Old Project Avalon Forum (ARCHIVE) - View Single Post - Radiant zones and communities building..where are we up to ?

Sideshow Shaman · 12-22-2009, 04:24 AM

A few things in relation to radiant zones... first, the term seems to be gaining usage around the 'net.

Thanks to Night Light for the info about Compressed Earth Bricks. It has been forwarded to a researcher working on the next Zeitgeist addendum.

It appears that Trace the Circle has gone dark, in the internet sense. The website says, " Welcome to Trace the Circle, The Community is Now Closed". So I guess the community has a population now. Seems strange that there is no real status update. Also seems odd that the websites forum is no longer even readable by the public and forum registration is closed too. Pretty much total info lockdown... Anyway hope to hear what's going on over there sometime. The "proposal" posted on Avalon should probably be removed.

Now on to my main reason for posting on this thread. I've recently spent a couple months living in an urban community with over 30 people.

It's basically run on a room rental model but people that live there are expected to participate making the house work. The formal structure of the group is still being established. There is an informal (imperfect) consensus process in place that runs long term operations.

So much of the "radiant zone" ideas have been about building new physical structures out in the countryside. It would seem even more mindful to use existing structures to house communities. Population centers are natural gathering places for 'underground' communities. And some people, like myself, even prefer living in cities.

Actually finding such a place and being there was a fairly intense experience. I should probably reread this whole thread but it seemed like most of the issues presented here did not arise in day to day life. The main issues seemed the same as in "normal" life, paying the rent & gathering food, with a sprinkling of interpersonal conflict on top. The solutions to these were perhaps radical by some standards but were simply products of the personalities gathered together. It was not a place with formal policies for every occasion, it was a place filled with caring, knowledgeable, creative, but also flawed, people.

Now if I can just get rid of my small amount of debt, i will move back there. Any questions about this existing community are welcome.

12-22-2009, 04:24 AM	#347
Sideshow Shaman Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Manasota FL Posts: 114	Re: Radiant zones and communities building..where are we up to ? A few things in relation to radiant zones... first, the term seems to be gaining usage around the 'net. Thanks to Night Light for the info about Compressed Earth Bricks. It has been forwarded to a researcher working on the next Zeitgeist addendum. It appears that Trace the Circle has gone dark, in the internet sense. The website says, " Welcome to Trace the Circle, The Community is Now Closed". So I guess the community has a population now. Seems strange that there is no real status update. Also seems odd that the websites forum is no longer even readable by the public and forum registration is closed too. Pretty much total info lockdown... Anyway hope to hear what's going on over there sometime. The "proposal" posted on Avalon should probably be removed. Now on to my main reason for posting on this thread. I've recently spent a couple months living in an urban community with over 30 people. It's basically run on a room rental model but people that live there are expected to participate making the house work. The formal structure of the group is still being established. There is an informal (imperfect) consensus process in place that runs long term operations. So much of the "radiant zone" ideas have been about building new physical structures out in the countryside. It would seem even more mindful to use existing structures to house communities. Population centers are natural gathering places for 'underground' communities. And some people, like myself, even prefer living in cities. Actually finding such a place and being there was a fairly intense experience. I should probably reread this whole thread but it seemed like most of the issues presented here did not arise in day to day life. The main issues seemed the same as in "normal" life, paying the rent & gathering food, with a sprinkling of interpersonal conflict on top. The solutions to these were perhaps radical by some standards but were simply products of the personalities gathered together. It was not a place with formal policies for every occasion, it was a place filled with caring, knowledgeable, creative, but also flawed, people. Now if I can just get rid of my small amount of debt, i will move back there. Any questions about this existing community are welcome.