"Followers of the Sun", Anhängarna av Solen in Swedish. This is the name I'm giving the tribe/clan until we gather and decide what we will become. Why Swedish? I recently had my DNA tested, and I'm 86% Scandinavian and 14% German. I don't even speak Swedish because it was never spoken by my grandparents who were then 2nd generation American citizens. Is any of this important? No, but it will give you an idea of where my genetic memory is taking me. I have traced my genealogy back through time (as of this post, over 14,000 ancestors), and have one line going back as far as Odin himself (through the Norse Sagas). Whether you believe this or not, or whether it's relative makes no difference to me, but I do know that the wanderlust that infected my Viking forefathers, has infected me to the core of my being. We all have a unique genealogy, and if you don't know, I'll help you find it.
I come from a typical American nuclear family in which there was marriage, debt, divorce and drug abuse (alcohol). I've always wanted something more, to be a member of a tribe/clan, not a commune. Now I think it's time to see if anyone else might have the desire to explore this idea. What makes a tribe/clan different from a commune? A tribe/clan is mobile; moving to new "hunting grounds" as the season or environment changes. Communes tend to be absorbed into their environment/community as they become static and soon lose their identity. Tribes/clans are fluid, and ever changing and adapting to their environment. Tribes/clans show unity by becoming united in a cause or action agreed upon by the entire group. In a tribe/clan, each individual is responsible his/her own welfare, but each individual is also responsible for all the other members welfare in times of need and want.
I'm not looking for some modern day new age crystal hippie group, I'm looking for individuals that want to travel as a tribe/clan, and learn about a culture, and give back to every community we are in. Our tribe/clan will leave nothing but goodwill and community improvements behind. When I start receiving inquires, I will post them (if that person approves), and we will discuss it as a group. I'm sure there will be many things added as definitions are finalized, but the dream begins.
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