Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

Transcend The Control System: You Are Not A Number
If you are not shaping your own reality, then someone else is doing it for you.

Deism and Freedom
Deism encourages individuals to use their reason and to question everyone and everything.

F For Fake (Orson Welles) Part 1

A fast-paced, meandering investigation of the natures of authorship
Steve’s favorite film

Win Free Sex!

In a world where  porn is as near as your web browser, why does the cutting edge of erotic exploration seem to be found in material that’s nearly four decades old?

Of Serotonin and Spirituality

Scientists see a biological underpinning for religiosity, and it is related to the neurotransmitter serotonin.

))))Souldish Featured Event((((

=====Friday, July 25th=====

Blue Storm: Day Out of Time

This event will feature the Debut Performance of “Boamie” a rock opera by Steve Urban based on the myths of the Mayan’s 2012 & Hopi’s Rainbow Warriors & the 13th Tribe!!! Blue Storm will also feature sets by New Jersey’s own, DJ L*ement spinning the headiest IDM, Dubstep, Jungle & Electronica.  $20 suggested donation includes a *Free* White Wizard T-Shirt & Boamie cd for the 1st 50 Ticketholders.  “Boamie” is the story of Paya, a young woman, whom lives on the island Roatan off the coast of Honduras.  One night a ghost (Duppy) appears on the beach outside of her home.  The ghost tells Paya that she is her ancestor and that Paya will be visited by 11 other people from all over the world.  They will go on a journey to find The Great Kiva, a sacred Indian cave which contains all the treasures and wisdom of the ancients. This is the story of how the world comes together to live in peace & harmony with nature and each other.

(7p - 7a, $20 donation)
Seed Gallery
239 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
http://www.13MOON.com states:

=====Thursday, July 24th=====

Sitar with Dawoud Kringle

Dawoud will offer a solo sitar performance as part of “On. Point.” Fareen Butt’s solo exhibit.  The Opening will be on Thursday July 24th, 6:00pm

(6p, donation)
A.I.R. Gallery
511 West 25th Street #303
http://kindredcool.eventbrite.com/

=====Also on Thursday=====

Journey Dance with Jeanine…Free your mind and Move your Body

What is JourneyDance? A grooving celebration that will have you loving your body and loving your life! Weaving simple guided movement sequences and free exploration, JourneyDance reconnects you with your innate state of joyous well-being. Your mind becomes clear, free and positive, and your body feels supple, energized and powerful. Practiced barefoot to inspiring world music, your dance is an empowering journey of transformation.

Space will be limited. First come first served no reservations.

(7p - 8:30p, $10)
TheaterLab
137 W 14th St; bet 6th &7th Ave 1 train to 14th st.
http://theaterlabnyc.com/

=========Saturday July 26===========

American Dream - Burning Man Party

Strut your “American Dream” costumes, sip exotic cocktails, shake your booty, slather your skin in oil, schmooze and cruise for 12 hours straight at out dance/costume/music extravaganza.  Benefit party for the “Bummer” Hummer project. This is the largest NYC sculpture playa bound, which has been partially funded by the Burningman Cultural Committee.  Live Bands: Asako music (dreamy minimal electronica), Indieculture (funk/rock), Ming Dynasty (lilting electroclash/ Classic Rock)  DJ’s Douggie Style (Breaks), Orion (Break beat, Electro, Turntabalism), Vadim (Minimal Techno), Eddie Krilov (Minimal Techno)  Starring: MC Goddess Perlmann from “Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad”, Motor oil wrestling!!! Wonder Woman vs Miss America (open to all) 9pm, Jill Mc Dermid and Erik Hokanson Aka regardlessof, live painting “The Big Mentira” by Marcell Dachamp.  Transform yourself from rich to poor and poor to rich in the transformation tunnel,  Mimosas and bloddy Marys for early arrivals.  Bling Bling yourself to the max.  $15 at the door and one free drink for those in costume.

