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Paradigm Shifting Flowetry

by Phil Osophical

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Can you sense something strange? Like We're living amidst a big change? Not a change to a new form of rocketships What's becoming more obvious Is we need a change in consciousness I'm talking change, as we remove splinters from our brains As we identify the sources of our pains As we remove these invisible chains So my flows will not be about hoes When have the globe's lacking food and clothes Our culture's filled with information but never wisdom Kids sitting glued to the television Gettinglocked into a mental prison T.V.! creating hella-victims Inflicting Tunnel Vision and programming our decisions Clicking OFF is the mission So what if I don't conform And form a swarm of brainstorms to break all the norms? My life's been a roller-coaster ride through space and time I wasn't facing time, but I let demons infiltrate my mind Living life centered around wasting time Until I woke up, said I wasting mine! Metaphorical scoliosis, now I've got a straightened spine But then I felt searing pain, the world's wounds have no covering Oceans gasping for air, while civilization is smothering Meanwhile Gaia is trying to do some mothering Confused kids, we just pollute her with another thing We live in a world of paradox, Kenyan kids yearn for a pair of socks While Americans anxiously stare at clocks! Wasting our entire lives away Until we open up our eyes and say I'm taking off this blindfold, Revealing my divine soul, and changing up my minds mold! But We're up against the machine's invincible wrath Tough to keep the torch lit on the invisible path You may get lost in the darkness of despair Seeing no way out of that devilish lair But deep in your heart, there remains an ember Synchronistic deja vu helps you remember That a more beautiful world is possible Even amongst monstrous obstacles All it takes is a change in perceptual spectacles To see that life is ineffably incredible Unforgettably majestical Cuz butterflies and caterpillars DNA is identical! The Universe will help you unleash your potential, A change in beliefs is all that's essential The world is infinitely intricate Just gotta find your niche amidst the symphony of instruments And its the space in between that gives life to the dream If you keep your eyes keen, then you'll see what I mean Beyond pessimist optimist dichotomies Are practical Transition Town philosophies Towards a world with less PCB's and alotta trees, based on reciprocities Converging revolutions, there are lots of these Sprouting up like poppy seeds At increasing velocities! And once your Ego deflates, you become humbled and grounded Realize the universe has us surrounded Feeling interconnected your bound to be astounded! But separation's been engrained in us No culture's as insane as us Thinking we're invincible, we've snorted too much angel dust To break this vicious cycle, gotta live Spontaneous! These are just pieces to a thesis On top of exotic hypnagogic logic And essentially the conclusion Is that separation is an illusion No species deemed exclusion From deleterious pollution So you may ask Who, What, Where, When, HOW? But WE'RE THE ONES WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, THE TRANSITION IS NOW!
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Inflow 01:19
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With the heartmind combined, lovinlife is what you find With the heartmind combined, lovinlife is what you find If Heart and Mind work in Conjuction It will Diminish the dysfunction clearing up the traffic jam at the junction Our brains are butting Heads This Dualism is duelism This Blues against the reds All this Fighting is foolism Stuck in separation, it’s bad for our Health ...The recipe to reestablish the commonwealth Is to recognize what you do to others, you do unto yourSELF! Unlock the door within, restore openness Talk, explore, begin, restore hopefulness Cuz Fear is on the chopping block Layers of the onion you are peelin Finally allowed to be feelin what your feelin True purpose is what you’re revealin New sides of yourself,u can change like a chameleon The Multicolored internal flame Burns away the self blame Knowing the mission for which you came Ain’t got no shame up in your game (x2) And If the mind is a judge, gotta clear it like smudge If the mind tries to be a judge, gotta clear it like smudge Television tells you ugly duckling but ur a gorgeous goose TV tries to sell you something, but the never tell the truth I vote Less TV more books by Doctah Suess Because after All, the ones who mind don’t matter and the ones who matter don’t mind With the heartmindcombined, lovinlife is what you find With the heartmindcombined, lovinlife is what you find
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Ay Lay Ol' 02:34
