There is often a feeling of belonging somehow as you walk down the streets here in the Haight-Ashbury, a sense of connection to an energy still lingering from the light that lit the ’60s — much of which slipped over to the dark side for a spell. But now, here in 2017, economic and political uncertainties and a radical need to take care of our planet have inspired a newfound rumbling of community, an awakening within people, a pressing need for everyone to truly embrace our freedom of individuality in today’s divided world.
Many of the old structures are crumbling, or already have. This paradigm shift is inspiring a radical need to follow our own path, discover clarity and vision — a devotion to truth. Much like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz meets Alice down the Rabbit Hole, we’re being summoned by a dream, a calling to move from black and white into color toward a rainbow of freaks, friends and family all over the world. We are (hopefully) coming to the realization that there really is no place like Home — no matter where you are on this beautiful planet of ours.
As LSD guru Timothy Leary once told me in the early ’90s:
“Intelligence is the ability to see the relationship between things …”
Indeed, here at Haight Street Voice, we do believe that our intellectual (r)evolution is about the ability to see the relationship between things, and doing everything we can to strengthen and nurture our relationships to everything — and everyone. Community is more important today than possibly ever in the history of this country, let alone our global community. This reality is why this magazine got born. If there were ever a time when we wold have cosmic permission and poetic license to deliver our stories — it’s now.
It is our hope to give you local attention with a global perspective, a voice of the people for the people. In “Street Person Spotlight” Stryder kindly suggests that the Haight Street Voice is “changing the world — one page at a time.”
Feed Your Head, People …
