[uchetrip]

hi, ok just a thought, is anyone else here looking for a physical community of like-minded folks to team up with and create a sustainable community?
i am sure you are all aware that knowing what we know here from dw makes us quite odd out here in the rest of the world. i am looking for, or going to create a place out here to be in physical contact with a community. a terra-ark if you will.
location is still wide open, any ideas?

[mikefertynnz]

on the one hand that has always seemed a great idea. but on the other it has always felt like yet another level of separation. this world is one system and in ways the concept of forming a separate society resembles desertion in the face of adversity.

recently david blogged on piles of sand, and how one grain might be the major influence upon the ending form of a shifting pile of sand.

if you have moved your pile of sand somewhere else, can you do anything about the rest the beach?

as wanderers upon the beach we are embedded. we hold the light and form for the moment this sand pile goes into collapse. then, perhaps, if we are well placed, we can use that moment of chaos to create that society you speak of. only not separate from this collapsing society, but rather out of all that is of worth that remains from the lessons of the catalyst of the collapse of this pile of sand, a mere perturbation, just a distortion in the pure field of mind.

so, my idea of the terra-ark location is everywhere!

love, blessings, and abundance,

frank-o

[ffdfriendforurr]

would love to do this - but where are you located?
if you are in australia - great - if not, please migrate!
with love,
kathy
...and if there are some other aussies here who are interested - please contact me.

[LoloLibia]

i too would love to have a physical place to share our thoughts and feelings together. i do understand the problems associated with group living.

as i sit here and write this, i wonder how the people before us felt as they decided to start a new colony away from the masses.

i was once told that there is no problem that can not be solved, given enough time and effort. i agree that we are all wanderers and we have much left to explore.

[angeldimmon]

i very much want to seek a small group of like minded individuals. i have looked closely at vilcabamba, ecuador.

[Eagevawax]

yeah, nelson- whatever, man- send me a tee shirt, eh?

a friend, and activist from norway is working towards the establishment of centers, around the planet to work towards peaceful coexistance. the locations willl be chosen for maximum effect, grid-speaking, and such. i will be hosting preliminary meetings in the near future, at my resdence, to discuss n.america locations. broken backs tend to slow ya down, so a few volunteers may speed-up the process. if interested, i don't put my phone # on my signiture line because i'm shy.

bob

[uchetrip]

i do agree that it has to be everywhere, but perhaps we can be a single grain of sand that clears the path for others to follow. that is my hope. i also do not intend to 'disappear', rather to step outside of the chaos and crisis that fills the world. it is my intention to sail an ark through turbulent times providing others with light in an otherwise dark existence.
we are actively seeking a location. i have received much guidance leading me to the western us mountains. i believe that there are others around the world feeling the same pull to do such a thing. please do not ignore that inner voice.
i have actually left pretty much everything we had to go do this. i have been shown that the time is now.
to leave the us is not impossible, however, i feel strongly that my place is here. we are scattered for a reason. there must be safe havens worldwide for others that will come.
my covered wagon has become a dodge caravan, lol

[MasTaBlau]

hi, folks.
i can share how went about this: i went to physical locactions thread here in general discussions, i searched through the cities people post there, then i sent private message to one guy i found nearby - and as a result we are meeting later this week, which i'm very excited about.
it's true that there is hunger for "real contact" not virtual online discussions - i personally feel that hunger very much.

love to all
deambor

[Wezfyowk]

i have been interacting with a lot of different groups since 1987 and have not yet found a group interest that would actually organize a land based sharing initiative in my area in alberta, canada. i have witnessed a certain materialistic myopic mindset operating here that seems to ignore the big picture to a greater or lesser extent and is intent on continuing to operate in an old paradigm, whose time has past. at this point in time, i am still open to the possibility of community happening and i hold this intention. what is unclear to me, is what form it will take. so if you have any ideas folks please come forward and lets discuss them.

[uchetrip]

my 'picture' of community is one that has a diverse group living in close proximity to one another. this 'community' helps each other, build, plant, harvest and socialize much like the amish without the religion or lack of modern amenities. each is free to be whatever they are, just willing to be available to help each other with what needs helping. maybe one family gardens while another makes firewood. one family has cows and someone else keeps chickens. there can be a barter or all can participate equally. i don't think it should be rigid, it should flow and flux like life itself. if all are sto no one would be slacking, and the group could enjoy much prosperity and joy.

the upcoming changes will be significant. i think that a certain survivalist mindset is necessary. i don't think anyone should be afraid, just prepared to be totally self contained should the need arise. meanwhile, the benefit of close friendly neighbors that have some clue about what is really happening can provide an accepting social circle.

these are some thoughts off the top of my head, perhaps others have better ideas?

[SweetCaroline]

sounds a bit like harry potter to me?

i'm sure it would be a nice sort of place to go and chill for a while but i probably wouldn't want to live there permanently.

peace .

