Begin the Conversation

I'm not looking for followers or believers in a fixed vision. I'm looking for companions—people willing to walk into uncertainty together, guided by shared principles rather than a predetermined blueprint.

What This Requires

Honest self-assessment: Does this direction genuinely call to you, or is it an appealing idea that wouldn't survive contact with the reality of rustic living, physical labour, and genuine interdependence?

Willingness to contribute: Financially, yes, but more importantly through presence, skill-sharing, patience with uncertainty, and commitment to working through conflict.

Recognition of risk: Your contributions might not be recoverable. The experiment might fail. You might discover this life isn't for you after all.

The Questionnaire

These questions are designed to surface genuine alignment with The Seminary's principles and help us both assess whether this is a good fit. Please take your time and answer thoughtfully.

Your Name *

Email Address *

Current Location (City, Country)

What draws you to The Seminary?

Tell me something of who you are and what calls you to this direction.

The Seminary embraces "pedagogical discomfort"

Living in tents with wood stoves initially, exposure to elements as part of evolution. How does this resonate with you? What has discomfort taught you in the past?

Which of the Seven Laws speaks most strongly to you, and why?

Describe your relationship with accumulation

Both material possessions and experiences. What do you find yourself holding onto? What have you let go?

What skills or knowledge could you bring? What do you hope to learn?

The Seminary is an experiment that might fail

What are you genuinely willing to risk or sacrifice to be part of building this?

Have you lived in community before? What did you learn?

If not, what's your understanding of the challenges and gifts of communal living?

Dissensus governance honors productive disagreement over forced consensus

Share a time when conflict or disagreement led to growth—for you or a group you were part of.

What does "the freedom to move, to disobey, and to create new social worlds" mean to you?

What is your current relationship to industrial civilization?

Work, dependencies, commitments. What would be easy to leave behind? What would be difficult?

Financial contribution would be required for land acquisition without expectation of return

This is not an investment—it's a commitment to building something we want to see exist in the world. The land would be held collectively, not owned for individual profit.

Yes, I could contribute significantly to land acquisition (€30,000+)

Yes, I could contribute modestly to land acquisition (€10,000-30,000)

My financial capacity is limited but I could contribute through labor and presence

Uncertain—I'd need to understand the full structure and commitment better

Anything else you want to share?

Questions, concerns, hopes, hesitations—whatever feels important to say.

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