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Ten years ago this moment, America was awaiting the inauguration of a new President. We knew that the new Bush administration would bring at least four years of darkness, but we had no idea how dark, nor that a second hijacked election would follow the first, nor the extent to which the influence of Bush II would extend into the future. Certainly, we had no inkli… Continue

O dark dark dark. They all go into the dark.
The vacant interstellar spaces......
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope
For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love
For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith
But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.

East Coker from “The Four Quartets”, by T.S. El… Continue

Reprinted from TRANSITION TIMES

Alex Steffen’s “Transition Towns or Bright Green Cities?” of October 26 presents a kind of spectrum for environmental groups, ranging from “dark green” to “light green”, that may be more about visual impairment than color-coding. That is to say that it attempts to analyze and classify the Tr… Continue

Transition Colorado is thrilled to have launched the first edition of TRANSITION TIMES, the Colorado Edition, on Friday, October 23. Although not officially part of the worldwide Transition movement, Transition Times will provide information and inspiration to the movement throughout the U.S. and around the world. Please check it out!

For one who has perception,

A mere sign is enough.

For one who does not heed,

A thousand explanations

Are not enough

Hajji Bektash Wali

13th Century Persian Mystic,

During the past twelve months, it has been reassuring to see vast numbers of individuals in the United States awaken to the reality that life on this planet has profoundly shifted and will never be the same. Many have radically altered their career goals, spending and saving patterns, and their long-term priorities. Whe… Continue