Community & communication
Rooted in meaningful relationship and shared visions, community is everywhere. Family, business, a group of people living together, a local or virtual market, a sport’s team, a joined initiative of any type, but even without that, we are always connected and collaborating. This includes even those of us who live solitarily, like hermits, deeply hidden. Yet all these community structures have experienced great damage, and have often been replaced by scarcity, competition, fear, division and dependency on money, even in remote corners of the world (see Being Human page for more information). Our biology is now recovering in current times of transformation and nature-empowerment. Lost natural abilities of communication and togetherness are returning. What does that mean?
Many people are longing for healthy physical community, harmonious high-frequency collaboration and exploration of new ways of living. Yet human beings of a positive high frequency are spread out around the world like figures on a chessboard, operating most effectively during this time of transformation, arranged by nature, not by mind. This has become apparent and more tangible with the rise of online communities during the recent ‘pandemic’. At the same time those who function alike biologically, rooted in their whole being are strongly connected without even knowing each other. There are so many levels of community and communication.
In precious moments of silence we hear each other without words. For me relating to one another is rooted in deep listening. Hence sharing a space with others need not be loud and it need not be tied to sharing a location either. Much communication happens silently. Being with each other inwardly can communicate more than words. A deeper level of togetherness is reached. Spoken conversation on the other hand is becoming more concise, effective & powerful, more simple, pointed and purposeful, and of course often the two go hand in hand. You can take a deeper look at this topic on the blog posts ‘Community – Genuinely feeling life‘ and Communication with efficiency & integrity – A conversation with Nicole Gaillard.
Nature’s ways of equity, efficiency, transparency, openness and inclusiveness are reflected in high-frequency community through authentic engaging out of the purity of our own knowing that comes out of the connectedness with all life. Calculating behaviours are left behind. The inside and the outside match. We hear and see each other in the true meaning of these words, being a group as well as individuals. We know and respect that – just like nature is dynamic – communities keep changing in structure, composition, purpose and size. No trying to make something work that no longer aligns. People and circumstances change. No need to control others, or to force oneself to fit into something which is no longer a fit.
Agreements and community structures are fully transparent whether it is a family, a business, or a dance circle. And yet, like nature, community unfolds without agenda. This is where logic fails and our whole being really begins to lead us. Don’t try to live by what I write, or by what others say. Live your truth, rooted in your wisdom, and healthy community will ensue. This website is abundant with high-frequency community across all pages, so is this entire planet. Below are some examples of what we more conventionally associate with the term community, be it virtual or physical. There are so many forms it can take. Enjoy exploring!
Free Folk Project
Spain
Physical & international online community reclaiming sovereignty & educating across all aspects of life. Growing own food organically, owning one’s health in alignment with who we are, self‑realised learning for kids, natural building, energy independence… Free & full uncensored expression & collaboration. Embodying integrity.
Purification Space
Worldwide
Joined by a body signal – brilliant, alive. Purifying this world together of old, redundant and dysfunctional patterns, & establishing the new high frequencies physically on this planet. This space & community has changed my (Carina) life completely – upgrading my biology & frequency settings. Embodying a very material form of love.
Together Movement
Israel
Common Future
USA & Canada
Empowering marginalized communities to create equity & racial & economic justice. Multiethnic community of foundation leaders, investors, artists, managers, visual storytellers which together envision, fund & implement projects that enhance local, self-determined economies in disadvantaged communities – creating equitable access to resources, tools & opportunities & employee ownership. Merging talent, knowledge & practical expertise. Shifted $280 million toward community investment across USA. Transforming corporate business & challenging our thinking, hierarchies, social norms & systems. Constantly transitioning in alignment with Earth changes.
Sólheimar
Iceland
World’s oldest eco village & legacy of pioneering teacher Sesselja Sigmundsdóttir. Self-sustaining community creating opportunities esp. for those marginalised by society. Live in, with & as nature. 120 permanent residents, 45 of whom have learning difficulties. Community organic farming – growing wide variety of foods incl. vegetables, potatoes & herbs in geothermal greenhouses. One of Iceland’s largest producers of organic vegetables. Home of Iceland’s only organic forest nursery. Community features 2 guest houses, café, organic store, > 30,000 visitors per year.
