Renaissance Community
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The Brotherhood of the Spirit (renamed Renaissance Community in 1974) was one of the largest and most enduring
In 1974, the Brotherhood became the legally-recognized Renaissance Church Community and moved its operations to the mill town of Turners Falls, MA.
Resentment and Metelica's increasing abusive behavior due to drug and alcohol addictions led to eventual migrations of members out of the community until 1988 when the few remaining members paid Metelica to leave and never return.
The Aftermath: 1988–2006
In 1988, the Renaissance Community as a recognizable communal entity came to an end. The commune's property was cleaned up and cooperatively managed. The various houses were sold off to private ownership or converted and renovated into separate apartments. Several contracting businesses based in Gill still exist, along with regular seminars dealing with meditation and spiritual practice. Former and current members attend reunions and discuss the community's controversial legacy. In May 2006, former member Bruce Geisler produced a documentary film about the community entitled Free Spirits: The Birth, Life and Loss of a New Age Dream.[3] https://www.ic.org/whatever-happened-to-the-renaissance-community/
References
- ISBN 9780887381508.
- ^ OCLC 213444815.
- ^ "Free Spirits movie. Michael Rapunzel, Renaissance Community commune". acornproductions.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27. For DVD, Free Spirits : the birth, life, & loss of a New Age dream in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLIhybMQGsw https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth-oai:np194j877 https://www.gen-us.net/whatever-happened-to-the-renaissance-community/ https://www.gen-us.net/we-left-our-community-but-our-community-never-left-us/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1971/08/07/vibes http://scua.library.umass.edu/brotherhood-of-the-spirit/ https://archive.org/details/mademoiselle7374julnewy/page/n1369/mode/2up?q=open+the+shutters+and+let+godforce+through
External links
- "Daniel A. Brown Photograph Collection". Special Collections and University Archives – UMass Amherst Libraries. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- Devine, Tom (2009-05-22). "Valley Guru". The Baystate Objectivist. Retrieved 2018-04-27.