Lab - Depth Psychology Alliance2024-03-29T01:07:12Zhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/group/new-global-mythology/forum/topics/feed/tag/Lab“THE TALISMAN”. INTERVIEW WITH MYTHOLOGIST WILLI PAUL BY DEREK JOE TENNANT, EARTHEVOLUTION.INFOhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/group/new-global-mythology/forum/topics/the-talisman-interview-with-mythologist-willi-paul-by-derek-joe2013-12-07T23:41:13.000Z2013-12-07T23:41:13.000ZWilli Paulhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/WilliPaul<div><p style="text-align: center;"></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-4">“THE TALISMAN”. INTERVIEW WITH MYTHOLOGIST WILLI PAUL BY DEREK JOE TENNANT, EARTHEVOLUTION.INFO</span></p>
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<p><em>“</em><a href="http://www.theopinionatedartist.com/2013/06/the-new-mythology-of-life.html"><em>Just before his death</em></a><em> Joseph Campbell was interviewed by Bill Moyers and that interview was later turned into the documentary, “The Power of Myth.” In this interview he postulated the idea that humanity was in need of new mythologies. Ones that were not rooted in the ancient world as all our current ones are. But myth’s that would help us navigate this new and strange world we are creating.”</em></p>
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<p><strong>Willi, I know you have lots of ongoing projects going. Please tell us about them.</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/">Planetshifter.com Magazine</a> (1st Gen site)</p>
<p><a href="http://openmythsource.com/">openmythsource.com</a> (2nd Gen site)</p>
<p><a href="http://newmythologist.com/">NewMythologist.com</a> (3rd Gen Site)</p>
<p><a href="http://openmythsource.com/myth-lab/">Myth Lab</a> (9 completed) is an ongoing process to produce New Myths</p>
<p><a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/56">New Myths</a> (50 published to-date)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1423">Interviews with Thought Leaders</a> (~ 450 published)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2115">eBooks</a> (13 released)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0FAEA97D12725FB0&action_edit=1&feature=view_all">Videos</a> (135 posted)</p>
<p>Children’s Institute for New Mythology</p>
<p><a href="http://newmythologist.com/workshops/">Workshops and Consultation</a></p>
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<p><strong>I want to know more about Myth Lab; in particular, we all tell ourselves stories to make sense of our world. How is myth different from these common stories?</strong></p>
<p>Myth Lab and the New Myths incorporate permaculture and Transition training and values and take a proactive approach to classic mythology that is sleeping with the big boy brands and their trademarks that are not working in our age.</p>
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<h3><strong>Myth Lab</strong></h3>
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<p>The Myth Lab <a href="http://openmythsource.com/myth-lab/">process model</a> includes discovering an <strong>Artifact</strong> and <strong>mythic imprinting</strong>. The goal is to integrate permaculture, transition, Nature and sustainability with the emerging values and struggles in the Chaos Age. Myth Lab is designed as an interactive, open source and iterative experience. One goal is clear: we need to build new values and myths to build new Post-Chaos Era food and governance systems.</p>
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<h3><strong>Myth Lab Key Terms:</strong></h3>
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<p><strong>Artifact </strong>– The New Myth Artifact is a Nature-Human symbol; examples include graffiti, a bill board, film clip, and a permaculture garden, with special powers and messages to both present and future.</p>
<p><strong>Mythos</strong><strong> </strong>– The pattern of basic values and attitudes of a people characteristically transmitted through myths and the arts. What is the mythos of the Post-Chaos Era?</p>
<p><strong>New Mythology</strong> – Is a call for new Nature-based, globally integrated stories independent of any classic mythologies. New Mythology incorporates new symbols, alchemy and rituals with an eye on the future.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://transitionculture.org/2008/05/01/what-is-a-transition-initiative-the-archers-definition/">The Transition Movement</a></strong> includes new business exchange schemes where waste is used by another business; garden sharing that allows neighbors to re-use barren land. The movement encourages people to choose local food, including support for smart transit and sharing / barter.</p>
<p><strong>Mythic Imprinting</strong> – Imprinting is defined as a two-way interaction with a selected Artifact that generates synergistic meaning for both creators and the reader. This iterative and transmutative process is grounded in the initiation, journey and hero work from Joseph Campbell and is one way that neighborhood artifacts can help participants generate new songs, poems and myths.</p>
