Author: Elizabeth Barrette
Elizabeth Barrette writes and edits nonfiction, fiction, and poetry in diverse fields including speculative fiction, alternative spirituality, and community. She ran the Pagan magazine PanGaia for 8 years and writes regularly for the Llewellyn annuals. Visit her blog The Wordsmith’s Forge and coven website Greenhaven: A Pagan Tradition. Articles by Elizabeth Barrette include: ""Patchwork"" (Issue # 139) Poetry in Community (Issue # 142) The Richness of Giving (Issue # 141) Householding: Communal Living on a Small Scale (Issue # 144) Balancing Powers (Issue # 148) Nurturing Healthy Minds (Issue # 150) Crowdfunding (Issue # 152) Permaculture on Low to No Budget (Issue # 153) Circles of Community (Issue # 154) The Bookends of Community (Issue # 157)
The Bookends of Community
Posted on December 7, 2012 byMarking endings and beginnings with ritual can add intentionality, understanding, and connection to our lives.
Crowdfunding
Posted on September 7, 2011 byA collective financial approach that allows individuals to pool their resources in support of favorite projects, crowdfunding both encourages and thrives upon community.
Nurturing Healthy Minds
Posted on March 7, 2011 byLiving in community can provide all the elements necessary for promoting mental well-being, from kinship and useful work to recreation and beauty.
Balancing Powers
Posted on September 7, 2010 by1 Comment
In a healthy community, leadership and followship are equally important roles, each with vital skill sets that can assure effective teamwork.
Householding: Communal Living on a Small Scale
Posted on September 7, 2009 byEspecially in financially uncertain times, those seeking the advantages of intentional community living can often find them within a single shared house.
The Richness of Giving
Posted on December 7, 2008 byMany traditional cultures around the world have an economy based not on buying and selling, but on giving, which fosters an intricate network of social connections.
