Thrutopia

A thrutopia is a story that will help us imagine how we can create a healthy future on this planet, starting from our present time. I am in the process of writing a novel about how it could happen in the place where I live, in New Zealand.  The novel is still in the pipeline. However, … Read more

Listening is key to community

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here is a meditation on listening. wouldn’t the world be great if we all did this the more I listen, the deeper I love. listen ox m 240410 tr ed Can listening heal the world – imagine you’re by the sea – or somewhere you love in nature – and listen – what happens to … Read more

Community Building: Social and Spiritual Permaculture

for Intentional Communities and Transition Towns All of us who create intentional communities hope to build a way of life with values different from our present neoliberal world. This could help us live well into the future and restore the planet – nature, land and people.    Many communities and ecovillages have marvellous permaculture gardens and … Read more