3.2: A Virtual Visit to an Ecovillage/Green Education

I would love to visit Findhorn.I have heard a lot about this community and even read a book based on the gardening that was developed there. Also, I have Scottish ancestry and have always wanted to see Scotland. Visiting Findhorn would be xciting on several levels!

After visiting, I wouldn't be surprised if I wanted to move there. I am very interested in living in sustainable community. I would love to have a lifestyle that is more in line with my values. I also enjoy working and living in collaboration with others. I have had some hairy experiences in community in the past but Findhorn dwelers seem like they have been around long enough to have worked out some of the kinks!

As far as Green Education, getting a second BA in Interior and Green Designe sounds pretty awesome. I love making a space beautiful and cozy. Learning how to do this in a way that reflects values of sustainability sounds perfect for me.

Being a bit ambitious however, getting my MA in Environmental Management may be a more likely step after I complete my BA in Communication.But you never know! ;)

Anon's Beyond You and Me: Reading Respose One

I was captivated by the essay about vision quests by Geseko von Lupke called "Feeling Connected Through Being Alone".

I liked the metaphor of the medicine wheel linking the stages of personal development to archetypal stages of maturity. To see the wisdom of how these stages coincide with the seasons ans well as to compass directions, elements and colors adds layers of meaning that are fascinating to me.

I liked that this essay talked about that in order to be a wholehearted contributor in relationship to others it is important to know yourself. When we make space to get to know and value and our mythology we can become a conscious contributor to creating shared meaning with others. Also when we see the ebb and flow of our own rhythms and patterns we can have more detachment and wisdom in the face of the ebb and flow of the energies of others and the group. With this wisdom comes the ability to hold ones seat in the face of change and become an open channel for wisdom and guidance to contribute to the community.

A Little Sustainability Q & A by Anon

1. T or F the purpose of the Awakening the Dreamer symposium is to encourage the Dreamer to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet… T
Sustainability Sourcebook

2. T or F If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes in you closet, a bed to sleep in and a roof over your head you are better off then 75% of the population… T
Sustainability Sourcebook

3. T or F there are 1.2 million Organizations globally that a cohesive movement toward sustainability… F
Sustainability Sourcebook

4. We need to consciously reinvent cooperative and harmonious ways of living together because…
a) Peace is an important aspect of global sustainability
b) People raised in our currently hyperindividualized paradigm may find it difficult to learn the subtlties of constructive and mutually beneficial interaction that are personal contributions to peace.
c) Only b
d) Both a and b... d)
Gaiaeducation.org pp xi