Community Recommended Resources
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Damanhur
Founded in 1977, Damanhur is an internationally renowned center for spiritual research. Situated in Valchiusella Valley, in the Alpine foothills of northern Italy, Damanhur is a Federation of Communities and Regions with over 800 citizens, a social and political structure, a Constitution, 40 economic activities, its own currency, schools and a daily paper.

Hummingbird Ranch
Hummingbird Ranch was created by a core team within Global Family as a way to model the consciousness which is seeking expression in our world at this time.
As a living laboratory for the evolution of consciousness, the community is engaged in a sacred experiment to create a loving and compassionate world.

EVOLVE-recommended books, PDF files, and links to websites that support you in starting and growing a consciously evolving group and community. Check back often. Additional resources will be added regularly. If you know of a good resource to support conscious community building add it to the Community Recommended Resource section of the site. (see link in the left margin of this page)

The Co-Creator's Handbook
by Carolyn Anderson with Katharine Roske

An excellent source for learning about co-creative core group practices, this guidebook is "a tool to empower you as a co-creator and to support you in discovering your soul's purpose and serving the Earth at this critical hour of planetary transformation. Together with our resonant partners we can co-create a world that is a reflection of our deepest values and the fulfillment of our dreams."

Download PDF of how to form a Resonant Core Group.
Buy this book in the EVOLVE Store.

Turning to One Another
book and website by Margaret Wheatley

How to Start a Conversation… simple guidelines for getting started when at first it might seem awkward or scary.

PeerSpirit circle guidelines
excerpted from the book Calling the Circle, the First and Future Culture by Christina Baldwin and additional thoughts from the ongoing work of PeerSpirit, Inc.

Cafe To Go – PDF download (560K)
A concise Guide that provides an overview of the principles used in designing World Café conversations. It contains tips for creating powerful questions, outlines the World Café assumptions and etiquette, covers how to set up your meeting space, as well as all the supplies you will need on hand to support your gathering.

Conversation Café Host Manual – PDF download (220K)
At Conversation Cafés, we will learn together how to create a culture of conversation—which is a culture of intelligence, peace, and political awareness.