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Do you have the drive? To create a world that's vibrantly alive? A place where all species can thrive? Well this here is a gathering of the tribe... Is the 9 to 5 shift grippin your soul? Tired of drifting with the flow of the status quo? Then paradigm shifting is the way to go Come take a glimpse down the rabbit hole... See we live within an invisible fence Everyone's walking around tense Conditioned by our own Pa-rents To focus only on future events... But then we miss what's right here On this big blue beautiful sphere Gaia's got a message for us to hear Do you have headphones in your ear? The message that Earth is giving me Is that we must use our abilities within our own vicinities Allow our creativities to abolish negativities Nature's saying "Mimic me and rejoin the symphony" And if we use Permaculture techniques, We'll be having a fresh feast Within the next couple weeks.. And you may think I sound outlandish But I don't want our species to vanish Already billions are famished And ecosystems consistently damaged.. But if you take a step back like Hubble Amidst all of the serious struggles People are steppin out of their bubbles Coming together and forming big huddles Coming up with solutions to our troubles So many brainstorms, it's creating puddles! Theres a change coming, can you feel that we're near it? A revolution of mind, body, and spirit.. A coalescence of our heads, hands, and hearts With you and I is where the change starts... So if you feel caged by an isolated feeling Sacred plants may initiate the healing Layers of separation you'll begin peeling.. Oh and did I mention? If you use the power of intention Then your life becomes your own invention.. And if you take the time To reclaim your mind You just might find That all of life is intertwined Like an Ayahuasca vine Or the Kundalini in your spine.. And so I'm here to validate, motivate, and co-create Because every day on Earth is a day to celebrate When we all meditate we let blissfulness radiate And demonstrate what can happen when we all COLLABORATE!
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I send pure love and it flows like lava, Shooting from my heart, shaped like a merkaba, Anahata chakra, beatin like a tablah, So much gratitude to Wakan tanka!!!! As above so below Pass the love Go with the flow As below so above Layers of lasagna love
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Now is the Opportunity : I used to be a fellow Who felt that life was hollow Everything seemed shallow With no path to follow I was stuck by my mental constructs That were dictating my conduct I saw no other possibilities I felt ill at ease The monotony was killing me My school system was competitive All my classes were repetitive Couldn't think for myself, had to listen to the executive My spirit was dying, and school wouldn't let it live So I decided- I'm gonna go on a quest I intend to give it my best And strap on my bullshit-proof vest I'm gonna go on a search for truth And then shout it off every roof And share it with all of my fellow youth So I began a downright investigation To find the roots of this messed up nation I looked everywhere in exploration I talked to buddhists, nudists, and raw foodists I thought they'd have answers, but none met my expectations I sat in sweatlodges, garages, and sessions of meditation Systems theory, shamanism, and solar demonstrations And then finally in book that I read on vacation: The root of all our problems is separation. Charles Eisenstein helped me to gain some sanity When I read his life's work- The Ascent of Humanity He writes of humans going in a new direction Uniting self and nature into reconnection Now I don't claim to be a prophet Nor do I want profit in my pockets I just want to spread the word about these topics Cuz life is soo much more than accumulating objects! First, we need a new prescription of opticals, Cuz infinite economic growth is pathological Whereas permaculture is the logical path See, humans are an extension of the Earth, which became self-aware We're not the rulers of nature, its au contraire We're just a strand in the web, like a tree or a bear And once we move from Ego-centric, to eco-centric Then the power of love will overcome like Hendrix See our potential is excellent But we've been trained and tamed like a circus elephant And so we live half-lives like a decaying element I call it "going through the motions" sickness But the sickness can be cured with the quickness If we tap into the mental witness Observe our minds like a Litmus Discarding old patterns to gain some mental fitness So that we can recognize That the world isn't mechanized It's really just our western minds And maybe what we perceive Is mostly what we believe And kids do hear Santa Claus on Christmas Eve And I believe in the miracle land of zion That is why I'm lyrically amplifyin' And seeding gift culture like a spherical dandelion As more people leave the cave in plato's allegory We'll see that this big change is participatory And we're the actors in this epic story Look beauty is all around! The sky starts an inch off the ground When your found in the here and now Without your mind making a sound THAT- is what they call profound And so the message emerging from my vocals Is to try on a new pair of bifocals And to actually say Hi to the locals Because nothing supersedes the power of community NOW is the opportunity So plant some super seeds and empower unity!
