Hey friends! This Wednesday I am leaving Houston and getting back on the road for some exciting events! Let me take a few minutes to tell you about my plans…
On Wednesday, my partner and I will be flying from Houston to Mexico City where we will spend 4 days. We traveled through Mexico last year for 2 weeks and had an amazing time. One of our stops was to the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon in Teotihuacan. We had a great time, but, because I like to read every sign and placard, we didn’t get to fully explore the massive city. In fact, we almost missed our opportunity to see the Pyramid of the Sun entirely. When security announced they would be closing in ten minutes we looked at each other and immediately began running to the pyramid. We ran all the way to the top in under ten minutes. Once we caught our breath we took a few moments to meditate and soak in the beauty.
This year we plan to make at least one more trip the pyramids so we can have more time to explore. After we leave Mexico City we are flying to Zihuatanejo, my other favorite city in Mexico (so far). Zihua is a famous beach town and definitely has a prominent tourist crowd year-round, but there are plenty of opportunities to get away from the crowd and experience Zihua as a local. We will be spending a few quiet days in Zihua. The beach, a beautiful woman, freedom. What else could I ask for?
After we leave Zihua we are heading to Acapulco for the Anarchapulco conference! This will be my second year attending and speaking at Anarchapulco. The website describes the event as follows:
“Celebrate freedom at the world’s premier conference for voluntaryist thinkers and activists. Held annually in beautiful Acapulco, Mexico, we bring together hundreds of principled anarchists to share ideas on how to live free and build a better world. Our unparalleled line up of speakers will discuss entrepreneurship, investments, politics, philosophy, health, sustainability, lifestyles and personal relationships for four days among the sun and beaches of a world-class resort.”
I was honestly thoroughly surprised last year by the amount of conscious, holistic messaging. Sure, there were the standard anarchist discussions on economics and the State, but there were also panels on veganism, conscious communication, peaceful parenting, diet, meditation, etc. It was very refreshing. Not to mention that this year’s lineup is filled with many people that I consider to be inspirations and friends. So many good friends and family will be there!
Last year I gave a talk called Agorism & Holistic Anarchism: A New Path to a Stateless Society. This year my talk is called “Why Are All the Anarchists So Fucked Up?”. I plan to be very open about my flaws as well address the danger of the follower/leader, false idol mentality prevalent in the freedom movement. This will also be my first major discussion of my new book, The Holistic Self-Assessment.
After things wrap up at Anarchapulco I will be flying to San Jose, Costa Rica and then making my way to Uvita, CR for my first visit and talk at Envision Festival. The website describes Envision as “a 4-Day festival perfectly nestled where the Pacific Ocean meets the wild jungle of Costa Rica. As a celebration dedicated to awakening our human potential, Envision Festival provides a platform for different cultures to co-exist in conscious community.” Sounds like my kind of party. Seriously, check out this video from last year:
Envision works to operate with a focus on “8 Pillars”. The pillars of Envision are Music, Movement, Art, Bio-Construction, Health, Community, Permaculture, and Spirituality. In addition, “Envision provides a platform for different cultures to collide harmoniously in regenerative community and inspire one another through the collective participation in art, spirituality, yoga, music, dance, performance, education, regenerative strategies and our fundamental connection with nature.”
One of my favorite parts of Envision is it is all about the permaculture and spiritual elements that I (and many others) have worked to infuse with the Anarchist/Voluntaryist/Agorist movement. When 
I am totally stoked about these opportunities. Once I wrap all that up, my partner will be flying home and I will be spending at least a week alone in the rainforest. I have been feeling compelled to spend time alone and I think this is the perfect opportunity for me. I am so looking forward to the growth that will come as a result of solitude.
Hope to see some of you at Anarchapulco and/or Envision! See you in March Steemit!
I am an investigative journalist and liberty activist; a Lead Investigative Reporter for ActivistPost.com and the founder of the TheConsciousResistance.com & The Houston Free Thinkers. I have also co-authored three books with
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