Parvati's North Pole Journey: Inuit past and present in Resolute Bay

Parvati Devi: North Pole Journey - Day Three, Part Two:

"Day Three: Saturday, September 25, 2010, Part Two. The light in the sky is dull. It is just early afternoon. In just a month or so it will be..."

Parvati and friends visit the remains of a thousand-year-old Inuit village in Resolute Bay and cannot help but notice the irony in the community garbage dump being so close to this government memorial for people who were left here to make do, removed from their natural birth homes and familiar environment.

Parvati's North Pole Journey: the Thread of Pure Consciousness

As long as Parvati keeps posting these powerful and inspiring accounts of her North Pole journey, Patria will keep re-blogging!

Parvati Devi: North Pole Journey - Day Three, Part One: "Day Three: Saturday September 25, 2010Part One The Thread of Pure Consciousness I wake up to my second morning in Resolute Bay. It is the..."

"To me it takes way more courage to say I love myself than to say f--- you". - Parvati.

Christmas in Patria

Yes, there is Christmas in Patria. Dec. 25th is an official government holiday. And, no, it's not the tawdry, schlocky, over-commercialized greed-fest with little spiritual value that it has become in much of North America. Indeed, if Jesus could see what is being done allegedly in His name, he would throw the greed-mongers out of the malls faster than he threw the money-changers out of the temple! Practicing Christians in Patria can celebrate Christmas as the sacred celebration it is meant to be, free of the HO-HO-HO'ing, pressure to spend into the poorhouse, phony forced joviality, and all the commercial trappings that have little to do with Christianity. In Patria, you will not see Santa Claus, Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, or other secular winter-fest stuff that has virtually no connection to the birth of a divine incarnation (or avatar) who is on the same level as Krishna or Rama. In Patria, the only Christmas songs you will hear on the radio are traditional carols such as Adeste Fideles (Latin version of O Come All Ye Faithful) that have as much spiritual value as any Hindu bhajan and actually mention the name of Jesus. Cruddy, sappy songs, and generic winter-fest songs that do not acknowledge the birth of a divine being are all but banned on Patria's airwaves. You know which songs are being referenced here. Horrid stuff that gets trotted out year after year beginning in late November, such as Jingle Bells, Jingle Bell Rock, White Christmas, Brenda Lee's Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, and arguably the most brutal Christmas song ever written: Jose Feliciano's Feliz Navidad. Santa Claus wouldn't dare show his fat butt in Patria. In fact, the only place you will see a picture of Santa in Patria is in the post office - among the posters of wanted criminals! Santa has been indicted in Patria for violation of labor laws. His workshop has failed to adopt equal-opportunity fair hiring practices, hiring only elves, and from the looks of it, only white male elves who are not paid overtime or allowed to join a union. Santa is also wanted on hate crime charges, for repeatedly stiffing Jewish children. Jolly as he may be, he is a notorious anti-Semite, and he also is not too fond of Muslims, Hindus or other non-Christian heathen swine. Not for nothing do his reindeer have Aryan names like Donder and Blitzen. Fortunately for the kiddies, Patria does not have an extradition treaty with the North Pole!

Patria Post issues an annual Christmas stamp, depicting a traditional Christmas image that those who actually celebrate Christmas as it was meant to be can relate to. See above for 2010 version, and visit the Patria Post site to view previous issues.

Merry Christmas in Patrienish is Anandí Xrístnascí. Note that in Patrienish, many words can and do begin with the letter x, which is a back-of-the-throat fricative, like Scots-English loch. There is even double-x in Patrienish, pronounced as "ksh", e.g. Laxxmí (Lakshmi).

Another installment of Parvati's North Pole journey

Parvati Devi: North Pole Journey - Day Two, Part Four - Lisa and Louisa:

Meghan and I meet with the Inuit elders and healers Louisa and Lisa on the second floor of the inn, on the soft chairs and sofa in the comfortable lounge. After a couple of minutes together, Sunanda and Rishi join us, soon followed by Satish... To my surprise, when I ask them about shamanism and the Inuit spiritual traditions, Louisa responds with a question: “Have you accepted Jesus into your life?”

Christianity has had a nice run for about 1900 years. But, U.S. conservative politics notwithstanding, it has run its course. And over the long haul Christianity has done more harm than good, particularly among indigenous people such as Canada's Inuit, who have been on the receiving end of centuries of forced conversions by missionaries who allegedly represent "civilization".

Patria is proud to be non-Christian. The Inner Realm is a place where Hindus, Pagans, New Agers, and of course Atheists/Agnostics may practice their religion (or lack of one) free from Bible-toting social conservatives.

Parvati's North Pole Journey, Part 2

GREEN MESSAGE FABRIC

"After about fifteen minutes on the gravel road driving out of Resolute Bay in Meghan’s dusty, grey van, we arrive at the ice on shore of the Arctic Ocean. Rishi jumps out of the warmth of the vehicle and into the harsh wind, video camera in hand, as Meghan, Sunanda and I step onto the rocky beach, each taking a piece of Satish’s long, green, silk fabric. Satish Sikha has traveled for the past two years and nine months all around the world collecting ecological messages from dignitaries, politicians, scientists and movie stars who signed this piece of eco-silk I now have in my hand..."

Parvati shares more experiences at the top of the world, unrolling Satish's giant green eco-silk banner and dropping in on a classroom of Inuit school kids.

Parvati Devi: North Pole Blog: Day Two, Part Two - Resolute, wit...

Patria is on blip.fm

Well it's not exactly Akashvani-Ramrajya (Radio Patria) per se, but the owner of this here blog is now a DJ on Blip. Click and listen. Some of Patria's favorite songs will be shared on Blip.

Note that the .fm in the URL (http://blip.fm/Keval) does not necessarily mean that the site is hosted on a server in the Federation of Micronesia.

Princeton University Band plays Patria's national anthem

It begins at 1:12 of this video clip, following some prayers by Princeton's gang of Chabad Lubavitchers.