Well all the hippies who hated the Cops are still up and doing their thing as the Intentional Community to Stelle, Illinois, U.S.A.!! What a drag. Hippies are not very nice people and their motto is to kill the cops. I know that the F.B.I. will investigate these communities and find the proof that made the last 'Peaceful Transition of Power' due to the contentious election process that delivered a disaster in our country. I know that the cops that have now made grave will be honored in truth and not the denial of the power of 'Instant Message' via the cell phone app's.
Understanding that the hippie had found only one end during the 1960s in San Francisco, and comprehending the picture is to finally know that their down with music and out with confusion to direct the politicians to a deadly end.
By the way, "Make love not war" is a quote an at that that quote says simply to the new recruit a horror? No, it is called being radicalized, make the new comer love it, as the big band was to go against the institution, the institution was their parents. From one radical to the next the Radicals had it totally down and that is how in the 1960s the hippie recruited. As those hippies were radicals, and in their groups in The Haight or in Golden Gate Park those hippies did things and were referred to like this: "Check it out, their radicals, watch out for them" than those that live back East can now be totally down with the pot. The joint made ready the bugged and then the drug of the day back on that pad was Timothy Leary "an American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions." The "turn on, tune in, drop out", "set and setting", and "think for yourself and question authority" gave way to the University crowd from the East Coast and boom, flower children just said what. As there are not many flowers in the city of San Francisco it was strange to sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bch1_Ep5M1s because we were a different gasp I was pretty young however I could see the hippies from a point of view that many would say was impossible. The "Sit-in" a troublesome cuff that made "go play outside" a bit of a relief and that is how it grew, from flour to mud-cake. Be sure to listen to the words as the verbiage as Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
does not suggest the country had been swamped, it does not represent a trek to Mecca however should you add The Beatles and Peter, Paul and Mary the weird becomes the generations that made depth the dead on Normandy Beach and drove the land to what made war conflict.
Contentious Elections and the Peaceful Transition of Power - Bill of ...
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources/.../contentious-elections/
The election of 1800 marked the first time in United States history that power had transferred peacefully between political parties. In1876 the nation saw the election of a president who won neither the absolute majority popular vote nor the necessary number of electoral votes.
'It went off the rails almost immediately': How Trump's messy transition ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...trumps...transition...a.../170ec2e8-0a96-11e7-b77...
Apr 4, 2017 - It was obvious to the transition team that Trump would give him a ... Instead, Trump created a White House of multiple and competing power ...
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Members of the Anabaptist Christian Bruderhof Communities live, eat, work and worship communally.
Kfar Masaryk is a Kibbutz in northern Israel.
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Characteristics
Purpose
The purposes of intentional communities vary in different communities. They may include sharing resources, creating family-oriented neighborhoods, and living ecologically sustainable lifestyles, such as in ecovillages.Types of communities
Some communities are secular; others have a spiritual basis. One common practice, particularly in spiritual communities, is communal meals. Typically, there is a focus on egalitarian values. Other themes are voluntary simplicity, interpersonal growth, and self-sufficiency.Some communities provide services to disadvantaged populations, for example, war refugees, the homeless, or people with developmental disabilities. Some communities operate learning or health centers. Other communities, such as Castanea of Nashville, Tennessee, offer a safe neighborhood for those exiting rehab programs to live in. Some communities also act as a mixed-income neighborhood, so as to alleviate the damages of one demographic assigned to one area. Many intentional communities attempt to alleviate social injustices that are being practiced within the area of residence. Some intentional communities are also micronations, such as Freetown Christiania.[1]
Types of memberships
Many communities have different types or levels of membership. Typically, intentional communities have a selection process which starts with someone interested in the community coming for a visit. Often prospective community members are interviewed by a selection committee of the community or in some cases by everyone in the community. Many communities have a "provisional membership" period. After a visitor has been accepted, a new member is "provisional" until they have stayed for some period (often six months or a year) and then the community re-evaluates their membership. Generally, after the provisional member has been accepted, they become a full member. In many communities, the voting privileges or community benefits for provisional members are less than those for full members.Christian intentional communities are usually composed of those wanting to emulate the practices of the earliest believers. Using the biblical book of Acts (and, often, the Sermon on the Mount) as a model, members of these communities strive for a practical working out of their individual faith in a corporate context.[2] These Christian intentional communities try to live out the teachings of the New Testament and practice lives of compassion and hospitality.[3] Communities such as the Simple Way, the Bruderhof[4] and Rutba House would fall into this category. These communities, despite strict membership criteria, are open to visitors and not reclusive in the way that certain intentional communities are.[5]
A survey in the 1995 edition of the Communities Directory, published by Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC), reported that 54 percent of the communities choosing to list themselves were rural, 28 percent were urban, 10 percent had both rural and urban sites, and 8 percent did not specify.
