Richard Viker
Father, grandfather, writer, musician, yoga teacher, psychodramatist and long time student of consciousness. Oslo 🇳🇴 with my wonderful Mari. I write mostly in English. Left leaning. Green values.
- "And one’s soul, Platero, feels like the true queen of what it possesses by virtue of its feelings, of the large healthy body of nature, which, when respected, gives the man who deserves it the submissive spectacle of its resplendent, eternal beauty." #animism #NewAni
- Hey there Ferula ammoniacum. I'm sure you wonder how you ended up in a pot on my balcony. Well, you tell me. Your name is from the temple of Jupiter Ammon in ancient Libya. You are the source of persian ammoniacum. You were mentioned in Dioscorides. One would think you should know. #animism #NewAni
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- Fra hva jeg har lest er fuglefjær overraskende rene.
- "The budgerigar reminds us that even the most unassuming creature bears the sacred imprint of the Divine. Franciscan spirituality calls us to recognise the presence of God in all things, especially in those who are small, vulnerable, or marginalised." #Christian #animism #NewAni
- This is true even today through its continuations. Yes, I'm talking to you, crazy romans! Empire is the enemy! #animism #NewAni
- “They have pillaged the world… They plunder, they butcher, they ravish, & call it by the lying name of ‘empire’. They make a desert & they call it ‘peace’.” —Calgacus – history’s first named Caledonian – describes the Romans. Quoted in the LIFE of Agricola, by Tacitus (c.56–120 CE) #WyrdWednesday
- "Indigenous people recognize that the health of the land is the health of the people. Speaking Inuktitut at home and in my community reinforced the critical connection of language to identity, culture and to the land." #animism #NewAni
- Mary Simon, Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, tells us what an Arctic fox has in common with a diplomat and why Indigenous knowledge is key to successful climate initiatives. thenarwhal.ca/moose-questi...
- “We are the universe reflecting on itself.” Thomas Berry A reminder that consciousness is not separate from nature— it is nature, becoming aware. What happens when we live as if this were true? #ThomasBerry #ReligionAndEcology #EcoTheology #YaleForum
- He stands closer to the ocean than any of his kind. The salty winter storms twist and turn his branches and keep him huddled behind his rock. In the old norse tongue I call him Konungr Hafgaldrs, the King of the Sea Magic. #animism #NewAni #oaks
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- Hadde denne stormen vært i Nordnorge hadde vi ikke hørt om noe annet! 🫤
- Returning home after the sacrifice. The sun breaking through. The 4 sisters. I remember them from my childhood. Walking past them with my mother and grandmother. The wind through the pine needles. #animism #NewAni
- Hahaha, I didn't know this.
- "Humanity must stop seeing itself as separate from, and superior to, nature." One of 5 deep changes from The Theory of Deep Change (ToDC) is realigning with nature. Animism IMO may be the method to achieve this in practice. #animism #NewAni unu.edu/ehs/press-re...
- "...the political potential of collectively embracing eco-anxiety."
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- Jeg vet ikke om jeg skjønner hva du er uenig i. Jeg tenkte noe i retning av 'pre-rational - rational - trans-rational'. Man må bli voksen for å kunne bli et barn igjen. Man må sosialiseres for å avsosialiseres. Være fortapt for å kunne reddes av kjærligheten.
- My family's cabin is built on an old sandy seabed. The ocean still echoes in the landscape. One day it will reclaim its lands. It's part of a national park now. Something I'm proud of having contributed to together with my brother. Ytre Hvaler nasjonalpark 📷: Me #animism #NewAni
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- Men er det ikke slik at man må bli voksen for å komme til denne innsikten? At det er forskjell på barnslig og barnlig?
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- In Norwegian spider is called 'edderkopp'.
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- That book has been a great inspiration for many 👍
- "We are obstructed from seeing how the natural environment is the very stage on which our lives play out. Without the conditions that arise from our environment, nothing whatsoever can take place." #animism #NewAni justdharma.org/our-intimate...
- ❤️ "...we counter their apocalyptic narratives with a far better story about how to survive the hard times ahead without leaving anyone behind (...) This basic sentiment, of course, is not new. It is central to Indigenous cosmologies, and it lies at the heart of animism." #animism #NewAni
- THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social. The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
- Hail Great Mother of All! (Or at least the Great Aunt of All) Lucy the australopithecine. I propose a global memorial day for her and all our common human and non-human ancestors. 📷: Me #animism #NewAni #LosAncestros
- Århundrets norsk film-idé
- Such a great loss. We were going to see them in may here in Oslo. He was a great guitarist but also had the coolest voice in rock music IMO ❤️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
- We are immersed in dreams and visions, liminal states of consciousness and weird coincidence. We base our decisions on stories and myth, yet we build our world as if we are purely rational beings. We're not. It's time to include our naturalness. #animism #NewAni
- "I stedet for å utvikle oljenæringen, må vi satse tungt på å skape en utslippsfri økonomi og sette velferd foran vekst. Slik kan vi både skape et mer rettferdig og bærekraftig samfunn, og hindre de høyrepopulistiske kaoskreftene i å sette dagsorden."
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- Great, I'll do that! Yes, I would like to be on the list 👍
- Underteksten på Grorud er tydelig. The subtext is clear, it is spring ❤️
- Today I wonder. What do they see? What runes are they carving on the trunk of the world tree? #animism #NewAni #Norns
- There is not much room for going-ons in inner space these days, it feels, while strange things are happening in the world. Yet inner space is what is beeing affected the most. I try to pay attention to that. Maybe something inside is being borne. #animism #NewAni 📷: Mari
- According to the landscape there is nothing to worry about. Nature is always victorious. I try too sink into it but frankly, it looks like I've been doomscrolling too much 🙄 📷: Mari #animism #NewAni
- 📷: Me
- "When fascism rises, and some young people are drawn into its orbit, because everyone from Jordan Peterson to Andrew Tate has figured out how to exploit resentment at the failures of capitalism," www.patreon.com/posts/125856...
- "When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty. He also sees a scar cut deep into the heart of the universe." #animism #NewAni apnews.com/article/azil...
- "Charlotte, 13, who built a nearly 10,000-piece Titanic Lego set (..) flagged a lack of binoculars among the lookouts, as well as the hard turn that caused a larger gash to the ship’s starboard hull that may have resulted from hitting the iceberg head-on, she said." 10bmnews.com/2025/04/why-...
- If you’re interested in the modern roots of #magic #witchcraft #paganism #animism #NewAni this is for you
