Shifting Changes

We need to learn, how to live on this planet, in a way that really is more ecological, and restorational.

It is time to return to the Trees, and to live among the monkeys, in the one acre living circles, of only 230 feet in diameter, within protective homesteads, of 49 acres, all around the one thousand acre core preserve, which is where we can live and build a home, but everything else outside of that, is to be protected, as it is not to be deemed to be as our own personal property, since it is all to be shared with all the plants and animals who live there already.

We want to minimize our impact upon the land, so we don't want to think of this land, as something that we can develop any way we may choose, as it is all to be collectively managed, for the good of the whole community, and for the Earth, and for the greater good.

But in this way, we will be saving as much land as possible, maybe even the full 9884 acres, because sometimes, when you ask for it, you get it, which is going to make a huge difference, for the Howlers, and the people and some of the other wildlife in the area, when things begin to shift and change begin to happen, because we will be out there, to protect them, from poachers, and squatters, who might be just looking for a little something good to eat, and that is when the Howlers will be in great danger.

Protective Homesteads around an endangered species sanctuary, is a whole new concept, that we must all try to learn about, just so that we can protect the Howler Monkeys in Belize, who may not otherwise have that much of a chance.

Towards that end, we will lay out about as many full sized Homesteads as we can, all in a circle around the Core Preserve, and all along the old mountain road, which we will build ourselves.

Each Homestead will be a deep 49 acres plus in size, of wildly forested, and almost completely untouched lands, with lots of water coming down from creeks all around us, that we will be able to redirect, into our own water systems.

We may even have discovered a very good place for the last great wonder of the world, which is something that is very common on the Yucatan Peninsula, which is where this is, and that is to have a beautiful pond set way down into the ground, which is like a vertical cave, that leads, from the starry sky above, deep down into a pool of fresh water that is all connected up within the secret underground labyrinth of fresh water networks, that are like underground rivers that flow in limestone caves, that pervades the Yucatan peninsula, and much of the land below the Howler Preserve which is riddled with caves to the point where some of the major creeks disappear down into these cave systems, which were always held as being sacred places, of the spirits of the underworld, among the native peoples, who were the Maya.

Latitude: 16 Degrees and 29 minutes

The latitude of the Core Preserve, is something like 16 degrees and 29 minutes, and the longitude is something like 88 degrees and 56 minutes so you can check that out on Google Earth, which is a free download if you want to try it. The elevation of the old mountain road, probably averages about 1300 feet above sea level.

Longitude: 88 degrees and 56 minutes

Each homestead will actually be about 656 feet wide and 3,280 feet deep, and there will be something like 50 - 70 homesteads like that all in a wildly undulating circle that goes up and down all over the mountains.

That is just to protect the land that we enclose, that we plan to protect as guardians, and that is within all these homesteads, that we plan to protect as stewards, even though we don't plan to use, any more than one acre each, and that will help us to create a buffer zone, around the One Thousand acre Core Preserve, and some of the surrounding areas, of the larger Proposed Howler Monkey Preserve, which is 9,884 acres of prime Howler Habitat, as shown on the maps. All that land is to be protected, and used only with minimal impact to the forest canopy.

The larger preserve area, extends all around the Homesteads and the Core Preserve, and that includes the homesteads and the One thousand acre Core Preserve, within the Circle of Homesteads all around the Old Mountain Road, which whole thing will be just about exactly 7.7 kilometers long, and 5.2 kilometers wide, which is the equivalent of being about 4.75 miles long by 3.25 miles wide.

That will contain just about exactly 9,884 acres within the larger preserve, which is over 15 square miles of almost completely unspoiled lands. We will be living high and dry up in the mountains and away from the more dangerous coastline at about 400 meters of elevation which is about 1300 feet higher than sea level.

That Larger Preserve is very easily self defined by starting at a high point, that we call Peak 663, and that is marked on the topographical map as point 663, and which is a high lookout point of 663 meters high, above sea level, and that boldly stands guard on the southern most point, of the larger preserve area.

From there we just follow, the basic 30 degree and 60 degree lines exactly, from true north, to get the parameters, of the larger protected Howler Preserve area.

We will have to build the old mountain road, that goes part way around the Core Preserve, so that each Homestead, will have access to their own Homesteads, which will all be facing right across the road, and down into the Core Preserve, which is a densely wooded valley, that has the Bladen Branch of the Monkey River flowing right through it, along with the many tributaries that come down to us from the higher levels of the Maya Mountains.

Most of the Homesteads, will be shaped like wedges, that will probably be more like 300 feet wide, along the road on the average, so that is what the spacing will be like, so your nearest neighbors, will be about 300 feet away, on the average, in either direction. But no one will be behind you and no one will be in front of you.

We do have some new maps up, and we do have the Belize Journal, and we do have some very clear maps, of the homestead layouts, and the larger areas, which will be shared, with those who will get the journal, or will come to our next meeting.

Everything else is still in the planning stages. We can never do anything, before the time has come for that, and without the full cooperation, and the full participation, of the people, who would benefit the most who must become, way more than just willing, to support the whole thing, with their own modest funding sources.

Nothing happens, until the people really want this to happen, and begin to show up right here on the web, and only when they have begun to show their heartfelt support, on a much more appropriate scale, by bringing their own friends and family members into the circle of peace, that we have begun to create with all due respect, for these small efforts to Save the Earth, which is just one humble Heartsong that has been offered up in peace, and with the highest hopes and the greatest expectations from all who would become involved.

This may be one way, we may be able to be of some real service to the Earth, even if we don't have a lot of money, by creating the first real demonstration, of a truly Sustainable way of life, in EcoVillage Community, that doesn't have to cost that much, because living is so much easier in Belize, when you have the support of the community, and this really is going to be the last resort for a lot of people, who will no longer be able to afford to live the good life in the usa, once the new shifts have all kicked in.

This is going to be a very inexpensive solution, for a whole lot of people, who may want to live in a warm and ecologically friendly environment, as we can just drive right on down there from the tip of Texas in very little time.

We might even take some pleasure, in the idea that we would be showing the way, towards a whole new kind of Self Sustainable Future, that all the people in Belize, and a whole lot of other places, and people who could learn from us, as neighbors who we will try to include, as part of our larger resource base of friendship and support, and in that the whole dream, of a new way of living as part of the Earth, could spread throughout Central America, and around the world.

We will have to become very resilient, as we build a real community here, and we are going to have to become mutually self reliant, as we are going to be beyond, almost all government services, since Belize is not that rich of a country that they can afford to foot the bill for the kind of social services that some people may have become accustomed to.

But for those who are ready, and can bring their own fair share, of energy and resources, we will become a demonstration, on the use of renewable on-site energy flows, and low impact ecological lifestyles, that only works, by the exchange of nutrients and resources, and natural housing, which can be very simple at first, because it never gets cold, and the integrated EcoVillage designs.

We can do this by volunteering and helping out with community service, and with a great deal of care, we will always be able to work together, towards always minimizing, our Eco-Logical Footprints, and we might even like to think, that in this small way, and by sending out beautiful ripples, of peaceful and positive visions of a sustainable future, for the Howlers and for us and for the people of Belize, that we might even be of some service, to the world and to the local community. - T