New Energy Activity Homeopathics... by Daniel Kesztler Kryon is a loving entity/energy Ayurvedic Info which assists us trough the and Hippies Loving Greetings dear Reader, current shift of consciousness, This month we thought we’d talk about one of the major We are moving slowly into channelled by Lee Carroll. He personalities of early Ayurveda – Charaka. He is credited autumn, shorter days and (Lee) has been channelling with the earliest written medical text, knowledge which by Tarang Bates cooler nights, turning inwardly Kryon for more than 20 years had previously been transmitted orally. He lived at a time to get into deep connection and he has brought out eleven of much debate between the various philosophical arms of Living on a land-sharing with our core. Many are books of channelled material as Indian thought and recognised that his system of medicine community is a unique still feeling old patterns well as three books on Indigo had to be built on philosophical foundations which would environment. Watching dissolving and the rawness and children. This year he was resist change while the superstructure would wear and Insight on SBS last week vulnerability that this creates in Melbourne accompanied change over time. Medical knowledge had always existed really made this obvious. within us. We may even feel by Robert Haig Coxon, a in folk lore, local traditions, verbal testamony, the Vedas Firstly they interviewed sadness and this is appropriate Master Musician, Composer, and many other sources. Sages from China, Tibet, Greece, as old personas and patterns of Arranger and Performer, well Afghanistan and Persia came to learn the wisdom of young people who had ourselves are dying. Our new known for his relaxing neo- Ayurveda and return with it to their countries. grown up in family deep connection and identity classical music which guides situations with same sex with our true Self, the core of the listener into places of parents, then young people our being, the I AM, has not peace and wholeness. Gorge who had been adopted yet anchored firmly and so it is Bianchi, representative for the from other countries, who perfect to go with the season’s EMF Balancing Technique were of different race to recently, energy and draw inwards to Northern Star and the Lattice Logic work, their adoptive parents and “Ban Hippies” was certainly our roots where this can take modalities of Energy work place. for the evolution of humanity then, young people who had in poor taste. This is a The sense of being connected was also there. So we had grown up on communities. name used to lump us intimately with the energy of two days of presentations, live So many young people all into some category the Earth is getting stronger channellings and music from who have had the good of unacceptability... and creates a real sense of those three wonderful people. fortune of grow up whatever that may mean. responsibility towards our Oh, also some music from the communally; have turned It was as insulting as a true Self and one another. Australian duo Sacred Earth out to be well adjusted, headline “Ban Gays” or There is and has always been which I recommend for anyone creative, fascinating people, “Ban Seniors” would be. infinite unconditional love to have a listen to. coming from the Earth and The two days were all about learning throughout In fact there would have we are maturing the awareness becoming quantum. In other their childhood the art been an uproar! Why is in our consciousness that we words, understanding the of communication and it considered acceptable are intricately connected with shift of our consciousness energy sharing with many practice to “Hippie” bash? Earth as One. We may engage from the old limiting different people who hold It is an absurd and ignorant in that power of love and paradigm of linearity and many diverse ideas and attitude really. choose to love ourselves and duality to a new paradigm perspectives on life. These It’s about time one another unconditionally of multidimensionality and individuals come together there was respect and too, even if we feel alone, hurt oneness. As quantum physics to live communally and acknowledgement for the or fragmented. try to shed some light on the Our understanding of actual workings of everything, Charaka. Courtesy [email protected] have the opportunity contribution we have made responsibility is deepening too, of becoming part of an to society – this doesn’t we can start to apply these By Charaka’s time, medical conferences were common as we come to understand that new understandings onto our and it was after one of these in the Himalayas that he wrote extended family. Not take much, just an open what we perceive has always to lives and our abilities to co- his Samhita (a compilation of the Ayurvedic approach to everyone chooses to stay, attitude and willingness to be owned by us. This becomes create reality. The better we health, including anatomy, physiology, etiology, prognosis, some people naturally learn about a valuable and clear when we settle in the understand how things work, pathology, treatment and medicine). The topic of the prefer to be alone and some extraordinary way of life awareness that we are creating the more effortlessly we can conference/discussion was the mounting burden of suffering the world around us and that decide not to share everyday that is not going to go away. live our lives by aligning to and illness in the world which presented as a threefold we are not placed in the world. life decisions with others. these principles. process: imbalance of doshas(adhyatmika), external events Homeopathics for This is a difficult concept Lets start with three basic The young adults for our mind to grasp and such as storms or floods (adhibhautika) or acts of god/ interviewed on Insight were this month principles. 1. Everything supernatural causes(adhidaivika). Charaka considered some will no doubt push this a good representation of This remedy changes all the time. 2. There that for optimum health life needed to be embraced fully, COCCULUS: concept away since it would is always a greater or lesser many of the young adults is useful for motion sickness; mean total responsibility both negative and positive aspects, as well as freedom from number of variations for any suffering. “A physician, though well versed in the knowledge I have had the pleasure of there could be nausea or which sounds scary when it is possible manifestation. 