The Bristol Bike Project
England, UK
Pun Pun
Thailand
Intentional community focused on organic farming, seed saving & building from natural materials. Values: equity between community members, natural abundance, healthy team work, sharing, learning by doing. Offer volunteer opportunities & workshops/education around earthen building, Thai cooking & community-living. Non-monetary sharing fairs.
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Ownstream
USA & worldwide
Vibrant worldwide online community of people who support each other in navigating these times, create new opportunities together & move towards creating new societies aligned with nature. Hosting conversations, sharing news & tools, offering workshops & discussions on cryptocurrency, sovereignty, resiliency, digital & medical technology, guarding young people etc. Podcast featuring emerging paradigms for limitless, abundant living. Private online social network to step away from corrupt social media platforms.
Mackay Homeschool Community
Queensland, Australia
Iakionhnhéhkwen – We Sustain Life
Ontario, Canada
Uniting 4 important grassroots community-based initiatives across indigenous clans & tribes, removing barriers, to increase community resilience, regeneration & sustainability. Rites of Passage – acknowledging & empowering youth. Workshops & books about ancestral knowledge. Traditional ways of trauma-relief & mediation esp. related to mass incarceration, discrimination & marginalization of native communities. Driving woman’s rights movement & restorative justice initiatives. Full moon gatherings – ceremonialising & restoring knowledge about cycles within. Free home-made community meals. Celebrating traditional ways & supporting families.
Center for Humans and Nature
Illinois, USA
Community of artists, photographers, academics, writers, activists & more exploring our relationships & responsibilities to each other & all life. Offering diverse perspectives on what it means to be human in an interconnected world through art, books, essays, ‘Minding Nature’ magazine etc. Nonprofit organisation, publisher & forum, dismantling cultural structures built on racism, inequality & exploitation.
Sinchi
Netherlands & worldwide
Support indigenous communities worldwide, raise awareness, show strength & beauty of indigenous cultures, identify challenges, invest funds & material, teach skills & share expertise. Incredible long term projects around Nepalese indigenous filmmaking, fa language preservation in Benin, Tapajós Amazon rainforest peoples & extractive industries, freeing West Papua from genocide, Kichwa ancestral knowledge etc. Workshops in visual documentation, Indigenous Artist Awards, large collaboration network. Transparency in work, finances etc.
Allied Media Projects
Michigan, USA
Incredible media-based community-organising network, merging media, art & technology for personal & systemic transformation towards true liberation, justice & care. Storytelling platforms & programs. Fiscal sponsorship, training & capacity-building for aligned people & projects. Indigenous networking. Educate about AI, healthy, relationship-based technology etc. Piloting 4-day work week – people aren’t machines. Focus on local & worldwide collaboration, creativity, skill-sharing, long-term solutions. Acknowledging indigenous lands.
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Perspect3vism
International
Living systems of generic, decentralised, open-source, highly personalised group collaboration spaces which are independent of the use of specific technologies. Creating new ways of online community & communication inspired by nature & facilitating “large-scale collective sense-making across cultural & memetic boundaries”. Building on Holochain’s agent-driven data-storage technology, deepening the paradigm shift in web software. Maintaining ownership of data. Combining Holochain, blockchains, IPFS etc. Collaborations with Flux & Symphonics.
Tribees
Worldwide
Advanced worldwide ethical business community, combining technologies & platforms which support the planet, communities, children & indigenous cultures via transforming shopping behaviour & social media. Marketplace for ethical products & secure social network. Driven by young people & a global network of investors & partners. Built on transparency, fair trade, sustainability & right to privacy. 50% profits go towards funding projects which support Tribees’ values such as planet cleanup.
Seeds of Peace
USA, Middle East, South Asia, Europe
Independent youth leadership development – transforming legacies of conflict into courage to lead change. Empowering sexually assaulted young people in Pakistan, teens in Israel, refugees in UK etc. 95% of Israeli & Palestinian participating youth formed positive relationships with someone from ‘the other side’ through Seeds of Peace. Commitment to dialogue & informed leadership emerging from local circumstances. Dissolving division related to gender, religion, politics, ethnicity etc. Active in 27 countries. Education programs, fellowships, skill-building summer camps etc.
