Intentional Community

I will soon be putting together alot more information here about actually creating an "intentional community". I had alot of information up on an older website awhile back but let it slide away due to in attention and other matters.

However, it's time to put something together. This will be in an effort to create an intentional community of "like-minded" people who will share in resources, labor, funds, ideas, concepts and more.

From alternative building and energy uses and production to foods, herbs and spirituality. A combo group shared living, working, creating, doing and playing.

It will not be a commune, cult or a hide-away separatist kind of thing. It will be a caring for the enviroment and land it comes to be on. A "stewartship" of the place, of nature, and of ourselves.

A place to teach as well as learn in and from. From visitors, interns, semi-perm and perm residents who all share in the "community".

While some will still retain outside employment to some extent, others may find it better to create a "cottage" business run from the community, perhaps even sometimes employing other "members". All will contribute a min. amount of hours to the community in some sort of work...such as in the community kitchen, or home schooling teaching. maybe in the grounds and gardens, and/or in various kinds of "natural" building. Roughly, everyone puts in a few hours a week, maybe 10-20 a month. Actual amount to be determined in some way.

Government would be by consenus...in other words...everyone agrees or it's not done. If one loses out or is disagreement...then it's not doable. This may create a need for "counsels" of "areas" of concern.

Living arrangements would be both mixed/together and separate quarters or abodes for privacy...such as with families. Eating might be done all together or perhaps one meal a day together...or other arrangements...everything would be determined as what works best to all.

More about this latter. if you have links, resources, articles and ideas please email them... E-Mail: knightsintent@aol.com Subject:Essense of Eden

Now Pre-Forming

The Essence-of Eden Intentional Community...watch this space for more information on the formation, areas of interest, set up, points of interest and more.

Send mail to :knightsintent@aol.com subject: Eden Info to be contacted later.

Zen of Stars: Michael St Clair [interesting]

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Karen-Karma

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Zen of Stars: Michael St Clair, Futurist and Visionary

A video interview with Michael St Clair

Montreux, Switzerland, September 2006



Shot, edited and directed by Kerry Cassidy and Bill Ryan

Michael St Clair





Project Camelot had the great pleasure of interviewing Michael St Clair, a reknowned futurist and visionary, at the magical Chateau de Chillon in Montreux. St Clair has written a book called Zen of Stars that addresses the transformations and earth changes which are coming in the next few years.



As he says: "We are psychic beings inhabiting a physical reality." St Clair is a synthesist who covers areas as diverse as astrology, astronomy, cosmology and the evolution of the human soul. Inspired by the work of Krishnamurti, he talks about the future of the planet Earth and our growing awareness that is launching us into an enlightened view of the merging of realities.



His work centers around the notion of the growth of small communities and safe places – where those who wish to ride out the coming years can live true to their ideals while maintaining the calm necessary to be ports of shelter to those around us.











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Intentional communities Intentional Communities on the Web Fellowship for Intentional Community Eco Village Information Service Global Ecovillage Network Ecovillage directory Ecovillage links The School of Living, founded by decentralist philosopher Ralph Borsodi promotes the ideas of decentralist communities and the creation of land trusts for the preservation of open space, agricultural land use and affordable housing The Farm, Steven Gaskin in Tennesee Findhorn Foundation An international spiritual community of about 350 people living, studying and working together in the northeast of Scotland - ecological building Land for People, Not for Profit local food production Renewable Energy & Biological Waste Systems Alpha Farm Community Lost Valley Education Center an emerging eco-village and education center Arcosanti Twin Oaks Community East Wind Community Dancing Rabbit The Federation of Egalitarian Communities - a network of communal groups across North America Sustainable Communities Network Rural Green: A new shade of activism, High Country News The School of Cooperative Individualism

Skills Primitive Living Skills Links Contemporary Living Skills

Land trusts Land Trust Alliance Land trust - is it for you Land Trusts and the 107th Congress Federal Funding for Local Land Conservation Resources for Land Trusts and Publications on taxes, organization Narrow Ridge - Earth literacy Centre - A land trust Community in Tennesse with interests in Environmental programmes, retreats, community, sustainablity and spirituality

