~ The Wooded Way ~

The Wooded Way Association is starting a membership drive for all people wishing to get directly involved in Wooded Way activities 'on the ground' ... i.e. wishing to become part of the GAIA DREAMSPACE project, or any future planned Intentional Community building. It should be noted that membership of this website does NOT automatically make you a member of the Wooded Way Association. To become a member, please send us your NAME &  CONTACT DETAILS by email, or simply use the CONTACT US page in the main menu. There is no cost for membership at this time, however, should you wish to assist us by donating to help cover expenses (i.e. printing, stationery, rent on meeting room, electricity, phone, website, land-clearing, regen work, etc, etc), please feel free to use the DONATE button on the sidebar to the right. Thanks and many blessings, Beau

  
This is the way of it ...

Currently, The physical assets of The Wooded Way consist of:

This website as an online meeting place and information sharing resource.

A leased meeting and creative space known as GAIASPACE in Brewster Street, Lismore in the beautiful 'Rainbow Region' of Northern NSW, Australia. GAIASPACE is currently undergoing a clean-up and renovation in order to get it ready for our inaugural AGM planned for mid-late February.

Approximately 3 acres of stunning land at Larnook, 30km Northwest of Lismore, being the GAIA DREAMSPACE (working name only), that has been put aside for the creation of a Gaian Temple, community garden with labyrinth, gathering space, temporary accommodation and camp site.

Our longer term objectives are:

The completion of the GAIA DREAMSPACE as the 'home-base', ritual and teaching facility for The Wooded Way incorporating the TEMPLE OF GAIA and the Order of The Wood.

The publication of THE WOODED WAY handbook of Gaia Conscious living.

The creation of a Wooded Way intentional community or communities.

The creation of Wooded Way 'haven' homes (Cohousing projects) accommodating up to 12 members using purchased shares on existing Rural Land-sharing Communities and eco-villages.

Our core philosophies are:

• The recognition that the Earth is a living, sentient being in her own right and that she is called GAIA, the Mother.
• The recognition that GAIA is a part of the universal body and nature of GOD, the Father.
• The recognition that all life on Earth, including humankind, is symbiotically connected with unique roles to play as part of the oneness of Gaia.
• The recognition that there is no unique divinity of Humankind over and above any other forms of life on Earth.
• The recognition that all life is sacred and that to unnecessarily harm other living things is also to harm the body of Gaia, and thus, our selves.
• The recognition that all life on Earth needs air, water and nutrition in order to live and, as such, we must strive to maintain the basic building blocks of life in as clean and pure a state as possible.
• The recognition that, currently, due largely to the unconscious activities of humankind over the ages, Gaia is in a state of dis-ease and requires our assistance to heal (and vice versa).
• The recognition that the most healing power that exists is Love, and to love life is to heal Gaia (and our selves).
• We recognise that the current way of living on Earth is unsustainable and that we need to re-think how we choose to live as part of the Gaian symbiosis.
• We feel that a Gaia conscious, community-orientated, extended family model whereby part-time resources and family responsibilities are shared, yet still respect the need for personal space is a far more sustainable way of living.
• We believe that a 'Primalist' philosophy free from material and emotional excess is achievable.
• We believe that adopting an approach to life based on sustainable technologies in everything from energy supply, to building, food and transport is also achievable.
• It is our intention to build the first independent, 100% Gaia Conscious intentional community as a transparent, living example of a new lifestyle for others to learn from (Long-term aim).
• It is our intention to manifest a number of linked 'havens' (such as the current GAIA DREAMSPACE) on other sustainable communities and eco-villages that resonate with The Wooded Way philosophy of life.
  (This involves purchasing shares to build expanded homes and is an objective that is achievable immediately once funds are made available. Currently there are at least 4 possible Haven venues in Northern NSW open to this.
  
  

Where do we go from here?

To me, it would be a sensible approach to create the GAIA DREAMSPACE on the land we currently have available at Larnook. This gets us all working together on a shared gathering place that we can then use, but mostly it brings us together as a communal 'family' creating something that we own and can take pride in. While this is in process, it would also make sense to create a 'handbook' detailing our philosophies, aims, objectives, etc as an ongoing reference tool. Linked to this would be a Wooded Way workbook, being a collection of land care techniques, building techniques, permaculture techniques,  suppliers and every other resource available to meet our objectives.

- blessings always, Beau.