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<p><strong><a title="8 Elements of New Myths by Willi Paul" href="http://youtu.be/hfPS5EJxocM" target="_blank">8 Key Elements in the New Mythology</a> include:</strong></p>
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<p>1. Localization – back to sustainability and community; self-sufficiency<br/>2. Nature- Centric<br/>3. Spiritual<br/>4. Future-based<br/>5. Universal themes(s) and message<br/>6. Para-Normal in conflict or characters<br/>7. Initiation, Journey and Hero<br/>8. Permaculture & Transition: values and principles</p>
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<p><strong>Do myths evolve? If so, how; and especially, can they be made to evolve by our conscious intention?</strong></p>
<p>Humans create myths in response to their Age; once these stories are popularized, they are passed on to new generations largely unchanged. It is my contention that new myths are needed for our new challenges and dangers. Whether the classic myths are applicable wholly or in part to our Climate Crisis Age is a good <strong>TED</strong> question.</p>
<p>By creating new myths via conscious intention we evolve. When we stop creating new myths, we perish.</p>
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<p><strong>One recent myth I was reading on your website points to our near-future using the terms Pre-Chaos, Chaos, and Post-Chaos. Can you explain? Can we avoid Chaos, in your view? And are you hopeful we will transition to a sustainable future?</strong></p>
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<p>The piece that you are referring to is <strong><a href="http://wp.me/p14SHM-G5" target="blank">The Cascadia Funnel and the Last 3 Eras on Earth. New Myth 25</a>.</strong></p>
<p>This an early New Myth supported by permaculture ethics. I see that humankind is struggling against each other in the present Chaos Era but that we can prepare ourselves for cooperation in the Post-Chaos Era. Many of the New Myths are set in the Post-Chaos Era and are my teaching tools for our children’s survival.</p>
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<p><strong>How can we better spread myth</strong><strong> and storytelling that bypasses the existing paradigm?</strong></p>
<p>I’d love see Myth Lab in schools and in Scouting. We need to move on from the mind bending control of organized religion and enjoy the broad cultural changes and community building possible with new mythologies.</p>
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<p><strong>What is the future of myth as it leads us<a id="_GoBack" name="_GoBack"></a> on our evolutionary path?</strong></p>
<p>We are creating a new world together now and we are messing it up! New Myths are a road map to this new place. They will define the communities and Heros and initiations for the succession.</p>
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<p><strong>What is something I can do today to prepare for our Post-Chaos future?</strong></p>
<p>Re-organize and control the allocators and resources at your City Hall. This would allow us better control over land use decisions and help to bring people together without the apathy and insider greed that we have now.</p>
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<p><strong>I also know you are a champion of permaculture. What would you like us to understand about that way of life?</strong></p>
<p>Well, your sources are off here! Many months ago I came to the conclusion that permaculture (or technology) alone will not “save” us. Without land to design, permaculture is a 30 year old philosophy. I need to be an integrator, combining the best of many fads, movements and the like in a hybrid resource, like my LinkedIn Group (<a title="This is an open group" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=5080106&trk=anet_ug_hm">New Mythology, Permaculture & Transition</a>) that makes new myths and brings down the corporate power structure that put us in this Era in the first place. Note that most permaculturists practice capitalism while getting unpaid interns to the dirt work.</p>
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<p><strong>Can you briefly describe how the arc of your life has brought you to the awareness you have today?</strong></p>
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<p>There are learning dots and consciousness jumps in <a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1422">my bio</a> for sure. My love for Nature started early and continues to inform my Myth making today. I do not see this process as an <strong>arc</strong> however; how about a spark rising up from a camp fire?</p>
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<p><strong>What is an accomplishment you would like people to understand about you?</strong></p>
<p>That I am striving to stay a spiritual being; to enjoy life long assistance from unseen and un-definable friendly forces.</p>
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<p><strong>What would you like to tell us that I haven’t asked about yet?</strong></p>
<p>I was diagnosed at age 19 with bi-polar disorder. Approximately 22 years and 12 manic episodes later my psyche stabilized and the chaotic energies of manic –depression became an asset.</p>
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<p><strong>How can people best follow your work?</strong></p>
