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Thanks to East Wind for providing such a comprehensive visitor packet that I used as a template. You can find the original here.  These guidelines were revised after I left. I think that the conflicts that arose because of lack of guidance that contributed to me being kicked out of East Wind inspired many ofContinue reading “Visitor Information Packet: still in process!”

  The Enneagram is a way of reflecting on yourself and others–to understand that we are usually born with certain efficiencies, tendencies, and priorities. I  hope that we will use the enneagram as we get to know each other.  Reading these values, I thought that these are values that we want to create space for in theContinue reading “More values to consider”

I learned about the Clearness Process, created by the Quakers, 25 years ago. I’ve always been drawn to it. You can learn a more detailed approach to having a Clearness Committee here.  I will be adapting this policy that Acorn Community uses for various purposes. Thanks to Federation of Egalitarian Communities and Acorn (a memberContinue reading “Clearness Process”

This is a sample document from a community that is part of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities. Thank you, http://www.theFEC.org, for providing all these sample documents. As you can see, membership process is quite detailed, and it is essential that people who are serious about joining a community go through various stages so everyone canContinue reading “Overall Membership Process”

A description of a book By David Truman and Sara Donna I am publishing this description because I feel inspired simply by this writing. I hope to read it soon, but even if I don’t, I wonder–is there something that inspires you about this description? ………….. Communities come together for a variety of purposes, andContinue reading “Toward Enlightened Community”

I have been working since 1975 in various ways to help “save the world.” This list can give you some ideas of the projects I have worked on. It might seem counter-intuitive to include this experience at the very top, but I just think that you need to learn this side of me–the whistle blowerContinue reading “About Patricia Mikkelson”

You have been able to find out a lot of information about me, the founder of the community–so if you want to start the process of coming to visit in order to explore joining the community, please answer the questions below. You can cut and past these on a google doc or email in orderContinue reading “Membership Questionnaire”

I have been trying to create an intentional community ever since I heard about the concept 45 years ago when my now former husband, Cliff, introduced me to the concept. We bought the very first Intentional Communities Directory which the Federation for Intentional Communities published. Now you can find the directory online at http://www.ic.org IContinue reading “Current Status”

I thought the article below makes a lot of sense. I have long been interested in the Enneagram as a way of understanding myself and others. This approach makes sense because these are universal character traits and values that people hold. the only one I don’t understand is number 6: Loyalist: I value guarantees. IContinue reading “Using the Enneagram as a tool for defining the values and character traits we want to express.”