3. These sharing the past 25 years of vomiting and a hollow feeling actually the claiming of our and treatment of disease, who does not enter into the heart variations can be charged to my life with, either living in the stomach. This can be true power. and who would of the patient with the virtue of light and love will not be increase the chance of a specific able to heal the patient.” Unconditional love is recognised as closely on a day to day brought on by travel along a want to be powerful beyond manifestation. Next month measure... something to a most powerful generator of life force energy and through basis or through the close- windy road, on a boat – even we can explore a little how we its practice, physical and emotional healing is possible. contemplate. charge a desired variation. knit sharing with other looking at a rocking boat. Now a short summary of the In a profound sense, Ayurveda is the mother of all healing communities around the BORAX: Is more suited Love and Blessings systems. From its eight principal branches (pediatrics, Kryon event in Melbourne. Nimbin area. Many of them to motion sickness relating Daniel gynecology and obstetrics, opthalmology, geriatrics, ears/ nose/throat, toxicology, general medicine and surgery) now have families of their to a sudden downward have come the main branches of medicine as it is practiced own and many of us have motion such as in a lift CENTRE FOR BALANCE today, as well as many modern healing modalities the delight of becoming or aeroplane. Mouth and AND EMPOWERMENT including massage, diet and nutritional counselling, herbal Grandparents. tongue ulcers aggravated by remedies, psychiatry, polarity therapy, kinesiology, shiatsu, Daniel Kesztler Our children have created touch, salty and acidic food. acupressure and acupuncture, colour and gem therapy and their own businesses, Eyelid inflammation and • Remedial Deep Tissue Massage meditation. All these have roots in Ayurvedic philosophy gone on to university, hold irritation, genital herpes • Onsen® Therapy and practice. responsible positions in and thrush. Even after almost three thousand years, Charaka’s • Myofascial Dry Needling the work force, become • Holographic Kinetics teachings are relevant and clear. More now than ever, designers, artists, musicians These remedies are available • EMF Balancing Technique® modern science is validating the authenticity and theraputic – all pointing to us being a • Martial Arts, Tai ji quan, Qi Gong Training effectiveness of these ancient teachings. from Nimbin Homeopathics Daniel’s contact: 02 6689-9249, 0419-182-989 Next month, by demand, more yummy recipes. Consultations, fairly well rounded bunch in – contact Tarang massage and treatments are available by making bookings for the scheme of things. e-mail: [email protected] 02 6689-1452 our Thursday clinic at the Nimbin Apothecary on 6689-1529, The headline in The [email protected] For bookings Wed, Thurs and Fri in Nimbin: 02 6689-1529 or by contacting John on 6689-1794 or Helen on 6689-1717. Nimbin Ayurvedic Traditional holistic health I have moved to new premises on care offering massage, Cullen Street, located above the facials, oil and steam Tourist Information Centre (next to the therapies, detox cleanses, ‘Oasis’ Cafe). Clinic days will be Monday, dietary and lifestyle Wednesday & Friday. consultations. Home visits! Please ring or sms for an appointment John Helen (or just drop by on the day). (02) 6689-1794 (02) 6689-1717 0429-417-774 0427-683-227

Page 20 The Nimbin GoodTimes April 2010 [email protected] working on some ‘green Effigy 49 shoot at Nimbin Museum clothes’ for Mardi Grass, Visitors to Mingle Park, behind the Nimbin “We got everyone up here, and then fate FashionFocus always a great time for Museum, were surprised recently to find stepped in,” she said, referring to the by Christine Chester 5.30pm at CC-Design showing our colours. a fully professional fashion shoot in prolonged period of wet and overcast Nimbin. To get more info Happy Mardi Grass progress. conditions, “so we came here to the Christina Chester MORE INFO about phone Christina 0427-326- The photos were being taken for Museum, which has proved to be a 790 [email protected] Newtown-based label Effigy 49, great location.” the Nimbin Fashion The buzz is on for the next which markets clothing through Both Jade and Amber were full of Cooperative big Nimbin Fashion Show. Mimi Designs over 60 shops around Australia. praise for the co-operation received Some designers, like Nora Mia is the designer behind The principals of the company, from the Museum curators and from We had our first Annual with her label ‘archaic sense’ the funky fashion label Jade Dockary and her sister Amber the Nimbin community. General Meeting where we and Tessa Rutley, a young, Mimi Designs. Johnson were on hand for the shoot. “The label has an underground feel, formed a board with Honey first time designer and In the beginning Mia’s “We’re launching our new collection so the graffiti murals are perfect for as secretary, Christina as Honey and her’ glamour- personal style prompted her called Bowerbird, which we’re very us,” Jade said. Treasurer and Judy Who glowmesh designs’, have to create her own wardrobe excited about,” explained Jade. “Usually Watch for Nimbin backgrounds in as Vice Treasurer. We their collections nearly using recycled and vintage we just go to studios in Sydney, but this their forthcoming display advertisements, fabrics. Mia recalls that she also have a few more paid ready. We also welcome Jaz time we planned a beach shoot in Lennox Head. or check them out on-line at www.effigy49.com.au up members. If you are Who, presenting her own would literally have people interested in joining a group collection this year. buying the clothes off her of committed designers, At the last meeting, back. This inevitably led her please come to our next Honey gave us a preview of to creating her own fashion Counselling and Gestalt Therapy meeting on 7th April at some of her very spectacular label called Mimi Designs. crafted pieces From little things big by Dave Reynolds needed support from others. things grow and since