Please enjoy this recent episode of the Seeds of Liberty Podcast. This week we were joined by Bretigne Shaffer, author of, among other things, ‘Urban Yogini: A reluctant superhero who cannot use violence.’ Herein we discussed her reasons and inspirations for writing the book, leading a yoga/spiritual lifestyle and gravitating towards non-violence over violence, death by a thousand cuts, moving on towards children’s steampunk novels, other freedom driven writers/musicians, statist indoctrination, don’t hit; don’t take other people’s stuff, shaking the paradigm, recent article “Must We Choose Between Mob Justice and the Police State?”, Detroit Threat Management, Cell411, and more!
Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with from people , stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks. Historians are pessimists because they ignore the banks for the river.
Will Durant
A practitioner of Eastern Healing arts with degrees in Acupuncture and Chinese medicinal herbs, I have always questioned the status quo, a path which led me to peaceful anarchism. Through my journey, I have worn many hats, that of a classical pianist, avid chess player, philosopher, comedian, and now father of two little anarchists. My wife brands me as a Cultural Critic, but I am simply following my thirst for knowledge and passion for writing.
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