(12 noon - 12 midnight+, $15)
Grace Space, 840 Broadway, 2nd Floor, 15 minute train ride into Brooklyn
Flushing Avenue stop on J-Z trains. Walk 3 blocks east on Broadway, btw Ellery St & Park Ave. Door to left of liquor store
http://www.myspace.com/bummersculpture

=====Also on Saturday=====

Journey Dance of Manifestation w/ Trinity at East West Yoga

“I am supper excited to share the next Dancing Path™- Journey Dance™ event this coming Saturday July 26th at East West Yoga in NYC from 7-9pm- titled Journey Dance of Manifestation. This workshop will focus on using dance as a way to manifest your hearts true desires.  When we are dancing & in our flow - it supports us to feel blissful and amazing.  From this place it is so much easier to get clear on, create and manifest what you truly desire.  During the workshop we will couple Journey Dance with powerful manifestation techniques to support you in manifesting your hearts truest desires.”  $20 advance $25 day of.

(7 - 9p, $25)
East West Yoga Saturday July 26th
78 5th Ave 2nd flr bet. 13th & 14th St
register at-
http://www.eastwestnyc.com or call (212) 243-5995

=====Also Saturday=====

Good Wood

A Custom Skate Deck art Exhibition in Brooklyn featuring 50 works up for auction to Benefit stoked Mentoring.  Aww Sweet & Alldaybuffet ( www.alldaybuffet.org) have teamed up to present Good Wood, an auction-cum-party.   50 artists will be auctioning off their one-of-a-kind custom decks to support Stoked ( www.stoked.org), an organization that mentors kids through action sports.  Fernanda Cohen, Chuck Anderson, Leo Espinosa, Don Kilpatrick, Matt Gordon, Nathan Fox, Jeremy Traum, Keetra Dixon, Mike Perry, Chris Ryniak, Plastic Kid, Neuarmy, Serge Gay Jr. and many more.  The night will also feature work from respected Brooklyn-based skateboarder/artist Bobby Puleo and film director and photographer, Josh Stewart.  Music by Brion ISAACS of 33Hz and ShindigNYC.  Come purchase, party and dance your way to proving that “one teen at a time, counterculture WILL change the world.”

(7p - 12a, Free)
195 Morgan Ave.
at the corner of Stagg St., East Williamsburg, Brklyn
http://www.3rdward.com/gallery/4

=====Sunday July 27=====

Riding the Tiger of Tranquiility with the Restorative Essentials of Yoga

This workshop will be taught by Jivamukti teacher Jeremiah Brinlow.  Gentle yet powerfully therapeutic, Restorative Yoga centers the mind and body to facilitate healing of dis-ease caused by stress or injury. You will be guided through a series of supported asanas, emphasizing breath centered continuity and surrender. Each pose supports proper bone alignment while releasing muscular tension. Personalized adjustments by Jeremiah also help participants achieve maximum benefits. The ancient practice of Mudras - hand gestures which help channel energy into the subtle states of our minds - are also explored. You will leave this workshop feeling revitalized and reunited with one’s essential nature of interconnected harmony.

(6:15p To 8:45p, $50)
Jivamukti Yoga School; 212.353.0214
841 Broadway
2nd flr
http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

)))))=August 17th=(((((

=======Sunday August 17=====

Heart & Soul Journey Dance & Beach Celebration w/Trinity

Imagine dancing your heart out and making beautiful heart felt connections with a wonderful community of conscious minded people and then going to the beach to relax, celebrate & play together!  First we gather and dance at the beautiful JCC in Long Beach, Long Island where Trinity’s contagious enthusiasm will guide us on a journey of dancing our full-out passion, power, love, creativity and bliss, without inhibition.  Powerful, improvisational dance rituals will guide you to fully let go, and follow your flow!  It’s easy to get to from NYC- only an hour train ride on the LIRR out of Penn Station to Long Beach and then a three block walk to the event.  After the dance we will walk 2 blocks to the beach and celebrate as a community!  No dance experience is necessary. Come with friends or come solo and leave with new friends!  Presented by Trinity of The Dancing Path and Radiant Life Holistic Center.