then, As a counsellor and therapist for her next Gestalt Therapy is a proven Mimi Designs has gone on I offer my support to my collection based therapeutic approach which to win the prestigious Byron clients as they develop their on the Avalon uses focussed awareness to Bay Voyeur Designer of the ability to support themselves theme. There achieve insight. Sessions with Year award in 2009. and take greater responsibility will be a lot a trained Gestalt therapist Mia captures the natural for their choices, actions and of new and offer support for people in all essence of the North coast outcomes. entertaining aspects of their lives. Clients woman, draws inspiration A first step for many fashion on the who are struggling with from her indigenous culture people is being able to talk catwalk with interpersonal relationships, and is influenced by the to someone who will not a new, more who feel troubled by beauty that surrounds the judge them and who can professional unresolved past events or local area of Byron Bay. She understand and acknowledge approach. who simply need to be heard me and the changes they wish takes pride that each piece is what it must be like to walk But at the and validated by another to manifest in their lives. I designed and handcrafted in a mile in their shoes. In my moment lots of will benefit by gaining clarity am interested in developing a her local community. experience, people close to me us are maybe about their desires, choices relationship with each of my Mimi Designs awakens can only offer so much of this and direction in life. clients which both challenges and evokes the goddess type of support before their The German word Gestalt and supports their personal within. From signature own needs arise and this is has two levels of meaning, the growth and healing. jumpsuits to sassy bodices, where a session with a Gestalt first refers to an organized So if you need greater from tribal wrap dresses to counsellor can help. whole, the second refers to awareness around your timeless camisoles, you feel Pushing for change can be a pattern. Gestalt therapy is interpersonal relationships, an earthy elegance like none exhausting and waiting for holistic because as a therapist feel stuck in a rut or want other when wearing a Mimi change can be frustrating. I recognise that my clients’ to gain some clarity and design. Gestalt therapists are trained lives include any number of momentum for change, I offer For enquires contact Mia to embrace acceptance of simultaneous dimensions you my support. Brennan 0401-625-116, ourselves and our clients as of human existence. Such From 5th April, I will be mimidesigns.com.au they are. Change is inevitable dimensions include our bodily working in one of the rooms in all our lives and flows experience, our thoughts, our at the Nimbin Apothecary naturally when we can more emotions, our spirituality on Mondays. Sessions last fully accept ourselves. From and our social and economic for around 1¼ hours and cost Cook’s corner a position of self acceptance, realities. As a therapist I work $55. Bookings for Mondays new directions and resources remaining chicken. to raise my client’s awareness can made via the Apothecary become apparent and old Pour off excess oil and of how their own unique web on 6689-1529. Recipe patterns of behaviour become leave one tablespoon of oil of dimensions responds to I also work from a private options rather than inevitable in the pan. life’s events. studio at my home in Nimbin of the choices. I work with my on other weekdays and will 3. Add peeled and grated All humans tend to respond clients to explore who they travel to Lismore to see ginger to the pan. Sauté to the events in their lives in are and how they are in the clients. To find out more or Month gently for one minute. ways which form patterns world as we discuss the issues arrange an appointment, call by Carolyne Add honey, stir for one of behaviour. Many of that have brought them to see 6689-0426. minute. Add combined these patterns originated Honey Chilli Method cornflour, water, chilli in response to things that 1. Cut chicken into serving sauce, lemon juice and happened in the past. Chicken size pieces. Coat chicken soy sauce. Stir until sauce Difficulties can arise when pieces lightly with flour, boils and thickens. patterns of behaviour are 1.5kg chicken thighs unconsciously applied to new 2 tsps cornflour which has been seasoned 4. Add chicken, toss in sauce with salt. for three minutes or until situations which, although Flour different, appear to be similar 2. Fry half the chicken in chicken is heated through. ⅓ cup of water to old circumstances. During deep hot oil until golden Add sliced shallots, cook Salt our lifetime, we grow by brown. Reduce heat and for a further minute. 1 tblsp Chinese chilli sauce creatively adapting to new cook for approximately (Serves 4 to 6) Oil for deep frying situations and this personal five minutes or until ⅓ cup of lemon juice Till next month enjoy. growth requires support. In chicken is cooked 2.5cm piece of green ginger Carolyne. my life there have been times through. Remove from oil 2 tsps soy sauce For information call Carolyne when I have been able to and drain on absorbent 2 tblsp honey at the Coffee House Nimbin, support myself and there have paper. Repeat with 6 shallots phone 6689-0590 been many times when I have

