Olox: A Creative Collaboration between Zarina Kopyrina and Andreas Jones
They combine old-style folk music and throat-singing with contemporary electronic tracks and Zarina’s unique ability to imitate any animal.
They combine old-style folk music and throat-singing with contemporary electronic tracks and Zarina’s unique ability to imitate any animal.
A lot of humans need crisis in order to evolve. 99 percent of the world is not aware of how much things are going to shift [in the near future]. But there’s an opportunity for what I call the full-spectrum economy, for people to come together.
Like the mesmerizing Laganja herself, the emblem is a symbolic representation of being under the female influence, of accepting an invitation of sorts to consider how femininity, and the myriad of ways it shows up in the world, influences our collective experience with the plant.
His work reminds us that each living creature is distinctly unique yet entwined in each other’s destinies. This intrinsic message in his creations is a reminder of the interconnectivity between all things and the responsibility we have in caring for one another and all of life.
Since the era of its inception with Louis Armstrong’s “vipers” and the mix of cannabis with jazz, to the political fight that is still going on today, history makes little to no mention of what black women were doing during these times.
This isn’t simply a mantra for her, but a way of life ingrained in Native American culture that goes a long way toward explaining the primordial bond between humanity, Earth, Spirit and all beings.
We begin our conversation and she speaks with an ease reminiscent of catching up with an old friend, not one of the first female presidents of a publicly-traded, globally-distributed, OG cannabis company.
There are some who see the connection between Hiphop and the ancient cultures of its creators; the pulsating energies of native spirituality, West African mysticism and infusions of Eastern teachings.
o, did you know that the opportunities for women in are exploding? Thus, the green frontiers of the magical plant are the most exciting Wonderland of all. Here are the Alices, the marvelous minds, spearheading the discoveries about to change our world as we know it.
The ingrained critical thinking skills and deep cultural analysis that were part and parcel of ‘political education’ aspects of Black Panther training; looking for the bigger picture and the story behind the appearances of what we see.
Sharing cannabis was the first bridge between the brothers. They started smoking together, which allowed them to experience vulnerabilities together.
When you are a part of the inferior percentage, as I am, you are taught early in life that if you want to have a chance to succeed you must learn how to bleach your darkness
It is really important that I know everything I’m putting into my body since a lot isn’t known about the disease and what makes it tick. That necessity grew into a passion that I never knew I had
The breakdown of the numerous stimulus packages introduced to support those most effected by the economic ripples of COVID-19, are all critical in being understood – so why has it taken Australia so long to get its messaging right