderness skills, spirit

I'd like to meet:

proactive folks who desire to keep our ancestor's traditions alive and evolving, goofy folks who know how to laugh from deep in the belly, and luminous folks who have the intent of living in the moment and being mindful of the ONENESS

Music:

Orquesta Grogus [www.grogus.net], Squat [squatme.com], DubConscious, Packway Handle Band, Kenosha Kid, Dromedary, Trey Wright Trio, Bousfield, the Everybodyfields, Iron & Wine, Herb&Skills

Movies:

The Road Home, Amalie, Fist of Legend, Taiji Master, The Dark Crystal, Moulan Rouge, Batman Begins, Lord of the Rings

Television:

ain't got time for it

Books:

Chen Style Practical Method Vol.1 Theory, Hong Junsheng trans. Chen Zhonghua, Tao te Ching [Stephen Mitchell trans.]; Coleman Bark's translations of Rumi;Hafiz [Ladinsky trans.]; Grandfather & Way of the Scout, Tom Brown Jr; Prayers of the Cosmos, Neil Douglas-Klotz; Chronicles of Tao, Deng Ming Dao; The Power of Now, E Tolle; Dan Millman's books

Heroes:

Chen Zhonghua, Chen Fake, Hong Junsheng,Isreal Cachao Lopez, Marley, Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Gorge Clinton [Funkadelic]/Eddie Hazel, Coltrane , Miles, Mingus, Horace Silver, Stalking Wolf, Geronimo, Black Elk, Tom Brown Jr, Jon Young, Ruben Blades, Han Solo, General Guan, MLK,