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“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”

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Once Upozora Time...

I N P 3 RELEASE PICKS - RADIOZORA’S MONTHLY MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS P 4 RAJA RAM - YOUTH & THE AMAZING BUTTERFLY STUDIOS S P 5 ARTIST FEATURE - ATTILA GAL AKA CORD P 7 DJ TOP TEN: CHILL O’CLOCK, DJ GIUSEPPE, DALA, KHROMATA, JOHNNY BLUE I P 10 OZORA-MAP-HOP: THE COOKING GROVE’S GROOVES P 13 HUNGARIAN FOLK TALES: THE STONE SOUP D P 14 OZORIAN FEATURE: JUDIT LEFKOVICS-VIRAG P 16 WHEEL OF WISDOM: GREAT SPIRIT-PSYCHE PART 1 P 19 ASTRO FORECAST: SPRINGTIME WAVES / SPIDEROSA VERSE E P 20 LABEL FEATURE: PUKKAWALLAH

SPRING IS DRAGGING IN SLOWLY, AT LEAST IN SO AS WE MAKE OUR TRANSITION – IT’S SO THIS UNCERTAIN SPRINGTIME ISSUE INTENDS THESE PARTS, WITH JUST AS MUCH UNCERTAINTY, HAPPENING (BEND OR CRACK), WE LOOK FOR TO BRING YOU SOME OF OUR SCENE’S AND IT SEEMS, AS THERE IS ALL AROUND US. ALMOST WHAT IS CERTAIN, THE STEPS WE CAN TAKE ‘NOW’. COMMUNITY’S CERTAINTIES AND HEROES – THE AS IF IT WAS ALSO A BIT ON HOLD, NOW THAT WE KNOW BETTER WHAT ARE THE AMAZING SOUNDTRACKS TO OUR PRESENT NOT SURE YET HOW EXACTLY TO GO ON UNFOLDING. THINGS THAT ARE MOST BASIC AND PRECIOUS. FROM OUR ARTISTS, WHO KEEP ON WEAVING NO WONDER. WE SEE FACTS AND TRUTHS ACTIVELY ...FOOD ON OUR PLATES, SMILES ON A FACE, THE SONIC FABRIC OF OUR REALITY (SHOW THEM BUTTING HEADS ALL AROUND US. SOME OF US DANCERS EMBRACE... AND EVEN IF OUR REALITIES YOUR SUPPORT!), THE (HIDDEN AND UNHIDDEN) SUFFER, SOME OF US SUFFER LESS, AND SOME OF MAY DIFFER, GOOD INTENT BRIDGES ANY GAP. SO MESSAGES AND WISDOM WE CAN SHARE TO CARE US ARE TRANSFORMING EVERY BIT OF SUFFERING KEEP YOUR INTENTIONS KIND AND YOUR VISIONS FOR ONE ANOTHER WITH SOUL-IDARITY, AND THE EXPERIENCED SO FAR IN LIFE INTO MUCH MORE CLEAR. DO WHAT YOU CAN, WE’LL BRING IT THEN INSPIRATION OF OUR STORIES TO KEEP CALM AND DEFINED AND SOLID FOUNDATIONS TO REBUILD ON. TOGETHER. IF WE WERE SO GREAT AT SHARING CARRY ON. THE SHORELINE IS VISIBLE. WE JUST NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TIME-OUT OUR UNIQUE TREASURES TO CREATE A REALITY NEED TO MAKE SURE IT’S A SAFE LANDING FOR US (GO TO YOUR ROOM! YOU’RE GROUNDED!), THERE WORTH LIVING, AND LIFE WORTH CELEBRATING, ALL. HAVEN’T BEEN AS MANY DISTRACTIONS, WE HAD IMAGINE WHAT WE CAN DO AFTER HAVING THE PLENTY OF GROUNDING TO CLEARLY SEE THE PATH TIME AND FOCUS TO DIG EVEN DEEPER WITHIN, take care, play nice novi WE’VE MADE SO FAR, AND THE TRAILS WE LEAVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ‘WITHOUT’. WE ARE THE

BEHIND, AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS COMMUNITIES, SUPERHEROES.

AS SELF-CREATED UNIVERSE. 6 6 and remember!:)

IT WAS A DANCE OF MASKS AND EVERY MASK WAS PERFECT BECAUSE EVERY MASK WAS A REAL FACE AND EVERY FACE WAS A REAL MASK SO THERE WAS NO MASK AND THERE WAS NO FACE FOR THERE WAS BUT ONE DANCE IN WHICH THERE WAS BUT ONE MASK BUT ONE TRUE FACE WHICH WAS THE SAME AND WHICH WAS A THING WITHOUT A NAME WHICH CHANGED AND CHANGED INTO ITSELF OVER AND OVER. /LEONARD COHEN/

2 A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE EMME YA RELEASE THE FREAK ENTIRE UNIVERSE BY THE NOMMOS BY MANMADEMAN BY EGON’S EMBRACE Avatar Records Nano Records Sangoma records

AAKAASHA HEAR NO EVIL SPARK BY IRIDIAN BY DISOBEDIENT PERCEPTION BY JAMES MONRO Tip Records Parvati Records Digital Structures

INNERSCAPABLE ODDYSEY SO FAR SO GOOD BEEN THERE? BY ADAY BY ADVANCED SUITE VA COMPILED BY PERFECT STRANGER Digital Shamans Records Psychedelic Jelly Iboga records

SPELLBOUND ANCIENT FUTURE REFLECTIONS AND REFRACTIONS BY DEISEN BY DEKEL BY MIRAMORF Sofa Beats Stereo Society Merkaba

3 SERIES RAJA RAM INISCENCES YOUTH... {MARTIN GLOVER} AND THE AMAZING BUTTERFLY STUDIOS

Youth had a great house in Brixton, South London, across from the River Thames... These studios and Youth’s house became the central hub of our world... the world of trance, and experimentation, and super cutting edge music. Juno Reactor Total Eclipse... and many many others... met there, as it was very social, and the three or four floors were a tangle of artists creating and making new sounds and groups. It was a wonderful melting pot, with an evening meal served up every night. Mrs Kahn would cook for 20 or 30 people, whoever happened to be around, and it was such fun to talk and change ideas... And this of course is where I met the famous Mr Simon Posford... He was a top engineer first, and quickly rose to be one of the highest and most acclaimed engineers and productionists working on the scene /but that didn’t last long, as his talents were far more than making a good cup of tea, and he produced and collaborated on many projects there/.