[ffdfriendforurr]

dear all,

it's been a while since we talked about this - don't know about anyone else but the goal posts have just kept moving for me - one minute i want to move, the next i want to just stay where i am and be a hermit...now the energy has shifted again and i definitely want to go...and guess what? as soon as i started putting my intention out there the perfect property came to my attention! it is a small farm with a community where everyone helps everyone and contributes their talents for the common good - it is absolutely beautiful and wonderful - but, also, guess what? i am the only one in my family who wants to go live there!

so what happens now? i would really appreciate your advice and ideas here...i cannot afford to buy it on my own but i feel so sure it is where i belong. the law of attraction says that this will all happen if i have the correct mindset and emotional response etc etc - but i get the feeling that there is more to it than that now - and that i should know how it's all going to work but i don't. i have meditated and have a feeling of peace and 'right direction' about it but no actual instructions about where to go from here.

i have contacted the owners and have lots of information and photos and have told them about myself and my family and how i see us contributing to the community etc.
but i don't know what else i can do as far as taking action goes - or do i just let it go now as my heartfelt intention?

all i know is that my whole life i have gone along with everyone else's wants and needs because i don't know how to do anything else - i don't resent anything i have ever given any single soul - however i feel i have given this part of my life enough of my energy and i want to be and do other things, to share and to grow into my power and truly be me and not just someone's wife, mother, daughter child carer etc.

if any of you can relate to my dilemma or have any suggestions about what i can do now, please help me work through this.

thank you my friends and other selves.
with love,
kathy

[Wezfyowk]

across time communities have been spawned as a consequence of some social upheaval taking place that produces offshoots in some form or another. in some causes groups pick up and move across oceans to resettle elsewhere as did the early colonists that settled in canada and u.s. some cultural values are carried forward and usually reconstitute around core values that are fleshed out over time, from a few vision holders, that set the tone for its unfolding. in alberta, we have hutterite colonies that have successfully created a niche that has been sustained over time.most of of the institutions that have evolved over the past two thousand years have been patriarchal/hierarchical top down structures such as the current corporation models.in these structures power flows down from the top and not upward. it becomes obvious in looking at this, that without balance this type of formation produces a good number of disintegrative effects on people and the greater environment. just look the deforestation in places such as brazil to see a current example of this mindset at work. so i think a blend of patriarchial and matriarchial values have to come together in harmony inside communities if they are to sustain themselves internally and externally in concert with the gaian matrix of life.

[uchetrip]

the idea of a "team" of friends with (or to) whom to bug out, survive, etc. is looking better and better. some of the team could take on the task of keeping a home maintained (even a camp-type facility), looking after kids, providing base security, etc. others could be foraging for supplies, trading, etc. still others could be earning a living for the whole team with their skills. in this way, we'd all contribute to our mutual survival and security in the medium to long term. life might be a lot less comfortable than prior to the disaster, but hey - we'd still have a life! this bears thinking about, and i might just have to start building "team relationships" with nearby people of like mind!

found in an email from a katrina survivor....

[drugsprevi]

i would say a big yes to this idea of a like minded community. i think i would be a whole lot happier with people who understood a little of where i was coming from around me!

[GinaIsWild]

it's really easy to try to make a big consciousness community but to be honest, if you're one to feel strongly about conspiracy theories it's only a matter of time before you'll be marginalizing new connections.

why not start some cohousing communities? it's easily the best happiest mediums - you could have a co-op/cohousing facility with studios, workshops, and farmland. there's loads of cheap land and building moving companies that can move houses and buildings off of land for companies and property owners cheaper than it costs to demolish them

if you're concerned with people getting in your business then it may be best not to give people a reason to...but if you act accordingly it may be attracted to you...that's a bit of a sticky issue that i don't intend to stick out - as i only hope that any organization is a seamless one (and doesn't stick out like an ill-tailored pants crotch)

as we share our knowledge and experiences with friends, connect in the world, and meet other small units we will make really strong bonds and vacations/trips will have a higher purpose.

it's all about synthesis and inclusion. any time we blindly try to buck a force our own weaknesses have a propensity to overcome those around us if allowed to fester.

i hope people find positive ways to come together and that this community works together for it. otherwise it'll be nothing more than a website.

[bebeacc]

its cool to have meetings once in awhile with people who share the same interest and ideas. does anyone want to start meetings nj/nyc?

[prearpaccew]

in the words of ra via david wilcock: "now is not the time to go live in a cave and seek enlightenment"

we are far more valuable in the "real world" (understand i use that loosly) as opposed to a seperated, quasi-utopian community. the time for that will come when it comes.

until then the greatest service is attained by uplifting the vibrations of those around you who would otherwise be carrying a less than harmonious one.

continue spiraling ever upwards,
austin

[Sopsneork]

i strongly recommend anyone that has the inkling to live of the land in small communities to look towards anastasia of russia.

[k5wTvu9f]

this is my first post here, but i wanted to say that forming communities of like mind is a very positive thing because we could set the stage for how the new paradigm of life could very well look like. i believe that when people who share a common vision come to live together, their collective energy field grow stronger and amplifies itself to influence others who are "on the verge" of following a similiar type path. i don't think it's "escaping" but a way of "regrouping" to re-gather our sanity in an utterly insane culture that basically forbids spiritual consciousness from flowering. i think it's a great idea and i also have a strong affinity for the western mountains in the u.s. i'm currently on the east coast but have no problem at all relocating out west. if you so feel the inclination, please get in touch.
newearthdawn@hotmail.com
-whitewolf