Page 5 - C.A.L.L. #26 - Winter 2005/2006

Extracts from Virtual Damanhur – the e-Journal of news,
photos and articles on all the latest developments from
Damanhur, Italy

Every Friday Falco, the founder of Damanhur, meets with guests for discussions on a variety of topics. Here
we publish a couple of extracts of meetings that have taken place over the past year at the Literary Café, a
short story on the membership of the community’s children and an item on chocolate day.

Referring to the question of why Damanhur Guest: What are the principal factors governing the
was born, Falco talked of the desire to success and longevity of Damanhur?
create an opportunity for people who did Falco: A shared spiritual vision and the willingness to
not take for granted that they had to live achieve communal objectives, in the knowledge that
according to the principles of others. no one can progress spiritually without the help of
Damanhur was not born to oppose existing others.
society but to offer an alternative. A key G: What do you consider most important in the
factor in the constitutions of alternative vision of Damanhur?
societies is that they are often born around F: Sharing the vision, being able to adapt and
the figure of a leader. This can represent contribute to the dream, do not centralize, use and
a risk, but on the other hand it is the give weight to the individual dreams of everyone,
same risk that is run inside a company. with balance, because everyone is at the service of

The true entrepreneur has the ability to others in a reciprocal way.
delegate. Falco has managed to delegate G: Did the inspiration come from you?
and this is seen by the fact that in F: I inspired Damanhur: it was time to take this
Damanhur everyone brings their own colour step, like the construction of the various
to the Dream. Damanhur is a company of organizational bodies, little by little so that the
dreamers. society was ready.

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issued on the status of children in Damanhur. Children will not
be automatically considered as citizens but may become citizens
by written request from the age of seven years old, as is
customary for entry into the Spiritual People. A special series of
lessons will be given to all pupils in school on civic
responsibilities and the values of citizenship so that they can
discuss and debate their new status.

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This year Damanhur Crea is celebrating national Chocoday an initiative to celebrate pure chocolate after
the European Union’s approval of chocolate containing a percentage of non-pure substances. The day is
celebrated throughout Italy and in Damanhur a series of particularly Damanhurian products were available at
Arielvo Café for the occasion. Combined with chestnuts from the Sacred Wood and Aval wines Arielvo
served hot chocolate, chocolate brioches, a hot chocolate Bourguignon in which to dip biscuits and fruit, a

chocolate risotto and various chocolate bars and specialties.

Congratulations! The Japanese spiritual commune Ittoen has celebrated
its centenary this year. Is there another non-religious IC as long-lived? We
don't think so…Details in the next CALL – we hope.

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