Utopian Cartography

This is my second ever interview appearance! Big ups to Zachary Wolk for hosting me on his airwaves while his usual co-host was out. Scope the description below for a breakdown of the topics we discussed. You can find some (not all, unfortunately) episodes of Midnight Mystics on various podcast platforms or on their website: the-midnight-mystics.pinecast.co/ And shout out to Shady Pines Radio in Portland, OR, for being the home to such great shows! To check out their schedule or listen live, get their app or go here: www.shadypinesradio.com/ Midnight Mystics is also hosted on Lucid Vibe Radio, so I'd suggest checking them out too: lucidvibe.com/ Chapters: 0:00 - introductions 2:25 - intentional gatherings 6:55 - introducing my book 9:48 - social media 15:38 - media literacy 22:47 - the prison-industrial complex 26:46 - kalki's thots on mind-control 29:36 - reasons for optimism in the near term 33:56 - politics doesn't need to be so ugly 39:56 - anarchism w/ an asterisk 44:32 - America 10 years from now? 4

We are living through a seismic shift in the evolution of civilization right now, but most casual observers lack the historical context to appreciate the significance of it. We are transcending obsolete structures, albeit excruciatingly slowly & with many setbacks along the way. Since getting my philosophy degree in 2012, I have been studying the nature of this massive transition that we are living through. Without yet revealing the title, I decided to make an episode of Utopian Cartography to explain what the book is about, because it has been so long in the making..

In this expedition, Neonn talks to legendary superconscious emcee Kalki das (aka Antony of Egypt / Kikwaakew / Legion / Sunya de la Costa), manager of Revolt-Motion Records, founder of Mutant Akademy, & author of over 100 albums of paradigm-shifting radical Hip-Hop, to discuss the decolonization of mythology, anarchism as a spiritual philosophy, Hip Hop as a radically inclusive futuristic global culture, animal activism & the possibility of ethical commerce, the true nature of the apocalypse we're living thru, the metaphysics of corruption in hierarchical power structures, the potency of artistic activism in the lifting of the veil, the beauty of diversity, the chasm between religions & the prophets who inspired them, science fiction as the new mythos for a technological age, what living sustainably really means, and lots more decolonial metagnostic activist philosophy.. 

In this expedition, Neonn talks to Living Village Culture Co-Founder Isis Indriya about the phenomenology of ritual, the mythological roots of theater, the line of manifestation of conscious creativity, the decolonization of spirituality, esoteric metaphysics, principles for organizing healthy societies, art as a tool of collective evolution, the necessity of education reform to help people find their true purpose-work, the benefits of studying ancient history, the importance of community in these turbulent times, how we can relearn to be part of the ecosystem again from indigenous communities who still remember, & lots more psychedelic neopagan decolonial philosophy!

Imagining Cultural Metamorphosis ▲ [UC#004] w/ Darin Leong   In this expedition, Neonn talks to Imagine Music & Arts Festival Producer Darin Leong about the phenomenology of conscious transformation at intentional tribal gatherings, the evolution of raving, the nature of sacred social ritual, transmedial psychedelic creativity, the origins of the myth of the rugged individual via theocratic colonialism, the ancient ancestral memory of tribal dance around a campfire, the age of self-discovery through the internet, the limits & potentials of politicization of festivals as vehicles for social change, utopia as a place where people’s needs are met so they can freely practice art & music, & lots more psychedelic activist philosophy..

In this expedition, Neonn talks to DSA Sacramento co-chair Jonah Paul about the philosophical & strategic path to expanding human rights to include housing, starting with rent control and working toward full-on social housing policies like they've already achieved in more progressive places.   We talk about different catalysts for political activation, why millennials are trending toward socialism, the nature of capitalist exploitation & how to respond to it, rhetorical strategies to change public opinion, the effect of the 2008 collapse on today's housing crisis, direct ballot measures vs. routine legislation, the futility of corrupt neoliberal solutions, the actual mechanics of rent control, how American real estate became a tax shelter, how to fight gentrification & financialization, what a decommodified housing policy would actually look like, how inadequate housing is detrimental to public health, egalitarian reasoning from humanist first principles, DSA as a great way to organize for working

In this episode of Utopian Cartography, Neonn Felicity sat down with the guerrilla poet laureate of Sacramento, Andru Defeye, to discuss the role of art in perpetuating or disrupting toxic patterns of complacency with the injustices in the world.   Andru Defeye is a conscious existential emcee, founder of the guerrilla performance crew Zero Forbidden Goals, Communications Director for the community activist art space Sol Collective, & the vibrant host of a series of open mic events at Sol & on street corners around Sacramento.   Topics discussed include: popular culture as a narcissistic lullaby, art as a vehicle for collective consciousness, manifestation vs. privileged positivity culture, change as an inevitable process of unfolding, the different forms activism takes in different eras, creativity as a critical engagement with the world, how we can learn to listen to each other & why, how to prevent the robo-cops of the future from being racist too, informal 2-way intergenerational education, ho

Welcome comrades, to our maiden voyage into the tumultuous waters of civilizational prognostication!