Manager of the Nature Channel and our number six ranked member, Arvana has been hanging out on Videosift for a relatively short time but has managed to make quite an impact both with his video contributions and the unique approach to life which he offers through his comments. He has also offered some great advice for wanna-be top members on how to make a similar rise through the ranks.

The Sift could not be called a spiritual haven and yet within its denizens, lurk some of the most refreshingly spiritual people I've encountered on the internet, including Arvana himself.

What exactly do I mean by spiritual? Well, for me, it means being interested in exploring those eternal questions like "Who am I? Why am I here?". It is being willing to expose our shadow selves to the full light. It is recognising the patterns of one's life as having parallels to events of the world, both natural and human. It is seeking inspiration from nature and the earth and feeling a deep reverence for it.

It's also setting the goal of experiencing full consciousness.

I could go on, but here is Arvana's description of what consciousness is, just to kick the theme of this interview off:


Arvana: Well the Arvana theory of consciousness goes like this: All things have inherent consciousness just as much as physical structure, and that consciousness is not separate from all other consciousnesses. Only our egos divide us from the universal consciousness and the spiritual path is to dissolve our egos so that we can rejoin the collective.
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I had the pleasure of talking with Fedquip a few weeks ago and was pleased to learn a little more about our current number five member, than what I could only discern from posted comments and videos. The conversation took some unusual turns, which I’m sure you will agree, made for pretty entertaining conversation.

In a nutshell, Fedquip lives on Vancouver Island, works from home, rarely goes out and lives off fried rice. For anyone who can relate to this simplistic summary of the man, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the following read:

When I asked if he cooked his own fried rice, he had this to offer:

Fedquip: No, I don't cook at all. A childhood incident scared me from entering kitchens...my lovely girlfriend enjoys cooking and I won't ever stop her.

Persephone: Does your fear of kitchens include cleaning them? What happened when you were a kid?
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