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there is a movement to go with
the technique. But .... And it is
a big 'but' that I won't go into
here. Whatever I might feel
about the technique (which, in
 beyond). There are three
common elements that link the
members of this movement.
Firstly, they do not realise they
are part of a movement.
TRUST ME,
I'M A
DOKKER
case you're interested, is that
it is wonderful), I have to admit
that there is no way the TM
movement is ever going to
bring about big changes. I
mean, how many people do
you know who practice TM?
Right.
XIt was only when I had all but
abandoned hope, that I saw
the first glimmer of light. And
where did that glimmer come
from? You've guessed it.
Amsterdam.
XAlways a bit slow on the
uptake, again it took me some
years to realise what was
happening here. But I did
realise. Have realised. And,
what is more, I know what has
to be done (or, at least,
attempted) and I know that
with a bit of help from the
Cosmos and the good people
of Amsterdam, England and
the rest of Europe things can
be moved onwards. But then,
as I have already admitted, I
am a pathetic optimist.
XGagging for an explanation?
XI hope not. But, in case you
haven't gathered what this
manic Englishman is saying, let
me just spell it out for you.
XThe New Age is starting to
happen here. Yes, here. In
Amsterdam. It is in the air and
in the people. And we must not
miss our chance to celebrate
and encourage its appearance.
XIf you are wondering why
here? Why Amsterdam? You
already know. It is, of course,
the dope. So much smoking
going on, so much increased
consciousness being
experienced. And increased
consciousness is increased
consciousness; it really does
not matter a bit from where it
comes. It still contains that
evolutionary impulse that so
delights the Cosmos.
XTake warning, however. The
entire history of the world as
we know it and all the forces
that have supported it for more
than two thousand years are
waiting to crush this
opportunity. Poised above us
like a gigantic foot, they are
waiting to repress the very
dawn we are seeking to
celebrate. And, in life, as we all
know, nothing is inevitable. It is
for us to seize this opportunity,
to try again to bring about the
widespread change in
consciousness that will create
the more benign world we are
all seeking.
XCoffeehouse Culture is one of
the ways in which we will do
that. There is an informal,
almost invisible, movement of
people pursuing increased
consciousness that extends
throughout Europe (and
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 Secondly, their chosen means
of increasing consciousness is
cannabis. And, thirdly, they all
look to Amsterdam as the city
that is showing the world how
to do some of it better.
XCoffeehouse Culture will
provide both a focal point and
a link. What is absent from this
subculture at the moment is
knowledge. These people have
had the experience. What they
need now is some under-
standing of what it means and
how to use it. Coffeehouse
Culture will provide that
understanding and explore
aspects of what follows. It will
not, however, be an educat-
ional publication. No one wants
to be lectured or preached to.
Coffeehouse Culture will get its
message across but never at
the cost of readability or
entertainment. It will contain
stories that everyone who is
into increased consciousness
will want to read. Based on
knowledge drawn from over
thirty years of study.
XAnd here we are, how we got
here.
XIf that sounds like a lot of hot
air, let me offer you some
reassurance. I have always
been a writer and will always
be one. More than that I have
edited high circulation news-
papers and magazines. And
there is more, I have also been
an advertising copywriter and
PR man. (I know. I didn't like it
either. But I did learn a lot
about communicating with
people.) And, finally, I have
been waiting thirty years to
have another chance. So
believe me when I say, I am
not going to miss a trick this
time.
XSo that is how we got here
on the wings of hope and a lot
of manic energy. But now we
are here, we can only hope
that some of you will be
inspired by what we are hoping
to do. For, without your
support, we are already a lost
cause. There is a supreme
opportunity here to take the
world forward on the wave of
consciousness that is already
gathering strength in
Amsterdam. If you can't feel it,
that is only because you have
been too close to it while it
was growing. But believe me, it
is there. Through Coffeehouse
Culture we can give focus to
the consciousness that is
happening in Amsterdam
making it a focal (not to say,
vocal) point for the whole of
the increased consciousness/
cannabis culture.
XSo, dear readers, shall we
dance?
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 he wonderful world of
medicine has a hard
pill to swallow. Fail-
ure. Although medical
knowledge and techniques
move constantly forward,
it becomes increasingly
obvious that allopathic
medicine will never achieve
its goal of conquering ill-
ness. But, then, how could
it? The body is an infinitely
complex and subtle machine
under assault from an infinit-
ely dynamic and flexible
enemy. The illness-specific
approach of allopathic medic-
ine must, inevitably, fail in
its inability to look beyond
the illness at the body as a
whole and at the life surr-
ounding it.
AsAs society has become
disillusioned with the ability
of allopathic medicine to save
us from the ravages of disease
and constantly mutating
viruses, to come up with
anything resembling perfect
health, we have increasingly
turned to alternative medical
systems. And there are so
many. From smells to spells,
from stones to bones, from
flowers to showers (golden),
from herbs to turds and here
we are back at ‘smells’ again.
Animal, vegetable, mineral
and any bizarre combination
between can be applied in the
pursuit of health. And they’re
just the ‘externals’. When you
come to the therapies,
physical and mental, the
disciplines and treatments,
the practices and techniques .
. . . Wow! But Coffeehouse
Culture will clarify this
complex and confusing world.
AsAs we get cellular and ride
the DNA spiral to the very
heart of life itself, we will be
opening up the world of
alternative medicine as never
before. Adding a dynamic new
dimension to the term
‘holistic’, our alternative
health columns will not only
bring body and mind together
in a beautiful synergy but will
also seek to establish good
health in the broader aspects
of life.
AsTo have ‘healthy’ lives --
healthy bodies and minds are
great but if your karma’s shit,
they are only a partial
consolation -- is something we
all want. But that demands
skill in action, successful
relationships, good social
interactions and an
understanding of the
mysterious forces that weave
the patterns in each of our
lives. All these subjects and
more will come within the
ambit of Coffeehouse Culture’s
health columns.
AsSo trust us. Please. We
might not have the medical
training but we are dokkers.
Honest.
MMore from the Dokker in Issue 2
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