A world renowned economist was in Viroqua this week so we had him pop by the studio and hear what he had to say.

Christopher Houghton Budd has met with many central bankers, advised government officials, created a financial class for the EU, and is the author of around 40 books internationally.

He is also one of the leading authorities in the world on Associative Economics which is Rudolf Steiner’s contribution to the field.

I left this interview feeling very inspired and encouraged about the possibilities of the future.

Solutions exist that could help heal our economy.

They are out there if we we take a step back and look at things differently…

What if I told you that land technically doesn’t have value?

What if we invested in people (especially young people) rather than real estate? 

What are Youth Bonds?

Why do so many people lack access to the necessary capital they need to create their vision? 

And what can be done about that?

How does economics originate in the metaphysical realm?

Why is knowing basic bookkeeping a must for everyone? 

Why is Equity technically a liability on the balance sheet?

And what can we do to help heal the economy?

We will explore the answers to all of these questions and much more in today's podcast...

Conscious Bro Out! 

P.S. If you’d like to learn more on this topic click the link below…

http://www.christopherhoughtonbudd.com/welcome/

On this show we ask the question why do so many of us feel helpless to create change in our own communities?

Why is it so hard to shift the “status quo” in business and government?

Why can’t our laws and social structures just simply be a reflection of what we all truly want and need?

What is stopping us?

It just so happens that a national leader in the community rights movement, Paul Cienfuegos, was in Viroqua this week…so we had him stop by to answer some of these questions…

Paul has been leading workshops across the US since 1995 (at least 3 of them in Viroqua). He is the director of Community Right US. And just released his new book…

“How Dare We? Courageous Practices to Reclaim Our Power as Citizens”

According to Paul, one business vehicle in particular is standing in the way of our pathway to creating a better world….and has essentially been turned against us over time through court rulings and legal precedents.

Corporations.

Corporations in and of themselves aren’t “bad”….it’s just that their definitions and purposes have, in runaway train fashion, gotten out of control to the detriment of all life on this planet….

So Paul takes us through the intricate legal history of how this happened…and let me tell you….it is mind blowing.

Are corporations today more powerful than governments?

What constitutional rights do they have?

Civil rights?

Can you legally discriminate against a corporate entity?

What if I told you that some corporations legally have the right to harm you?

And what can we do about this?

How do we fix this gigantic issue?

How do we recognize our own sovereign authority and take our power back!?

We will answer all these questions and much more on this podcast…

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. for more information check out the link below…

https://communityrights.us/

And to grab a copy of Paul’s new book click here…

https://communityrights.us/howdarewe/

On this show, we will be considering the inner/hidden principles that underlie the oft considered ‘dry’ field of economics. 

To do that, I have invited local resident Kim Chotzen who has been studying associative economics for many years and she will describe what she means by it - from big-picture concepts to very practical steps one can take to change the modern economic landscape one entrepreneur and transaction at a time. 

Did you know that the basic accounting structure used today was invented by a monk in the 15th century? 

Did you know that, objectively speaking, equity is a liability on the balance sheet? And what does that mean exactly? 

What about collateralized lending and charging interest? 

What are some practical things we can do in our own lives to address today’s economic circumstances? 

What does 'entrepreneurship as an initiation' really mean? 

We will explore all of these questions and much more in todays podcast...

Conscious Bro Out! 

P.S. If you’d like to learn more on this topic click the links below or contact Kim via email at [email protected] 

https://aebookstore.com/ 

http://www.christopherhoughtonbudd.com/hopespringseternal/

Did you know that Viroqua has received a grant for $6 million for local affordable housing!?

Big news!

How is this money gonna be spent?

What new exciting housing development project can we expect to see in our future?

To answer these questions my co-host Tony Macasaet and I brought on local architect, urban designer, and former city council member Gregory Splinter.

Some quick facts we uncovered were…

-The city is currently pursuing low-income apartment rental buildings with an out-of-town developer to be built across Main Street from the Viroqua Food Co-op

-In this model, the developer would receive the entire $6 million grant

-The developer would own the land and buildings

-The developer would collect all the rent from the tenants for the next 30 years

Concerned about the implications of these decisions and the broader impact to Viroqua/Vernon County Gregory then presented to us another potential model of his own design…

What if there was a way to keep the value, ownership, and equity within our community? Rather than flowing to an outside entity?

What if the $6 million grant actually went to local residents rather than an out-of-town developer?

What if there was a project based on homeownership? Creating cheap and affordable housing that local residents could actually own!?

What kind of advantage would that give local residents as opposed to renting?