<p>Everything gets loaded on PlanetShifter.com Magazine first regardless of other destinations.</p>
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<p><strong>Willi Paul’s Bio -</strong></p>
<p><br/>Active in the sustainability, permaculture, transition, sacred Nature, new alchemy and mythology space since the launch of <a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2115" target="blank">PlanetShifter.com Magazine</a> on EarthDay 2009, Willi’s network now includes four web sites, a <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/New-Mythology-Permaculture-Transition-5080106?trk=my_groups-b-grp-v" target="blank">LinkedIn group</a>, 3 tweeter accounts, a G+ site, multiple blog sites, and multiple list serves. In 1996 Mr. Paul was instrumental in the design of the emerging online community space in his <a href="http://sbs.mnsu.edu/ursi/" target="blank">Master’s Thesis</a>: “The <a href="http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/planning/articles11/ec.htm">Electronic Charrette</a>”. He was active in many small town design visits with the <a href="http://www.minnesotadesignteam.org/" target="blank">Minnesota Design Team</a>. Mr. Paul has released <a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2115" target="blank">12 eBooks</a>, 2140 + posts on PlanetShifter.com Magazine, and over 500 interviews with global leaders (<a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1423" target="blank">site 1</a> & <a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/56" target="blank">site 2</a>). He has created <a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1855" target="blank">48 New Myths</a> to date and has been <a href="http://conservatoryofmagic.com/2013/06/01/interview-with-new-mythologys-willi-paul/" target="blank">interviewed</a> over 25 times in blogs and journals.<br/>Willi earned his permaculture design certification in August 2011 at the <a href="http://www.upisf.com/" target="blank">Urban Permaculture Institute,</a> SF. Please see his <a href="http://www.jcf.org/new/index.php?categoryid=37&blogid=24" target="blank">cutting-edge article</a> at the Joseph Campbell Foundation and his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0FAEA97D12725FB0&action_edit=1&feature=view_all" target="blank">pioneering videos</a> on YouTube. His current focus is <a href="http://openmythsource.com/myth-lab/" target="blank">Myth Lab</a> - a project that Willi presented at his third <a href="http://newmythologist.com/workshops/" target="blank">Northwest Permaculture Convergence</a> in Portland, OR. As a Senior Manager, Mr. Paul has worked for several Northern California sustainability, civil and software engineering firms. He now works part-time as a design / relocation consultant in the Bay Area.</p>
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<p><strong>Willi’s consulting work</strong> is at <a href="http://newmythologist.com/" target="blank">NewMythologist.com</a></p>
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<p><strong>Connections –</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Willi Paul</strong><br/>New Mythologist & Transition Entrepreneur<br/><a href="http://newmythologist.com/" target="_blank">newmythologist.com</a> | PlanetShifter.com Magazine | <a href="http://openmythsource.com/" target="_blank">openmythsource.com</a><br/>@planetshifter @openmythsource @newmythologist<br/>415-407-4688 | <a href="mailto:pscompub@gmail.com" target="_blank">pscompub at gmail.com</a></p>
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</div></div>“Barn Dance Media Center” (BDMC). “Integrated Accelerator for the Permaculture & Transition Movement” - Vision by Willi Paul, NewMythologist.comhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/group/new-global-mythology/forum/topics/barn-dance-media-center-bdmc-integrated-accelerator-for-the2014-03-15T18:15:26.000Z2014-03-15T18:15:26.000ZWilli Paulhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/WilliPaul<div><p></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong> “<a href="http://communityalchemy.com/barndance/barndance.pdf" target="”blank”">Barn Dance Media Center</a>” (BDMC). “Integrated Accelerator for the Permaculture & Transition Movement” - Vision by Willi Paul, <a href="http://newmythologist.com/" target="blank">NewMythologist.com</a></strong></span></p>
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<p>‘A <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_dance" target="”blank”">barn dance</a></strong> is any kind of dance involving traditional or folk music with traditional dancing, occasionally held in a barn, but, these days, much more likely to be in any suitable building. The term “barn dance” is usually associated with family-oriented or community-oriented events, usually for people who do not normally dance. A barn dance can be a Ceilidh, with traditional Irish or Scottish dancing. However, a barn dance can also feature square dancing, Contra dancing, or any other kind of dancing, often with a live band and a Caller.’</p>
