Communities are centers and circles where common intentions join people together for a range of goals, including reducing living expenses, companionship and group support, personal freedom and empowerment, sustainable living practices, and service to others. In the past, people joined together for mutual support and physical survival. This worldview, still dormant today, separates us from our brothers and sisters, alienates us from the Earth, and feeds to the "ticky-tack" ravaging consumer lifestyle we accept as normal. It will be ritual and celebration that informs our actions and dictates our daily practice. Tribal values and community compacts were eradicated from our whole western worldview by Smith's assertions. Mans creative activity, his in telligence and his work, have brought about profound changes both in the field of science and technology and in that of social and cultural life. In addition to the irrational destruction of the natural environment, we must also mention the more serious destruction of the human environment, something which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves. As we enter this historic time we will draw forth new levels of Gaian Leadership that will empower everyone, restructure institutions that will respect all life, and support