Sunday- August 17th 11:15am-12:30pm after beach party 1pm till…
Located at the JCC of Long Beach, Long Island
310 National Blvd. Long Beach
Via Train: Catch the 10:03 Long Beach train out of Penn Station
Turn right out of train station onto West Park Avenue for 1 block
then left onto National Blvd for 1 block ($15 adv, $20 day of)
Registration & directions- (917) 517-7724
http://www.thedancingpath.com
Trinitydances@gmail.com
If taking the LIRR make sure to purchase a Long Beach- Beach Package Ticket-
This will save you about $6. off the admission to the beach.

Getting internet time is proving difficult while on the road.

Anyway,  let’s proceed.

July 7

Day off. Just chilled this day. Read a lot from this book called ‘Forrest of Visions,’ which is about the Santo Daime in Brazil. A very interesting read,  indeed.

July 8

I visited the ‘Communist Propaganda Museum’ in the old city part of Prague with DJ Milkmoney.

This was such an interesting place. I learned tons about a specific form of Communist practice, namely Stalinist, that really messed with a whole society for many years. What is interesting and sad is that many Prague residents apparently still feel deep pains around this time period that any type of discussion about Communisn may lead to a heated argument.

This tour was very enlightening on so many levels. It got trippy when I saw the propaganda about the propaganda, haha.

July 9

Went to the studio and met with a Czech producer, P.A.trick. He played me some beats, and there were a few real soulful tunes that caught my attention.

Our time was limited, so I tried a new studio technique, which was basically to record my freestyle to the beat and then take it from there. This went really well. I recorded a hot chorus, a dope verse to the track, and a verse to another song. All lead by the freestyle. We made plans for me come back on the following Monday to finish the song. Jyeah!

July 10

I took a walk around the city on this day. Just slow meanderings through the old city, taking it all in.

Prague is such an amazing place. Super old buildings reveal such craftsmenship in their design.

Some specific things that stood out were the Astrological Clock, that has the Zodiac plus a few other things on it’s face. There was a plethora of Cathedrals, like on nearly every corner.

It was all very beautiful, and at the same time I could feel that there has been some huanting things that have gone on in this city. I did feel that vibe which ‘Magic Prague’ talked about in it’s pages.

Still I was more impressed with the Life than the Horror.

Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

Socrates, Caves, and Multidimensional Aliens

What might Socrates have known about alien beings?

Jacques Vallee - On Messengers of Deception

A large portion of ufologists & parapsychologists have fairly strong links to military or intelligence groups

What is the Mandrake Mechanism?

It’s the most important financial lesson of your life!

 Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened — and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery

From Capt. Kirk to Brother Jed
director Roger Nygard on filmmaking, fan culture, religion, and why people get so angry when their beliefs get challenged.

So this is the biggest skateboarding competition in Prague. Skaters from all over the world come here every year to compete, chill, and enjoy some good music.

On July 6th this was to be our 3rd show of this tour.

I was flying pretty high from all the great vibes that were raised the night before. Really owning my swagger, which at times can be misunderstood by those afraid to own their own steps as somewhat off putting. To put it more simply, I think I may have stood out to the Prague metro police as someone to approach and mess with.

Which they did. They came up to me and my two companions as we exited the subway onto the platform. These cops were looking for our train tickets, which we bought, but my stoned ass lost somewhere along the ride. So the cops shook me down for 700 Krowns. Unfortunate. I paid it on the spot, and we got out of there on the way to the Mystic.

This experience left a real sour taste in my mouth. I was angry and did not feel like I was getting much help from my friends at the moment. I struggled to peace the feelings out very quickly as we approached the site the show, however there was still some intense emotions lingering.

