The picture above will make a hole lot more sense after you listen to the show all the way through [downloadable]:

I’d like to once again thank Ed for the spiffy [now somewhat modified] promo image below, which I get the feeling will phase into some form of permanency.

Yes, the Rebel is back, and like it or not, still hosting the best show in this whole [nonrewarding] busyness.

The Celtic Rebel, rested from a nice long vacation was back this past Sunday to address the above questions. That’s the show below [downloadable]:

To answer the question, had to look back on the origins of man, and the origins or the understanding of man. Perhaps, even the origin of many of us lost souls.

Our mythology is a good way to look back and ascertain the wisdom hidden within for those with not eyes to see. Wisdom comes from experience, which includes the luxury of having made mistakes and the maturity to acknowledge them. The adolescent mindset is not capable of such, nor the detective work required to throw out the simple or logical in favor of the emotional, or outlandish.

Hope the wait was worth it. As usual, much more to come on the new reinvigorated Rebel Path. Same time, different channel, making a difference.

Have done two live broadcast “sandwiches” during the first two weeks since my last show on Oracle. If you missed the discussion with John/Jonah, you missed a pretty good and thought-provoking show. After this month, I will make these archives and such available, but not before then.

Due to technical matters beyond my control, the show was not fully recorded. The recovered pieces are now [finally] available [downloadable]. Somewhere around 1:20 of the show was lost, and we’ll just consider that time a treat for the live audience (yet, not so much to those unfamiliar with station politics).

There was an after show, where I took calls (the phone lines stayed up for some reason), and was joined by two of my [now] former Oracle hosts, Andrew Sholly and Dennis Fetcho. At some point, I will be making the extended recording available.

This is the end
This is the end
This is the reel where all the titles come up
And you have no more drink in your cup
So here’s where sweet and bitter rivers blend

This is the end
Of all the bread we broke together
This is the end
Of all that fine and misty weather

I don’t want to hear you’ve been crying
I don’t want to hear you’ve been trying to revive it
Let it go
Let it lay down
Let it go
And if it won’t stay down that’s the surest sign
That something new’s beginning

The March 17th show was a response to the recent announcement concerning the end of the Oracle Broadcasting Network [downloadable]. But, I’ll save my words for those spoken in the show. After all, anything more I could write has already been written.

The March 24th show was a follow-up to the prior show and a review of what this show has done over the years [downloadable]. As a bonus, got some really positive caller feedback near thee end.

This is the end
This is the end
This is the part where all the lights flicker on
And we can see the popcorn is gone
Off looking for new causes to defend

This is the end
This is the end
That mythical place where everybody shakes hands
No hard feelings and no hard glands
The Bible says it’s when cats and dogs make friends

This is the end
Of all the Wars of all the Roses
This is the end
Of kissing ass and rubbing noses

I don’t want to hear you’ve been sorry
I don’t want to hear you’ve been worrying about me
Let it die
Let it lay down
Let it die
So it’ll all break down to rotten
That’s the way we grow new flowers

This is the end
This is the end
Now this is where the screen has led us all to
A sign that says “Please start here anew”
So let me hear the violins all rend

It shall continue.

Note: When this write-up was initially released, the first part contained the wrong link (prior week’s show). You may want to verify you downloaded the correct show.

There was a homework assignment (view the film) handed out before the show. Those unfamiliar may find it of benefit to give it a view first before listening [downloadable].

This film has a lot to do with a topic I’ve struck on lately, gardening, as a philosophy for consciousness, the universe and our place in it as human beings in a state of being.

This film also has a lot to do with relationships (be they perceived as intimate, or not) and the rewards we derive from them. There is a theorem in physics which expresses the event[s].

Had forgotten about this scene from the film, as it shows him wandering about aimlessly, but it was definitely a foreshadow and an overt hint as to where (whether he knew it or not), he was wandering to. Very prescient when we fast forward to 2008.

Alas, there are great things we can accomplish when we come of reactive mode and flow in synch with the universe, instead of fighting it and whatever imaginary adversaries present themselves.

Hope you are enjoying the new direction the show has taken this year.