Five Pathway Reflections
1. The Learning Contract shows how project action choices are derived three ways: by organic Evolution, unexpected Epiphany or sudden-jolt Revolution/Impulse to take action. She first set out to make OP2 posit a healthy balance between misplaced Edema in Body and Earth and the tempering effects of wild humor/doodles/music. However, a town-corporate attempt to lock in a longterm municipal performance contract (see Contract section), screamed, “Wastewater Treatment Process Needs Investigation: Take Revolutionary Responsibility!” This inner jolt created OP2 and is shaking her life / Gaia U interrelationship. Grateful? yes!
2. This Output Packet follows an interface with town Trustee, Staff and Commission players to introduce meaning beyond hard fix-it facts to the Wastewater Treatment Facility. SuperSkyWoman engages an action unlearning/learning process as template for making holistic choices to effect closed-loop-ecological economics. Reflecting together on beneficial relationships prepares for healthy life-system attitude decisions.
3. SuperSkyWoman kicked in to impart inter and inner-connective Permaculture process, from General Pattern to Specific Detail, convincing an outdated industrial monoculture design into a living systems design. Her main reflection was a crucial pathway through the project: to bring in more Nature stability and greater yield from intersecting functions that are already implicit in Eco-Living Machine designs. She reflected on immense longterm total life-cost benefit using a Nature-nurture Integrative Infinite Bottom Line.
4. Practical Notes: Superskywoman observed essentials of local politics, and waited out 3 contentious Electoral Ballot Propositions, to rejoice at positive results before concluding this OP. Practical notes appear throughout as images, and as subtexts. She is participating in a large paradigm shift, implementing infrastructure change, away from monoculture didactic expert-action mode to team community-integrated group-work mode. A&R is being tested for creating cooperative talent.
5. New developments: The Mayor is considering introducing this project’s living treatment research into the corporation’s efficiency-contract which would give Lyons great potential for sustainable ‘Regeneration’ notoriety and model replication elsewhere. A panoply of allies are bonding: Town individuals, Mayor, Town Administrator, Lawyers, Staff, Commissions, County, Governor’s Energy Office and EPA to team up with Permaculture, Green business and possibly revisit Charrette-informed design allies for Water.
