Words With Bone

How does this using this concept enable anyone to Do What they Want To Do in The World? These are short snippets of a longer conversation Eileen and I had.

Watch the full conversation here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSD-_FYqWPY

Eileen and I both explore the question of what is Possibility Management and why does it have a facade of being inaccessible or cultish? I have gotten a lot out of this body of work as it unfolds the map - so to speak, giving new ways of thinking and interacting with life - this opens opens the doorways to change. It is change that I am thirsty for, as the earth cries out to be lived with in a new way. 

Learn more about this body of work here:

https://possibilitymanagement.nz/

Eileen is a Writer-Researcher, a Way-shower, World-builder, and a healer. She has a background in Economics and uses her deep connection to Gaia and energy to create systems that sustain life. She speaks here about her own journey, the importance of exploring and owning her underworld and the wider significance of this journey for women collectively right now. I had such fun recording this interview, Eileen brings a fresh perspective and has a vibrant engaging presence.

Connect with Eileen and her work here: https://eileenvert.wordpress.com/

A note on Gremlin: this is a concept used to access one's unconscious - there are many ways into this place, this is one way to look at ones self and distinguish actions that are not serving.

The New Zealand Bottlenose Dolphin is brought to us by Scott Laughlin in this tale. Written through first hand experience during his years as a adventure photographer in the Bay of Islands. Telling the story through the eyes of the Dolphin pulls us directly into their world. A world that is becoming more and more threatened as the ocean becomes more full with plastic and the 'dolphin market' is feed by illegal fishing operations.

Come and get to know the world of the Bottlenose Dolphin.

Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Bay-Legends-Dolphins-s-c-laughlin-ebook/dp/B00J6SMUZA

Amy is beautiful. She speaks here of her initiation into New Zealand culture from Holland when she was 19. Her journey is rich and gentle, vital and touching. During this conversation she is eight months pregnant. This is a softly spoken exploration of a woman's journey. I am deeply grateful for having the opportunity to record Amy's voice.

Enjoy.

I find words when my pen is on paper. I find a way to reach into a place where the shape of my experience lays. Then I circle around it, chip away at it with my pen, learning its shape. 

Or perhaps instead I open myself to the whirling mystery on my horizons, through putting words to it I find myself in my moment. Or perhaps it is simply a story that wants to be written and I am the one with the time and the pen and the paper, so I give it a shot. I let it run through me. Then, to avoid constipation, I put it where others might find it, to give me space to listen for the next.

Intimacy

I love you.

I love the way your hair falls blindly

I love your innocence of yourself

I love the way you hold your wounding in the shadows and don’t speak about it to me

I love your breath and the bones beneath your flesh

I love the scent that rises from your skin.

I love your eyes that pull me in

and

I love the sudden flashes of power that rush through your body

I love your malleability

Your gullibility

and the way you turn to putty in my hands

I love it when you arrive, I love it when you are here and I love it when you leave

I love the way you write, I love the way you talk, I love your easy company and the tension in your lips.

I love the way pain settles in your heart and you say it,

I love that you hurt all over and I don’t know how to take it away

I love that I want to.

I love that my fingers can work the knots from your muscles and that I know the path to your heart.

I love that you exist at the same time as me, way way too close and endlessly far away.

So go on come a little closer,

because I love you

in the most intimate way.

Intimacy

- By Millicent Haughey

I hate you.

I hate the way your hair falls blindly

I hate your innocence of yourself

I hate the way you hold your wounding in the shadows and don’t speak about it to me

I hate your breath and the bones beneath your flesh

I hate the scent that rises from your skin.

I hate your eyes that pull me in

and

I hate the sudden flashes of power that rush through your body

I hate your malleability

Your gullibility

and the way you turn to putty in my hands

I hate it when you arrive, I hate it when you are here and I hate it when you leave

I hate the way you write, I hate the way you talk, I hate your easy company and the tension in your lips.

I hate the way pain settles in your heart and you say it,

I hate that you hurt all over and I don’t know how to take it away

I hate that I want to.

I hate that my fingers can work the knots from your muscles and that I know the path to your heart.

I hate that you exist at the same time as me, way way too close and endlessly far away.

So go on Fuck right off,

because I hate you

in the most intimate way.

Julia is one of the spaceholders for the 'Villaging' project I am currently part of. She speaks here of where she has come from and what her "work" is. Its a beautiful exploration of  uncommon ways of working and creating in the world.

