Unplugged Spirit began as a way to share insights on food, healing, and the connection between mind, body, and spirit. It’s grown into a nonprofit initiative modeling regenerative community systems—energy, water, food, shelter, health care, and governance—all rooted in dignity, abundance, and Ubuntu contributionism. At its core, it’s still about nourishment: of people, land, and possibility.
Unplugged Spirit is a nonprofit initiative modeling regenerative community systems. We’re exploring large-scale prototypes for the Big Island of Hawai‘i, Jalisco, and California—focused on energy, water, food, shelter, health care, and governance.
Everything we create is and will be open-source, so others can adapt and replicate when ready.
Nope. Curiosity counts. Whether you’re a builder, artist, teacher, healer, or survivor—your ideas matter. We’re still in the design phase and welcome sketches, questions, and wild ideas.
Ubuntu is a philosophy from southern Africa that means “I am because we are.” It’s about contribution, community, and shared well-being. We build systems where everyone has a role and everyone belongs.
Not yet—but we’re modeling systems that could be. We’re exploring energy independence, closed-loop water, decentralized food, and modular shelter—all designed to work off-grid or in grid-stressed regions. Our goal is resilience, not isolation.
Eventually, yes. We’re documenting every step—from wiring diagrams to governance protocols—so others can replicate and adapt. If you’re serious, reach out and we’ll share what we’ve got.
We’re self-funding early modeling work while exploring grants, aligned funders, and ethical revenue streams. Our goal is to keep everything open-source and replicable—so any support goes toward research, design, and public access. We’re also developing an IP strategy that protects community integrity while enabling open-source licensing, so others can build without barriers.
Not in the partisan sense. We’re focused on dignity, regeneration, and shared well-being—values that transcend party lines. But to open space for real alternatives, we may have to engage politically: advocating for land use, funding, and policy shifts that make these models possible. We model systems that work, then share them freely. If that challenges the status quo, so be it.
The idea that Unplugged Spirit is putting forward is rooted in voluntary contributionism and regenerative abundance, not political ideology. Here’s how it differs:
Voluntary participation: People contribute skills, time, or resources freely — there is no coercion.
No centralized control: Unlike communism or socialism, there is no state or governing party dictating production or distribution. Communities self‑organize through open‑source frameworks.
Abundance over redistribution: The focus is on creating surplus through regenerative systems (energy, food, water, waste), rather than redistributing scarcity.
Open innovation: Tools, dashboards, and prototypes are shared openly so anyone can replicate or adapt them.
Spiritual and energetic overlays: This model integrates resonance, geomagnetic mapping, and consciousness into design — something political ideologies do not address.
Local adaptability: Communities scale from small farms to thousands of acres, each adapting to local needs and culture.
Most regenerative projects focus on sustainability in a single domain — energy, food, or water. Unplugged Spirit is different because it integrates systems, community, and consciousness into one framework:
Voluntary contributionism: Instead of relying on centralized control or redistribution, people freely contribute skills, resources, and creativity.
Modular dashboards: Interactive tools model energy, food, water, waste, and population in real time, making resilience measurable and adaptable.
Open-source toolkits: Designs, prototypes, and data are shared openly so communities anywhere can replicate or adapt them.
Energetic overlays: Geomagnetic mapping, resonance studies, and spiritual integration ensure infrastructure aligns with natural and human energy flows.
Scalable diversity: The model works for small farms, villages, or sites spanning thousands of acres — each tailored to local culture and ecology.
Abundance mindset: Instead of managing scarcity, the focus is on creating surplus through regenerative systems that feed back into community prosperity.
Integration of innovation: From humidity-powered nanogenerators to solar trees, emerging technologies are woven into practical, replicable designs.
Contributionism in the ideas of Unplugged Spirit means communities thrive by sharing skills, creativity, and resources freely, rather than through money or centralized control. In practice, it looks like this:
Skill exchange: A farmer grows food, a builder designs structures, a coder develops dashboards — each contributes their expertise without expectation of payment.
Shared abundance: Outputs (food, energy, water, knowledge) are pooled into the community, ensuring everyone benefits from surplus rather than competing for scarcity.
Open-source collaboration: Designs, prototypes, and data are shared openly, so anyone can replicate or adapt them for their own site.
Community governance: Decisions are made collectively, with transparency and adaptability, rather than dictated by a state or authority.
Integration of innovation: Emerging technologies (like humidity-powered nanogenerators or solar trees) are contributed into the system, enhancing resilience for all.
Spiritual resonance: Contributions aren’t just material — people also bring creativity, cultural practices, and energetic awareness, enriching the community’s coherence.
Scalable participation: Whether on a small farm or a 3,000-acre site, contributionism adapts to local needs, culture, and ecology.