Permaculture works to create abundance for all life in harmony within the structure and efficiency of nature — rather than attempting to dominate and control the natural world, as we have in the past. This symbiotic relationship can be used in a wide-array of systems, from building and technology, to education and economics. However, it is best known for its application within agriculture, a practice that offers real life solutions to our food security and environmental troubles. This is the subject of a groundbreaking new documentary, Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective. 

By Contributing Writer Carolanne Wright

The cannabis plant has traditionally been revered, with many useful applications from agricultural to medicinal to spiritual. Providing nutritious food food, potent medicine, sustainable fuel, low-impact building material and consciousness expanding herb, cannabis is a nurturer of humanity. It is no wonder the hyper-masculine, partriarchal corporate-government complex has dared to outlaw it. In the title of this article I refer to marijuana prohibition, but as I will explain, "marijuana prohibition" has three distinct aspects: the prohibition of hemp in favour of less effective, more profitable (for some) agricultural practices; the elimination of the natural (ie. free) health-care offered by cannabis and hemp seed; and the suppression of the spiritual potential of cannabis as a consciousness-altering herb. 

By Contributing Writer Ethan Indigo Smith

It is now 100 years since drugs were first banned, and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about addiction which is so deeply ingrained in our minds that we take it for granted. It seems obvious. It seems manifestly true. Until I set off three and a half years ago on a 30,000-mile journey for my new book, to figure out what is really driving the drug war, I believed it too. But what I learned on the road is that almost everything we have been told about addiction is wrong, and there is a very different story waiting for us, if only we are ready to hear it. 

By Guest Writer Johann Hari

The scientific method requires specific criteria in order for something to be proven as truth and classified as “real”. But what about those people who have been healed from “incurable” diagnoses outside of the required criteria? What of those who have survived cancers (even stage 4) from “alternative” methods? And what of those who have been totally healed through energy medicine — the most intangible form of health care known (or unknown) to man yet? Science, via quantum physics, has found that everything we believe to exist really doesn’t exist as we think it does. Based on that premise, how can we state with true conviction what is real and what is not? 

By Contributing Writer Dr. Michelle Kmiec

Consciousness exists in everything, but manifests itself in different ways. With the reality that all matter is energy vibrating at different frequencies, it is reasonable to say that all matter has consciousness in its unique way, since all matter comes from the same source and is comprised at its basics level of the same building blocks. The scientific field of neurobiology has been effective in demonstrating consciousness in plants. Plant consciousness is evidenced by the process of bio-communication in plant cells, which means that plants are sentient life forms that feel, know, and are conscious. 

I’m prefacing my thoughts with this provocative title for a reason. This Jade Helm 15 operation is no simple exercise. What is being perpetrated on the American people is virtually a complete dissembling of everything they supposedly hold dear and will only lead to their ultimate destruction. A nationwide massacre of their infrastructure, personal rights and protection, and even livelihoods and food security is not only at stake, but now in progress. So what is the potential outcome of such a maneuver? 

By Contributing Writer Zen Gardner.

Do you ever find yourself taking on the negative energy of others? If so, you are not alone. Some of us cannot even go into supermarkets without taking on the woes of everyone in the store! So why is it so easy for others to affect us in negative ways? What if you could reclaim your energy and not be negatively affected by anyone’s lower vibe? What could this do for the quality of your life and your relationships? In order to shield ourselves from negative energy, we must first understand how our energy is infiltrated by others. 

By Contributing Writer Nanice Ellis

Acid/alkaline balance. By now many of us have heard of it, some of us have a good understanding of it, and yet few people know how to balance our pH or bring it back into balance. Here I will discuss firstly the basics of how our pH gets out of balance, and what we can do to restore it. I will also teach you a simple cost effective way to measure it. 

By Guest Writer Gavin Bragg

As a discerning health seeker, I can’t help but get really excited about celery and its myriad of health benefits. It has a distinctive, tangy crunch that adds a refreshing depth to salads, easily earns a five star thumbs-up as the perfect finger food with dips, and brings a tasty base flavour to soups and stews. Here are the many benefits of celery, plus some tasty recipes to get you inspired! 

By Contributing Writer Trinity Bourne

The sun is the supreme giver of all life and the greatest source of energy existing in our solar system. The receiving of sunlight not only works to stimulate the brain, but is also held as one of the 5 essential elements in both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Medicine. The field of epigenetics has further discovered that by simply exposing our naked skin to sunlight, over 3,000 epigenome DNA switches are turned on or off. 

By Guest Writer Joshua Eagle