Graham and I were allowed some studio time, and we quickly got into “The Infinity Projects” tunes, It’s the silly things about gigging you which we pumped out, at one a day or every two remember... Like the time I was going up to days... a lot of time spent huddled over green Hull, to play a Polytech or something, and I and red flashing lights... we worked long and left on the train... my full stage gear /bells, hard writing “I am Feeling very Weird”, and then Indian shirts, scarves, head dress, beads... the later, at Si’s pad, we wrote “Stimuli”... with the lot/. I just forgot them on the luggage rack, so mike gaffer taped on a broomstick handle... we I appeared on stage... wearing my work clothes, didn”t have mike stands... and we had to wait for brown corduroy trousers with a belt and a the 435 Bus to pass... every 9 minutes between straight shirt and tie, and weird shoes... and takes... As soon as the bus pulled away from the came out looking like an accountant on holiday. stop, we continued recording... and we did a lot I felt dreadful... vanity is a horrible thing… The tracks. Binary Neuro Naught... Squidgy Atomica... worst gigs ever... and so many more... all on the broomstick and simple synths... Well, we did some real shockers over the years. Most of the gigs were sort of unsatisfying, but On the other hand, downstairs at Youth’s, he had some were truly horrific... Like the one we did the killer premium studio with the giant Genelec with the GRATEFUL DEAD, up north, at a place Speakers and a comfy couch {I always judge called funnily enuf ‘Woodstock’... not the same a studio by the couch} and we created “The one obviously... but a large outdoor fest, with Mystery of the Yeti” and “Mystical Experiences”... us supporting the Dead.Now I have always and the whole time Youth’s place was buzzing, listened to their music, and they were one of with so many artists and so many different the most psychedelic bands around, and it was types of music, and it was Youth who kept it so exciting to be able to play next to them... but together, and advanced so many careers, with his Allan and Shiv had a Barney... uptight vibes... help and guidance. We thank Youth for giving us and then we went on stage, and we started the breaks we needed. And he is rocking harder to play “Giants” but Shiv came in early, on the today than ever... live gigs with Killing Joke... and wrong beat, and Allan just wouldn’t play... he just working with the fabulous Dave Gilmour of the stood there glaring... not playing a note, while Floyd... and Paul M., etc... We had parties there, Shiv repeated endlessly the first line “Once we did dmt in the garden outside, one time... there was a land...” over and over, without Allan And out of this came TIP Records... coming in, and so from that opening the gig descended into pure chaos...My flute was out of It was obviously better to own a company, and tune, and we stumbled through some material, then get to release whatever one wanted to... It and it sounded like three angry cats wailing... was so easy... And it was here, after meeting Si at and finally, thankfullY, we got off the stage, to Butterfly Music, that we made in 1996 our first no applause or reaction... but then, the walk of Shpongle track... downstairs in the good study... shame... We had to get to our caravan, which ”Rumours of Vapours”, and I had just bought a was next to the Dead trailer, and there they brand new red Nord... NUMBER 03... just awaited were... all leaning on the side of their trailer, from Sweden, so we took it downstairs, found and we had to walk slowly in line past them... an Alien voice and off we went... and that was ashamed... my heroes... and us... pathetic. It released later on Tip. Chicago, my best mate was really a bummer to see Mickey Hart, the was the guy who first heard the potential of drummer, catch my eye, and there was Jerry Shpongle... and when he heard it, said “you gotta Garcia looking at us in a quizzical sort of way. release it”, and so that was the begining of So we went back to the van, almost in tears, got Shpongle... a long time ago... and here we are in and drove home... Awaiting our next surprise. now... excited as the first day, with so much yet to do... art&words by raja ram

4 ARTIST FEATURE

“TAKE, IF YOU MUST, THIS LITTLE BAG OF DREAMS, UNLOOSE THE CORD, AND THEY WILL WRAP YOU ROUND.”

/WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS/

WE’RE TALKING WITH HUNGARIAN PRODUCER ATTI LA GÁL AKA CORD, WHOSE HUGE DREAM CAME TRUE WHEN MERKABA MUSIC RELEASED HIS EP “MAKTUB”, IN OTHER WORDS: ‘IT IS WRITTEN’...

What was the first sound? Do you Have you ever felt like ‘yeah, remember the first melody, the this is something I’d like to first song that made you fall in achieve’ or ‘something like this love with music? but in a different way’...?

I was 5 years old when my father I much rather try to discover noticed that I tap my feet to music, abstractions or individual solutions, which prompted him to decide which are eventually expressed that the kid’s place is in a primary through my style or sound. I also have music school. It was an outstanding a few recyclable meta-tools, which I decision, I got the blessed imprints of apply to different base materials, so the Kodály-method running through the results are always totally varied, my veins, which has been serving as you can’t tell that they were all made a lifelong foundation to this day. I with the same “tool”:) There were also discovered the beauty of music in the many times when I heard something school choir: that’s where my love for exciting in some piece of music that polyphony began growing, along with I started thinking about how to a deep admiration for music. make. I started trying to imitate it and ended up with something totally Which genres of electronic different, but unique, this is how you music have you explored, whose get something creative out of the inspirations helped shape your intent to copy:) own sound?

What role did Chi, then Addictech The first music of appreciable quality play in your musical journey, and that I made was atmospheric drum how did you end up at Merkaba, and bass, then I turned towards your dream label? Are there any breakbeat, followed by a few dance other labels that you value as music attempts, then after a longer highly? break came (psy) glitch-hop, like the last two of my more serious releases. I can’t stress the role of Chi enough. I was always inspired by music with It’s mostly their approach that pre- some kind of twist, hearing which cushioned my endeavors for the later might stop me in my tracks, and with a years. At Chi the goal was never grin on my face I’d be thinking: “OMG the sales statistics or staying alive, what is this?’, and ‘nooooo, how in the but supporting authentic, quality world do you make a sound like that?’ music and/or music that represented or ‘how did he come up with THIS’. progressivity, and introducing it Dave Tipper, Shpongle are absolutely on an international scene. I was masters of this kind, at the beginning overjoyed at 20 when at a party of the 2000’s, many years ahead of Kevin mentioned signing me on, and their time, they’ve conveyed many- besides this, I managed to learn so many values that are customary in many things from Ambrus too. traditional musicality (themes of Addictech came after a long break, melody, harmony, rhythm) while also not a sad story. I’ve always propping them with technologically played music, but I hadn’t got anything progressive, innovative electronic finished for about 10 years until musical tools. 2014, around the time I discovered glitch-hop and started taking it a bit

5 more seriously, switched music editing takes shape in the mind of the listener, what genres I choose from, what sonic platforms and started getting music if one listens attentively. What kind of stops I want to make/ show with the ready at last. a story this turns out to be, depends set. I have a self-invented Ableton Live on the listener’s personality. The new setup that I have been refining over I asked Kevin where I could send it, paths become methods “invented” the years, of which I control approx. and he recommended Addictech, which during the completion of an EP, which I 25-30 parameters, even completely counted as a very cool label in the continue polishining in the future, and intuitively. With these, I can control glitch-hop / experimental electronica result in new sounds and themes. a bunch of effects, but instead of the scene, listing names like Tipper. So I usual crossfade in DJ sets, I tend to sent them the music and the response give a taste of music that isn’t “on” came immediately: “great, let’s do a yet in other ways too. I also started release”. Unfortunately, this had less using text samples for the Christmas of an resonance than I expected, given Merkaba online, and even a piece that bass music isn’t that popular in from a János Pilinszky poem found its this part of the world, even if its place:) psychedelic varieties occur on the chill stages of festivals. So I just I am absolutely influenced by the got professional accolades from set-setting and the audience. If other musicians for the quality of the first two tracks of a started the music. A year or two later, I sent block don’t work, I switch, or vice a demo to Shanti Planti, which was versa: riding the positive reactions, thrown back, I’m not even surprised I extend it with new pieces. by this anymore, but instead of being discouraged, I compared my There was a little break in music to what’s on Shanti Planti and the life of the Cord project, can you tell us about that, or Merkaba. So I identified the areas more precisely, how did the I needed to improve on, I started resurrection come, how did working hard and the result was the new Cord chapter manifest, the Maktub EP. differ from the first wing flaps perhaps? The way this came true is also completely typical of me. Before 2015, there was a break Unfortunately, I have / have had of almost 10 years, if that counts long-standing shortcomings in as ‘little’... I never put down the matter of self-confidence, so music totally, I kept trying new straight from the outset, I thought technologies, but the result of my ‘whatever will be, will be’, but I family and work situation at the still have to go ahead and send it time was a pretty disorganized to Merkaba too. In the worst case, personality who simply did not they won’t want it, then it will get bother to go through with finishing released somewhere else, and the music with order and persistence. I music after that will come out there have no idea what exactly brought eventually. Well, how this turned about the resurrection, maybe I’d out was that one morning, a few just had enough of only “playing minutes before starting my course around” and wanted to show what I teaching, I saw I’d got an email create in a wider circle. in which the label head, Merkaba Scintilla talks about how brilliant Besides the Cord project, what the music I sent them is, and he else do you do, musically and otherwise? would be the happiest if they could be the ones to release it. At this point I apologized to my students I earn my living as a programmer, with a huge smile and went out to I spend a lot of time alone the washroom to shed a few tears nowadays reading. What interests :) me a lot is how I can enhance my performances with visuals. Last Maktub EP 2020. If it’s true that year, while waiting in line to get each of your productions tells a a drink at a party, I met Rat, who story, what can be said about the Your performances and live shows (after having successfully discussed Maktub release, what story does it are a blend bewteen a DJ set and a few ontological issues) turned out tell? And what new avenues has it a live act… How do you build up to be involved with filmmaking and opened up for your future works your particular sets, how much of perhaps? VJing. A couple of weeks later we it is pre-planned-organized and were already getting ready for the spontaneous, expressive? When Merkaba online stream, which went Well, I don’t figure out the story in it’s possible, how much does a amazingly well, for the first time advance and then express it through given audience influence an actual without any practice beforehand. It’s music. It just means that I try not to performance you’re putting on stage? great working with him, his ideas follow simpler, mainstream dance music support my music world perfectly, we structures. I like to present several have really ambitious plans for the longer themes that react to one The time, place, purpose of the future. another, to implement arches of flow performance, and the warm-up process music. In the end the story broadly determine the musical arch,