<p>Download the <strong><a href="http://communityalchemy.com/barndance/barndance.pdf" target="”blank”">pdf version of Barn Dance</a></strong>!</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Step One</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>[A]</strong> <strong>Review Site plan, second floor plan and elevation drawings</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2170" target="_blank"><img src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/bf3qBTWMVA*ikBLAwlSOxEY-RqSQ70Vpvxqtusjsf3mHq4J4MF8I0pqDM1ix8Ttwqp-wmtXnMqm8eWXDjqTCtaJXj3AIDM5w/centerspace.png" width="489" class="align-center" height="1593"/></a></p>
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<p><strong>[B]</strong> <strong>Review Integrated Features List:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Second Floor Barn</strong></p>
<p>• Three Main Stages: electronic sound; theatre / storytelling; graphic arts / video<br/>• Audience participation (workshop / teaching / improve)<br/>• Production engineering booth; IT / Broadband; Web production booth<br/>• Arena Screens (4)<br/>• Four bleacher sections</p>
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<p><strong>First Floor Barn</strong></p>
<p>• Café<br/>• Exhibit space<br/>• Computer lab<br/>• Indoor / Outdoor classroom<br/>• Storage</p>
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<p><strong>On the Grounds</strong></p>
<p>• Outdoor Concert Stage and seating<br/>• Seed library<br/>• Food Forest Research Lab<br/>• Indoor / Outdoor classroom<br/>• Aquaponics<br/>• Tool Shed<br/>• Composting</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Step Two – Experience Three User Scenarios</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong>Big Barn Scenario One -</strong><br/>A group of permie artists from Willits, CA have brought script ideas, stills and vision to make three video lesson plans for an online skills course. They camp-out in the audience pit and direct the production with the video, web techs and the house band. All is captured live on the four arena-sized screens. BDMC is integrated production house with organic produce from the food forest and outdoor concert space to play and teach live and raise funds for all.</p>
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<p><strong>Big Barn Scenario Two -</strong><br/>The Shady Transitionites, a small edgy theatre troupe from Palo Alto, come to the Barn to rehearse a short play about permaculture and steam the work live global audience. Post-show interviews requests abound and are shown and recorded on the screens. The play is then linked on the Barn Dance web site for additional views and discussion.</p>
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<p><strong>Big Barn Scenario Three –</strong><br/>The storytellers look around at the interior of the Barn and wonder if this is a NASA collaboration space. Sound dampening hangs from the rafters and huge screens on blinking ready. The work now involves shooting the readers live on video and transcribing their words for the web simultaneously. A “reading” becomes much more as web-based participation adds review and alt verbiage. A story becomes theatre and a live event from an old Barn in NorCal.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Step Three: Active Values @ Barn Dance Media Center</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong>Permaculture Combined with Transition</strong> – a mandated synergy for change</p>
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<p><strong>Integrative</strong> – electronic sitars, soil, latte and satellites, we are the Mix</p>
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<p><strong>Localization</strong> – local energy, food, education and community NOW</p>
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<p><strong>New Alchemy</strong> – a constant playful interchange of structure and spontaneous; history and dreams</p>
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<p><strong>Open, Free and Entrepreneurial</strong> - building on everyone’s expertise and sharing it with reckless transparency</p>
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<p><strong>Multi-media</strong> – includes live local, web and streaming for global participation and instant feedback</p>
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<p><strong>Live Action Threatre</strong> – your spontaneousness bent is best</p>
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<p><strong>Nature</strong> - Barn Dance Media Center is the new “Human | Machine | Nature| Love Interface”</p>
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<p><strong>Journey</strong> – multiple people, multiple channels, new lessons</p>
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<p><strong>Initiation</strong> – change tools, staff support and creativity are available to everyone</p>
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<p><strong>New Myth Accelerator</strong> – consider the new symbols, songs and stories of permaculture; this is the stuff of the new mythology and the heroes to come</p></div>“The Roundabout Food Forest Gang” : New Myth #47, by Rob Joyce, Please Touch Garden & Willi Paul, NewMythologist.comhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/group/new-global-mythology/forum/topics/the-roundabout-food-forest-gang-new-myth-47-by-rob-joyce-please2013-07-25T20:00:29.000Z2013-07-25T20:00:29.000ZWilli Paulhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/WilliPaul<div><p></p>