We arrived at the site, greeted by Dowis, and then shown to the music area. The vibe of the place calmed my nerves a bit, as I was surrounded by tons of hardcore skater kids and lots of cute grrrls. However a not so pleasant interchange with a young and extremely jaded security guard furthered my quicken descent into angry Prop.

I walked with this anger for a spell, needing to just spit some shit in order to let it go. My new friend DJ Tobah and I were able to build on this experience of the subway police. He shared a similar story as mine, we concluded that actions such as what happened earlier are just manifestations of Babylon bullshit, and that the real bushido is not to let them get to us. Let them bite and gnarl at our wallets, the Babylon vibe wants way more than that. It wants to start at your wallet, then go to your soul.

This convo really helped me get back on track. Before hand I was toying with the idea of bringing this anger to the stage with me, and wondering how that might be absorbed by the audience. It can be done. There are many amazing performers who are highly gifted at working directly with rage in their sets.

This, however, was not the wisest choice for this place and time. My job was to continue the high vibration that was sparked two nights earlier, and to continue raising this vibe into dope party mode.

So when show time came I was in the right state of mind to get open on some cool fun shit.

Quick notes about the performence area, it was thus far the largest stage I have rocked so far in my mcing career. There was a lot of space and it was all pretty much filled to capacity.

The show went well. The crowd was very responsive, and afterwards I received some cool words from many different people.

My friend Carli video taped a large part of the show, so I look forward to checking it out to see the bits that need more fine tuning.

Overall Mystic Skate Cup was in the high range of fun. I would like to do more events like this in the future.

My good buddy Jonathan Phillips, aka Jonny America lent me his book Magic Prague, by Angelo Maria Ripellino, before I took this trip. The tome speaks of Prague being a city filled with gothic mysteries that date very deep into history. I must say though, this book does not paint a pretty picture of Prague. Perhaps I am still the tourist here, but I am finding this city to be one of the most beautiful I have seen in all my travels.

Perhaps I am just another part of the the grand narrative that is Prague, as Ripellino makes note of the integral role of the pilgrim, which is the same as the pedestrian and the wanderer here in this city. The character who walks and watches, observes and digests the slow mulching of time through the lens of this part of the world.

I have always been a bit of an aimless wanderer anyway, so getting lost in the Old City section of Prague works quite well for me.

For now though, let me tell you what has been happening these past few days.

July 5th

The second show of the tour was at Pantheon, which is owned by my boy Dowis.

So Milkmoney and I packed our gear and went to the spot.

The layout of the performance space was one I am used to. A humble stage balanced by an audience space that will hold 50 to 75 people tops. I was quite comfortable  rocking this stage.

Running off the heat from the night before we burst into the set, High  Energy all the way.

Me and Milk barreled through the songs, hitting the aural landscapes of those in the crowd like sledgehammers made of sound. Shit was bangin.

After the set, the crowd roared for more. So I called Rafis up to the stage and kicked some free-styles with him for a long time. I love the fact that this kid is tearing it up in Russian. Then this Czech kid asked if he could spit, and he did his thing in Czech. I then closed out the official set on that note.

But the party did not stop there. It really just started. The mics were still open, and I asked Milkmoney if I couldhop on the decks for a while.

Did I tell you I used to DJ. I left that element cause it was too expensive for my broke ass to keep up with. However any time there are some tables open I pretty much get on them.

I was laying down some dope beats, and scratching and then juggling a bit, but I def was rusty there.

Anyway, this night was highly successful. And it provided that right amount of momentum to carry us through the next nights show.

The Mystic Skate Cup.

Here’s my picks for this week’s dish

Podcast 147 - RAW: “Conspiracies and TSOG”

Most of our perceptions are in the ‘maybe’ mode. They’re not yes or no, they’re not true or false, they’re just ‘maybes’. I think ‘maybe logic’ is probably the greatest invention of the 20th century.”

