Aug 28, 2014 · My parents spent the 1970s on communes: first, a shared house in Boulder; after that, a “self-realization fellowship” in Paonia, Colorado; then the Spring Hollow farm in Tennessee, with a dozen...

Mar 13, 2024 · We have over a thousand posts here on various aspects of communal living, including lots of reports about various aspects of life in the communes, as well as thoughts and essays about sharing income as well as life.

May 1, 2024 · People who've lived in co-ops, communes, group houses and 'intentional communities' share four questions you should ask yourself before taking the leap.

Aug 7, 2024 · Ever dream of ditching the mainstream and joining a hippy commune? The stereotypical commune has been sensationalized for decades in pop culture. Negative stereotypes abound – poor, dirty, crazy, cult-like, and dangerous. But what is a commune, really? Do they still exist today? Can you live in a commune? Can you visit one? And would

What are the best parts of live in an intentional community? Communities are mainly social experiments (rather than design experiments). In general people love or leave it based on how happy they are living a life that’s intertwined with your neighbors.

May 31, 2022 · A commune is a house, property or community shared by people with similar interests or goals. It is a type of intentional community but, unlike other such communities, residents of a commune share income, resources, property rights and work responsibilities.

Mar 6, 2021 · But whether or not you’re living on a commune, community interdependence requires us to give up our stubborn belief in the myth that we have complete autonomy over …

Jan 26, 2016 · We spoke to Amanda in more detail about her experience of living in a commune… The Numinous: How did you first connect with Golden Drum? Amanda Capobianco: A close friend of mine had been doing some spiritual work with the community and had just come back from a week long retreat.

Jan 14, 2021 · Most adolescents only see one path to adulthood, but communes offer a unique alternate route. Life on a commune requires a lot of cooperative effort and hard work, but it pays off. Quinn Volpe, Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2021.

Mar 21, 2022 · Merriam Webster defines a commune as “an often rural community, organized on a communal basis.” And since their definition of “communal” uses communities and communes it becomes a rather circular definition.