6 How are handling confinement, how that I relentlessly stick to the things What do you think are the are you trying to turn it into an that help me stay in balance. I try prospects for our scene, and do advantage perhaps? you think the presently experienced to spend a lot of time outdoors and twist of fate will affect the future among people that are more inspiring A more confined life due to the of our music world and festival than demotivating, and I also try to culture in any way? pandemic came at the best time pay more concentrated attention to my for me, along with the inevitably family. Music production is temporarily A year ago, I thought new party habits intensifying feeling of loneliness. I’m on hold, though I’ve paddled on to living perhaps the most important would emerge, afternoon parties new waters in recent months, and I would become regular, or the online period of my life, as the problems that have started several pieces of music have popped up one after the other paid content model would become a that are waiting for their promising trend, but there wasn’t much of a in recent years have amplified the completion. wounds acquired in the first half of breakthrough. Pragmatically, I think my life. This is in no way pleasant, but the restrictions will be pushed back, and if otherwise not, with the help of it is useful: I’ve clearly seen what and C heck out CORD how I have to work on myself. Because some control methodology (vaccination in MM Online of this, I do a lot of personality- certificate, etc), the old world will shaping and strengthening, I practice Showcase #6 // slowly make its comeback. Vipassana meditation on a daily basis, Visuals by RAT HERE! but what’s even more important is

DJ TOP TEN SERIES DJ TOP 10

RADIOZORA Some faves from the latest additions ‘CHILL O’CLOCK’ in our psy-chill / psy-bass / SELECTION downtempo music collection. You can catch these and lots of good music from the genres in our “Chill O’Clock” program on Mondays at 16:000 CET, Tuesdays at 22:00 CET, Saturdays at 14:00 and random times of the week.

01 Shpongle - Mycelium Labirhyth (S e l f - r e l e a s e d )

02 Eelison - When The Sea Is Cooling Down (M e r k a b a M u s i c )

03 From Vacuum - DMT (M y s t i c S o u n d R e c o r d s )

04 Invisible Ralf & Spiral Minded - Fences (M i n d s p r i n g M u s i c )

05 Gumi - Sub Ocean Rays (D e s e r t T r a x )

06 Suduaya - The Calligrapher (A r c e lya R e c o r d s )

07 Noor - Time Waits For No One (F u t u r e M u s i c )

08 Advanced Suite - I Can Give You Everything (P s y c h e d e l i c J e l ly )

09 Zebra Centauri - Aberrant (u r S L R e c o r d s )

10 Deisen - Cinderella (S o f a B e a t s )

7 DJ GIUSEPPE PARVATI RECORDS

My selection is mainly based on Parvati Records releases with a couple of exceptions. There is a lot of nice music out there but I have decided to focus this Top 10 on the artists of my label, also because of the different sounds and styles they propose!

01 Farebi Jalebi - Madikeri (P a r v a t i )

02 Tengri - Distance (P a r v a t i )

03 Atriohm – Parallel Cosmology (P a r v a t i )

04 Karavel - Psychedelic Mantra (P a r va t i )

05 Third Eye Of Monkey - Xocoyotzin (P a r va t i )

06 Egon’s Embrace & Tengri - We Will Be When You Will Be No More ( S a n g o m a )

07 Flipknot - Hum Acid Hain (P a r v a t i )

08 Anarkick - Marathon (S a n g o m a )

09 Disobedient Perception - Hear No Evil (P a r v a t i )

10 Shantam - Oxerna (O r b i ta P a r v a t i )

It’s sooo tricky to try to select a Top 10 with so many amazing artists & awesome music out there!!! ...the choices also depend on the moment... But for this moment, I’ve put a selection together to showcase a taster of some of the artists I LOVE.

DALA NANO RECORDS

01 GMS & Dickster & Legohead - Dala (U n r e l e a s e d )

02 Earthspace - No Rest For The Blast (Laughing Buddha Remix) (Na no)

03 KiM - Party In The Woods (A l g o r i k a R e m i x ) ( G r a ss h o p p e r )

04 Magik & Virtual Light & Yestermorrow - Inception (N a n o R e c o r d s )

05 Imaginarium - Aether (D i g i ta l O m )

06 Soundaholix - Whoosh (U n r e l e a s e d )

07 Melting Point - O u r W o r d ( N a n o R e c o r d s )

08 Regan & Laughing Buddha - Follow Your Passion (Chromatone Remix) (Unreleased)

09 Technology - Continuidade E O Poder (M o s a i c o )

10 Magik & Waio - Gan Jar ( I n g r a i n e d I n s t i n c t s R e m i x ) ( U n r e l e a s e d )

8 KHROMATA IBOGA RECORDS

A selection of some of my current favorite grooves!

01 SOME1 & One Function - Inside Your Head (I o n o M u s i c )

02 Astrix, Rising Dust - Universo (S h a m a n i c T a l e s )

03 LOUD - 5 Billion Stars (C a p ta i n H o o k R e m i x ) (I b o g a )

04 Critical Choice - Black Swan (I b o g a )

05 Freedom Fighters & Sphera - Beyond Belief (S t e r e o S o c i e t y )

06 Perception - Realive (T e ss e r a c t S t u d i o )

07 Headroom - 16Bit Masterchef (I b o g a )

08 Egorythmia & Zyce - Axis (M o r i o n R e c o r d s )

09 Flowjob - Personal Development (I b o g a )

10 5D aka FÜNF D & Stefan Ludley - Change is Coming (Living Light Remix) (Blue Room Sounds)

Here are some of my favourite tracks, among others, which were released in 2020 and 2021. Feeling, production, flow and groove are some of the elements that usually draw my attention in a track and bring me inspiration and goosebumps :) Tracks were placed in an order that could form an ideal tracklist of a compilation, playlist or dj set rather than in a ranking, ‘better than’, mode. JOHNNY BLUE MIKELABELLA RECORDS / FEEL LIFE MUSIC