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Yabba Yo 01:29
Yabba Yo
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As the Earth Revolves : People hurry and scurry all around It’s chaotic on the ground, Grey and brown the only colors in this town, The beaten path beckons, but I decide to diverge My sweatshop made Nikes on the curb, As the crises they converge… I felt like Neo, thinking there’s got to be more than this, Feeling so lost, but couldn’t find the orphanage I went through a journey of metamorphosis, Meeting multiple Morpheuses', My worldview transformed with enormousness I snapped out of the spell, it wasn’t treating me well. Woke up from the snooze, and muted the six-o'clock news Before the TV-tube turned my brain to ooze.. Amnesia of amnesia, so utterly confused How do I find what I don’t know I’ve lost? I know! I’ve gotta ask questions!! I questioned every suggestion, and every section of every question I questioned the word question- I questioned the quest-I-on Eventually I questioned all of my premises I found out my biggest nemesis Was my own mental pessimists Replaying relentless sentences And self-sabotaging sentiments Then I ate sacred mushrooms, Holy shit from a cow, Catapulted into the ever evolving now, Between nee how and ciao is now, the ineffable tao, All I could say is wow! Started cultivating mindfulness To reach a state of timelessness I stopped taking life for granted Realized that the world IS enchanted. What if everything is a miracle? And I’m the one driving the steering wheel? Co-creating my experience through the lyrical As the universe expands and contracts like a spherical... Cheerio, also known as a double Torus Bursting from singularity into a self-organizing chorus How could this realization not floor us!? Every cell in your body was once a primordial forest! Form playing with form, from auroras to stegosaurus With infinite possibilities, how could they ever bore us? And what if there is not an objective reality? Just subjective reflections of the totality The all pervasive pure potentiality Impossibly indescribable through any modality And its crucial that we communicate over Corpus Callosum Simultaneously a drop and the whole entire ocean.. The all encompassing ocean of Brahman Navigate new realms with help from a shaman And the words I speak may sound uncommon But I take Bob’s advice and keep on Jammin! As we Flow and ebb, we’re all part of the web As we come and go, we’re all part of the flow Overstretching the globe, the web of life is seamless Magical fabric, and Gaia is the seamstress And as the Earth revolves Consciousness evolves Once we all get involved All our problems will be solved As the Earth revolves Consciousness evolves Once we all get involved All our problems will be solved. So let the boundaries....dissolve
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How do we save the Earth? Does it need saved? Are “we” separate from the Earth? What is the boundary between the Ideal and the Real? The boundary is....Do you got enough zeal? Because its up to youuuuuu To turn your declarations into exclamations! Don’t let societies expectations put limitations on your aspirations What will your Generation generate for future generations? Let your imagination emanate super manifestations.... How can You Just Sit Back and eat a Dorito? When Climate Change is Curbing Albedo? Polluting our world, we seem to think we’re invincible Paving and misbehaving, soon we will Sit before the principal Mother Nature’s Office...Will She do the unthinkable? How Can She not look at Humans with Revulsion But Does our treatment of the planet Deserve expulsion? We ClearCut Forests without even thinking We Blow up mountains without even Blinking But more of us are listening to A quiet Inkling Our Hearts Yearn to -feel With Biosphere Exploring ways to heal- we are Pioneers we are Made of earth,- we are gaia’s Mirrors Reconnecting to The Truth, No longer will we -hide our fears Earth my body, Water my blood, air my breath and Fire my Spirit (x2) Lacking Community, We Long to Belong Take a Sigh of relief, you were right all along Earth your body, Water your blood, air your breath and Fire your Spirit (x2) Those are the ingredients, and your the finished recipe So Cultivate your skills and activate your specialty Tell Me How will you ....Assist the shift? Tell Me How will you.... Dish out your gift? (x2) Emphasize We Gotta empathize (x2) If You look deep into your enemies Eyes You’ll See a small Fry Lost in the Enterprise Ceos have been programmed like C3peos To Wear uncomfortable clothes and compete with perceived foes No ones to blame, We’re all just playing a game There’s no them, We are all the same Why would I protest Perceived Enemies? When I could Devote my energies Towards Permaculture Remedies Celebrating life with healing Melodies,... Earth Our Body, water Our Blood, Air Our Breath, Fire our Spirit!
