Community- Musings

Last year, when I was coming out as bigendered transexual, I had a vision for a community, the "Mudskippers".  This was to be a small group- blending spirituality, art, and nature.  The idea was to 'follow the energy', which sounds vague and wooly headed, unless you're actually able to feel your own heart and intuition.  I'm getting there.......on a good day.  And, like any community, one weak link can bust the chain-  people have got to be trained, and capable.  No idealistic bullshit- and you'd better know your own brand of shadow, but good.  This 'circle of mirrors' intensifies shadow like anything, and  woe to the community that forms top-down, from some idealism.  Much better bottom up- organically through good and very deep karmic connections, as a base, and thus established, a few strangers at a time might click. 

So, small organic communities- 3 to 10 maybe, and links from there.  Nothing Utopian, please.  Anytime one's out to fix reality, or make it better, run for the hills. 

And a map is nice- fuck this post-modern collection of so-called 'equals'.  Bring back hierarchy- but natural hierarchy, post-post modern hierarchy, not 'oppressor' hierarchy (many post-moderns think this is the only kind of hierarchy, to their confusion).  Natural hierarchy is as simple as the adult driving the car, not the kids.  A teacher leads a class, not a student.

I like the maps- as far as they go- presented by Don Beck, called Spiral Dynamics. 
Here's a link. 

http://www.phong.com/chunks/chunkshow-single.php?chunk=from.2002-10-19-1222-0.txt

And here's a link to what I see as the best map ever made, by my fave philosopher, Ken Wilber.

http://www.formlessmountain.com/quads.htm

Okee Dokey.  Enjoy the summer- oh God Almighty!  What glories have thou gotten into!