01 Sigil - Liberation (f e a t . M a r c o R o s a ) (M e r k a b a )

02 GUMI - Reflected Within (W i t h K a ya P r o j e c t ) (De s e r t T r a x )

03 Spacey Koala - Spongy Lotus (S h a n t i P l a n t i )

04 MantisMash - Dub Over Evil (M e r k a b a )

05 Tea Tree - Circadian Riddim (M i n d s p r i n g M u s i c )

06 Zen Baboon - Sabo De Raia (B a b o o n C l i n i c )

07 Beatfarmer - Spring Water ft. Lo.Renzo (B e a t f r a r m e r )

08 Martyn Zij - Hawiwi (feat. Kete) (I n d r a ’ s G a r d e n )

09 Kaya Project - Beware The Drunken Master (Suduaya Remix) (Seb Taylor)

10 Hedflux - Corvid Phase (L u m i n u s M u s i c )

9 OZORA-MAP-HOPPING the cooking grove’s grooves

OUR FIRST STOP ON THE OZORA-MAP-HOP WAS THE NEST. WE CONTINUE OUR VIRTUAL RAMBLE IN OUR PLAYGROUND... THROUGH THE WOODEN RIBCAGE OF THE DRAGON THAT BRIDGES THE YELLOW ROAD BELOW, YOU STEP OUT OF ITS MOUTH, THE HEARTH AND HEART OF OZORA LIES AHEAD. NESTLED UNDER A CANOPY OF TREES, IN THE EMBRACE OF THE 7HEADED GARDEN, THE MAGICAL WORLD OF MICROCOSMOS , BUSHYLAND AND THE TEASHACK, THE OZORIAN COMMUNITY KITCHEN AREA IS AN EVER-GROWING ORGANIC FAIRYTALE SPACE WITH WORKSHOPS CENTERED AROUND HEALTH, SUSTAINABILITY, TRADITIONAL KITCHEN TECHNOLOGY AND ECO-FRIENDLY LIVING. MORE RECENTLY, IT HAS ALSO TRANSFORMED INTO THE NEWEST MUSIC STAGE OF THE VALLEY... THE GROVE THAT BECOME THE GROOVE.

WE’RE TALKING WITH... THE GUY WHO ONCE CAME DRESSED AS A HUGE WHITE RABBIT, WITH A MAD PROFESSOR BEARD AND DREADS, TO A LITTLE AFTER-FESTIVAL TEAM PAR- TY HELD IN THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN GROVE, THE GUY WHO INVITED US TO HIS SPECIAL PRE-FESTIVAL LIVE SET IN THE PYRAMID WITH WOODEN WEDGE “PSY-TICKETS”... (I’VE BEEN USING MINE AS A DOOR STOPPER EVER SINCE), WHOSE LAUGH YOU’D RECOG- NIZE FROM MILES AWAY, AND THEN KNOW THE OV- ENS, AND THE MOOD, WILL BE FIRED UP YET AGAIN... THE HEAD GROOVE CHEF, FÁNI BÁCSI – ON HOW

DREAMS BECOME REALITY, HOW FOOD TASTES BEST photo by laszlo kun WITH MUSIC AND WHAT ROLE COMMUNITY CAN HAVE IN OUR KITCHENS.

How was it again that you became the Cooking Grove’s main groove daddy? Did it all begin when you built the huge oven, or much earlier than that? How did the Cooking Grove grow into a Groove, how did the “Fáni Bácsi, Groove- Much earlier. To be more exact, in 2006, daddy, Chief Chef and my first time at Ozora, as a guest. That’s community kitchen area become a stage too? master magician, invited a when I decided that I wanted to work Chilean band to elevate the here one day. Hanna Hanna Festival sensory experience of the helped a lot in making the connection, Nice and slow. It started with an oven, Cooking Grove, who filled because that’s where I met Mata Csabi. which we slowly started building round. the space with psychedelic He’s the one who invited me to play a set First we only looked at what opportunities Mapuche Indian music. But at the post off after in the Velosophy we had to place fireplaces, as in a camp. besides Rütrance, several (that might not be how you spell its Then alongside more cooking, demand also other South American name). This is from where they called grew for developing the infrastructure, acts from Global Hybrid me onwards to Fishing on Orfu, where like dishwashing, evening lights, benches, Records also joined in, I suddenly became a stage manager. Is paths, garden, roofs… This is how we fire performers and body this 2010 already? This is about the time truly turned into a free kitchen area. painters popped up, and they also called the team from Pécs to This is when the workshops came in, Mike Stellar added some work at Ozora, and asked me as well if I and then workshops where you could of his grooves to top it would like to go. I ‘d had the answer to listen to lectures held by locally or even all.” that since 2006. internationally well-known musicians, – Ozorian prophet 2018 - DJs, producers. The Cooking Grove at And when did food, cooking, the time had already become a popular Check out this short VIDEO! ancient and nomadic meal space for rehearsals, so artists and bands preparation and catering start started coming here to practice for their playing a role in your life? evening sets. Then when the entrance gate and entry system got ready, visitors

didn’t have to wait for long anymore to It all started with my dad. He is an enter, the bands entertaining at the gate exceptional cook and I love the food he had some free time and the Cooking makes to this very day. He and Henry Grove proved to be the perfect place for David Thoreau’s beautiful descriptions of them. There was no stage yet back then, making a sourdough starter and baking everything was acoustic. But slowly music bread were my first inspirations, alongside also found its way into this space. the 2006 Ozora, which turned me in the direction of a nomadic lifestyle. “Music for a good lunch”, they say in Hungary… who would be your dream to see and hear while “Bread may not always nourish us; but cooking? it always does us good, it even takes stiffness out of our joints, and makes us supple and buoyant, when we knew not I’d love to invite Jamie Oliver:) Or, I don’t what ailed us, to recognize any generosity know how much of a cooking guru Raja in man or Nature, to share any unmixed Ram or Tristan is, but a workshop held and heroic joy.” by them would really be cool. On stage

/Henry David Thoreau - Walden; or, Life in the Woods/ I can imagine Anatolian Session, Oceanvs Orientalis, or, let’s say, Kermesse.

10 So far, which have been your These felt almost exactly like the Cooking favorite programs, workshops, Groove. what have you learned…?

In Barcelona I met party organizers who photo by peter szoke The beer brewing workshop was really hold cooking workshop weekends where cool back at the beginning. From among food is served to experimental DJ sets. the new ones, Kristof Steiner and Nar Unfortunately, I couldn’t visit them to see Gourmet were my favorites. The South them in action, but due to the pandemic, Americans threw in a few sets on top, they started caring and catering for the Nintü, Pasaje Universo, Andi Andean, homeless in Barcelona. But I saw photos Barrio Lindo, and created a fantastic of their earlier events and it’s very similar atmosphere for the workshops. to the Cooking Grove.

Ideally, how do you imagine the The role of a communiy kitchen in future of the Cooking Groove, our community is… what needs further developing? HENRY DAVID Very important. I never liked to cook just The weakest link in connection with for myself. It’s much more important to THOREAU’S workshops is the main oven. A new share what you have. This is why I have workshop space would really be an always looked for opportunities, also HAZELNUT upgrade. With a better designed oven, during my travels, where I could make fireplaces and roof, a truly pro kitchen food with others for others too. Here RAISIN BREAD could be set up in the center. For the on the Canary Islands where I live, we RECIPE music stage, a more functional stage and also have a community kitchen. Before pro sound system. the pandemic we regularly organized Kids of the Sun parties where we always 1/2 CUP RAISINS When you’re traveling, do you had a free kitchen and café. Everything donation based. 2 CUPS WHOLE HAZELNUTS create small cooking grooves 1 TABLESPOON ACTIVE YEAST wherever you go, have you seen Favorite food or the food you 1 CUP RYE FLOUR ones that were inspirational? most often eat at a festival? 1 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR Your favorite music to go with a During my travels around the world I meal... 1 1/2 TEASPOONS SALT mostly gather inspirations. During my OLIVE OIL gastro travels I am mostly amazed by the colorful world of cooking technologies My favorite food is pea stew. 1. Preheat oven to 325°F. In a and all the different kinds of fireplaces. My favorite music… this changes. Now I’m really into MockBeat, Yellow small bowl, cover raisins in warm Of course, it also happened in Chile, water until just submerged. Set where we organized regular empanada Raincoats, or Pongo’s So Many Words. aside to soak. evenings, and a monthly grill night, where we invited musicians, and this is also where I met Rütrance and Andi Andean. 2. Spread hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and roast 7 to 8 minutes, until skins appear cracked. Let cool, then rub in a clean dish towel until skins are removed. Add half the hazelnuts to a food processor and pulse until finely ground meal. Coarsely chop remaining hazelnuts and set aside. Turn off oven.

