The difference between “Butterfly Communities” and Ecovillage concepts
(this article is a chapter of my future book – Conscious Evolution – Crafting Our Way Together) In our world that abounds in types of community organizations (the vast majority labeled under the umbrella term eco-village), the reader could ask: Why still a new proposal? What does a “Butterfly” community differ from an eco-village? What […]
About family
(this article is a chapter of my future book – Conscious Evolution – Crafting Our Way Together) The second level of integration and functionality is the family. We are a monogamous species. I highlight this aspect because I want to eliminate any confusion regarding intra-community relationships in our Butterfly fellowships and communities. “Human levels of […]
Who do you want to become?
(this article is a chapter of my future book – Conscious Evolution – Crafting Our Way Together) The book states that the evolution of Life on this planet has a direction and that direction is toward increasing degrees of cooperation and correlation between living beings. Therefore, it states that there can be no true evolution […]
A new understanding of myself within the society
(this article is a chapter of my future book – Conscious Evolution – Crafting Our Way Together) It isn’t easy to maintain your generosity and kindness while communicating with someone who “reduces you” or “rejects you” or is “unfair to you” etc. It’s not easy to let your guard down and not fight back when […]
Spiritual Principles
(This is a chapter from my future book, Conscious Evolution – Crafting Our Wat Together) Spiritual life is structured by three frameworks, each with its own role: 1) Rituals and Ceremonies; 2) Spiritual Practices and 3) Spiritual Principles to which we align ourselves. Beside spiritual practices, we need to believe in “something greater than us”. […]
Becoming a Servant Leader
(this article is a chapter of my future book – Conscious Evolution – Crafting Our Way Together) The concept of the “servant leader” was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in his seminal 1970 essay, “The Servant as Leader.” The servant-leader concept has had a profound and lasting influence over the past decades on many modern […]
Butterfly Fellowship rite of passage
(This article is a chapter of my book Butterfly Communities – the Heroes of a New Metaphysics) In human societies, the transition from one social state to another was always perceived as a rite of passage – a time of our life especially dedicated to a specific transformation. A rite of passage provides a frame that […]
The three barriers against evolution
(This article is a chapter of my book Butterfly Communities – the Heroes of a New Metaphysics) Let’s challenge ourselves with a little mental exercise: Imagine that someone asks you: “Do you want to evolve?” What do you answer? If the answer happens to be “No”, the exercise ends. If the answer is “Yes”, we […]
A revolution in communication
(This article presents a chapter from my book “Butterfly Communities – the Heroes of a new Metaphysics) A revolution in our way of communication requires the awareness of our metaphysical, emotional and social conditioning, of our biased way of perception & communication. In a word, of our self-centeredness. If we manage to understand this, we […]
Spiritual Practices and Who we want to become
(This article presents a chapter from my book “Butterfly Communities – the Heroes of a new Metaphysics) The missing puzzle piece The book talks about individual and social evolution. It states that the evolution of Life on this planet has a direction and that direction is toward increasing degrees of cooperation and correlation between living […]