OMA KA OM

What is this...?

Taiji and the yellow peril...

My anger this morning is really tough to deal with...the situation in Taiji, Japan is playing heavily on my mind. HUMANENESS is what comes to mind...or the LACK of HUMANENESS.

The Japanese fishermen in this village bring shame on themselves, shame on their neighbors, their village, and shame on their countrymen ... I can never look upon these people with respect again ... they are indeed the yellow peril - through their actions and the actions of others within their society ( whalers, Tuna agents etc.) - as they strip the ocean of life and demonstrate a complete lack of respect for all life on our Planet and our Ocean Mother.

What to do...? The choice seems to be either PEACEFUL re-action, or AGGRESSIVE re-action. I pray for the ending of their actions. I pray for direction in my response to this injustice and the callous destruction of the Souls in the Sea - the Blue oceanbeings.

OMA KA OM

Power of One...

Until we change from the mindset of dominance of our surroundings ... to one where we live in harmony with our surroundings, this path of destruction of Nature, and ultimately Humankind will continue. Understand the Pipe of Peace, humanize by accepting a kinship with other orders of life, and dedicate our Children to peace ... it's the Power of One.

...from the "Cleanest Line".

Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia on why to vote the Environment:

"We’ve seen a decade of record heat around the world, more-virulent storm systems, the evacuation of a major American city and, just this fall in Pakistan, the flooding of an area the size of Italy with seven million homeless. New drilling techniques for harder-to-reach oil created the largest oil spill in history. Fresh water, a resource for which we have no alternative, is being drawn down all around the world faster than it can be polluted. The major fisheries are depleted or close to depletion. The fish at the top of the food chain will poison us if we eat too many in a given month. A gyre of plastic waste twice the size of Texas floats the Pacific. There are fewer species of all kind, flora and fauna – fewer strands to the web of life. They’re disappearing at a rate unprecedented since the meteor hit the dinosaurs. "

Vision Quest ...

We try to sleep, to still our racing minds ...
only to fall into dreams of ancient times.

...more Redman words.

"...in accordance with Lakota belief that man did not occupy (any) special place in the eyes of 'Wakan Tanka', the Grandfather of us all. (We are) only a part of everything called the world .... (we) see that humaneness is not a thing which can be ordered by law. It is an ideal to be lived."

- Chief Luther Standing Bear - Lakota (Sioux) 1933

(Ref: "Land of the Spotted Eagle" - Luther Standing Bear)

Some 'new' foods...

Been looking around again and working out lifestyle choices trying to set some personal food boundaries ... trying to sever all junk food and work towards a superior diet.

QUINOA - A sacred food originates in the Ancient Inca diet called 'chisaya mama' (mother of all grains). Not actually a grain, but related to leafy greens (spinach and Swiss Chard), it's packed with protein - all nine essential amino acids ... chewy, crunchy and Gluten free.

KOMBUCHA - a fermented culture of yeast and bacteria mixed with black tea and sugar! Great tasting but tart drink that energizes and detoxifies, balances internal pH and curbs the appetite.
[PS - Not too sure about this stuff!]

HEMP MILK - most potent source and highest content of essential fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) ... rich in calcium,amino acids B vitamins and fiber.

AGAVE NECTAR - natural sweetener 75% stronger than sugar from the agave plant ( Tequila).

[Check out Wikipedia for reference to these foods]

ENJOY!
(I will add more as I discover them!)

On the suject of Spearfishing...

" Spearfishermen are the eyes and ears of the oceanmother whom they love. Ocean hunters are the ultimate practioners of a sustainable lifestyle. The energy required for hunting and gathering requires that they be selective stewards within the environment on which they depend - taking only what they need..."

A Redman speaks from the Past...

A Prayer by Richard Touch the Clouds
-descendant of Chief Crazy Horse:

"When the People listen again

to the Spirit of the Earth and Sky...

of the Wolf and Buffalo

and the Prairie Flower in the never ending Grass

and the great Oak Tree in the Forest,
there will be no strangers in this Land...
and the grass will grow plentiful again

and the Trees will rise in to pure Air
and the People will plant the good Corn
and the Buffalo will return many as the Stars
and you, the sons and daughters of Earth and Sky
will cross this River again and I will be with you....

