Our Covenant with the Earth

 

1.     Ecology of Living

To integrate labour, community contribution, personal maintenance and creative endeavours.

 

2.   Community Living

To live in a supportive, cooperative setting with people of like intent.

Work toward a common path and live a deep commitment to self, others and the earth.

 

3.   Voluntary Simplicity

To enhance quality of life by consuming less and living simply.

To encourage ourselves to receive daily nourishment from renewable, preferably organic, green plants.

 

4.  Right Livelihood

To know the social and environmental impact of our work.

To work or volunteer in only those efforts that enhance the quality of all life.

 

5.   Environmental Action

To practice non-violent action in defence of the Earth.  

To know the facts and implications of an action and ‘stay the path’.

 

6.   Spiritual Practices

To perform a daily practice that encourages attunement with those encompassing powers

that nourish the Earth and intuitively guide all human endeavours.

 

7.   Scientific Understanding

To know the basic universal laws of ecology and apply them to a specific bioregion

and be able to extend such understanding to others.

 

8.   Cultural Diversity

To study past and present cultures who live in harmony with the Earth.

To know the psychological, sociological and cultural roots of one’s own tradition.

 

9.   Education of the Citizenry

To use every action, insight and interaction to share environmental understandings.  

To be a model world citizen.  

To spend time with children, elders and people of all ages.

 

10.  Personal Growth

To “know thyself” with and through the universe.

To search, find and accept a path of insight and action that will assure peace, love and truth for all life.