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The Sun is currently touring the fiery sign of Aries. Rams are said to be e have decided April independent in spirit, courageous and great at starting new tasks but not to keep the new especially strong at finishing. In general, the moment favours all sorts of new beginnings and secretary on to th W incentives. Nevertheless, on 18 April, Mercury, the planetary force that is associated with take dictation. A strange communication, speed, transportation and mental processes turns retrograde again. Until little man, with obsessive 11th May, we can expect delays and disruptions in the areas mentioned above. On a deeper hand washing mannerisms level, we are reminded that quick fixes will not solve core issues. that are almost insect-like. On 21st April, the Sun will enter the patient and comfort loving sign of Taurus. The ([Note:] OK – I’m the typist focus will shift to economic concerns and financial affairs. What are our values? What but I need the job so I have to we came from the same is important to preserve and protect and what needs to be released? On 27th April, a day take this down… [Secretary]). litter! Ned has made a few before the Full Moon, the two celestial mega-forces Saturn and Uranus will meet up again But apart from having to mistaken lifestyle choices, in opposition, signifying the confrontation between outdated models and new realities. be reminded to use upper I think. He had trouble Collectively, we are asked to shift the current emphasis on financial profit and shortsighted case letters and punctuation getting down from the cabin economic progress towards a new paradigm based on sustainability. occasionally he seems to be of the SUV he was poncing As we all know, it takes guts, effort and persistence to transform ground-breaking ideas into ‘here-and-now’ reality. reasonably competent. He around in. He claimed it was However, quoting the 19th century French novelist and human rights activist Victor Hugo: “There is nothing more calls himself Archie and a fear of heights, but I know powerful than an idea whose time has come.“ Let’s hope that moment arrives soon! claims to be a ‘retired poet’. better. He got this fear of When I asked him how a heights when he was trying poet ‘retires’ he started to harmful to body are not going to increased wisdom will reveal to get in the Guinness’ Book Aries: mumble something about and soul. plan. Sudden themselves. Enjoy the ride of Records as the first canine It is your time of the year past lives and transmigration changes but be careful not to act to climb The Pinnacle (this to burst forward with and a broken relationship Cancer: might upset in an overbearing manner. was when he went through enthusiasm and energy. with a Bohemian Cat. I You have your usual Instead, try to be practical a stage of thinking that Watch out for a possible stopped him right there. I reached sense of and remain grounded in the being in a rock climbing ‘ego-overload’, though. Any told him we don’t tolerate the peak order. Are here and now. club would help his career). ground that you cover now, that kind of language around in your you ready He got stuck and had to be has to be reassessed when here and if he been in personal to challenge Capricorn: has helped down and he never Mercury turns retrograde some kind of trouble with yearly your Time to break free from got over it. He got hooked on the 18th. This could be a a Feline we would prefer journey. judgment rigid patterns, habits and on being assisted at all times good time for working out not to know about it. He Harvest your about what expectations that have lost in his lifestyle choices. He your finances. muttered something under rewards gracefully is beautiful and their usefulness. If you still has a career (of sorts), while addressing any can let go, you might find his breath that sounded like but needs a Human around Taurus: good? Allow yourself to setbacks and problem areas yourself at the start of a “wotthehell, wotthehell” and to help him at any time the At the moment, it could be be attracted to what seems with a detached and calm personal revolution. At the shrugged his shoulders, but dizzy heights of success go to very revealing to reflect upon strange and different. attitude. By now, you know moment, you need to have no more has been said since. his head. your true needs, motives exactly what works and what Libra: some heartfelt fun or engage Training of the Humans He thought he could look and feelings. It is important doesn’t. Create the space for Relationships and in creative self-expression is proceeding satisfactorily. down on me, but I looked to say what you have to say, a fresh start, which will come encounters with others that frees your spirit. We had one raw recruit who him in the eye and naturally even if this upsets others. soon. could currently either be was silly enough to throw I stared him down. He had Equally, you could use this rewarding or disruptive – or Aquarius: the Toy into the long grass. I to come down to my level, time to solve conflicts or help Leo: maybe both? Try to strike a You are said to be the rebels tried to help him for a while but he needed a Human to others to solve theirs. During Unintentionally, you balance between giving and of the Zodiac, known for but in the end told him he do it. Hope I never get that the Full Moon in Scorpio might have upset some receiving. The key to better your strong convictions and had to go out and find it way. Poor Ned – he wouldn’t (28th) you might feel more people in your immediate understanding and self- opinions. However, it is vital himself, since he was silly know how to deal with a intense than usual. surroundings with your empowerment lies in equally to keep a flexible mind and enough to throw it there in Snake even if it bit him. wilful and passionate ways sharing pleasures as well as expand on your powers of the first place. I think it is a Talking of relatives – don’t Gemini: of expression. Sometimes responsibilities. perception. Otherwise you lesson he will remember. you hate it when they show Are you frequently changing this cannot be avoided. might jump to the wrong Oh – and a visit from off pictures of themselves your mind about which goals However, keep a flexible Scorpio: conclusions because of brother Ned. Who was it and their children as babies? to follow? If in doubt, choose frame of mind, because you Is your soul crying out for possible misunderstandings. said you can choose your It’s worse than showing the one that brings the could benefit from being less more freedom? Then let go friends, but you can’t choose around pictures of your greatest good to everybody attached to your own point of obligations and duties Pisces: your relatives? I can’t believe pets… involved. It is essential to of view. that you have outgrown. One important phase of your keep your ideas, thoughts It is important that you life seems to have ended, or and feelings floating around, Virgo: communicate your true is about to end. This is surely The Missus – out now since constrictions are Try not to panic when things needs to others to avoid influencing your personal The Missus is the second in a trilogy that misunderstandings and sense of values, including