Going with OCEANA...

I have struggled for some time with where to go with my support ... there are so many great organizations out there and today I decided on "OCEANA" !

Visit their website and see why...
www.na.oceana.org

Another site to appreciate is "Ocean Defense"
visit tem at: www.oceandefense.org

....and the favourite old action site is Sea Shepherd!

Operation BLUE-RAGE 2010- Sea Shepherd moves into the Med

So maybe someone would like to understand my personal rage at the Japanese Fishing Industry...

http://www.seashepherd.org/images/stories/blue-rage/homepage/crew_briefing_document.pdf

>.>))))):>

OCEANA also played a large role in documenting the tragedy unfolding in the Med and after reading this, ask the question...WHERE DOES IT END?

http//na.oceana.org

Shark finning ... Hawaii exports 'amakua' (ancestors) to Japan

Hawaii - Shark Fin Bill vs Riki Karamatsu
Saturday, April 17, 2010

This is Riki Karamatsu.

He is a politician.

He has been charged and convicted with drunk driving resulting in a crash.

He is currently running for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.

This man also hates sharks.

Enough to actively work against a new shark fin bill making the rounds through the hallowed halls of Hawaii's legislative offices.

Why is he doing this?

What can you do about it?

The answer to the first question is money. Riki Karamatsu is the patron of several well heeled shark fin businesses in Hawaii, businesses that sell thousands of tons of dried shark fin to Asia.

Currently the cost of shark fin is hovering at 1980's gold price levels. The shark fin industry is a multi-billion dollar global industry. It is also one of the most barbaric animal cruelty issues the conservation world is dealing with now. Akin to sedated wild bears and gall bladder secretions, a wild animal product that is as equally disturbing and one that has no place in Hawaii's business trading community.

So, what can you do about it?

Here is the list of contacts for Jon Riki Karamatsu. Your voice, in your own words, may help this man realize how many people care about sharks and how sometimes, being the patron of people whose business depends on shearing the fins off live animals for a soup product...is a bad career choice.

You can also tweet, blog, and re post this far and wide.

Let's send a clear and unambiguous message to Jon Riki Karamatsu.

"Mr.Karamatsu if you want to see your political career continue, get on the side of millions of people who care about our oceans, and our wildlife. Stop your solo attempts to block or modify legislation that would put and end to shark fin sales in Hawaii."

Note: Do not send threatening or abusive emails, phone calls or letters. You are entitled to use words that describe disgust, distaste, you are entitled to detail how you will support his opponent in his race for the Lieutenant Governor seat in Hawaii. You are also entitled to mention the fact that this man, who would aspire to the higher levels of government, was once so intoxicated he drove his car off the road.

Is this the man who should be leading Hawaii into the new decade?

For the many thousands of sharks that are currently being finned just outside the territorial waters of Hawaii the answer to that question is clearly no.

Blogger blumon said...

I wonder where the man's loyalty lies. We all know that the Japanese are actively pursuing the total destruction of our ocean resources. Hawaii is a sort of portal to Japan from the US. Is it possible that we have a man - a public figure charged with the responsibility to act in the best interests of a US state utilizing his position and benefiting financially, in the quest by Japanese government and corporate fishing interests to gobble up all oceanic resources while they can. Japanese people are subservient as a nation to authority - government and corporations - they do not behave consciously outside the parameters of what the 'authorities' dictate believing that whatever the powers dictate is what is best for them.It may be that our garden state of Hawaii is /has fallen into a realm of unknowingly serving Japanese interests.
I know for sure that true Hawaiians would never allow the wholesale slaughter and abuse of sharks ... it would be a major insult to their ancestors and a direct violation of the 'mana' of their 'amakua'. Where are the true Hawaiians in this story and why are they allowing this to happen on the very doorstep of the culture that they are attempting to revive? Why would they allow a man who hates sharks to rule over them and over rule in an extreme way the very root of their culture? Where's the 'aloha'?

9/02/2010 1:52


UPDATE: Hawaii has banned anything to do with Shark finning...made it illegal !
Now we need to watch for the criminal element that will inevitably continue to slaughter sharks for a quick buck ... yes it is still happening! Go after the shark fin traders in Hawaii ... keep an eye on them 'cos they are not about to give up their greedy money-making habits!