Transition from Collaboration

The transition from a currency based economy to a resource based economy appears to be a long, hard road without a significant amount of support. Where will this support come from? Not from the international financiers who succeed through the monetary system's fraud. Not from the wealthy industrialists who depend upon loans from the international financiers. Not from the politicians who also depend on contributions from both the wealthy industrialists and international financiers. The support will come from honest people who have the means and the will to start a new lifestyle. These people can start from any station in the world's current power structure. They could be a working family or a successful small businessman or a statemen who truly puts principles first.

Some people have already started transitioning to a live off the grid.

Several communities have already started and are progressing mostly unnoticed around the world that focus on living off the grid. Here are a few examples I have found:
http://www.earthship.net/

A worldwide Building project that uses recycled materials and manual labor to create self sufficient houses. Their plan does not call for removal of the currency system or automation, but encouraging recycling of materials would be a good addition to the zeitgeist building strategy

http://www.earthaven.org/

One of the many ecovillages around the world that depend on locally grown produce and products for most of their citizens. The model of the local village can be adapted to include modular mini cities within larger self sufficient communities.

http://gen.ecovillage.org/

A network of ecovillages around the world dedicated to creating a global community that emphasizes self sufficiency. This could be the model for a new resource managment network that links all self sufficient communities to the resources each of them produce.

http://www.pathtofreedom.com/pathproject/index.shtml

A small family in an urban house redesigned their small lawn to accomodate most of the food they would need. On an individual scale this could be done with every household across the world and ensure continued prosperity no matter what happens to the currency system.

http://www.pachamama.com/

An alternative commune that emphasizes spiritual awareness and self sufficiency. While their lifestyle might not be everyone's cup of tea, it does show a way spirituality and community can work together.

http://www.pureenergysystems.com/news/2004/05/17/off-grid_college/

A news article about an off the grid Retirement and college community started. This community was started to promote technological advancements and self sufficient lifestyles. I think news articles like these prove a significant amount of people are ready for a radical change that benefits the whole world.

http://www.offthegrid.com/index.html
http://www.off-grid.net/

Resource guides for living off the grid. One of the challenges we face is educating everyone on how to live off the grid. Developing a comprehensive and individualized off the grid report should be easy and succinct enough for everyone.

There are probably alot more examples of living off the grid that I couldn't find in searching for a small amount of time on the web. There are also probably people who haven't setup a website for their living off the grid experience. Thousands of homesteaders in every lifestyle are independantly trying to live a self sufficient lifestyle.

What the zeitgeist plan offers is the endgame of the self sufficient lifestyle-Freedom from most manual labor and the freedom to not worry about financing continued improvements. It will depend upon people who put their principles above flashy doodads. It would mean the end of the manipulation era.