I've been reading Murray Bookchin. AK Press had a damaged copy of one of my books, and I was all over that. Reading digitally is really hard for me, so I save that for things that are only digital (like fanfiction I like or online zines), and try to get it in print for most other things.

Right now I'm reading about the history of communes (it's one of the chapters in the book I'm reading of his), and a hell of a lot of European history was actually cities made of neighborhood communes. And they sure don't teach that in history.

There's also lots of different ways of how these communes functioned politically, and all the experiments that were happening. That's just the European sector of the world though.

Lots more experiments with commune-like societies within the Africa, Americas, and Eastern world -- I'd like to see more books covering the rise and fall of all their city and society experiments.

I think what we need to rid ourselves of is this idea that there is a "march of progress." No. History is a messy, overlapping series of humans getting together in an infinite variety of ways, exploring ways of being together and organizing, and there is no one path that leads toward the "optimal form of society" as that assumes this capitalist hellscape is the end result of it all, when it most certainly is NOT. It's just another tangle in the vast web of humanity, and a tangle that's gotten so big that it's choking humanity. We'll need to cut that tangle out entirely and weave in a new way of being.

Anyway, not sure if that metaphors made sense. I'm having a heavy pain and fatigue day so my thoughts is more muddled than usual.

#CommunalLiving #Communes #Bookchin #history #organizing

In this stage of spring, the morning after the first quarter moon, I'd like to do some sharing on action and intention and how that's manifesting here at Rancho de la Liberta. I expect this to also become a thread of updates for anyone interested in seeing our progress.

Intention: Rancho de la Liberta is a space for spiritual awakening and connection, ecological and personal regeneration, the land thriving as we do - we seek shared growth, symbiosis. A few weeks ago that was only a goal - now, we're seeing it become a reality.

Action: Our equinox party was profound - a collection of individuals with love to share engaging in individual *and* collective spiritual journeys, breathing the wind, dancing, stargazing, speaking questions and sharing answers. Everyone who was here really needed and wanted to be here, and that was incredibly eye opening.
I then held a friend in ceremony just before the first quarter. He's been on a pilgrimage: he flew to Jordan just after visiting California for the first time almost exactly a year ago and being with us for our wedding. And then he came back, a full cycle later, knowing the questions and partaking of the flesh of the gods for his answers. To be able to faciliate this journey was an incredible honor.
This week I'm preparing to share a little bit of my individual soul with the world, next we make a plan to move forward with our vision.

#RanchoDeLaLiberta #Mojave #Homesteading #SpiritualAwakening #Commune #CommunalLiving #Permaculture #RegenerativeLiving

Late afternoon typesetting… with a friend snoozing above me on top of the wall.

(At least I haven’t seen a mouse in quite a while.)

#CommunityPrintShop
#CountryLiving #CommunalLiving #BlackRatSnake #ThereIsRoomInTheInn #Letterpress #Type

Communal living seems to be very appealing to a lot of folks on Mastodon (myself included.) But starting a commune or intentional living community is hard without the right resources.

Thankfully, plenty of intentional living communities already exist, so you don't necessarily have to start from scratch. You can take steps to join an existing one.

There's even a database of intentional communities, so you can see which ones are seeking new members and which would be the best fit for your needs and values! I've linked the database below.

And, of course, vet any community that you decide to visit or join. Be safe, friends. 💕

https://www.ic.org/directory/

#commune #CommunalLiving #IntentionalCommunity #EcoVillage

Kinda cool 😎

#Indigenous #CommunalLiving #Māori #Papakainga #Aotearoa

https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/130647895/high-hopes-for-vertical-papakinga-multilevel-mori-villages?s=09

boosts appreciated! can anyone recommend any practical #books about collective living for someone new to it? housing co-ops, communal living, and the like!

#coliving #housingcoop #communalliving

To live the impossible dream: an introduction to ACitN
Warren Draper delves into the thinking behind ambitious anarchist project A Commune in the North (ACitN).

It would be hard for anyone who has been involved with anarchism, cooperatives or radical ecology over the last three decades not to have come across the legend that i
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/05/18/to-live-the-impossible-dream-an-introduction-to-acitn/
#communalliving #Lancashire #RadicalRoutes #WarrenDraper #Yorkshire