Type of governance
The most common form of governance in intentional communities is democratic (64 percent), with decisions made by some form of consensus decision-making or voting. A hierarchical or authoritarian structure governs 9 percent of communities, 11 percent are a combination of democratic and hierarchical structure, and 16 percent do not specify.[6] Many communities which were initially led by an individual or small group have changed in recent years to a more democratic form of governance.Lemuria (continent)
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Lemuria /lɪˈmjuːriə/[1] or Limuria is a hypothetical "lost land" located either in the Indian or the Pacific Ocean, as postulated by a now-discredited 19th-century scientific theory. The idea was then adopted by the occultists of the time and consequently has been incorporated into pop culture.
Originally, Lemuria was hypothesized as a land bridge, now sunken, which would account for certain discontinuities in biogeography. This idea has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics. Sunken continents such as Zealandia in the Pacific, Mauritia[2] and the Kerguelen Plateau
in the Indian Ocean do exist, but no geological formation under the
Indian or Pacific Oceans is known that could have served as a land
bridge between continents.[3]
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Evolution of the idea
The idea of Lemuria was subsequently incorporated into the proto-New Age philosophy of Theosophy and subsequently into general fringe belief. Accounts of Lemuria here differ. All share a common belief that a continent existed in ancient times and sank beneath the ocean as a result of a geological, often cataclysmic, change, such as pole shift, which such theorists anticipate will destroy and transform the modern world.
Scientific origins
Postulation
In 1864, "The Mammals of Madagascar" by zoologist and biogeographer Philip Sclater appeared in The Quarterly Journal of Science. Using a classification he referred to as lemurs, but which included related primate groups,[4] and puzzled by the presence of their fossils in both Madagascar and India, but not in Africa or the Middle East, Sclater proposed that Madagascar and India had once been part of a larger continent (he was correct in this; though in reality this was the supercontinent Pangaea).The anomalies of the mammal fauna of Madagascar can best be explained by supposing that ... a large continent occupied parts of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans ... that this continent was broken up into islands, of which some have become amalgamated with ... Africa, some ... with what is now Asia; and that in Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands we have existing relics of this great continent, for which ... I should propose the name Lemuria![4]
Parallels
Sclater's theory was hardly unusual for his time; "land bridges", real and imagined, fascinated several of Sclater's contemporaries. Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, also looking at the relationship between animals in India and Madagascar, had suggested a southern continent about two decades before Sclater, but did not give it a name.[5] The acceptance of Darwinism led scientists to seek to trace the diffusion of species from their points of evolutionary origin. Prior to the acceptance of continental drift, biologists frequently postulated submerged land masses to account for populations of land-based species now separated by barriers of water. Similarly, geologists tried to account for striking resemblances of rock formations on different continents. The first systematic attempt was made by Melchior Neumayr in his book Erdgeschichte in 1887. Many hypothetical submerged land bridges and continents were proposed during the 19th century to account for the present distribution of species.Promulgation
After gaining some acceptance within the scientific community, the concept of Lemuria began to appear in the works of other scholars. Ernst Haeckel, a Darwinian taxonomist, proposed Lemuria as an explanation for the absence of "missing link" fossil records. According to another source, Haeckel put forward this thesis prior to Sclater (but without using the name "Lemuria").[6] Locating the origins of the human species on this lost continent, he claimed the fossil record could not be found because it sank beneath the sea.Other scientists hypothesized that Lemuria had extended across parts of the Pacific Ocean, seeking to explain the distribution of various species across Asia and the Americas.
Supersession
The Lemuria theory disappeared completely from conventional scientific consideration after the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift were accepted by the larger scientific community. According to the theory of plate tectonics, Madagascar and India were indeed once part of the same landmass (thus accounting for geological resemblances), but plate movement caused India to break away millions of years ago, and move to its present location. The original landmass, the supercontinent Gondwana, broke apart; it did not sink beneath sea level.
The coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory with the inscription (in Latin) "Limuria is in our charge/trust".
Kumari Kandam
"Lemuria" in Tamil nationalist mysticist literature, connecting Madagascar, South India, and Australia (covering most of the Indian Ocean)
In popular culture
Since the 1880s, the hypothesis of Lemuria has inspired many novels, television shows, films, and music.See also
References
- L. Sprague de Camp, Lost Continents, 1954 (First Edition), p. 52
Further reading
- Ramaswamy, Sumathi (2004). The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geographies, Catastrophic Histories. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24032-4.