What if this site could be developed by local companies, local architects, and local contractors?

What if the site could have a mix of affordable and market rate housing for ownership rather than primarily low-income apartment rentals?

What if we could build a state-of-the-art pocket neighborhood in the heart of Viroqua that we all could be proud of?

What if you could buy a brand new home in the heart of Viroqua for 40% off??

Would you have to pay property tax on this land for the next 20 years?

What can we do to help the city of Viroqua slow down and reconsider their options?

We will answer all these questions and much more in this show

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. If you want to see Gregory Splinter’s model become a reality here in Viroqua or if you simply think that the City Council should step back from their commitment with the current developer and have both options compared side-by-side with due diligence in one or more public forums before moving forward click the link below and sign the petition!

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/afford-viroqua

Since the holidays are coming up…I wanted to get into acts of selfless service…spreading love and lifting up others..

To help me with that I have invited on Elle Erickson aka The Booth Fairy!

Elle is doing something quite remarkable and inspiring that I think more people need to know about.

Stationed out of Ashville, NC she heads The Booth Fairy Project.

This project puts on a variety of activities from “Bliss Mobs”, trash clean up, and uplifting events in senior living facilities to spreading positive signs across your city, meaningful billboards with no ads, “loving heckling” on the street, and thrift store events with costumes, bubbles, DJs, comedy, tarot readers and much more!

I stumbled upon one of her events in Ashville a year and a half ago and was blown away by the intense wave of positive energy.

She slapped a “hello, my name is Viking” name tag on my chest while I picked “shitty advice” off of the menu, and then I ordered the “slow clap”….. and she had me step up on a platform while the entire venue proceeded to give me a slow clap standing ovation!

I was quite surprised at how much better I felt after receiving the slow clap…it was exhilarating and completely changed my mood.

There is also “staring contest”, “thumb wrestling”, “free compliments”, “gluten free hugs”, and plenty more on the menu…

In this show Elle goes in to depth about all of the beautiful gifts she offers to communities sharing many transformational stories of people touched by this work along the way.

And she tells us how she started doing this outstanding work for communities all across the county…

How does she do it?

Where did this unique idea come from?

Where does her well-spring of good energy come from?

Can human kindness replace coffee as your daily source of energy?

What kind of difference can a little human connection have in your work day? For your community?

How can you sponsor the booth fairy to come to a city near you or create a chapter yourself?

Listen in to Find out the answers to all these questions and more 

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. If you are inspired by what Elle Erickson is doing or if you want to learn how to do it yourself please consider contributing to her patreon at the link below :)

https://www.patreon.com/theboothfairy

Also check out her Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/theboothfairyproject

I’ve been noticing that people today are becoming increasingly fed up with the political climate of the left and the right…

Do you have a hard time relating to either party like I do?

As time goes on are you starting to notice that your values are aligning less and less with your traditional party of choice?

If so I wanted to spend this show introducing you to a third party option that I’ve been exploring this year…It’s currently the third biggest in the country and it’s gaining momentum fast.

The Libertarian Party.

To help me break this down I brought on Region 6th representive (of 10 states), board member of National Libertarian Party, and Founder/Chair of Libertarians of Southwest Wisconsin Joseph Ecklund

Here we get into the nuts and bolts of what it actually means to be a Libertarian.

In a sentence…Don’t harm people. And don’t take their stuff!

We talk party planks and many other exciting developments that are currently underway within the party.

Like….ending the federal reserve…ending the IRS…ending the CIA and many other alphabet agencies

….Did I say ending the war on drugs??

We also get into the current long term strategies of the Libertarian Party to be involved at the local level…to influence the left and right to honor liberty… and to make the world a better place that I think you will like…

How can a libertarian philosophy protect the environment?

What is the Federal Reserve and how is it effecting us today?

What is the war in Yemen?

And Why are Libertarians currently the only ones addressing these concerns?

Do you have Libertarian values but think that a libertarian candidate doesn’t stand a chance?

Then listen up! :)

All these answers will be addressed and much more in this podcast...

Conscious Bro Out!

In todays show I delve into the fascinating field of Social Threefolding originated by Rudolf Steiner.

Rudolf Steiner was a scientist, mystic, clairvoyant, and well known spiritual teacher that lived in Europe during the late 1800s/early 1900s.

After witnessing the devastation caused by WWI he concentrated his genius on how to solve the immense social problems of the day.

