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"The Quarry Men:" A Conversation on New Mythology with Carridine Poran and Willi Paul Carridine invited Willi to talk after reading tens of Willi's interviews with people involved with permaculture and mythology. Willi's compelling applications of mythology to social and environmental crises turn the familiar conversation surrounding myth on its head. Carridine also found... Read more
Willi Paul's New Myth 25 selected for Portland's The Bear Deluxe Magazine #35 – The Future Issue, '13-'14, p. 17 * * * * * * * The original title for the piece: The Cascadia Funnel and the Last 3 Eras on Earth. New Myth 25 by Willi Paul You may still find copies of The Bear Deluxe Magazine #35 (no cost) at the Burlingame Public Library About the Magazine Read more

"Rain Dance @ Soul Food Farm on 2/1/14." Pre-Event Interview with Owner / Farmer Alexis Koefoed. By Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com "Rain Dance @ Soul Food Farm on 2/1/14." Pre-Event Interview with Owner / Farmer Alexis Koefoed. By Willi Paul Mother Earth is the sentience or soul of our planet. A sentience is that which is conscious or aware of itself and its purpose. A sentience is more like an emotional response and less like... Read more
"Understanding Redundancy" - A Brief Lesson for Children by Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine It is important to connect the concepts of resilience and redundancy to grow and share our growing Transition. For this lesson, understand resilience as the ability of a community to become healthy and successful after something bad happens. From Permaculture (Primary Principles for... Read more

"Storms, Extreme Tides, and Sea Level Rise." Interview with Author and Climate Explorer John Englander by Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine . . . . . . . Some of them were dreamers And some of them were fools Who were making plans and thinking of the future With the energy of the innocent They were gathering the tools They would need to make their journey back to nature - Some of them were angry At the way the earth was abused... Read more
5 New Nature-based Rituals for the Permaculture Transition. Vision by Willi Paul, openmythsource.com Shared Work / Experience > Result + Evaluation > Celebration / Reflection / Lesson / Prayer = Ritual * * * * * ** Prelude 'A ritual is a stereotyped sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and designed to influence (unusual) entities... Read more