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Defined communities

An intentional community is a planned community which is often residentially designed from the beginning to have a high degree of social cohesion through a common interaction.

The members of an intentional community often hold common values which involve a social, political, religious, or spiritual vision. They will often follow lifestyle with particular goals or purposes in mind. They typically share some responsibilities and resources.

Intentional communities include collective households, cohousing communities, ecovillages, communes, survivalist retreats, religious orders, kibbutzim, ashrams, and housing cooperatives.

Ancient communities

Most ancient civilizations evolved from intentional communities. The foundational values that are held by a community will dictate the growth or decay of a society.

The Greek city states evolved a number of different societies and as they shifted values they also shifted the nature of their society. The shift created new problems or dynamics which cause values to shift again. Societies may change over time from generation to generation until the society fails.

Rome, the Teutons and ancient Israel all began with specific sets of values or Social Virtues all shifted those values based which changed society and then the people within society and then another shift in values occurred producing new changes.

Each of these societies created foundational structures from the 12 Tablets of Rome to the Ten Commandments of Israel.

Understanding these foundational values, guidelines and limits and where straying from them brings social change and even degeneration is important in a sustainable community that wishes to be free.

It is inherent in the nature of man to desire relationships within society that promotes a “Sense of Community” of belonging, a feeling that you matter to others within your group or tribe. This Sense of Community comes from practices that confirm a mutual commitment which encourages respect, honor and compassion.

The rituals or practices and ceremonies of an intentional community should establish, nurture and affirm that sense of community from generation to generation. That sense of community must run deep within the heart and mind of individual to sustain loyalty during the extremes of societal hardships.

James Scott has looked at such remote societies that chose to be free rather than comfortable or pursue the promised comfort of the organized state. Abraham departed the city State of Ur to form an Intentional Community and did so with his Altars of Living stones. Moses left the state of Egypt to form a free state with no exercising authority from the top down where every-man was king in his own home. Christ started an Intentional Community when he appointed a kingdom to His Apostles where there was no Benefactors who could exercise authority but the people lived by faith, hope and charity and the perfect law of liberty with Lively Stones forming living Altars of social welfare.

The most predominant Community form of government throughout history has been based on voluntary systems composed of a Network of what was called the tens, hundreds, and thousands.

The Christian conflict was also mostly about not participating in the state religion which consisted of the Covetous Practice of state sponsored Corban which is so popular with Modern Christians.

One of that natural governing agents of society is the purpose for gathering to support the well being of the people. The purposes of intentional communities vary. They may include sharing limited resources, creating physical or financially safety and or more spiritual and emotional commonality.

The way in which you do this and the bands that society depends upon to hold it together will determine the nature of society and the people within it.

Modern Approach

New members of an intentional community are generally selected by the community's existing membership, the leaders or a board rather than by real-estate agents or land owners especially if the land is owned collectively by the community.

This idea of intential communities is a major topic of the Network.

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 [[James Scott]] has looked at such remote societies that chose to be free rather than comfortable or pursue the promised comfort of the organized state. [[Abraham]] departed the city State of Ur to form an  [[Intentional Community]] and did so with his [[Altars]] of Living stones. [[Moses]] left the state of Egypt to form a free state with no exercising authority from the top down where every-man was king in his own home. Christ started an [[Intentional Community]] when he appointed a kingdom to His Apostles where there was no [[Benefactors]] who could exercise authority but the people lived by [[faith]], [[hope]] and [[charity]] and the [[perfect law of liberty]] with Lively [[Stones]] forming living [[Altars]] of social [[welfare]].
-[[Image:Fract10s-100sc.jpg|200px|right|thumb|link=The Living Network|The most predominant form of government throughout history has been based on voluntary systems composed of a [[Network]] of what was called the [[Tens|tens, hundreds, and thousands]].]]
+[[Image:Fract10s-100sc.jpg|200px|right|thumb|link=The Living Network|The most predominant [[Community]] form of government throughout history has been based on voluntary systems composed of a [[Network]] of what was called the [[Tens|tens, hundreds, and thousands]].]]
 The [[Christian conflict]] was also mostly about not participating in the state religion which consisted of the [[Covetous Practice]] of state sponsored [[Corban]] which is so popular with [[Modern Christians]].

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