What

Monastery

noun • from greek μοναστήριον

def:

The Intersection of

- Passion

- Devotion

- Community

synonyms: Hacker House, Artist Residency, Scientific Field Station, Writing Colony

Why

Form Follows Function

Communities Follow Purpose

Between silicon and soil lies our future:

Networks of intention, powered by the sun and shared dreams.

• Brilliance flourishes in collective soil.
• We need both solitude for depth &
  connection for resilience.
• Small is beautiful. Networked is transformative.

We're not building escapes—we're creating laboratories for the future we wish to inhabit.

Proving alternative futures aren't just possible—they're already here.

How

Build Communities
That Own Themselves

• Identify your Community
• Find your supporters in Foundation and Industry
• poke %chain &createNewNode[ ]

Upgrade society, not just your tech stack.

Where

Between Digital & Physical

Everywhere light touches soil. Anywhere with bandwidth and sunshine.

• Rural retreats reconnected to global flows
• Urban edges where possibility still grows
• Networked nodes across bioregions
• Both rooted in place and woven across distance

Not isolated islands, but archipelagos of regeneration—physical spaces linked by digital commons.

When

Now。

The best time to plant these seeds was 30 years ago.
The second best time is now.

• Our moment demands new modes of living & creating
• As systems falter, alternatives must already exist
• We build in the present what must exist in the future
• Roots take time to grow—start before the storm

This work spans generations: ancient wisdom through modern tools into future possibility. The future isn't waiting—it's germinating.

Musings

Reflections & Explorations

Through essays, interviews and field notes, we document the journey of building new commons.

• Technical journals documenting systems and protocols
• Design principles for regenerative spaces
• Case studies of successful experiments
• Philosophical underpinnings of our approach