follows the development of a woman’s conflict. the ways you manage your sexuality, from childhood ignorance to practical life. Within all the teenage shame and through thirty years of Sagittarius: business, keep nurturing faithful marriage until leaving the marriage Soon opportunities for your creative and artistic and blossoming into an independent life of freedom. personal growth and mind. The Missus continues the story began in Brothers? Uncles! Sister? Aunt! and follows Sue and Bill through their marriage I am available for personal readings, yearly forecasts and and the births of their five children. astrological counselling sessions. Or you can join my astrology Nimbin author Tamaso Lonsdale has been writing since class on Wednesday mornings at the Lillifield Community she was nine years old when the Sydney Sunday Sun published Centre, from 10am to 1pm. a story of hers in the Sunbeams magazine. Under various I also intend to set up astrology classes in Lismore. pseudonyms, she is the author of nine teenage novelettes for For bookings or info please ring Tina on “reluctant readers”, has had several short stories and poems in 6689-7413, send an e-mail to [email protected] or anthologies, both in Australia and overseas. google my new web page http://nimbin-starloom.com.au/ The Missus can be ordered online at: www.xlibris.com.au or at Tamaso’s website: www.tamasolonsdale.com LISMORE RECYCLED BUILDING MATERIALS Sliding Doors – Windows Paint Stripping and Restoration Work Roofing – Interior Fittings – All Timbers New Stock Daily BUY & SELL 2 Taylor Street (off Foleys Rd) South Lismore Ph/Fax 6622 2129 [email protected]

Page 22 The Nimbin GoodTimes April 2010 [email protected] Nimbin Crossword Film Review: Green Zone 200-04 Reviewed by Stephen Wright (the US Special Forces) – led line to the White House and by an unrecognisable Jason is our Evil Guy of the film, by 5ynic Green Zone was the movie Isaacs (Malfoy Senior in the the man who feeds the White I went to see because The Harry Potter movies) appear House false information about Hurt Locker wasn’t showing. by chopper, put black bags over WMD’s and creates the whole For Americans, a film like the heads of the prisoners and political mess unfolding in Green Zone looks like searing airlift them out. This is the Iraq. There’s no sense that he political criticism and in fact cue for Miller to go digging is acting on anyone’s orders, it has actually loudly been and find out exactly what’s merely that he is just telling accused of being unpatriotic the story with these missing the White House what it and anti-American. But it WMD’s. wants to believe. And in this Paul Greengrass directed doesn’t take much to be un- Green Zone has a great look and other matters, Green Matt Damon in the last two American these days. Just about it and the look and the Zone is a strange film in that it excellent Bourne films and wanting a health care scheme action sequences – all berserk deliberately and intentionally in some of the final scenes of for the poor is enough to get hand-held camera – are what puts the Bush administration Green Zone where Damon’s you serious death threats. kept me going as the plot right in its sights, gets a clear character is pursuing and Matt Damon plays Roy started to unravel itself around shot and then fails to pull being pursued through the Miller, a US army officer bigger and bigger holes. One the trigger. What we get dark backstreets of Baghdad, charged with chasing down of them, which will make instead are Evil Bureaucrat you’d swear you were watching WMD’s with his squad shortly sense to you when you see the Guy, Dumb G.W. Bush. Evil deleted scenes of Jason Bourne after the US invasion of Iraq film, is: one-legged men must Cowboy Delta Force Guy and desperately outwitting the CIA in 2003. When every site he be really fast runners. There Good and Sincere US Soldier spooks. Green Zone is a missed checks out turns out to be are plenty of good moments Guy. Even the CIA get away opportunity to really give it to void of any weapons at all, in Green Zone, that bring up lightly with Old Sincere and Bush and Cheney and the rest he starts a-wondering what’s all the horror and stupidity of Crusty But Bitter CIA Boss of their insane and demonic Across Down going on. Given a tip by a local the Iraqi War. The scenes in Guy. Still, even with all this crew. The thing about the real 1. Get high? Perform shariah 2. Rub out Iraqi that there is a meeting of a prison for Iraqi ‘high-value baggage, if you want to see Iraq War of course is that there execution 3. Madras, as was wanted members of Saddam’s targets’ a prison clearly meant a film that looks good, that was no Evil Bureaucrat Guy 3. High looping shot? Modify 4. Tucked up? In cahoots Ba’ath Party happening round to mimic the notorious camp at moves quickly and at least tries orchestrating things behind the games console (2,3) the corner, he sets off to grab Abu-Ghraib, is one. to engage with the issues of the scenes and there was no Matt 6. Drug induced euphoria? 5. Yearly fruits of garden toil them and when he does so, a Greg Kinnear plays the slimy day, give Green Zone a chance. Damon in uniform to make Hurry 7. Atmospheric effect of bunch of Delta Force cowboys US bureaucrat with a direct Green Zone’s director everything alright. 7. 2008 election slogan, ‘The burning carbon audacity of ___’ 8. Military advance 10. Tree people 9. Structure to ensure all by Stephen Wright 11. One time flood waters diverted (onto Reviews from the Crypt 12. Hectares (init.)? Laugh North and South Lismore) The Saints I’m Stranded (1977) Tove Jansson Moominpappa At Sea (1965) 14. Boardroom bully? 13. (Remote?) landing facility 17. Pacific territory named (3,5) Punk music, the world Tove Jansson wandering rebel for this holiday season (6,6) 15. Crucifixion site knows, was born in the was a Finnish – “If one admires 21. Pantheon members 16. To exist UK with the Sex Pistols. writer and artist someone else too 22. Therefore? Like this 18. Relaxing spa weekend? This is a fantasy of some who periodically much.” Little 26. Hurt Fall back journalist’s drug-addled lived on an My, a brattish, 27. Cheek smile 19. Quiet! brain. Punk music was island quite cynical child with 28. Pig house (1,3) 20. With juvenile feathers created in the dreary outer a long way the wisdom of 29. Centre point? 