<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Engage!]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://engagedharma.net]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Shaun Bartone]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://engagedharma.net/author/onestrawrevolution/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Radical Faeries: Modern Day&nbsp;Siddhas]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>[Developing story: I will be expanding on this article over the next little while, eventually to become part of a book on tantric Buddhism as engaged practice.]</p>
<p>Danielle Levitt, photographer, shot the photos of the Radical Faeries of NYC. Go to Daniell&#8217;s website below to see a video of the faeries he photographed.</p>
<p><a title="Danielle Levitt Radical Faeries NYC" href="http://www.daniellelevitt.com/galleries/27-radical_faeries_nyc" target="_blank">http://www.daniellelevitt.com/galleries/27-radical_faeries_nyc</a></p>
<p>Definitively speaking, The Radical Faeries (also Faeries and Fae) are a loosely-affiliated, worldwide network and counter-cultural movement seeking to reject hetero-imitation and redefine queer identity through spirituality. Figuratively speaking they are a group of the most creative, energetic, and mystical men Danielle has ever had the chance to photograph. Their chameleon aesthetic alone was enough to wow for hours. Couple that with their intensely positive nature, and this shoot was truly one of the most unique of Danielle&#8217;s journey.</p>
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<p><a title="Outcasts as Activists" href="https://www.academia.edu/9208152/Outcastes_as_Activists_A_Tantric_Approach_to_Engaged_Buddhism://" target="_blank">For a description of the history and religious culture of the siddhas, see my early article in Engage! </a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/9208152/Outcastes_as_Activists_A_Tantric_Approach_to_Engaged_Buddhism" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/9208152/Outcastes_as_Activists_A_Tantric_Approach_to_Engaged_Buddhism</a></p>
<p>The Sadhus of India and Nepal are the contemporary siddhas in the Hindu tradition.<br />
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<p>About the Faeries</p>
<p>The faeries are a bunch of fags and other queer folk who are finding ways to know ourselves and each other (same thing) in deeper and deeper ways. We meet in circles and in gatherings and in sanctuaries where we can come to know each other face to face. In our explorations we&#8230;</p>
<p>do rituals<br />
create communities<br />
go to gatherings<br />
do drag<br />
travel<br />
perform<br />
have heart circles<br />
talk<br />
listen<br />
make love<br />
have sex<br />
dance naked<br />
honor our dead<br />
cry<br />
sing<br />
laugh<br />
argue<br />
share visions<br />
search for meaning<br />
care for the sick<br />
protect the earth<br />
sew<br />
cook together<br />
make art<br />
tend gardens<br />
make bonfires<br />
watch the stars<br />
commit heresies<br />
cover each other with mud<br />
exchange frocks and makeup tips<br />
attempt anarchy<br />
help each other out<br />
play</p>
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