- Ramaswamy, Sumathi. (1999). "Catastrophic Cartographies: Mapping the Lost Continent of Lemuria". Representations. 67: 92-129.
- Ramaswamy, Sumathi. (2000). "History at Land’s End: Lemuria in Tamil Spatial Fables". Journal of Asian Studies. 59(3): 575-602.
- Frederick Spencer Oliver, A Dweller on Two Planets, 1
- Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (Ccru). (2015). "Lemurian Time War". Writings 1997-2003. Time Spiral Press.
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Stelle, Illinois
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Stelle is an unincorporated community located in Rogers Township in northern Ford County, Illinois, United States. Its estimated population as of 2013 is 100.
Although Stelle started as an intentional community in the early 1970s, it became a simple homeowner's association in 1982 when the community opened up and continues on to this day.
What is unique about Stelle is that many residents are interested in community living, sustainability, gardening, solar energy, wind power, permaculture and right livelihood.
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Stelle Community Association is a living example of how residents can
directly affect the management of their community. Many volunteers along
with a few part-time paid staff give of their time and skill to deliver
community services and create community events open to everyone.
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Stelle
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| Coordinates: 40°57′00″N 088°09′13″WCoordinates: 40°57′00″N 088°09′13″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Ford County |
| Township | Rogers Township |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
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| Area code | 815 |
| GNIS feature ID[1] | 2011616 |
Although Stelle started as an intentional community in the early 1970s, it became a simple homeowner's association in 1982 when the community opened up and continues on to this day.
What is unique about Stelle is that many residents are interested in community living, sustainability, gardening, solar energy, wind power, permaculture and right livelihood.
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Contemporary Stelle
Stelle residents manage their own telephone mutual and internet service (mostly from PV solar), fresh water treatment, waste water treatment, community center, and other common services.
The local non-profit, Center for Sustainable Community (CSC), hosts a handful of cooperatives for interested residents including a tool co-op, garden co-op and chicken co-op. In 2012 they launched an inspiring permaculture design for their 8.7 acres of land situated immediately next to the community.
CSC continues to offer occasional open houses and educational events about sustainable living often in conjunction with Midwest Permaculture.
Midwest Permaculture, an educational business offering permaculture training in Stelle and around the U.S., was started and developed by two Stelle residents and contributes to the national conversation about why and how the human family should learn to live in harmony with each other and the natural world. Midwest Permaculture's training sessions have been strongly influenced by the founders' three decades of living in Stelle; participants learn the skills necessary to create long-term, productive, and healthy landscapes/dwellings as well as skills important for building authentic community.
Historical overview
Stelle is a small village in N.E. Illinois that began as an intentional community during the early 1970s. The founding residents belonged to a recently formed group from Chicago, whose vision was to create a more sustainable and compassionate way of living. The group purchased a farm in the northern tip of Ford County and built a traditional-looking suburban community. Stelle maintained itself as a private community for about ten years, at which point a majority of the residents decided to govern themselves through a conventional homeowner's association and become an open village with no formal residency requirements.During those first ten years, Stelle residents discovered that it is easier to agree on a positive vision for the future than to agree on the steps necessary to manifest that future. Stelle was one of thousands of intentional communities that sprang up during the 1960s and 1970s whose highly idealistic visions for the future have not yet been achieved. However, building these communities did provide valuable learning experiences for many.
After Stelle transitioned to a "normal" village in 1982, it became notable for its suburban design, the solar panels on many homes, and the residents' enthusiasm for lifelong education and co-operative enterprises. The village has its own telephone company, which provides telephone, television, and internet access. Stelle also boasts a community garden co-op, a tool co-op, a Monday night dinner co-op, and hosts a variety of educational events that are open to the public.
Early history
Although the early history of Stelle (1970–1982) is mostly irrelevant to what is happening in the community today, those who study intentional community, or who wish to participate in community living, often find Stelle's early history of interest.Stelle was founded in 1973 by the Stelle Group, a Chicago organization created by Richard Kieninger, a writer and teacher who was also instrumental in founding Adelphi, Texas. During the 1950s, Kieninger had been a student of the Lemurian Fellowship in Ramona, California, where he was instructed in a set of beliefs called “Lemurian Philosophy.” In his book The Ultimate Frontier (written in 1963 under the pen name “Eklal Kueshana”), Kieninger outlined the tenets of Lemurian philosophy, as well as further teachings he claimed were given to him by ancient, secretive organizations called the “Brotherhoods.” The Ultimate Frontier sold over a quarter of a million copies and attracted worldwide interest in the new community.