23. Porridge suburbs of Brisbane by off the coast an 80-year-old 30. (Steal) pirate treasure 24. Picture The Saints in 1976, right in of Finland. sagely intones, 31. Inhalations 25. Let for dairy? the middle of the Bjelke- This island is “Possessions means Petersen years. The Saints the setting of worries and luggage Solution Page 25 first album and single (both one cover of ‘Kissin’ Cousins’, Moominpappa bags one has to called (I’m Stranded) pre- a type of cover that that The At Sea. Jansson drag along.” The dated both the Pistols and Saints would make their created the later Moomin The Clash and was bargain- own, later doing a brilliant Moomins – trolls that look novels, this one and its twin basement op-shop music and hilarious version of like small white hippos – and Moominvalley in November, Fashionating!Cullen Street Nimbin played at furious pace in a ‘Lipstick On Your Collar’ a whole variety of other are striking evocations of way that music hadn’t been and an electrifying stripped figures for a comic strip in the ordinary interior states of played before. Ed Kuepper back ‘River Deep, Mountain 1950’s and shortly thereafter sadness and searching and 102.3 102.3 thrashed the crap out of his High’. The Saints went to the turned them into characters small happinesses. 102.3 102.3 guitar, while Chris Bailey UK, were too unfashionable for a novel for children. Even Moominpappa At Sea, is a looked bored and spat for the UK punk scene and in the early Moomin novels strange tale of melancholy 102.3 102.3 disinterestedly into the mike. unwilling to compromise to the Moomins are slightly and mid-life crisis, of 102.3 102.3 There’s some great footage on be famous, they released one off centre. But as the novels adolescent love and loneliness the net of The Saints playing more knock-out album and progressed they quickly and of the desire to be alone 102.3 102.3 at Sydney Town Hall in 1977 imploded on the back of a crossed whatever invisible but still be surrounded by which shows how little you deteriorating relationship line there is – if there is one those you love and of weird need to make great rock and between Bailey and Kuepper. – that separates children’s events that take place in all roll. The single is still a heart- Bailey kept The Saints name from adult’s literature. families that can’t always stopper and if you had a as his own personal imprint There is a tendency for be explained. Jansson’s sampler of Oz music on your and Kuepper formed The Jansson’s characters to illustrations are remarkable iPod this would have to be on Laughing Clowns, but its consistently examine and for their economy and it. In early 1977, in Brisbane, worth remembering as we wonder about the nature expressiveness and if you it sounded like it was coming close on 25 years of (I’m) of life and what it means find yourself stuck this from outer space. 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Alan’s response is beat her out of the Presidential journalist Alan Nairn upset the “bring it on!” He is willing to candidacy) or whether he applecart. risk a four-year gaol term for has just been so preoccupied Amy Goodman on her TV/ ‘defamation of the armed forces’ with the domestic Health Bill YouTube program Democracy for the opportunity to hold issue (for which he should be Now has Obama on record Kopassus to account. He claims congratulated), President Obama saying that because Indonesia is a US General was an overseer seems to be always stepping into now ‘Democratic’, human rights of the Aceh assassinations by it when it comes to US foreign abuses are a thing of the past, Kopassis at a time when the policy on Human Rights. so the military aid should now Obama administration was Poetry at the Uni bar It’s not worth talking about be renewed. Alan Nairn spiked trying to say Kopassis had been by Andrew Spiers Hillary’s arm-twisting visit to of renewed military assistance this with the revelation that in ‘reformed’. El Salvadoran and Guatemalan and training to Indonesia. The 2009 Kopassus operatives were Professor Damien Kingsbury, A small but appreciative audience witnessed governments to enforce a US Congress had succeeded responsible for ‘death squad’ in an ABC interview, said that a superb night of poetry and spoken word on recognition of the Honduras in cutting aid and training style assassinations in the Aceh Nairn was taking a big risk. He 16th March, organised by the universally- coup regime that none in the to the notorious Kopassus Province, where there has been is assuming that he will bring travelled Stef Petrik, who is soon to launch region wanted, except to say that Indonesian Special Forces, who a push for independence from Kopassus travesties into the open her first poetry book. death squad assassinations and are responsible for many of the Indonesia since the 1970s. by challenging them in an open The evening was a two hour event, climaxing intimidation of the opposition human rights violations that have He quotes conversations with court. But unfortunately, says with a performance of inspired poetry by the movements in Honduras have plagued, and continue to plague police and military officials who Kingsbury, the Indonesian courts legendary Daevid Allen, poet, guitarist, singer, increased since ‘Pepe’ Lobo Indonesia and Timor Leste over have felt uncomfortable with are not ‘open’. composer and performance artist. assumed the Presidency that many decades. their role in covering up these The military, and entrenched Born in Melbourne early in 1938, he was Happy Hillary claims was a ‘non Obama (who spent two years assassinations. (The Democracy corruption in the legal system inspired by the beat generation and travelled violent resolution of the problem of his childhood growing up Now interview can be found at: will prevent witnesses being to Paris and England in the era of Allen of Honduras’. in Indonesia) was about to www.democracynow.org/2010/3/19/ called, and military personnel Ginsberg. Sometimes known as Divided But Obama stepped into it big renew the aid and training to exclusiveindonesian_forces_tapped_by_ from being called to be cross- Alien, he now splits his time between Byron time with his ill-advised advocacy Indonesia’s military and their obama_for ) examined. Bay and London.

