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PN – Kosmos Journal Quarterly Seeks Submissions: “Blessed Community | The Families We Make”
During the pandemic, many found comfort in forming pods, (small groups of loved ones and friends), and in joining online groups and sharing circles that supported co-learning, activism, spiritual connection, or simply provided moral support. Such connections can bind us more strongly than our blood-family relationships.
Intentional communities are not new. They include ecovillages, housing cooperatives and spiritual communities such as monasteries. Yet, these are also evolving to serve the needs of new generations. Transition Towns, residential land trusts and farming cooperatives have strengthened local economies and cultures of sharing.
Such groups, large and small, often have a set of values members hold in common, like confidentiality, mentorship, and recognition of historic trauma. Circles may use story, art and music help members heal and provide a deep sense of belonging. We are reinventing community from the ground up!
What are the intentional groups, circles and heart-families you have created or joined? How would you describe the values or guiding principles of the group? In what ways have your groups transformed you? What does the term ‘blessed community’ mean to you? How has ‘coming to circle’ awakened something deep within you or enabled you to serve your community in a new way?
These are some of the questions we seek to explore in the Summer edition of Kosmos Quarterly. We welcome your essays up to 1200 words, poems, art and other works. Please review our submission guidelines carefully.