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"Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thought nor measure words, but pouring out them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away." - Shoshone |
Communities - Individual
Arcosanti - Suburban sprawl, spreading across the landscape, causes enormous waste, frustration and long-term costs by depleting land and resources. Dependancy on the automobile intensifies these problems, while increasing pollution, congestion, and social isolation. Arcosanti hopes to address these issues by building a three-dimensional, pedestrian-oriented city. Because this plan eliminates suburban sprawl, both the urban and natural environments should keep their integrity and thrive.Asatru Folk Assembly - The Asatru Folk Assembly has a mission: to call the sons and daughters of Europe back to their native spirituality and to the tribes which are their birthright.
All indigenous or "pagan" religions spring from the soul of a particular people. The religion of the Sioux comes from the depths of the collective Sioux experience - not just as it is today, but as it has been from the beginning. The Sioux religion is not separable from the people, and has no meaning apart from them. The same may be said of indigenous African religions, the tribal religions of Asia - and the native religions of Europe, as well.
Men and women of European descent were torn from the bosoms of their tribes more than a thousand years ago. The Alemanni, the Cherusci, and the Iceni are no more. The man and woman on the street have forgotten that we were as tribal as the Comanche, the Zulu, and the Mandingo. This ignorance, however, has not kept us from suffering from the loss of our ancient ways. It is time to rebuild the tribal structures that nurtured us for thousands of years, time to find community with kin.
Dragonvale - Have you ever wanted to wake up in the morning without stress, and eager to start the day, and to really enjoy the way you make a living? Do you want to live a life full of magic, wonder, joy?
If you've said yes to any or all of these questions, then perhaps Dragonvale is what you seek.
Dragonvale is a dream to create a self-sufficient, sustainable community that earns its living by teaching through entertainment. Our goal is to set up our community to be a full-time fantasy/celtic village, with its own architecture, music, and culture. Several times a year, we will hold large festivals which are open to the public and will operate in like a Renaissance Faire, though the detail and participation will be much greater.
So if you are interested in creating a life instead of just earning a living, you should read on.
EarthHaven - Earthaven, a growing neo-tribal ecovillage, is dedicated to caring for people and the Earth by learning, living and demonstrating holistic, sustainable culture. Culture's Edge, our non-profit education center, offers hands-on workshops and programs throughout the year which are integral to the overall vision of Earthaven as a living demonstration ecovillage.
Earthlands - Earthlands is both an educational institution and an Earth-centered community of staff and volunteers that exists to promote and support living and learning in harmony with the Earth and all life. Its programs and services are designed to integrate people's ecological, social, spiritual, economic, and emotional aspects in order to empower all to live more creatively, sustainably, and consciously with the Earth. Earthlands' goal is to connect personal and planetary concerns in order to promote the well-being of both.
EarthSpirit Community, The - EarthSpirit is a non-profit organization providing services to a nationwide network of Pagans and others following an Earth-centered spiritual path. Based in the Boston area, our membership extends across the United States, and also to several other countries.
EcoCity Cleveland - EcoCity Cleveland is the nonprofit organization that promotes ecological design, smart growth, and transportation choices in Northeast Ohio. Through our projects, research, and award-winning publications, we are working to create a metropolitan region that helps people live in greater balance with nature.
Farm, The - Founded in 1971 with a spiritual commitment to simple living and self-reliance, The Farm has pioneered a wide range of social and physical technologies appropriate to low-cost, high satisfaction community living.
Findhorn Foundation, The - The Findhorn Foundation is at the heart of an international community based on spiritual values. It is a place where daily life becomes active service through awareness of ourselves, each other, nature, our environment and our times.
The Findhorn Foundation's origins are in the community established in 1962 by Peter and Eileen Caddy and Dorothy Maclean in a caravan park near the seaside village of Findhorn, Morayshire, in northeast Scotland. They did not intend to start a community here, but were brought together as part of their individual commitment to follow God's will. Each of the founders had followed a disciplined spiritual path for a number of years before continuing their work together at Findhorn.
Milagro/Cohousing Community - The site plan integrates many considerations from economics to ecology to marketing strategy. The magnificent site commands a setting with strong connections to nature and beautiful views of the Catalina and Tucson mountains and the city to the east. The unit sizing and locations are responsive to appropriate appraisal techniques, in response to financing needs. Solar orientation is a primary consideration, so that the sun can be used wisely to reduce energy expenses and facilitate landscape growth. Creating a strong sense of community, for mutually-supportive relationships, is also a primary goal.
