Dear Allan, The comments relating to the age of individuality...I think we can see that it is an obvious trend, yes, this is evident in the dispertion of extended families, lack of community, and the end of a more tribal way of living. So- as we become aware that this is happening, we can, out of our own conscious freedom and free will take on the responsiblity to work out of a place where we have an true interest in others. Where we purposefully and intentionally find love for others as a direct result of our own true self realization.So, its a time of real spiritual opportunity.
>>I guess I read too much Wendell Berry, but I > thought the idea of 'age of individuality' and 'maximum personal > freedom' were concepts sown in us by the system that finds both > democracies and 'free people' easier to control than people who can > still access the traditional support relationships of husband/wife, > home/neighborhood, church/community, city/county and so on. I propose it is the opposite, that this 'system' is a result of our evolution into this age of individuality and that this also somehow bears a significant relationship with our deep diving into materialism ( I know others on the list could help me better understand this, anyone, Hugh, Glen??) > >I think we are wishing for an outdated paradigm when we expect to have some > >top down organizational figure heads baby us through our movement. This is > >the era of the conciousness soul, the age of individuality. What ever is > >lacking in the movement is no one fault but our own. Christy > > Tell me more about this, Christy. I don't really understand what you > are saying in the paragraph above, and, to me, it comes across as > uncharacteristically mean spirited. I meant we have to take the bull by the horns (gotta love that biodynamic pun) and accept responsibility, and not blaim the BDA or Demeter or who ever for any lack of co-hesivness within the biodynamic movement. I think expecting these organizations (of what- 3 or 4 staff) to carry the movement is an old fashioned way of looking at things. The most progressive is local, regional, trust based, reltationship based, person to person. These are the buzz phrases of 'our movement', so this is why I suggest that these organizational figure heads are relics of an outdated paradigm. Now, I would rather ask, what would the ideal organization born out of the new age look like? Could it be national, and still be effective? Really ask, and work it out as an ideal, through this list serv, and then take that as a first step to creating it. That sounds like fun! On another note, Lawrence Goodwin, Ph D (at Duke University & author of the Populist Moment) said that he has never seen a voluntary social movement be defeated by its opponent, it has always defeated itself. Happy new year!! Christy
