What do we expect from this kinship and from ourselves?

[GENERAL DISCUSSIONS]

I wrote to Billa and Serena making some suggestions to modify the pledge we all made before joining "I join to share the Ringing Cedars Revolution and the message of Anastasia with Pure Intent and Love", with the basic idea of making it more explicit in the direction of aligning ourselves with the forces of Love and Light (and not with the forces of fear), so that this precious place on the world-wide web can continue to be an inspiration to all of us - and to many more to come.

I would like to invite you all to participate in formulating a new joining pledge

1. One that clearly elaborates your wishes for this common space

2. One that helps maximize the chances that people unsuited for our conversation, for the level of love and light we want to put out there, disqualify themselves by abstaining to join when they just read the pledge :-D

3. One that you completely and wholeheartedly subscribe to

It doesn't matter if what you write is a strictly personal pledge at first. We will all get rich spiritual nourishment from witnessing each other's light and wisdom, and maybe at a later stage we can put together a common pledge and all renew our intent by signing it?

This community is so loving and strong, and I am so grateful to be participating in it. We are definitely helping to shift the planetary energies towards more love and freedom.

Thank you, my beloved kin...

[Billa]

Social Permaculture or bio spiritual permaculture (which is what we are practicing here) is the movement of our time. Until we can live in kinship, loving kindness, cooperatively co creating and seeing and relishing our diverse gifts and sharing and basking in the light of our collectively woven webs, we have no chance to turn the tide of the survival of the fittest, separatist paradigm .

This site is a global village, a model community of kindred spirits working towards a common vision with lots of diverse pathways within. We are practicing being with what is, finding the common ground and holding strong to the goodness, fueling each others energy with our bright thoughts.  The books are the catalyst, the hope restored and the inspiration, this place is the kitchen- here we prepare our ingredients for a beautiful feast and tend our gardens for a bountiful harvest.

We must see the world as a garden and see ourselves as crucial plants in the ecosystem.. what do we bring to the forest, to the garden, what are our gifts? what do we need support in? how can we help and how can we be helped. This is the spirit of Kinship.

I have two books as recommended reading -  one goes into great detail from the single concept Anastasia shares of women being able to change they world because the boycott intimate relations with destructively thinking men. and that is a dance for both men and women to consciously attend to..  

This is an intimate space, never doubt that.  I recommend a woman's worth , by Marianne Williamson - this is the time when the feminine in all of us needs to be embraced and relished, celebrated and deeply nurtures back into balance in the world..    it has been solace through a time when as a deeply feminine creature I have been challenged to rise to the task of being heard, being strong and still being love, not without "being seen" by my community - YOU. a concept beautifully outlined in the next book I am recommending.

and the other profound book I want to recommend to everyone that backs up Anastasia's action with stories and ways from a traditional African tribe of the Ivory Coast - and that is The Spirit of Intimacy - by Sobonfo..   a profound insight into community and its relationship to spirit, to intimacy and relationship itself - a book to help mend all that the false images have broken..    I would love as many people to read these as possible and for us to have deep sharing around the insight contained and the suggests made which give more detail to Anastasia's bright vision.

As I gather my strength to continue the journey in completing  a masters degree in Integrative Eco Social Design Kins Domains as a global solution to ALL of our problems, and cocreate a model community in Costa Rica ,  I invite you to help me create the next level of insight and guidance inspired by Anastasia and further defined by us as conscious cocreators, social permaculturists and bio-spiritual beings..   lets dance dear friends and may we shine so bright that only the only transpiration from our efforts is divine inspiration , conjoint creation and joy from its contemplation.    all manifested in real living spaces to nurture our love and our loves.   xxxx

[Jane Hendrick]

Ordered the books! thank you for the recommendations!

looking forward to future inspired discussions!