coffee dives and music scenes a couple of would you prefer to report a robbery”? “The .08 and as I had recorded .11 in Australia, I Travails in Mexico blocks from my hotel in central Mexico city. hotel looks good” and that’s it for my night of was classified a criminal and under their laws I come across this guy playing really cool jamming in the streets. was not legally entitled to be in the country. Part 2 – continued from last month blues (a rare deal in Mexico), and I ask if (During all this time I met georgeous I was escorted to security departure (from he’d like me to play a little harp with him. Dorina who invited me into her family whence there is no return) and told not by Terry Beltrame “Excellent” is the reply! So wer’e having this with whom I stayed for over two months, to bother applying for a visitors visa in the great time and I’m having a bit of practice indulging in a libido I’d temporarily future as it would be refused on the grounds Terry’s holiday in Mexico became complicated and a couple of cops turn up and ask if I have forgotten about; exotic, exquisite food and of my criminal conviction. when he admitted to having a drink-driving a licence to play in the street. “HELLO”!!!! an intimate experience into the daily lives I could go into the minutae of details conviction in Australia. He found the US This city is chockers full of buskers, organ and travails of a “nearly normal” Mexican associated with all of this but it would Embassy treated him like a criminal too, and grinders, mime artists, silver family and a way of enjoying bore you to death; suffice to say I’m back refused to let him exit Mexico through the USA. and/or gold full body paint and making the most of each in my beloved rainbow country, amongst Now read on... static exhibitionists, beggars truly wonderful moment. my dearest friends in our glorious largess e left the Embassy and when I and the list goes on. Nah!! Their emotional and physical of paradise, listening to the mutifarious asked my consort what was my These guys want to take me help during this difficult time songs of our froggy friends and the dulcet Wnext option, she advised that around the corner. was akin to anything we do tones of the music coming from my cd of I could either travel via Santiago, Chile at So around the corner we go for each other here in our the Marimba music of Southern Mexico. a cost of $4500, via San Paulo, Brazil to and then it’s the “What have precious Nimbin. I also now So what was this article all about? Go to Dubai and then to Sydney at a cost of $6500 you got in your bag? Are you have to put in a HUGE word Mexico - it’s a sensational place of music, or via Canada and then to Sydney at a cost selling drugs”? “No. I’m just of gratitude for the unflagging people, food, street life, ancient culture and a of $3000. I was advised that the latter was playing music”. “Give us a help of my glorious, wonderful sense of joie de vivre despite the anacronisms possibly my best option based on cost and look in your bag”. Out comes friends, Heather Kimber and of an ‘alien’ way of life. But, and there’s a big that Canada does not require a visa for the $500 Canon I bought to Pete and Annie Hajenko, BUT, if you’ve a criminal record – lie, youv’e Australian visitors. take pictures with to record without whose immense help got nothing to lose: Don’t drink/drive or Of course, because my stay in Mexico was my travels and it ends up on and patience I may never you’ll seriously compromise your chances now well and truly beyound my original a window shelf behind one of have made it back to this of getting there: Don’t lose your passport tourist permit, I now had to deal with the the cops. “What’s the time?” wonderful, fortunate country under any circumstances other than the risk Mexican Department of Immigration – asks one of ‘em and I hand over my watch we live in.) of losing your life. doing business with this department is one (which I hardly ever wore). That goes into I arrive at Vancouver at Week One of the For our local Boys and Girls in Blue, Head F--k; and you really need to know your the pocket of the other one. Winter Olympics; and it’s total bedlam. The take this message to the Driver Offenders way around Spanish conjugation of verbs as So I do the Australian thing and ask for Canadian Department of Immigration wants Program and lobby politicians to make this well as a strong discipline in diplomacy. their name and number. “Sure Hombre, to know why I’ve travelled via the expensive program a compulsory component of learner Many, many trips from city to city, we’ll give you our details and then tomorrow route of Vancouver to Sydney when I could drivers BEFORE/PART OF getting their department to department and some months morning or tonight we’ll be along with a have opted for the much less expensive route licence. This is a fabulous initiative and the later I finally get my air fare to Vancouver couple of other officers to your hotel room via LA. I begin to explain and three and a information in this article may have some out of Acapulco and an internet booking to have an interview about a robbery and half hours of interogation later in a sealed impact on the behavour of new drivers and with Cathtay Pacific via Hong Kong to then we’ll find an ounce of “Mota” (Nimbin room, I tell these people that I have a plane the ramifications of becoming a “Criminal” Sydney. Green) in your room and then you can deal to catch in less than an hour and if they don’t under the Roads Traffic Act. In the meantime, I’m cooling my heels in with the judge and see what our Government let me get on the thing, they’ll have to deport Next article I’ll write about some of the Mexico City waiting for all the beauracracy can provide you regarding accomodation for me at their expense as I’ve already lost two fabulous stuff that is Mexico, and there’s to get its shit together and I go for a cruise the next several months to three years. Now airfares. heaps. It’s a truly awesome place, in every into one of the “street cafe” cobble stone would you like to go back to your hotel or I was advised that the PCA in Canada is sense of the word.