Process Listening Circles Co-Intelligence and the Holistic Politics of Community Self-Organization Exploration of interconnectedness The Web of the World Consensus - Nonviolence and Consensus Consensus: A Mini-Guide

Books Books by and about Helen and Scott Nearing The Encyclopedia of Country Living - Carla Emery LIVING ON LESS: An Authoritative Guide To Affordable Food, Fuel, And Shelter - edited by John Vivian, Mother Earth News Original Whole Earth Catalog, Special 30th Anniversary Issue by Stewart Brand (Editor), Peter Warshall (Editor) Three Acres and Liberty, by Bolton Hall 1922 online The Country Housewife's Family Companion, Ellis, William. online with a modern introduction by Malcolm Thick. First published in 1750 Farms of Tomorrow Revisted- Community Supported Farms, Farm Supported Communities, The Wisdom Conservancy The Home Water Supply by Stu Campbell Wells and Septic Systems by Max and Charlotte Alth Secrets of Plant Propagation by Lewis Hill Farmers of Forty Centuries : Or Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea and Japan by F.H. King How to Grow More Vegetables : Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops by John Jeavons Masanobu Fukuoka The Natural Way of Farming The One-Straw Revolution Permaculture: A Designers' Manual by Bill Mollison Stolen Harvest : The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by Vandana Shiva Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana Shiva - A learned, clear and passionately stated objection to the ways in which Western businesses expropriate natural processes and traditional knowledge

Your Foods

To: MagickalLiving@yahoogroups.com
From: "Rosemary"
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:42:38 -0000
Subject: [MagickalLiving] A Good Reason why everyone must start growing there own food now



Hi Everyone *
I have found a site that has a Video ... about why You
must grow your own Organic, Herloom Vegetables & Herbs and why not to
buy your food from the stores and Supermarkets .. this is a Must See
Video!!!!

Please for your Familys and Your Health Please watch this!!AsAp!!!
http://www.geocities.com/thesilversparrow/

and once you've watched this Video here is some really good
Organic and Heirloom seed for Vegitables as well as herbs and Pagan
Herbs too Have you wondered why your getting more allergiys than ever
before .. or why you've gotten sick more than you can remember ..
Please watch this Video to find out why * I wish you all Health and
Wealth in your long years * Blessed Be* The Circle is open but yet
unbroken * Sharon *

sites;
A. Organic Consumers Association;
http://www.organicconsumers.org/index.htm

B. Gardens Alive;
http://www.gardensalive.com/Default.asp?bhcd2=1162095416

1. Seeds of Change; http://www.seedsofchange.com/

2. Sow Organic Seed; http://www.organicseed.com/

3. Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply;
http://www.groworganic.com/default.html

4. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange;
http://www.southernexposure.com/Merchant2/
merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

5. Tomato Growers Supply Company;
http://www.tomatogrowers.com/

6. Underwood Gardens- Heirloom Seeds;
http://underwoodgardens.com/index1.php

7. Adirondack Organic.com
http://adirondackorganic.com

8. The Natural Garden Center;
http://herbalmusings.com/herbal_gardening.htm

9. Alchemy Works: the raw materials of
Magick; http://www.alchemy-works.com/

10. Moon Phases; for gardening by the moon * ;
http://www.stardate.org/nightsky/moon/

11. Herbalism, Medieval, Magickal, and Modern;
http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/herbs.html

12. Herbalism and Herbology;
http://www.tylwythteg.com/herbology.html

13. Organica Seed; http://www.organicaseed.com/?
gclid=CIT98tjPnIgCFR1sWAodKCcyXg

14. National Seed suppliers Search;
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/altseed_search.php

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Got INTENTION?

If you are part of an "intentional community", have articles or links to share regarding anything to do with this line of thinking, then please forward all emails to : knightsintent@aol.com, with the heading: essence of eden.

Thanks

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