<p><b><a href="http://openmythsource.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/centerspace.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3369 align-center" alt="centerspace" src="http://openmythsource.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/centerspace.png?w=640" width="373" height="348"/></a></b></p>
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<p><b>Access > Plan > Stewardship</b></p>
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<p><b>The Roundabout Food Forest Gang</b> (RFF) had a vision of returning a four block street and roundabout to a place to walk, connect, plant and harvest, including a pathway for walkers and bikes in a post-petroleum rebirth. RFF is calling for a permaculture-driven map free from City tentacles, long broken by bankruptcy and a 1950’s vision. Their roundabout cluster went off-grid when the utilities were unearthed and sent packing. Green technologies are in place now: water cachement, grey water, solar hub, and other shared earth-friendlies. The food forest was planted by the 16 original neighbors.</p>
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<p>A bright green local seed for a change.</p>
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<p>Today the “roundabout dirt share” includes large swathes of vegetables – currently producing tomatoes, zucchini, squash, kale, cabbage, celery, asparagus, and broccoli – as well as maturing fruit trees such as apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, avocado, cherry, orange, tangerine, fig, and pomegranate.</p>
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<p>Residential lots in each of the four directions emanating from the circle are spirit transformed; integrated. The Gang broke-up the concrete curbs and removed the asphalt streets. They removed the boulevards but kept the sidewalks. At the center circle stands an ancient dwarf Gala Apple Tree.</p>
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<p>Hummingbirds pollinate the food forest and the flowering veggies, sing, dance, play, have their babies and entertain the circle scene; they are watch dogs, messengers and teachers for the neighborhood. The residents put up hummingbird condos to facilitate the hummer’s pollinatic and dare devil ways.</p>
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<p>Human elements now include benches, gravel paths, plants, a compost area, and a tool shed.</p>
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<p>A permaculture food forest mimics some of the beneficial relationships of a natural forest. They are quick to point out that food forests are not ‘natural’, but are designed and managed ecosystems that are very rich in biodiversity and productivity. The food forest meets several goals:</p>
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<p>a. To produce food</p>
<p>b. To produce forage for beneficial insects, pollinators, chickens and song birds</p>
<p>c. To create wildlife habitat to nurture for our bodies through herbal teas and concoctions</p>
<p>d. To create beauty and sense of well being</p>
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<p>Four totem poles – one at each corner from the roundabout – are reserved as four activity spaces:</p>
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<p>a. Yoga / stretching</p>
<p>b. Reading / quite conversations</p>
<p>c. Water fountain</p>
<p>d. Two picnic tables</p>
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<p><b>Values > Invitation</b></p>
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<p>At each totem, the working principles for the project are posted on a small plaque:</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Work Collaboratively</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Use Local Resources First</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Re-Use & Recycle</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Hands-on, Peer-to Peer Learning</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Gifting</strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Horizontal Decision Making</strong></p>
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<p><b>Celebration > Hope > New Myths</b></p>
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<p>At the “roundabout opening” celebration, children tie recycled purple cloth ribbons around the trunk and main limbs of the old Apple tree to show of unity with Nature and their new community intersection. Each ribbon represents a wish to put some energy back into their neighborhood, food forest and friends.</p>
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<p>No one noticed a small person wearing a dark grey hoodie smiling at the crowd tonight, leaving the celebration early with an apple in his pocket.</p>
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<p>He is the wise-old “Green Guardian” who lives in the hollowed-out roots of the Gala Apple Tree and keeps an eye out for kids, litter bugs and the birds.</p>
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<p><strong>Have you seen him?</strong></p>
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