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So go-anywhere-whatever-the- the birds and the insects, the I sometimes think that we the February 27 Bar Mountain through Billinudgel Nature many people tell me, “Oh I’d weather President Michael reflections in the water. Could should perhaps style ourselves Circuit, led by the redoubtable Reserve and Crabbes Creek love to come on one of your Smith, Judy Hales, (who can it be that people have been The Nimbin Ramblers Club Ron Ronan. Beach led by the intrepid bushwalks” – but somehow match Michael, but does it to Crams Farm so frequently – but then we couldn’t be Rain threatened and the David Holston, but Michael they never make it. barefoot, whereas he insists on that it has become boring? affiliated with that most clouds loomed low. Apparently Smith did and provided the We publicise our walks wearing Volleys), Ron Ronan, Surely not! It is, to me, wonderful organisation it was pouring at Tyalgum following educational account. in that very best of local who has done more club walks an idyllic place, always with The Confederation of where one member lives, so he “Billinudgel, home of the newspapers The Nimbin Good than any other member, my something new to offer. And Bushwalking Clubs NSW didn’t come. Incredibly, given ‘Mungo Sage’ and fancy pies. Times – and we have had venerable-and-not-so-tough I kid you not – ideal for the Inc., who solve all of our that Bar Mountain is just down Its aboriginal meaning is a many, many visitors and new self and my ditto carer Kay. more senior members of our insurance needs at incredibly the track from Tyalgum, we ‘middle ground’ (between members from people who Why so few? Why nobody community – like wot I am! modest cost. experienced no rain whatsoever, land and sea), an area of open have seen our program and new? (Note the poetic And there are, as we noted So, folks, think about it just damp misty cloud, which forest hill slopes in which walk reports there. We run a rhyming.) It couldn’t have in our program, numerous and if there is a walk you’d stuffed the usually spectacular King Parrots may be found. regular program with week- been the weather. It was a shaded picnic tables, where we like to do, that we haven’t view from the lookout to Mt. Nine of us assembled to be end and mid-week walks and beautiful day, sunny with enjoyed lunch. programmed, let us know and Lindsay and Mt. Barney, shown through the area by include both demanding and broken cloud, warm with light Are people put off from our we’ll see what we can do. In but otherwise provided a David Holston. The Tweed easy walks. And yes, there breezes and fabulous views of walks because “Bushwalks” the meantime, just turn up, mysterious, ethereal charm to Shire likes to promote itself have been indications that Mount Warning to the north and ‘Bushwalkers” conjure pay $5, which covers insurance our relaxed saunter through as the ‘Green Cauldron’. The the local community would and the Nightcap Range to up images of tough lean and gives you temporary the rainforest with magnificent reality is that there are only a welcome some easy (easier?) the south. Was it because we figures bearing massive packs, membership and goes towards stands of huge, ancient few properly constructed and walks. Also, we usually had mentioned taking canoes striding, head-down-bum- the $15 annual membership Antarctic Beech, dripping sign-posted bushwalks in the meet at Nimbin car park, so and doing a bit of canoeing up as it were, at great speed fee if you decide to do more. cliffs, massive epiphytic ferns, area. It is possible to ‘mix and as to offer car-pooling and (which we did, sneaking up across horrendously craggy match’ a walk of your own. transport for those who have to within metres of a fishing terrain? Well yes, some of An old sand mining track, a none. Darter) and getting a bit our members do act like that stretch of beach, that’s what Yet, recently, having splashed? Who knows. occasionally (I won’t mention we did. The walk started at advertised the easiest of Before the boating bit, we who they are, but we know). Wooyung, (Gidabal for ‘grass’, easy mid-week walks (at sauntered gently across the But it is not like that on originally known as New Haven). We headed south into the Byron Bay Shire, sploshing • Walks Program April 2010 • through pools, barefoot. The sandy track kept sensibly to Camping Weekend: Mt Barney turn-off. Go to on the top. The route up the drier areas whilst passing 10th – 11th April Yellow Pinch Road. Turn the ridge is well shaded and through wet forests of palms Walk to Upper Portals, right and go to Mt Maroon features fantastic Grass and swamps, in the Billinudgel Mt. Barney school, and just after Tree Forests Nature Reserve. We lunched Leader Don Durrant the school turn left onto Meet 9am Nimbin Car between the sand dunes, out of (6633-3138 at night) Grade Newmans Rd. Turn left Park, 9.15am at the end of the wind. To our right a cranky, 4 Two day camp, arriving into Waterfall Creek Road Symonds Rd. Bring food foaming surf and behind, a Saturday. On Sunday go for a few minutes to the and water. splendid tail wind pushed us up by 4 wheel drive up a rough council car park beside the the beach to the start.” road to National Park road. That’s where we will Saturday 24th April Sounds fabulous. Thanks, boundary (“Transports of camp Saturday night. Cox Rd to Rose Rd Return On Bar Mountain Michael. delight” in the Landrover) Bring camping gear, food, (Members only) and start walking (grade 4) water, swimming gear. Leader Hilary Fuerst for an hour or so down hill (0429-969-944) Grade Nimbin Crossword (that’s up hill coming back). Thursday 22nd April 2 taking 4 to 5hrs at a Solution Nimbin Organics A water fall at the park for Blue Springs to Blue Knob leisurely pace. Rolling hills See Page 21 swimming and another at Return and long grass; includes a High quality organic greengrocer the end of our walk. A very Leader Judy Hales (6689- visit to Wal Davies on his special place. 1477) Grade 5, 4hr return bush re-gen property and a Bulk foods, seeds, Meet Don will meet us – a strenuous, short, steep side trip to a lookout over organic pies & cakes at Information Centre climb up ridge to a lookout the Nimbin Valley. Bring at bottom of Kyogle on with panoramic views, but food and water for picnic juices, A2 milk range Saturday morning at 10am we will take it slowly. The lunch, wear hat and insect Quark cheesecake to go in convoy to campsite. really adventurous can, repellent. Meet 8.30am Anyone who wishes to go with the aid of a rope, then Nimbin Car park or 9am at separately should go on Mt scale a small steep section Northern end of Cox Road, ������������������������������ Lindsay Highway to the to reach some grand forest Koonorigan. ����������������������

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