Since I sent out my email diagnosis/challenge 'The Survivable Path',
(posted on my website at http://www.bibbs.com/roan ) where I state the changes that must be
accomplished by the human species in order to survive our ancient and
suicidal social practices, I have received a lot of email asking 'what
is the path', 'how do we accomplish what you described', and other such
questions.
I stated the main problems and ultimate goals that humanity must
establish in the years to come, the sooner the better, but I did not
state what to do reach those goals in some exact algorithm. I
understand that people want a '1, 2, 3,... ' list of discrete steps to
follow, but this is quite impossible to create. Any set of instructions
would be useless, and not reflect the intelligence and diversity of
those who have also realized the need to accomplish the changes I
expressed. Some of those who meditate and pray for the world are led
naturally into living our lives full time at the task of guiding the
world into a new state of consciousness, into a survivable path. I call
these people, 'Forerunners'. In the ancient days of tribes, when people
walked on great circular migrations, there were Chiefs, Medicine folks,
Hunters, and Forerunners. They were scouts for the tribe, going ahead
and finding sources of food, and finding out where predators might be.
They guided the tribe as we must now guide the whole human species.
I can state fairly clearly the state of mind of those who will be the
Forerunners of the changes, and suggest some steps that some could
follow to help bring a survivable future into existence. In the
message 'The Survivable Path', I stated a few long range strategies,
such as setting up communities, and linking together into a geodesic
democracy, as well as teaching the interconnectedness and oneness that
expresses the true relationship of humanity with the ecoentity called
'ecological environment'. The concept of a geodesic democracy (a
Geonet) is up on my website at http://www.bibbs.com/roan and at the
other mirror sites I recently set up, listed below in my sig file.
The attitude of a Forerunner, (someone who sees the necessity for
humanity to find again the harmony with nature and each other leading to
survival,) is one of service to the children of the future and the
Planetary ecosystem, Gaia, the Ecoentity. It makes no difference what
religion or 'spiritual path' one is on, what set of beliefs one has, as
long as it doesn't 'explain' away the need to do what is individually
required to bring about a survivable future. Any belief which demands
apathy is of little service to this path. The understanding of the need
for directed change comes from deep within, and often prevails despite
beliefs, or at least calls to the person's soul throughout their lives.
One step for someone feeling the call to become a Forerunner is to go
out into nature, into the wilds, and spend some time there. A couple of
weeks living in the wild, brings a lot of understanding. Take what is
required to survive, but no luxuries, and just meditate and walk, to
touch the face of what we come from and what we are part of. (Check out
http://www.ecopsych.com ) Bring that connection with Nature back into
your regular life, with the intention of bringing about balance and
harmony once again, doing whatever it takes within the bounds of
non-violence and higher consciousness. It is a lifetime vow, to become a
Forerunner.
Another is to learn what a geodesic democracy is, how it works, why it
is so strange. Don't judge it until you thoroughly understand it, for
it is a very new way to group together in a world where we are
conditioned to distrust groups yet are encouraged to work together with
others only for money and follow 'leaders' blindly when they claim
authority in the name of government. A Geonet, (geodesic democratic
organization) is only a way to bring people together to make decisions,
provide for checks and balances which overcome the tendencies
conditioned into us, and create something that cannot be corrupted by
anyone, inside or outside the organization. It is not based upon
majority rule, but individual and collective agreement.
It protects the individual's choices while giving the individual a way
to produce synergy with others, and bring about desired changes together
without the abuse endemic to 'delegating' individual authority to
'leaders'. There are no 'leaders' in a Geonet yet the structure does not
allow the foolishness of inane 'committee' dynamics either. It is new,
not simply an old system renamed, no matter how much it resembles, upon
superficial inspection, other ways people have done things in the past.
It must be set up with local people, with at least 42 members in the
local area to form an Octa-team. Then that initial Octa-team links
through the internet into larger structures.
Another a Forerunner can do is to start looking for other Forerunners in
their local area who are interested in starting a community. Overcoming
the fear driven division of people into isolated individuals requires
putting the future of all the children ahead of that fear, drawing our
courage from the pain of the Earth, and move together to learn to
dissolve our differences and work together as true equals. The mindset
of fear of others is a social conditioning, not natural, and we are
conditioned that way to make us easily controlled by those who gain from
our division. The oldest rule of those who have gotten this world in
this terrible situation is "To Conquer, Divide: To keep Conquered, keep
Divided".
How do we Forerunners find each other? On the net, yes, but usually
that means we live too far away to get together in person and truly get
to know one another. One way is to have weekend potluck dinners,
passing the word through our health food stores, local spiritual groups,
etc. Another is to put classified ads in newspapers for Sunday potluck
dinners. I told you this takes courage. (grin) A Forerunner's job is
not to convert people, but to connect with other Forerunners, and bring
about community. Each community of gentle love and compassion is like a
beacon to the world, and no conversion will be required. Example is a
thousand times more attractive.
It is not necessary to all live exactly the same way, with exactly the
same practices or diets or jargon or any other factor beyond the desire
to guide Humanity into a survivable future. It makes no difference what
people wear, or if they wear jewelry or eat meat or live in yurts or in
apartment buildings... Living lightly on the earth is merely an desirable
option, not a prerequisite. However, to be realistic, all Forerunners
should 'cap' their living expenses and put all the money coming to them
over the 'cap' into a bank account dedicated to initiatives they want to
pursue, or into a community when they meet enough others to make it
possible. It is far more economic to pool resources than to live
separately, to live with other families like extended families rather
than live isolated in 'nuclear' families.
No 'leaders' are required, no central organization, not even
coordination until the Geonet is set up, and then it will be
self-organizing. When the Geonet is happening, communities will be able
to interlink and work together, and incredible possibilities will open
up. Two or three or ten city communities will be able to buy land
together in the country, and move together, just for one example. A
community survives best if there are several hundred adults living
there.
Another desirable possibility for Forerunners is to go back to school in
the fields of environmental studies, contamination reclamation,
biochemistry, and any other field in 'hard' science. But this is not
for the young, not those under 21 years old, for before that age, the
social conditioning of the academia has too much effect. The idea is to
get the science out of the academic subculture and start teaching and
applying it within the path of the Forerunner.
Forerunners will create a subculture... it is normal and desirable, for
humans create subcultures instinctively, but it must be the most
tolerant and compassionate and harmless subculture that has ever been.
It must express the world as we want it to be, not just another
reflection of the culture of the world as it is now. Diversity and Unity
are not opposing forces, but actually complement each other if tolerance
and love and overly strong opinions do not rule the behavior of the
humans involved.
This message is long enough. I try to answer the messages I get
personally, but I have not caught up with the numbers who wrote me
before. Don't hesitate to email me with any questions you have. I enjoy
meeting each of you in cyberspace. It may take awhile to get back to
you however, so please be patient. Since I express myself best in
answers to other's questions, I would like to make any messages and my
responses public, so if you want to keep your email to me completely
private, please say so in the email.
I am honored by your attention. Thank you.
Peace and Long Life,
Roan Carratu
