In chapter three of Martin Shaw's book 'A Branch from the Lightning Tree, he writes some very thought provoking words on finding community.
"Finding community is a tricky thing, it could be located in your immediate neighborhood, or advertising to get a small group of kindred spirits together, or communicating with people thousands of miles away. It will rarely be a 'village' in the traditional sense, but a meeting of minds. One of the positive aspects of the internet is the capacity to communicate with people instantly, all over the planet. Community can be born in a conversation, or an idea hatched. We have to hold a wider perspective on the potential of the word. We rarely have the luxury of relationships developed over decades in a steady location anymore, we have to be active in our pursuit of shared ideas and support. The idea is to emerge from isolation on the return, not remain in a marginalized position."
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