3. In a small bowl, combine yeast with 3/4 cup lukewarm water and let stand until foaming, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine both flours, salt, and 1/2 cup hazelnut meal.

4. Add yeast mixture to flour mixture, stirring until a dough forms. Strain raisins, reserving the soaking liquid. On a floured surface, knead dough, folding in raisins and hazelnuts periodically, 10 to 12 minutes. If dough is too dry, add soaking liquid as needed. photo by sasha koala hippie by photo

Kristof’s plant-based Kitchen in the Groove. 5. Place dough in a large oiled bowl and cover with a soft cloth. Let “LET’S MAKE WORLD rise in a warm place until doubled PEACE HAPPEN in size, 2 to 3 hours. BY EXCHANGING CULTURES, RECIPES, 6. Preheat oven to 350°F. Punch down dough and shape into 2 small AND STORIES.” ovals. Transfer to baking sheet, (Kristof Steiner) re-cover, and let rise another 30 minutes. Remove cloth and bake 30 minutes, or until crust is golden.

The RÜTRANCE family, up front Source: Paper and Salt Andi Andean aka Wolf, firing it up around the hearth 11 BACK 2 BACK

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GROVE OR GROOVE? AND WHY?

Groove. You always have to cook with a groove. But if you Actually, it was ‘Grove’ and when I wrote the sign on a do it in a grove, things just go to a next level. small piece of wood, I misspelled and wrote ‘Groove’. Then we were like... whatever, both are legit:)

YOUR FIRST MEMORY OF THE GROOVE. WHAT DO YOU LOVE THE MOST OF ABOUT IT?

I was wandering around with the mighty Bodoo and it Wow, first memory is hard to find, must be from my was simply amazing to find that secret magic place. I first year in 2012, when it came alive. I remember the knew immediately I wanted to do something there. crew parties there the most, after everybody went home and only the workers stayed for a night, with cooking and music. We were all tired but the vibe was there, fresh and groovy. That’s when I realized what a cozy space it was. I love the trees and the detailed work that is done with every brick and shelf and corner. How it melts together with Bushyland and how it collaborates the space with the Microcosmos and all. Marvelous.

MEMORABLE FOOD YOU ATE THERE OR COOKED? WHAT WORKSHOPS HAVE YOU BEEN TO OR HELD?

I felt the need to share my African heritage, so the Everything I ate there was good. I only ever had just a workshops were around Angolan and Cabo-Verdian food. few minutes there during the festival, since I was busy or there were too many people around. Those pizzas were astonishing. And I also had the privilige to cook for the staff there last summer when only the crew came together. What a fireplace. Vince Varga’s lentil curry was a miracle. And Mango’s dishes. I miss it a lot, to hang out with people. What a happy place.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS A MUSIC STAGE?

It’s the place where you find the unexpected. I had very Absolutely a good idea, to bring a slight slot of live and nice surprises there. And i love the the soundsystem. Phat dj sets there. Always reminds me of a futuristic African and warm. village where people hang out for good. The best party is always in the kitchen, innit...?

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A COMMUNITY KITCHEN IN A COMMUNITY?

It’s a place of sharing. Eating is essential for living, so if Bringing the soul, the warmness, the safeness, the es- you add a community feeling to it only good things can sence of the tribe. Cooking and eating together is always come from that. an important role in a community’s life. There is enough to eat, and it is healthy food we eat, and we share our plates and spices. Women share their knowledge and tools. We eat and we drink and it’s happiness.

FAVOURITE FESTIVAL FOOD, MUSIC TO LISTEN TO WHILE EATING?

Love the food from the School! Probably the best in all Our School is doing so fine feeding of artists and crew. the festivals I play. You can feel the love in it. Music is Their work is literally outstanding. From the eye of a always chosen according to the meal, like a good wine. festivalgoer, I love fresh orange juice, the shakes, the powerballs, the food from the East, easy food, vegan and smooth, so it’s more energy to move that body. The music for eating is rather something really slow or beatless. Just wind and birds chirping perhaps. Fast music is for fast food, no thanks.

WHAT WOULD YOU IMPROVE IN THE GROOVE?

I believe Fani and his team are doing a marvelous job. No Just expand the area more. And expand the 7Headed need of any kind of approval, just the right amount of Garden for serious biodynamic permaculture business. palinka from Fani’s secret stash. All year long. Or at least not just for that one week. It’s a small area, as we know, but there is more space towards the Artibarn / Mirador. Otherwise all is just fine.

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In the 7 Headed Garden...

HUNGARIAN FOLK TALES THE STONE SOUP nce upon a time a poor He even stirred it with a long wooden spoon. could make such a good soup from stone.” soldier was coming The old woman watched him with curiosity. They left it to cook a while, then the soldier home from the war. The The soldier even tried the soup. said: poor soul wandered “Well, it’s good enough,” he said, “but if “A little rice would improve it, but I am not from one village to it had a little salt in it, it would be even sure you have any.” the next threadbare b e t t e r.” “Oh, but I do have some rice.” and hungry. He was “I’ll get you some salt, I have plenty.” Then they put some rice into the soup too. offered no bread or even a little hot soup The soldier put the salt into it, stirred it “Now it’s just like the soups I usually make.” anywhere at all. He went from house to and said: Then they waited for the soup to be ready, house asking for something to eat. But “If you had a spoonful of fat, that would and the soldier served the old woman and Othe people either set the dogs on him or make it even better.” himself a bowl full each. And they both told him they themselves were too poor The old woman said: “I do have some, I’ll began to eat. The old woman couldn’t help to eat. As he carried on from gate to gate, bring it right away.” wondering how such a good soup like this he made up his mind to go into the first She brought a spoonful of fat and they put had been made out of stone. house, and make a pot of soup for himself, it in the pot. When they had had enough to eat, the old whoever the owner of the house might be. The soldier stirred it and tried it, while the woman said to the soldier: He picked up a stone at the entrance of a old woman watched his every move. “Tell me, young soldier, would you sell me house and went in. The owner was an old “Well, you know, I’m used to making stone this stone? Quite often I have nothing to woman. soup, but I usually make it with a piece of cook, but with this stone I would always “Good morning, old lady.” sausage. That gives it a better flavour.” have at least a little soup.” “Good morning to you, young soldier.” “Oh, I have some sausage,” said the old “Well, why not? It’s yours for one hundred “Are you well today, old lady?” woman, “I’ll give you some from the pantry.” florins.” “I am well. And how are you, young soldier?” Then the soldier said: “Bring two pieces, so The old woman quickly gave him the one “I’m also well, but I have to say that I then you’ll have one and I’ll have one too.” hundred florins and wrapped the stone would love to eat a little soup if you have “Very well, I shall bring two.” from the soup in a cloth, so she could use it any to spare.” And the old woman brought two pieces of again to make soup whenever she wanted. “Oh, young soldier, I’d gladly give you some sausage. Then the young soldier left with a hundred if I had any.” The soldier put them both in the pot, then florins before the old woman could change But I’m as poor as the church mouse. I stirred it and tried it. her mind. have nothing.” “Do you know,” he said, “if you have some So he had satisfied his hunger and he had “My pantry, my attic and my whole house potatoes, we could cut some up and put a hundred florins for his troubles. are all empty. I have nothing, not even a them in here too. And if you have some He walked cheerfully until nightfall when crust of bread.” vegetables, that would really top it all.” he met another old woman, who had no “Well”, said the soldier, “I am not so poor, “Oh, but I do have some,” said the old idea how to make good soup out of a stone I have a stone right here in my pocket. I woman, “and now bring them at once.” either. He played his trick again and had could make a soup out of it. All I need is So she hurried off right away, pulled up a good meal on top of it. And I don’t know a pot or a pan or something to cook it in.” some potatoes and vegetables, which they what kind of soup the old woman made “Well, I could give you one, I have plenty cleaned and cut into pieces, and put into after that, as I was told this story by an of pots in the house,” said the old woman. the soup. old aunt of mine. But I suppose they tried “But I have nothing to put in them.” Then the soldier stirred it, and tasted it and it when they were poor back in the old The soldier washed the stone nice and neatly said to the old woman: country, but whatever the case, they all and placed it in the pot. The old woman lit “You should try it too, it’s really good.” lived happily ever after. folk he ta the fire. The soldier poured water over the The old woman tried the soup and said: l t e h h c