Patch Adam and the Gesundheit! Institute - What's Gesundheit! All About? We want to bring fun, friendship and the joy of service back into health care. Please join us. We are working to replace greed and competition with generosity, compassion and interdependence. Because they're healthy and fun, we want to nurture the growth of grassroots, neighborly mutual support and personal activism. We need your help! About The Hospital... As a stimulant to broaden the dialogue on health care delivery, we want to build a hospital/healing community where: All the healing arts will be welcome. All patients will be treated as friends. There will be no charge for health services. No third party reimbursement will be accepted. The health care experience will be infused with fun. No malpractice insurance will be carried by the Institute. The health of the staff will be valued equally with the health of the patients.
Los Angeles EcoVillage - Why an ecovillage in Los Angeles? As Los Angeles continues to expand to accommodate ever larger and more diverse populations, how can we achieve a decent standard of living without sacrificing a better quality of life? What will be the response of political and grass roots leadership as it begins to deeply understand the relationships among environmental, social and economic degradation? How will communities of need respond as their funding gaps grow ever larger? And as more people in less developed areas worldwide aspire to Los Angeles lifestyles, what responsibility will our city take to model living patterns in balance with the planet's life support systems? The L.A. Eco-Village seeks to address these complex issues by demonstrating a different way of being in our city.
Los Horcones: Walden Two - In order to really understand Los Horcones(1) community (which is a very small culture) you do not only need to read about it but also to live and participate in it. What you can read in our home page, is just a very brief description of what Los Horcones community is. It will give you an idea of its supramacrocontingencies(2) or cultural practices (our form of government, family, education, economy, etc.).
(1) The word "horcones" in our name, is the plural of "horcon"which is a bifurcated tree trunk . We use "horcones" as pillars in our buildings.
(2) The behavioral technical term for "cultural practices" is "supramacrocontingency".
Rewild.org - We are forming an intentional community focused on rewilding. Our passion lies in living simply and forming a close, unmediated relationship with the Earth. This will be a garden, pet, livestock, drug, alcohol & electricity-free environment. We want to find a piece of land, live on it with a group of people and become a clan of hunter/gatherers. We want to know if it's still possible to get there in a single lifetime. We want to see if we've been hypnotized for too long. It is our goal to eventually sustain ourselves entirely (food, clothing shelter, tools) with materials we harvest from the wild. We want others with the same desires and visions to join us. We don't want this project to be solely "ours".
Communities - Network
Ecovillages/The Global Village Network - The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is a grassroots non-profit organization that links together a highly diverse worldwide movement of autonomous ecovillages and related projects.Intentional Communities Web - The Fellowship for Intentional Community nurtures connections and cooperation among communitarians and their friends. We provide publications, referrals, support services, and sharing opportunities for a wide range of intentional communities, cohousing groups, ecovillages, community networks, support organizations, and people seeking a home in community.
Sustainable Communities Network - Imagine what a safe, livable, healthy community might look like. Around the country citizens are coming together to create a vision of what their community might be and to develop steps toward making these visions come true. Alternatively called "healthy," livable" or sustainable communities, these efforts are integrative, inclusive and participatory. In many communities -- large and small, rural and urban -- issues are being addressed in an interconnected manner. They are demonstrating how innovative strategies can produce communities that are more environmentally sound, economically prosperous, and socially equitable.
Communities - Resources
Center for a New American Dream - The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice.Love, Community and Human Evolution - Love Community and Human Evolution is devoted to the philosophical and practical aspects of creating a culture based on love, trust, partnership - and free of violence, fear and repression - a world that honors the curiosities and inner wisdom of the person, and sees each one of us as contributors, through our interests and passions, to the growth and evolution of the planet.
Pathways Institute - Mystery Schools of current and ancient traditions are for those who want to undertake an initiatory path of spiritual awakening. Mystery Schools ask us to respond to the highest call - the call to consciousness, the call to enter life fully, with devotion, and to serve it unconditionally. This path brings us into the deepest sense of union and connection... empowering us to live our ordinary lives in extraordinary ways: as teachers, as priests, as initiates, as humans.
The school educates and develops the initiate in both the personal and archetypal realms. This makes intuition, insight, clarity and wisdom available. Through this education, both the literal and symbolic realms become more accessible.
Permaculture.org.au - Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. It is also the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural ecosystems.
The Permaculture Research Institute (PRI), headed by Geoff Lawton, is a non-profit organisation involved in global networking and practical training of environmental activists. It offers solutions to local and global ecological problems, and has an innovative farm design in progress. The Institute is also involved in design and consultancy work, and actively supports several aid projects around the world.