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7 Directions 08:00
This is the message /of the sev-en directions Sharing life less-ons mend-ing connections (x2) Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho The message is light, but its also serious Guiding us through these trans-itional periods Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho I am like a flute made of hollow bamboo Open up my mind the universe jams through Do the teachings come to me one at a time? Nope, they overlap and they are all in rhyme. Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho 7 directions is what we’re embedded in De-picted on the wheel of the medicine Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Up, down, east, west, north, south and the one within Let these rhymes remind so we never forget again. Up, down, east, west, north, south and the one within Let these rhymes remind so we never forget again. Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Consumerism is unfulfilling, because our cups already full Told that we’re broken, but we’re already whole We gotta remember how to live from our indigenous soul And see that life is a fun dance Full of a bun dance Time is forever, but we still have just one chance The precious chance is smashed Between the future and the past THIS moment is a Gift, and its oh so pleasant Open up to it and it becomes a present This moment brings in the wisdom of the East And the grateful heart sits at a continuous feast But how can we be grateful amidst so much drama? Everyone’s gone crazy from Osama to Obama Sidewalks of stress and suffering from trauma How can we be peaceful like the Dalai Lama? And reconnect our hearts with Pachamama? Mother Earth is NOT just a re-source Fire wind water food- she is thee Source (x2) What on Earth is happening? Do our lives fit into a larger patterning? Or are we just going in circles like Saturn’s ring? Vicious cycles of the same routines Hamster wheel lifestyles create deranged teens Are we rocks stuck in the mainstream? The main stream is really just a strange dream Sleepwalking actors, we must hop off stage and change memes But what’s a meme? A meme is an idea or story that you believe in Like the law of karma, where everyone get’s even Or that we must control the babies who are teethin Instead of letting them explore and learn how to reason Our cultural story is to join the stampede Playing follow the leader, but no ones in the lead Bombarded with messages about what we need Told to climb to the top, you gotta use greed But the 7 directions tell us other-wise We are interCOnnected, so there really are no “other guys” We are perfect as we are, we don’t need to be another size Finding compromise is the way this is summarized! So connect with the tribe and let your visions synergize As we rise with open eyes to aurora skies This is the time that humanity unifies And the 7 directions are honored and recognized Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho This is the message of the sev-en directions Sharing life less-ons mend-ing connections Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho The message is light, but its also serious Guiding us through these trans-itional periods Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho I am like a flute made of hollow bamboo Open up my mind the universe jams through Do the teachings come to me one at a time? Nope, they overlap and they are all in rhyme. Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho 7 directions is what we’re embedded in De-picted on the wheel of the medicine Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Up, down, east, west, north, south and the one within Let these rhymes remind so we never forget again. Up, down, east, west, north, south and the one within Let these rhymes remind so we never forget again. Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Hay Yappa Ho Hay Yappa Ho Yappa Hay Yappa Ho (repeats)
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Outflow 06:41

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This album is a creative coalescence of spoken word flowetry, beatboxing, and singing. The album covers topics such as expanding consciousness, corporate greed, reconnecting to Mother Earth, quantum physics, and how we as individuals and communities can take action. Phil invites you to explore and experience this eclectic album :)Also check out Youtube.com/user/CosmicRevolutionKS for music videos of Paradigm Shifting Flowetry.

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released November 11, 2011

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Artwork : Mark Henson : markhensonart.com

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I am a Flowetry Artist and Life Coach from Peaceburgh, PA. I love sharing Spoken Word, leading Empowerment Workshops, laughing, philosophizing, and much more. I am grateful to connect with you and the entire web of life :)

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