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13 OZORIAN FEATURE

Psoulhedelic Tribal Fusion Belly Dancer, Yoni and Plutopian Tribe Chieftainess, Mother, Lover, Visonary, Sage, Artist and Ozorian... Meet:

``dance is my breath.” JUDIT LEFKOVICS-VIRAG

How does your Ozora story I miss it. to teleport back to this moment!” begin…? In the following year the events WATCH HERE! accelerated, Niki Bader asked me to My Ozora started in 2012 with a teach belly dance on the Pyramid · Ambyss, own show, performance in the Dragon Nest. I went stage, and we also gave a performance · Pyramid, belly dance classes on stage with a local band as their on tribal belly dance at the Chambok · Main Stage, Eat Static dancer. The opportunity came quickly House. We performed our own show and I immediately took advantage of it, in the Artibarn. Of course, we kept on There was a year when we performed as Ozora had always attracted me like a working with Dubsahara too. on all of the stages. At Ozora we have magnet. An inexplicable feeling, a karmic 5-6 performances during the festival attraction surfacing from the depths That year I contacted another artist as and 15-20 girls, two performing groups, within, I was on the way towards one of well. Merv Pepler aka Eat Static. I typed Yoni and Timandra Tribe. I am happy my dreams. Although getting in was very a message to him with trembling fingers, that my son Leo is also part of it all and difficult, a rescuing angel in the face of attached our video, which, of course, we it’s a wonderful mother-son “retreat” to Peter Pusker helped me courteously had done to his music. He wrote back another dimension. We have our own little and decisively. I felt I would be coming almost at once, in his enthusiastic style camp where the atmosphere is always back, and I consciously prepared for and we started discussing our future good and it’s our biggest experience it. I had found the space where my show together then and there. Through together with the girls. We’re there dance can get in harmony with my soul. these two artists (Greg, Merv), the two for 10 days, 5 days of which we spend This is when I discovered DubSahara main branches of my art found musical performing. Of course, there is time left aka Greg Hunter’s music. I used his balance. Heaven and the Underworld. for partying too, what’s more, partying melodies for my choreographies. His and working here are in symbiosis with music comes from my heart. I mustered What are some of the programs each other. up the courage to write to him about and performances you’ve done and a possible show together. After some do at Ozora? Something that you can only experience consultations, the first meeting took at Ozora is…? place in 2013. Performance on the Dome We’ve been to several stages throughout stage, or rather, only in front of it then, the years, and we’ve been there every Karma with my group, the Yoni Tribe. The huge, year since the first, for 8 years now. beautiful space, the ethereal music, the · Dome, collaborations, own show Compared to other performances sand beneath my feet, wonderful people · Artibarn, own evening and festival appearances, what’s was a near-Nirvana experience. After · Dragon Nest, Strontium Dogs different? the performance I remember being performance speechless for minutes with my dancers, An inexplicable bond coming from deep looking at each other like: ‘Did that just “An iconic moment in time! within and experiencing our common really happen?’ Was it a dream? Is this Eat Static and Martian Arts subconscious. reality? We set off on this journey and opening the main stage at Ozora our collaboration with Greg went on for Festival official 2019 performing years. It fills me with joy and pride. as Strontium Dogs! We would love

14 Most memorable favorite community, the common language is year/s, why? dance, which brings us together. I like to show the storehouse of emotions Honestly, every Ozora is an emotional in our dances, choreographies, be it roller-coaster, up and down. gentle, caressing or powerful. Tribal Sometimes there are difficulties and belly dance is a progressive branch other times alleviations. Here I would of oriental dance. It is made up of like to thank those who have helped various styles and most of all, the us so much over the years. personal style of each individual. Musically, it gives you freedom There are hard days at Ozora, because you dance to what you are. I but these are also part of the big would define my style as Psoulhedelic picture, and there are no results Tribal Fusion Belly Dance. My musical without any difficulties. In fact, every choices are very important to me. I Ozora is a pilgrimage from which I am constantly looking for muses, and return transformed and renewed. My I am also happy to be one. favorite year is 2016, but I couldn’t specifically say why. So many events How would you continue: Dance came together that year that I might is... say it was life-changing. ...my breath. Craziest challenges you have faced…? And we know that’s not all, what other projects have you Several of them: been involved in, are doing Going from one place to another by right now? We know of your car in between performances with astrological interest too… the girls, changing in a pickup en Do you have any astrological route. insights in connection with the festival? My first Ozora together with my son, And the present…? that is, the first morning when he wasn’t in his tent, I ran around the I started studying astrology a few festival twice, a crazy mother with years ago, it totally captivated me. It hair flapping, and when I found him: has become a part of my daily life he was sweetly sleeping in the Dome and it is one of the biggest passions to morning chill music. of my life. It has helped me a lot on my journey of self-discovery too. When I realized during the night of I also do personal analysis, which is the first day of the festival that all also a fantastic field for exploration my performance outfits had been and practice. left in the car of a stranger. This was such a huge shock that even a bottle Astrology does not predict, it only of pálinka was downed, while I don’t shows a direction, possibilities, and drink alcohol. warns of recommendable, helpful or challenging energies. A self- I’d list the Strontium Dogs shows knowledge map. Of course, the here too, because in itself it’s a huge, opportunity of free will is also crazy challenge and wonderful, true given. Astrology gives awareness rock and roll. to free will. Just like a person, an event also has a chart. A certain What would you like to see constellation of stars when it came improved or changed perhaps? into being. Astrologically, we are in a life situation where, if there is no Communication. resilience, no transformation, there The trenches next to the toilets, will be a break. Perhaps this is the including the situation around the most important message of the stars Dome when it’s raining. to the world. A dance stage, where the focus is only on dance performances in one And what about fashion? What place. are your other passions? Performances all day:) In the past, I made my own Your own journey, performance clothes, from the beginning, always art and dance, tell us a bit experimenting and looking for new about that… things. I was able to live out my creativity in both individual and I’ve been doing dance for 20 years, team costume and headdress design. and I’ve been teaching tribal belly Something that was new and totally dance for 17. I have/have had classes got me hooked is screen printing on on a daily basis, on average with 20 fabric. The hobby has now become a girls daily. I consider femininity and start-up brand. My motto is... experiencing it a vocation. I would also like to upkeep the tradition of women’s

15 MAKE YOUR TRANSFORMATION WITH THE .“

The main theme of the prints are the zodiac signs and the bee. I’d like to support fashion with ideology. The goal, on one hand, is spreading the respect of bees and astrology. I’m still at the beginning, but something has started, and I’d like to keep it going and develop myself in this field too.

What is your superpower?

