Pirate Radio
A poem by Tom Shaw, and an announcement for audio versions of my books
Ahoy there travellers and rogues, critical thinkers, truth seekers, all you disillusioned in droves by lying media speakers. This is your pirate radio and we're taking the airwaves back! You won't hear any fake news here, nor gaslighting nor doom-and-gloom. We've no need for mongering fear, nor anchors who just shout and boom. This is just the information and you do with it as you need. And the media we're playing's not underscored with agendas. No license fee for these hearings, songs without satanic stanzas. This is just the inspiration and you do with it as you please. Sing along if you know this one on how we stand in our freedom. Sing! Until the darkness is gone. And smile as you do it, my chum! This is your pirate radio and we're taking the airwaves back!
Pirate Radio ~ A Poem by Tom Shaw
I initially set out to write a piece about the shift from the Age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius, and particularly playing with the idea of moving from a water element to an air element. Technology in particular was on my mind, thanks to a talk at
by Sam X on our language around technology (“cloud storage,” “airdrop” etc) being a reflection of this change.As with so many things in life, the idea of “that was the plan” came into play, and it didn’t quite go that way in the end. Arguably, this final product is both more universal and gave an opportunity to have a lot of fun making the audio version.
My experience with actual pirate radio is limited, minus catching the odd pirate radio station by accident when using FM radios on occasion growing up. But, there is something about the idea of pirate radio and independent media more broadly that goes hand-in-hand with realising a sovereign way of life. I find it curious that Sealand - a micronation initiative which has very much inspired others like Liberland - has operating a pirate radio station from its territory as an important part of its history.
There’s something highly valuable about the shift in the media landscape that has occurred over the years. The rise of independent reporters and news outlets using new technology to bypass the corrupted gatekeepers of news, intent on spinning particular narratives to keep us in a state of fear, is a much-needed development.
To all of those individuals who are bringing truth to the world, and all of you who are supporting their efforts: thank you. You truly are building the systems that make the old ones obsolete, and I salute you for it.
New Year’s Listening
It seemed very fitting to announce that, with the release of this post, all of my poetry books are now available as audiobooks.
Every purchase of the digital copy of my book now comes with the audiobook included at no extra cost. If you’ve previously purchased or received a copy of my book digitally, please get in touch via my website and I can send you one.
You can also listen to them online for free on YouTube and Rumble. Use the button below to check them out:
If you’ve been on the lookout for more of my poetry to experience, I hope this satisfies you.
Thank you all for the support you have shown my work. I hope my poetry has sparked something within you.
With gratitude,
Tom
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Ay.
Ay Pirates, Pirates all,
No fear, no fear,
Give fear a sneer,
Hearty hearts open,
Come near to hear and
I'll too lend you my ear.
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Ahoy there (and here) Tom the Pirate, taking airwaves back, which could be very 'aquarian', because it's a air sign, although it likes to stir ideas in its environment, don't forget it's a 'fixed air' sign and it stirs air to get closer to the ideal that's taking shape in it's mind, besides that, it still has a container filled with Piscian water to bear with 🤔
Whether we have or haven't yet 'arrived' in an era is hard to say, not only because 'there' is no 'we' yet, it's hard to proof when an era transit happens, but our wishful thinking airwaves do have an effect, which I partly enjoy, especially the genuine Pirate (Robin Hood like) ones, and partly hick up, especially the Parrot ones 😝 like 'the cloud' sucking data that potentially blankets our sunlight when 'we' fail to see the ways 'we' hinder healing and the rise of Universal consciousness, like gathering people in the same hierarchical structures we say to run away from, and gladly sing kumbaya around the firepit as long as organizers keep oversight and control.
Keep an eye on the patterns and dynamics in the UK you're disgusted with Tom, they are not gone by walking away, they are reflections of a blind spot and I'm not suggesting to stay either, because travelling does have very beneficial effects in our growth processes, and new places we're attracted to have an influence on a particular lesson life has in store for us, including the historical events in this place before our arrival; the Dutch wave of deceit and violence through former Yugoslavia comes to mind.
I love to pass on some astro-entertainment to you as well, so that you'll get an idea of this lesson. If you fill out your data in astro.com, zoom in and click on the astrocartographic chart, the software will give some clues of what it is you're seeking to know better about yourself in the place you've travelled to.
As a side note, the title and image of your newsletter made me smile, as I'm playing for radio host at the moment, stirring the Scottish airs, and if you want to play for pirate in one of the episodes, you're most welcome 💜 let's bring flow 💦 to those aquarian visions in the air, they can be very enlightening 🎇 especially when they stir anarchic airs that secretly want to fix truth-seekers in outdated community models, nothing changes except leaders faces, and the political patterns of division still manipulate groups of people to keep walking in circles.
With the Sun in Aquarius there's a genuine longing to belong in a group, but it's equally important to honour what's here, i.e. don't compromise what you learned from life Tom, including struggles with family and society.
Love 💜 Pascalle