The teachings Kieninger attributed to the Brotherhoods included a prediction that cataclysmic earth changes were to occur circa the year 2000, as well as recommendations for individual advancement through education, practice of Twelve Great Virtues and an emphasis on right action to improve one’s karma. In order to provide a physical setting where individuals could more easily practice the Brotherhoods’ teachings, the Stelle Group bought land in northern Ford County, Illinois, where members built a sewage treatment plant, a water treatment plant, roads, streets, underground utilities, a factory, a school and the first twenty-five homes. Mr. Kieninger predicted that this new town would grow to a population of 250,000 people by the year 2000. However, Stelle’s distance from major job markets, stringent membership requirements, and lack of funding prevented the community from growing beyond its peak population of 200.
Mismanagement also took a toll; initially in 1975, then again during the mid-1980s, Kieninger became unwelcome in Stelle because of, among other things, his tendency to abuse his position and engage in multiple affairs with young Stelle women. After leaving Stelle, Kieninger founded another community, Adelphi, Texas, which is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of Dallas. Many of Stelle’s residents followed him there, and Adelphi grew to a peak population of 30 before declining to its present size of 16. Residence in Adelphi is open only to members of the Adelphi Organization, which continues to teach the tenets of Lemurian philosophy and make available Kieninger’s writings. All date-specific predictions have been removed from the current edition of The Ultimate Frontier, though references remain as to the eventual occurrence of cataclysmic earth changes.
During the fifty years since publication of The Ultimate Frontier, several thousand people from all parts of the globe have participated in funding and building the two communities. These participants form an informal network of Stelle/Adelphi “graduates” who occasionally return to Stelle for the annual Fourth of July celebration, or who attend reunions in other locales to reminisce and discuss philosophical issues and current events.
At Stelle's inception, the private homes and Stelle’s one factory were owned by Stelle Industries Inc., whose four divisions (Stelle Woodworking, Stelle Construction, Stelle Plastics, and the Stelle Piano Shop) employed many Stelle residents. Most of the homes were transferred to a form of co-operative ownership after 1976. By the mid-1980s, Stelle Industries, Inc. had discontinued its operations, and the factory was eventually purchased by a longtime Stelle resident.
The school, the community center, the water treatment plant, and the sewage treatment plant were originally owned and operated by the Stelle Group. Many early residents were employed in support positions to handle correspondence, design and operate the public utilities and manage the affairs of the rapidly growing community.
Following a 1982 referendum, membership in the Stelle Group was dropped as a prerequisite for residence in the Stelle community. The population stabilized, and a newly formed, conventional homeowner's association, the Stelle Community Association, took over operation of the sewer and water services and administration of democratic decision-making. The Stelle Group continued its operations with reduced membership and staff, and its philosophical perspective changed over time. In early 2005, the few remaining Stelle Group members decided to disband and liquidate the organization’s assets— the school, the community center, an orchard, a community garden, a pond, a greenhouse, a storage building, and about 170 acres (700,000 m²) of farmland adjoining the village.
In late 2005, the Center for Sustainable Community (CSC), an educational organization that maintains its headquarters in Stelle, purchased the orchard, the community garden, the pond, the greenhouse, and the storage building. The remaining farmland was purchased by a local organic farmer.
Geography
Stelle is located at 40°57′00″N 88°09′13″W (40.9500329, -88.1533814).[1] The legal description of Stelle’s geography is: The 2nd Resubdivision of Stelle Subdivision No. 1, located in the NE quarter of Section 35, T29N, R9E of the 3rd PM, Rogers Township, Ford County, Illinois. The Stelle Subdivision—AKA Stelle, IL—covers about 40 acres (160,000 m2).Further reading
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- Kueshana, Eklal (1963). The Ultimate Frontier. Stelle Group. ISBN 0-9632252-0-0.
- Fesperman, Dan (April 4, 1997). "Galactic cult prefers suburbia". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- Weiner, Debra (January 6, 2011). "Apocalypse Never Happened, But a Community Did". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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External links
- Official website
- "Center for Sustainable Community". centerforsustainablecommunity.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03.
- "Land Walking Tour". Center for Sustainable Community. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07.
- "Midwest Permaculture". midwestpermaculture.com. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "The Adelphi Organization". adelphi.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "Lemurian spiritual principles can be life-changing". LemurianFellowship.org. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "The Stelle Experience - Chronicling one man's journey in Stelle, Illinois". Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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