Faith The Original Queen Bee Mom and daughter-creator her Plutopian artwear. Humor Dance

How have you tackled this present period, how are you “There is no denying making it work with the actual realities and restrictions? the strength of Plu- to’s powers. It enables Despite the difficulties, I closed an individual to get in the year happily because it showed me two new directions in parallel. I touch with their inner sincerely look forward to returning to self and subcconscious. teaching and performing very much, but I am also aware that everything This planet will ensure will be different. Not only because everyone is doing some- of external factors, but also because thing that is beyond his everyone has gone through a larger transformation, and we sense the or her abilities. But be- world differently. cause before rebirth

As a performance artist, how comes destruction, Plu- do you imagine a dream-opening to destroys things in performance? its path. Many experts Honestly, every Dome performance state that the energy of was a dream. Of course, it is Pluto is similar to the preceded by a little stress attack as we excitedly wait for the procession. energy of Lord Shiva in Hinduism. Lord Shiva is Dome, 2 hours before sunset. Greg known to be destructive Hunter is playing his latest album, the Yoni Tribe is in the back, waiting in as well as the as well as excitement to come out on the dance the father of rebirth. It floor. The ritual begins. The warm breeze is the echo of the Dome, the is a misnomer to regard heavenly sound is transcendental Pluto’s energy as weak bliss… we are home. as it can bring about As a healer, what would you complete dissolution recommend for keeping the spirit and transformation.” alive?

Source: Times of India The public answer: Read nore: mindful self-awareness. HERE

As a human, what message would you send to the world?

Live as if your life is your message to the world.

What’s your birthday wish? :)) Teaching and healing in the Pyramid. To be at Ozora…

MANY VERY HAPPY MANY VERY OZORAS! • • )

16 WHEEL OF WISDOM SERIES Dear Ozorians: Today I am providing you with definitions of some important terms we use in the Wheel of Wisdom Program. Our definitions of these terms arise from our experience and research and may differ from what you have learned or believe. As such, each discussion is necessarily short, rather introductory. All these topics would require several essays to examine and understand them more fully. For your personal exploration, I am including many footnotes containing references that you may use to investigate. GREAT SPIRIT PSYCHE

SPIRIT - SOUL - SELF - EGO Photo by Sally Torkos. Quote by Brooke Medicine Eagle “Open to the great Mystery,” in the book For The Love of God: New Writings by Spiritual and Psychological Leaders, edited by Benjamin Shield and Richard Carlson, PH,D, Foreword by Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., San Rafael, CA: New By Dr. Sally Torkos World Library, 1990, 73.

As you may be able to see from the Ed. Edward Kelly, et al, Beyond Physicalism: Toward unconscious, personal, relatedness Reconciliation of Science and Spirituality NY: Rowan title of this essay, I’m discussing and Littlefield, 2015. This book is a sequel to the one with all life, all beings, all arising an invisible realm and the human below. existence. Everything was a person, relationship to it as well as elements like humans were people. There were We here at Wheel of Wisdom, have of it to one another. Understand, all rock people and tree people, streams a different perspective than that of I am addressing here exists in you, and winds, moons and stars that could purely physicalistic science. Though we on the psychological (psyche) level, be related to or with. Prior to all respect the need for such a science, invisible, but real. As you read each formal religion, our ancient ancestors it doesn’t have a way to adequately definition, examine yourself and recognized the Cosmos as the source address what we are discussing. your experiences of the subject. For and creator of all life and everything. Instead of recognizing only the example, when I discuss “Great Spirit” For many indigenous people it was physical side of things, we examine think about your own relationship known as the Great Spirit. Great the psycho-physical element. Psyche to a ‘Higher Power,’ whatever that Spirit is neither male nor female, it’s is invisible, yet real and operates far means to you, no matter what it is the all-inclusive intelligence, Mind, beyond mere ‘brain function.’ named. Use these brief descriptions and Psyche, of the Universe/Cosmos. as a means of self-exploration. This is not to say there is nothing being done through It’s All-That-Is; and in many cultures, Expanding your awareness of yourself science toward understanding the invisible realms of it has been referred to as “God.” It the spirit; see Ed. Edward Kelly, et. al: Irreducible in this way is an important aspect Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century, NY: is the Source of All. In addition to of developing your consciousness. Rowan & Littlefield Pub., Inc. it being the source of Life and all Such self-reflection enables you to matter, the essence of Great Spirit is become more conscious of who you Additionally, many, if not all the re- Love. This is Love without an opposite, are. Allow yourself to take some ligions and spiritual orientations in one that permeates all elements of time to stand back from yourself and the world have made various inroads the Universe. examine yourself and your thoughts, into some of these subjects and have differing ways of describing them. Kenneth Meadows, The Medicine Way, How to Live the experiences, and beliefs. This is known Teachings of the Native American Medicine Wheel, as contemplation. However, Wheel of Wisdom is not a Rockport, Massachusetts: Element Books, 1991, 24. religion, though we do explore spirit- Fred Allen Wolf, The Spiritual Universe: One Physicist’s You will notice the important place of uality and consider it a necessary el- Vision of Spirit, Soul, Matter, and Self, Needham, Psyche in this title, that is because we ement of psyche. Each one of these Mass.: Moment Point Press, 1999; first printed as: The Spiritual Universe: How Quantum Physics Proves the humans have psyche as the mediator topics could fill volumes, I am only Existence of Soul. and navigator of these invisible realms. giving definitions and a bit of infor- Psyche is the biological mechanism mation on each of them, in the fu- It is possible to have a direct and that enables us to be conscious. ture we may discuss some of them in personal relationship with Great Spirit. There is no way to objectively greater depth. To have a sense that the Universe weigh, measure, observe, the exact great spirit is a Great Spirit, and recognize it as substance, location, or definition of any being conscious and the source of of the items in this title as you would consciousness. When we experience something of material substance. Great Spirit is an ancient and the Universe as a Great Spirit, we Psyche and psychic happenings are universal concept, it arises from can see that we are also part of ‘real’ and have a definite impact on the direct experience of living in it, part of Great Spirit. How can we who you are and how you view and an animated universe, an animated be separate from the Universe, the experience ‘reality.’ In fact, in much world. Before humans had a separate Great Spirit, in any way, it contains of materialistic/physicalistic science, notion of themselves (basically, an us and we contain it? Because we are these items are considered only to ego) the felt experience of life was capable of being conscious means we be a matter of brain function, if they immediate, direct, everything was live in a Universe capable of being are considered at all. conscious and alive; the earth, the conscious, though it is an intelligence sun, the cosmos were experienced beyond comprehension, Physicalism is a word that is now being used as (especially by shamans) able to interchangeably with materialism, making it clearer a Great Mystery. that we are discussing the purely ‘physical’ reality. be communicated with. They had an