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Language Transfer
Cyprus, UK & International
Freely-given language audio courses based on ‘Thinking Method’ – creating transcendental learning experiences. Donation-based – valuing care & collaboration. Challenging & replacing typical learning & teaching methods. In-person workshops possible. Also: Introduction to Music.
The Circle Way
Worldwide
Circular gatherings & conversations for equity, inclusiveness & meaningful dialogue. Harnessing creativity, wisdom & clarity. Re-introducing circles into professional & personal social settings. Creating network of circle practitioners who stand for racial, gender, ethnic, economic & environmental justice. Small grants related to circle work available.
Freedom Skatepark
Jamaica
Jamaica’s 1st street skatepark, accessible to everyone – offering high quality safe space for youth empowerment through skateboarding. Teaching life skills, conflict resolution classes, homework program. Also programs dedicated to arts, crafts, coding, surfing etc. & community cleanup & beautification projects. Focused on teamwork, reflection, transparency, resilience, confidence.
Monty Roberts – Join-Up
California, USA
Non-violent horse communication via a bond of trust & understanding & use of the horses’ body language – leaving behind harmful training methods by cooperating rather than forcing. Courses, workshops, conferences; bringing together practical expertise & science. Training & re-homing difficult horses. Also horse therapy for PTSD in veterans.
Karen Environmental and Social Action Network
Burma/Myanmar
Regenerating land & people after decades of war – creating rice banks, restoring irrigation canals, using organic farming practices. Facilitating collaboration & knowledge-sharing among & between communities, developing community water & land management skills, women empowerment. Reforestation, training community wildlife guardians – countering poaching, illegal logging; protecting watersheds, supporting village-led traditional fish conservation practices. Securing peace.
Clowns Without Borders
Worldwide
Professional clown shows – bringing joy & laughter to children & families in crisis zones – when & where it is needed most. High-quality, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, audience-centred artistry. Facilitating artistic exchange & amplifying local voices via collaboration with local artists, performers & organisations. Upholding our right to play.
City Repair Project
Oregon, USA
Regenerating urban environments towards health & equity via community-led artistic, holistic neighborhood stewardship, embedded in local cultures & shared stories, rooted in relationship – using permaculture, street painting, natural building. Facilitating workshops, exchange & community-building events. Offering consultations. Empowering systematically disadvantaged people.
Suzanne Simard
British Columbia, Canada
Pioneer researcher of tree societies & plant communication. Uncovering complex relationships, profound intelligence & interconnection with fungal networks in the ground. Implications for forest resilience & recovery. Bringing together academia, government, forestry companies, First Nations & community forests.
Biblioteca del Sol
Spain
Highly durable underground mountain library/co-collection of books, maps & seeds, preserving knowledge about art, crafts, science & spirituality, emphasizing sustainability & human rights. Recognising the fragility of digital storage systems. Capturing & questioning human culture in a timeless womb. Send in what you wish to be preserved.
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Life-Stage
UK
Supporting conscious transition into eldership, graceful aging & meaningful connection & purpose as we age. Discovering unknown inner resources of energy, wisdom & confidence. Letting go of images of how we should be. Meetings, structured dialogues, talks, workshops, online forum.
Miracle Project
Portugal, Netherlands & international
Land- & people-regeneration via experimentation, joined learning & developing in Portugal, based on rootedness in ourselves. Modeling healthy, authentic, empowered exchange & collaboration – giving, receiving & living more. Strongly valuing honesty. Book available by donation. Free & paid online community membership options.
The Dark Mountain Project
International
Diverse community & culture project questioning societal narratives, moving towards inclusion of & realigning with Earth & non-human life; making sense of a time of disruption & uncertainty. Shared events, ‘uncivilised’ art, music, writing, performance & storytelling; collaboration, conversation & courses. Independent, reader-supported.
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