Kelton Bonham

Those great hopes, friends, are what I live for. It takes a conscious, committed, evolving, willing Fool, like me, to hold space for the totally realistic possibility of the redemption, healing and empowering of Humanity and Mother Earth. That may sound strange. But those are my clear words and that's who I am. I am a warrior, a lover, a magician and king, walking the path of the Fool, in love with humans and Mother Earth.

A psychedelic relic, living simply on low income on the semi-rural Mendocino Coast is my cover. Street Elder has been my job these last seven years. I have personal equity with the people of the street, the people I've lived with and the respect of older and younger men from all professions through my work with The Circle of Men, and with the people in public through my dealings on the coast for 25 years.

I lived in Germany for 21 years and was blessed to be expanded greatly by integrating and learning from the basic tripod of their language, culture and mentality. It was such a great privilege and greatly enriched my life.

I've left all my material equity and much else, except what I could carry in two bags already four times. I've done more jobs than I can remember or list. Every seven years, whatever I haven't learned and changed for that period comes all at once and in any case I go through a seven year "crisis" of change. Facing fear and death, as I have learned with fellow Vietnam Vets can become addictive. What I fear most is not being authentic and giving of what I have become.

In other words, when somewhere in the Chiricahua "Night of Fear" ceremony, I discovered that my deepest fear is being who I really am. I can never achieve freedom without facing and overcoming that fear.

I wish I had the luxury of studying each and every one of your bios and meeting as many as possible. In spite of being born a traditional Cancer mama's boy, I have lived a nomad life and learned from anything and everyone. It's my fate. I walk the path of the Fool.

The redemption of the Con Man is a healer who tricks people into their own truth.

Every one of us is precious, divine territory. Every one of us has our own little piece of the puzzle. Love is the answer. I think each one of us carries secret burdens and face challenge or limitations that others don’t know. I think most of us genuinely want to be the best we can.

How can I share?