[Duanne Alan Luckow]

Dear Billa,

As a co-creator to this site, I can also recommend reading a self help book by Napoleon Hill named "Think and Grow Rich".  This book is not just about making money, but rather about the whole concept of whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve. Published in 1937 I have followed this philosophy for over a decade and it works.  Napoleon spent twenty years of his life researching over 500 successful men without pay from Andrew Carnegie's idea to come up with the principles in the laws of success.  He has assisted millions of people through his book, audio tapes and lectures he did throughout his lifetime with the applied principles. The book is a compliment to The Ringing Cedars of Russia and should be easy to obtain in several languages at most any bookstore.  There is no such thing as a problem, it is an opportunity for a solution. 

Sending you my love,

Duanne

[Billa]

Thanks Duanne. I read TAGR when I was a teenager and it was indeed a foundational text.   I am challenged by a different animal at this point . but I appreciate the thought.   abundance to you..   

[Tom Marcantonio]

The RCR site aspires to nourish the best qualities of humanness/humaneness. A resting place  beyond the conscious mind , tapping into universal energies, simply by being in a place that is difficult to describe.

An oasis where new languages and emotions arise,  with prospects for genuine, deep connectedness to the real essence of our beings, which is a part of all living entities.

In the time connecting to this body of knowledge and emotion, open the mind to the ancient knowledge, it is still all around us, refusing to be overwhelmed by human pettiness.

be an active seeker to understand the essential pain of life and know that there is a way to evolve 

[Shiloh Jaxen]

Personally, I thought that that Steiner discussion was going really well, especially under the guidance of Randall and Merleny..I think if this is to be place of love and light, then, it is important that it is a safe place to bring out ours and the collective darkness, which Randall so eloquently expressed. Love and light are meaningless, especcialy in a healing setting like this, without space and acceptance for what is dark and hurt and hidden. Especially in the auspices of Elders, which many of us younger generation lack. 

[Lucy Jordan]

I concur Shiloh, due to time differences I only saw the first 5 or so posts and was looking forward to reading the rest the next morning only to find it gone. Such an interesting discussion, all points of view. Wish I'd been able to read the posts you mention.

We exist in a reality of duality, while we still create with our minds we will create as much darkness as light; can't have one without the other, best to be friendly with both or the dark will jump up and bite us on the bum!

with love

Lucy

[Shiloh Jaxen]

is THAT where those bite marks are from!!?!?!

[Jeanice Barcelo]

Extremely well said Shiloh.  Thank you for your wisdom and  the courage to share it.

[Shiloh Jaxen]

thank you Jeanice!

[Jeanice Barcelo]

I really don't know what happened here or what Serena was referring to.  I saw the article about Rudolf Steiner in my personal email box, and read it, and thought it was accurate based on my own experiences with the Waldorf school.  However, I don't know what kind of exchange happened on this site because I have been avoiding participating on this site -- due to censorship of the things I share.

I want to say that it seems so clear to me that -- where the darkness is denied or where their is an attempt to push it away and not address it -- that that is when it literally comes up and smashes people in the face.  A very pertinent example of this has just reared its ugly head in the form of the amazingly beautiful and powerful Billa/Kali -- who works so tirelessly to create this space as one of only "light and love" -- but who ends up being on the receiving end of enormous violence and darkness. 

From my heart I am trying to say that those people who refuse to address the dark forces are going to be those people who get hit hardest by them.

If we want a powerful and protected site, we must have the courage to address these energies just as Anastasia does.  Anastasia does not refuse to talk about the dark forces or to understand how they work.  On the contrary, she looks them square in the face -- with love not fear -- and makes sure she understands every aspect of what they are up to.  This is how she can counter their dark dream, which can never be countered in the face of our silence, denial, or ostrich-like behavior.

Thanks for letting me share my two cents.  I can only pray that my post will not be deleted.

[Kai Johnson]

idk at what point it was finally closed, managed to get some screenshots of it as it developed tho. lemme know if you want to read it and ill send them in an email or fb