Intent

 

 

To create a sustainable, spiritual community:

1. that lives by the Lightwork Principles. 
2. where there is a high degree of environmental consciousness. 
3. whose landscape is designed and maintained using permaculture principals.
4. that serves as a learning center.
5. where there is community support. 
6. that is a sustainable and healthy model for life on the planet.
7. that shares Lightwork with the greater world.

Details of our intention:

1. Live by the Lightwork Principles
All community activities are based on the Lightwork Principles and reside within the overall Lightwork spiritual energy set.

Values:
The intention of the community is to grow spiritually using Lightwork Principles.

2. Environmental Consciousness
-Employ sustainable technologies E.g. solar panels, micro hydro, grey water, rain water collection, recycling building materials.
-Use of non-toxic materials when feasible.
-Preference to use local labour and resources.
-Maintain the grounds and common buildings consciously.
-Environmentally sensitive supplies are used in the common and personal spaces.  E.g.  toilet tissue, dish washing liquid, laundry soap, cleaning supplies.
-Food waste composting.

3. Permaculture Principals
-Farm a large, organic food production garden.  It is not necessarily certified, but the organic principals are followed. The community gets most of its produce from this garden.
-Bill Mollison's work in permaculture is used to design and maintain the grounds.
-Foster and develop creative spaces with clear spiritual intent.
-Sculptures and beautiful designs are used through out the grounds.

4. Learning center for Lightwork spiritual practice and sustainable living.
-Members and visitors are offered tools to aid in spiritual growth by taking Lightwork classes.
-Classes in permaculture design are offered.

5. Community Support
-A community that offers emotional support.  A second family with whom one can celebrate and mourn life's joys and trials.
-Regular group dinners, dances, drumming and sharing circles in the common house.
-The common house is a place to go when you want company.
-A community that offers physical support.  As a team, big jobs become less daunting.
-Have sign up sheets where members can earn credits by doing communal jobs.  Like gathering fire wood for the community or putting in a day of work in the garden.
-Members use the common kitchen for canning and preserving.

6. A Model Community
-Train others how to create their own sustainable community using this one as a blue print
-Give visitors lodging and food in exchange for work throughout the grounds.

7. Share Lightwork with the greater world
-Visitors are welcome to visit the community.
-Community members produce creative works, presentations and performances designed to go on tour.
-Productions are recorded and available for sale on CD and DVD via the Internet.
-Lightwork principles and classes are shared via the Internet, web broadcasting, and on-line classes.