Banned:Welcome to the Nanny State Nation

Whether you love it, hate it chances are some politician wants to ban it. Didn’t we just celebrate Independence day?

Mark Twain: Our Original Superstar
Before Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, and Keith Olbermann — There Was Mark Twain

Arthur C. Clarke, A Visionary Astrobiologist

One of his most memorable sayings was that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

Want to Enhance Your Brain Power?

Research hints that electrically stimulating the brain can speed learning

Greetings New Yorkers,

This Friday, Seed Gallery’s Future Soul brings hip back to Newark (some of my work will be displayed this month in their group exhibition and at Illuminations as well.) On Saturday, Reality Sandwich’s one-year anniversary party, Evolver: Illuminations, rocks Soho late into the night. Also look for Kiana Love’s Chakrasize, and details about the Orb fest. All of this and more are sure to keep your weekend rolling.

Here’s a chance to get involved and help us expand the culture of transformation in New York City. We are currently forming a Souldish Street Team which will be helping us spread the word about Souldish and the awesome events that we promote. Participants will get to check out fun workshops, parties, and events while spreading the good word about the Souldish events calendar. Contact me for details at salma(at)souldish.com. Also, email me if you are organizing an event and would like Souldish to help out by being a media sponsor.

At Souldish homebase, you’ll find Science and Meditation, Your Brain Lies to you, Gnosis and the Fractal Spiral, and Propaganda Anonymous’ hip-hop adventures through Europe. Email your events to me: salma(at)souldish.com

www.souldish.com

Until next week,

Salma
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Shamozel

Here is the run down

July 2

Arrive in Prague. Chillin. Feeling extremely tired but good.

My boy Dowis picks me up from the airport. Brings me to his house

I meet his grrrl Sasha, their dog Larry, and their cat.

They are amazing hosts from the jump. Offering bed, shower, food, and weed.

That night, after waking up, we cruise over to the club Dowis is running, Pantheon.

I meet all these new people.

The end of the night has me and some cats cyphering ill international flavors.

This one cat, Rafis, is killing it in Russian. I have no idea what the words are, but his flow is nice and rhzthm is tight.

This other kid is rhyming in Bulgarian, and Dowis is spitting in Czech.

While I am spitting english tones.

Good People

July 3rd

My good homie DJ Milkmoney arrives in Prague.

He needs his rest. So I chill with Dowis, Sasha, and Roberto as Milkmoney sleeps.

Me and Milk work on our set list.

We are trying some new stuff out here in Prague. It is a good time to stretch a bit.

July 4

Our first show. Out about one and a half hours from Prague. On the way I am wondering what the scene will be like. If there is a scene.

We pull up to the community center and I see some kids dressing like skater kids in New York and the music booming through the windows is fucking dope.  Walking around the hall I notice that these are cool kids. And their response to the music is completely raw, they get it. So I am psyched and nervous, but more psyched.

So me and MilkMoney rock out first part of the set to kids screaming their heads off. I am not sure they even know what I am saying but they are loving it and all the energy they are giving really feeds the set.

We exit stage left. Dowis and his crew step to the stage and proceed to rip it.

When it is our turn to rock again, we get 5 minutes into the set and the speakers blow out. Boom. No Lows, there is a high buzzing sound from the mic and my voice sounds like it should be coming from a tin can, or a Tom Waits record.

So we stop and end the show prematurely. Too bad. there was not too much uproar and we all still partied right.

There was one kid who was upset about the show ending early. He was pissed he paid so much and the music cut out. So I gave him a cd, he asked me to sign it. They do that a lot out here.  And I ended up talking with him and his grrrl and a few other Czech kids for a while.

ok, tell you more later

PEACE

PropAnon

These are two parties not to be missed, Future Soul on Friday at SEED Gallery in Newark and Illuminations at the Sandra Cameron Dance Studio in Soho on Saturday.

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