17 PSYCHE Psychologist, philosopher, and Psychologist James Hillman considers physician Carl Jung considered psyche psyche image; and writes: “The s Psyche is the biological component an inclusive term covering all areas imaginal world is neither literal or e enabling humans to learn to navigate of consciousness, and including both abstract and yet is utterly real, with e v in the psycho-physical form. Through personal unconscious and collective its own laws and purposes. Psyche i m w a psyche, we gradually learn to separate unconscious. For a glimpse at the becomes aware by means of an imaginal s p r t our individual self, from the whole. vastness of psyche, consider this: our method.” Psyche communicates our i Babies have no understanding that emotions; both our relationship to evolutionary journey through enabling n g they are separate from their mothers our body (even our body image) and us to understand the archetypal or the surrounding environment. It’s awareness of our body sensations; our patterns we are living. Archetypes through psyche they learn to become mind, which includes our intellect and are the basic underlying ways a separate self and develop an ego- ability to think; our understanding humans have behaved since ancient identity. and experience of Great Spirit, Soul, times. All animals have basic ways of and our True Self are all psychic behaving, cats act catlike and dogs- Psyche allows us to become conscious, experiences or realities. Jung states: doglike, and their patterns are from though it’s often not consciously “Psyche reaches far beyond the instinct. Humans have developed experienced until we develop the boundaries of consciousness and is beyond instincts, but still have basic capacity for self-reflection. Psyche one of the most mysterious regions humanlike patterns that originated is both a conscious and unconscious of our being. It is a self-contained from instincts. We can understand the process, with the vast majority field of experience. The world exists meaning of our life events as we can unconscious. Studies have shown for us as it is consciously reflected interpret our experiences symbolically Psyche cannot be reduced to mere by a psyche.” Psyche is woven into through archetypal images. Image is brain function and at times can the fabric of the Universe. the key word here, and psyche gives transcend its physical location, for us images through dreams, reveries, example through ESP or near- Jung felt that understanding psyche coincidences, as well as influencing death experiences. Consciousness is is of utmost importance and that us to behave in recognizable patterns about more than just the difference the future depends upon the psychic that can be understood symbolically. between being awake or asleep. We changes in humankind. Jung lived Psyche is the way consciousness has can be awake and still unconscious through two world wars, and saw arisen in each of us; every psyche is of what psycho-physical factors are that unless people became conscious as different as a snowflake—as similar motivating our thoughts, feelings, and of psyche, they could easily be as snow, but with a distinct and behavior. When we talk of psychic or manipulated into a group mind. Even individual manifestation of personality, psychological consciousness, we are before war broke out, Jung recognized awareness, and ego-consciousness. referring to a higher level of self- that Hitler, through propaganda, Basically, we can comprehend psyche awareness. Self-awareness and self- was manipulating the psyche of the through understanding our own reflection are essential for becoming German people, ultimately convincing psychology. them to go to war with the rest of a more conscious human being. Part 2: Spirit, Soul, True-Self and Ego in the next epsiode the world. Edward Kelly, et. al: Irreducible Mind; Titus Rivas, et al, The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal C. G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul, Translated Phenomena from Near Death Experiences, Durham, by W. S. Dell and Cary F. Baynes, New York: Harcourt, NC: IANDS (International Association for Near-Death Brace, and World Inc., 1933. Studies, 2016. James Hillman, Re-Visioning Psychology. New York: HarperCollins, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992. Carolyn Myss, Ph.D Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, NY: Harmony Books,

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18 ASTRO FORECAST

e s i m e w a v s p r t SPIDEROSA i n g VERSE START TO GROW ... the spiders have spoken again, and this is what they said... By Nedda Magic Advisor

THAT SHALL BE ENOUGH FOR “Year Extraordinary” Chapter #2 and supports the regeneration of THIS YEAR. is continuing, although not as mind and soul. extremely as in the first month We have come so far of 2021. Mercury followed Sun The end of the month can bring have we all made it? into Aries on April 3, which can emotional imbalance and some Not really. be the explanation if you have kind of resentment, stress, as been feeling more impulsive, more Mars enters Cancer, where he is You lost yourself on the way honest, and direct in communication generally considered to be more Some shadows leaving your steps than usual. Excessively unfriendly or even too sensitive and too And new joining your fate. behavior or bitterness can appear, emotional for his own good. try to recognize this and stay balanced. Use this effect to find April is ending with a Pluto How can we be in this whole mess? confidence in your own ideas, but retrograde, which is not an How does it work that this is connected also note that you are not always unusual phenomenon, it happens to that right. Mercury will be boosted in once every year, lasts from six to and that to that and that to those and action-oriented Aries until April seven months. Pluto retrogrades coming back? 19. can reveal hidden, buried truths, feelings, conflicts and even We have the first New Moon of suppressed anger. This is a phase Do you ever wonder at the mystery of life, springtime in Aries on April 11, when we face (and embrace) this perfectly orchestrated ballad? which gives us an opportunity to our own darkness, and then we set new intentions for the month can transform and understand Life is a tragic comedy ahead. Tender Venus enters Taurus ourselves in a better way. In Choose to live in drama on April 14, adding abundance to these times Pluto retrograde can or lighthearted ease. our hearts and -hopefully- wealth cause a stronger internal conflict, to our bank accounts. This effect between the desire to maintain will bring emotional stability the old work system, and the need Drama is far from ending, through Venus, the planet of to implement new alternatives, This is just the foreplay, so to say, beauty, harmony, love, prosperity innovative strategies for a new, the warm-up for this BIG CHANGE and femininity. Venus rules Taurus more sustainable and motivating, -Earth sign- where she will bring updated future. Roll up your sleeves, grounding energies, material No! better, take off your shirt security, finally, in some ways. Pluto retrograde wants us to and JUMP! think about control/power in our Mercury is moving forward life too. To rethink what controls Fall like a leaf on the 19th to Taurus as well. us and what we feel the need to Float in your bubble Together with him 3 planets are control. Power struggles show ua Dance with the breeze supporting us to concentrate, be where our Pluto retrograde work Even the whirlwinds more effective, helping us discover will need to be done. new ways of thinking. The same day Sun enters Taurus as well, We can see clearer now how we Observe the winds bringing practicality, determination can change, build a better future, Pulling the strings, and helping us work towards our how we can be still motivated and just let it be. concrete goals. These energies and hopeful. We can use April’s will awaken us to be receptive energies to gain more self-esteem Thou shall not create big things and persevere at the same time. and power to go ahead, follow our Not for now! We can invest these energies into hearts, desires and just not give Just plant the seeds our personal development, evolving up. From day to day our self-esteem. I think we all Turn the wheel really do need that after this Inch to inch Water the garden enervating past year. Taurus is Drop to drop about abundance and prosperity, material meaning, so be careful with overeating and start to nourish That shall be enough for this year. yourself by taking a better care of your body, clean up your diet By Zsuzsa Bakonyi aka Spiderosa and eat healthy and fresh foods. This helps clear the mind as well,

19 LABEL FEATURE

PUKKAWALLAH! RADIOZORA We travelled a lot SHOWCASE HERE! How was as the culture of Pukkawallah Psytrance spread around the globe. Records born? These experiences brought us opportunities to be connected with many artists. After many years of collecting music, What’s the What would you we decided to concept behind like to represent release our quality the label, your musically, collection. overall mission? Who are some of philosophically in your main artists, the scene? “PUKKAWALLAH” how has your roster means ‘certain’ or ‘definite’ in Hindi. and label grown or The philosophy Our concept changed since 2012? of Pukkawallah is is to provide ‘having no borders’. Which artists remain the ultimate classics music that is We try releasing psychedelic for The main artists quality psychedelic for you in the scene? certain. of Pukkawallah are music without Quip Tone Beatz, any particular Zolod Tak, Juju and Suzi. classifications such In the beginning, as dark, forest or we released with prog. well known artists such as Dark Elf, Who are the Who do you think are the most cutting- founders? How did Darkshire or Ocelot who encountered edge, newest sound makers? Who are your you meet? Do you Pukkawallah newest discoveries? have any separate Records. Our roster projects? grew after some Priapizzm (irOri Music) time, our motivation switched over more to releasing with The founding Pukkawallah’s members are Suzi invited, well-known Has your taste in artists to highlight taste in music and TP. Suzi is the psymusic changed hasn’t change What do you think manager of the our official artists. throughout the since the about the future of label. We met in years? beginning. the scene and psy Japanese parties. Through our Suzi has his own official artists, music after such a project, TP is a who have grown Turning Point? DJ representing technically, the What are you the label, as expression of This is the time working on at well as running Scene at home? the label has got to “CHANGE YOUR present? What Pukkawallah more diversity. Records. MIND”, as the are you looking name of our new forward to the compilation says. It’s a hard time, most? Originally we are party organizers. but we hope this Which of your releases is the most Pukkawallah’s activity is based on local experience triggers We are working on parties. Our parties are in the city of Kobe, characteristic of your sound or stand the eyes open! two collaborated VA’s with Discovalley which is in the Kansai area. The Kansai area closest to you personally for some reason? has the most thriving psytrance scene in Records and Japan. Gu & Suzi - Change Your Mind Chanakya Records for this year.

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