The Occupy Wall St movement is gaining momentum day by day and its hard to say where it will go. However, with groups sprouting across the U.S. and countries around the world, it certainly seems like an end is not in the near future. The other night I hosted a meeting at Golden Drum for people involved in Occupy Wall Street that are dedicated to creating change by peaceful means. At the meeting we discussed how a small group of people can help influence the vibration of an entire movement. Some of the suggestions involved creating an altar at the plaza so that a sacred presence could be felt. Leaders from Meditation Flash Mob were also present talking about their project and why its so important to demonstrate that stillness to protesters. Another thing we talked about was having a simple image that could resonate with a large amount of people that could capture the feeling that we are trying to cultivate in others. At first it was going to be a Buddha sitting but I didn’t want to invoke religion, especially a specific religion. Instead I decided to use the assistance of the big green lady to help get the message across. I couldn’t help but think about Ghostbusters 2 as I was creating it. Once again we call upon her to change form so that she may take on the powers that wish to take advantage of others for their own personal gain. May we shift the tides simply by means of holding the space of peace and compassion. We’ll be making this a tshirt soon! A link will be up in the next couple days. Peace!

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Write to your grandmother. Write to your parents. Write to a sister or brother. Write to a friend. Call, draw, sing, dance, create for others. Do it for yourself. Show love. Always.

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All I can really say is that I’m consistently creating things that leave me scratching my head and I like it. In a sense I really have been here. After meditating about the piece for a little while, I really feel like this is place where I’ve been. The longer I worked on it, the more I felt this to be true. A place from my imagination perhaps, but when I was working on it I knew where everything was spatially and the sensations around me. I pictured being under one of the large leaves laying on the cool pavement while the telephone wires buzzed above. I was in the backseat of the car looking through the front window at the legs of a big yellow floating monstrosity. He seemed harmless enough. The way I see it, this place that I’ve made is real in the same way that my dreams are real. Yes, I don’t experience either with my physical body but when I’m in the act of dreaming or painting I am having the experience of being there in that moment. It’s been a great project for me. I can’t wait to go somewhere else!

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