The holidays are just around the corner – and with the rush to the end of the year comes a tantalizing hint of what’s next. To me, a new year holds the same tantalizing sense of possibility as seedlings, brand new books, and national borders. They are a chance to start fresh, breaking with...

A few months ago, I was at the Uprise Art Collective’s Art Jam wearing my recently recovered V jacket. When she last wore it, V had attached a button with a pink peace symbol to the lapel, and upon seeing it, my friend Erin Hood asked me if I knew the story behind it. I told him that...

With all of the political, social, and economic upheaval going on in the world, many people are seeking ways to ground themselves again and connect with their communities. Amidst all of the protests against the financial systems that are leaving many without money, some are realizing that true...

Hi guys: Adwoa here! Remember last week when I said that the editors at MHMag were going to start coming out from behind the scenes a bit? Here we are, as promised – chalk it up to my hatred of suspense. This week we’re kicking things off with a brief explanation of what being a...

In the sixties, the hippie movement planted many seeds. Among them was the resurgent belief in the principles this country was founded upon – before they were submerged in bureaucracy and political ambition. In this movement was a rebirth in the celebration of life, liberty, and the...

After quite a long personal hiatus and a rather transformational purging of a life that I once knew, I am happy to report that I am returning to an active status at Modern Hippie Mag as the Conscious Living Editor. Incredibly, I accept this position during a time that has an almost ethereal...

We live in a chaotic world where all sorts of things are bound to go wrong. However, it is not so much what is going on around us that is important. It is how we react to it that really makes the difference. In a Modern Hippie TV interview we did recently with artist Gale Fulton Ross, she...

As I started to consider what songs to play for my audition on Sunday, I went first for the ones that held a special meaning for me and pointed at what kind of changes I wanted to see in the world. Yet I’ve been told that I tend to come across a little too serious at times what with the...

When I was writing about how the times were changing the other day, I mentioned that historically, the Church has held the commission to give water to the thirsty. However, over the last several years, many have been disenfranchised with organized religion due to a number of scandals,...

This is not the first time that I have been called “crazy.” Before I discovered that there was a clinical diagnosis for my particular traits, I’ve been known to do things a little off kilter. After I was diagnosed with the deficit of attention which seems to have taken the...