Links:

https://www.julia-neumann.com/

the project: https://medium.com/@possibilicavillagehub

https://possibilicavillagehub.mystrikingly.com/

video of interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7_-K6eQNk&t=3s

This is a short piece of dialogue about magic and sorcery. It feels time to broaden the conversation around this topic and Janet does it with such eloquence. 

Thank you for journeying with us.

Janet shares about her own internal navigation system and how she works with people from deeper place than head knowledge.

Recorded in an avocado orchard in Northland, this conversation with Sibylle Kiehne and Bianca Haux explores a new design for living. 

Both Sibylle and Bianca are therapists which gives them a much needed skill set in bringing people closer. This conversation is rich in wisdom and weaves together many pieces needed in the rehashing of modern living. 

It ultimately points to the need for a deeper healing to occur. That the challenges faced in our environment are not separate from those we face internally, in order to move forward into something else we must learn to lean inwards.

For me, the wealth of knowledge these women carry, brought to life the pivotal role community will play on this journey.

Enjoy.

https://thebighouseproject.nz/cms/page.php?view=home-page

Richard picks up the pieces that humanity casts aside and creates art. Old plastic Christmas trees become larger than life raging bulls. Masking tape becomes dancing women, while words and ideas reshape themselves and delicately become something else.

Enjoy this twisty, exploration of a conversation.

Find a place to let your mind soften and your heart lead the way, create a space in the cells of yourself to listen to this one. Mike drops down deep, soars way up high and speaks from that lonely place that only he can go - that place that connects us all.

x Millie

Zula is a London based, Polish born Photographer and videographer. She spoke with me after a 100 day journey through Eastern Europe where she photographed and interviewed 104 people. She travelled 7325km on public transport, whilst sewing together a "curtain" made from pieces of fabric brought to her by each person she spoke with - the curtain is 3meters by 2meters and is a homey reminder that through periods of iron hard ruling and attempts to control people, the stories and lives lived amongst it all are very human and handmade. The apparent divide between and within people is all "Nothing But A Curtain". Zula's layered work explores displacement, belonging and gender identity.

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/zula.ra/

https://zulara.co.uk/

https://zulara.co.uk/theborderline

https://zulara.co.uk/ironcurtain

https://www.instagram.com/the.red.zenith.collective/

https://www.patreon.com/redzenith

Dan goes one step further. I went into the interview thinking 'ill just ask him about permaculture', little did I know that Dan is already 100 miles deeper. I get the sense I only brushed the surface here with him, and I am thrilled to share this conversation with you. May it leave stretch marks on your mind, as it did for me.

On line Dan:

https://makingpermaculturestronger.net/author/dan/

https://holisticdecisionmaking.org/

https://open.spotify.com/show/5yu3IYHkNm4jzHsUHUDJPf?si=ad1bfeed0980437d

Holly's voice moves something deep in me, it brings me so much joy to have her here. She is currently working as a music therapist. We speak about death, covid vaccinations, difficult conversations, Holly's path, anger and more. Thank you Holly for letting me ask you hard questions - you are a queen. 

A poem

This is a snippet of a long conversation James and I had sitting in the sand at Waipu in Northland. James is a craftsman, a father, a thinker, a brave adventurer into the unknown and is currently building his family home. I appreciate his realness and unique approach living. This is for you to enjoy.

Hold on to your knickers this one has pace! What happens when two literature loving, nursing buddies, with a passion for deconstructing and finding hidden meanings get together? Well, this!

With themes of magic, witch craft and feminine essence we delve into these texts:

Serpent and Dove - Shelby Mahurin

Bridgerton - Julia Quinn

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Hold Your Own - Kae Tempest

Red, White and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman

A Promising Young Woman (film) - Emerald Fennell

Maturity: The responsibility of Being Oneself - Osho

Maid (Netflix) - Molly Smith Metzler

I met Louis when we were both 5 years old, too small to fill our school uniforms, we proceeded to help each other through childhood, closely witnessing the magic together. We parted ways about 10 years ago. Louis is an Artist, visionary, teacher and a whole lot more. We talk about encounters with ghosts, the need for school teachers to be able to hold space for big emotions in students, the artistic process, spirituality, intuition and Louis's exciting Big Project

Find her here:

instagram: @legendoflou

website: https://www.legendoflou.com/

Rachel is a Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. This conversation was touching to record - a journey in its self. Come walk with us for awhile. x

Koi and I sat down one Sunday and I got the opportunity to ask him more about his story. It was fun, unexpected and reminds me why I love to just let people talk. We explore meditation, the limitations of language, Japanese culture, silence, listening and more. enjoy.

This story touched me when it was read to me in Primary School, this is the first time I have read it since and well, listen to then end and hear it still move me.