He believed that human beings have a threefold nature…body, soul, and spirit…and thus the greater community made up of human beings also has a threefold nature as well…

Consisting of an economic realm (body), a political realm (soul), and a cultural realm (spirit)

Each three aspects of our social nature must be cared for in unique ways to bring about the health of the social organism as a whole…

Social threefold is like tending to and caring for the soil of society…giving the ground the nutrients it needs and creating space for the healthy solutions to rise up out of the Earth organically.

To help me in laying this complex field out I asked my friend, teacher, writer, and anthroposhical scholar Robert Karbelnikoff to come on.

How can we create a healthy culture, government, and economy?

How can we resolve hyper polarity?

Can freedom, equality, and cooperation all find a natural place in a healthy society?

What exactly is culture?

What actions can we take locally to bring these concepts to life.

We will discuss all these topic and more in this podcast.

Conscious Bro Out.

I met a fascinating man at the Rainbow Gathering in Colorado last month…

David Alexander English is an author, documentary film maker, artist, musician, researcher, archeological discoverer, and a scientist all wrapped up in one.

Over the proceeding 3 hours he shared with me an exciting development happening within the energetic grid of planet Earth right now that has never been witnessed before.

This planet has much more to it than what meets the eye…

All through out there are numerous invisible lines of energy, called Ley lines, that circle the globe.

Some come from the Earth….others come from much greater cosmic bodies whose frequencies get picked up by and reflected out by the Earth.

A few GRANDLY significant new Ley lines have been discovered  recently….and 2 of them are going directly across the US.

And they are growing in size!…fast….

Where are they?

Why is this happening?

What do does this mean for the planet?

What does this mean for all of us?

Do this new energy have positive….even healing benefits??

Tune in today to find out!

Conscious Bro Out!

This week Tony Macasaet and I dive into the world of intentional communities.

So many people want to start them but why do so few actually work out?

What can this new way of living provide for the greater overall culture?

And what does it take to get them off of the ground?

To help us with these questions we brought on my friend Ali Schaffer who is currently in the process of creating her own.

Ali is a Naturopathic Doctor, an ordained minister, a Shamanic Priestess, a teacher, and a community space holder and builder.

In this show Ali takes us through her grand and inspiring vision sharing her intention, the overall layout, as well as the challenges, set backs, and obstacles that have come up in the process.

Her Mission?

“Villages in Sanctuary; transforming the culture of education, healing, spirituality and community in the Midwest.

Here in the heart of our nation, at the Crossroads of America, veins like roads pulse from our center to every major highway in the entire country. As we partner with more Souls to do these transformational works, it'll continue to beat across the United States to help shift outdated systems and to elevate consciousness on this continent and with a ripple, to the planet.”

Her Vision?

“We are a group of free-thinking leaders creating the world we want to see. As a Non-Profit we are building living communities of people committed to aiding the shift to thriving paradigms through education, empowerment, connection, collaboration, & transformation. We will help elevate our world. This Vision is expansive, and no one gets left behind. Once we've established this village, we will be traveling with the blueprints to help others build community, healing centers, and free-thinking schools while joining the Land Back Movement.”

Values?

“Our values are to collaborate and build trust within the Conscious community through authenticity and honesty, without harmful parts of our Ego or judgement. To be independent from systems that don't serve the collective and steward land and Earth in a sustainable way. To enable others to move through hardships and create an atmosphere of love, respect, & awareness. To commit to service from infant to the elderly and in life through death. “

If you have ever dreamed of starting an intentional community this show is for you!

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. To check out more info visit https://villagesinsanctuary.com/

P.P.S. If you would like to donate to this beautiful vision please go to https://villagesinsanctuary.rallyup.com/vis/Campaign/Details

This episode we are focusing on the dynamics of the unseen vibrations…and energy all around us….and how it effects our life on the daily

To help me break down this vast topic I turned to none other than Shivani Arjuna who has great knowledge and many years of experience in such matters.

We go into many things such as dosing, pendulums, Agnihotra, energy grids, harmful electronic frequencies and much more!

I even use my currently swollen knee as an example while she describes how she could diagnosis it with a Vibrational Radiesthesia approach.

Why is it important to detect the subtle energy lines around us? Could they play a part in our overall health and well-being?

Why is it important to protect ourselves from the harmful emissions of electronics, wifi, and cell phones?

What can we do to stay away from detrimental energy lines on the earth and detrimental technology or if we can’t do that how can we harmonize these vibrations?

How can we heal ourselves with vibration?

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. Shivani will be a putting on a “Practical Introduction to The Science Of Vibrational Radiesthesia” Sunday, May 22nd in Viroqua, 2-4 PM. If you are interested in attending either call her directly at 608-634-4082 or email her at [email protected].