"Activism without magic is doomed." - Caroline Casey
	Welcome to Healing Dick My name is Michael Brownstein. I'm a poet and novelist, also trained in shamanic work. Recently I've been drumming to heal Dick Cheney's heart. Heal my heart, heal your heart too.
	I don't have to explain why I chose Mr. Dick, do I? With his twisted, downturned mouth, his ailing heart. Dick Cheney, embodiment of our rampaging American male member. Casting its engorged shadow across the landscape. Dysfunctional appendage running wild, starting war after war around the planet, plundering ecosystems, lost in a game of murderous one-upmanship with its identical swollen enemies. But Dick can change, he can heal. He's our sociopathic brother, he's not to blame. We heal ourselves. We all need help. We need a push. When we drum the spirits are listening. When we drum we open a door. It's up to Dick to walk through that door. Cause Dick is America, America is Dick.
	Watch the streaming video of a session to heal Dick's heart. And join me. Listen to the audio dub version. Read from my newly completed novel, Healing Dick, wherein the real reason for Dick's crazed, planet-threatening behavior is revealed. View excerpts from, World on Fire: full-throated wake-up call, high-beam searchlight aimed at multinational corporations, global justice manifesto. Follow what's being done to New Yorkers in the name of national security. Learn more about shamanism and politics here.
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