Trailblazers: The Path to Common Ground

As posted recently to the Trailblazers website

We are collectively working towards a framework for real and radical evolutionary change. A framework is not easily formulated or agreed but we are actively seeking your involvement for discussion to realise co-created pragmatic ways of making these changes immediate and meaningful. 

Here is our starter for thirty, based on early Trailblazing input and feedback.

This is very much a work-in-progress so please let us know if you'd like to become a Trailblazer and help create a much-needed shift.

The Path:

 I  (Personal changes we can make)

Health Staying healthy, fit and trying to be happy and sane by looking after ourselves and keeping perspective. Looking after our kids and being mindful of the legacy that we are leaving, the world that they are inheriting. Being as conscious as possible as to what we consume as food / drink, how often and how we exercise, meditate, limiting screen time and exposure to toxic media and advertising sources.

Nature Connection Connecting with nature in its widest sense, learning from its cycles and rhythms, connecting with our own true nature.

Awareness and Empathy A shift from materialism to empathy, from greed and self-service to being in service for ‘the good of all’, done with an increased awareness of others, a slowing down, a imperative to keep 'the bigger picture' in our sights.

Sharpening Our Tools Overcoming learned helplessness, realising that we are the change, which we can all do via deep listening, use of language, being aware of where the power lies, pulling the wool from our own eyes and others, gently teaching others.

Finding Ourselves Creating space to find ourselves, to become the best versions of ourselves, to realise our true calling. Doing inner work and shadow work where necessary. If we are each to do the work and teach others, we need to be constantly learning and reappraising ourselves, to be resilient, open and present, to value our time.

Ethical & Resourceful Supporting and use co-operatives and local businesses rather than corporations.  To not invest in stocks and shares, pensions or savings...unless it's directly to a business with ethics that we know and trust. Use less, spend less, earn less: instead to recycle, upskill, to become independent and resourceful. Learning new things that are fun and rewarding. Deprogramming from consumerist trappings. 

Self Sufficiency Ensuring our set up for food and energy is as resilient as possible. Buying local farm products and vegetable boxes. Stocking up on staples in case of shortages. Getting a bike working, stocking up on warm clothes, thermals and socks.

Heart-Centred Learning how to rest in the heart and what true courage is, increasing our awareness of the many processes that block us from staying heart connected. We will endeavour to create a map that identifies the blocks so we can recognise what causes us suffering and let go of these processes.


WE (What we can change in our local community)

Listening To Each Other Accepting the validity of challenging views, learning, practicing and teaching deep listening skills, the art of conversation, being fully present for others. Discussing and reflecting but not focusing on division and arguments. Not letting the 'divide and conquer' work, not allowing the polarities to drain our intent to actually get things done for ourselves and improve our own or our collective situation.

Imagining Re-imagining a future with more compassion and equality, a place where all can flourish, create and experience a productive and fruitful environment. Let's fully utilise our unique human gifts of imagination and let's do it with the gift of co-creation too.

The Commons A move away from trademarking, copyrights, intellectual property, enclosure and exploitation to creative commons, open source and community collaboration. Promote Right to Roam, land reclamation, community spaces for use by all.

Local Communities Build localised networked communities, pooling resources, skills exchanges, working within sight of a global interconnected framework.

Media Develop good practice with news formulation and dissemination.

Rights Keep an eye on legislation and stand up for future rights, organise our own information reference as an online resource.

Kindness Acts of kindness, putting love centre stage.

Our Legacy A call for humanity to make the continuation of life and the education of our future generations the primary consideration – before profit, power or personal ambition. To ask oneself, “will this action, this purchase or this statement, truly support a healthy, life-affirming future for our children and their children’s children?”  Overhauling outmoded education systems with a move towards towards experiential learning away from targets and grades. 


REGION (Our country or regional reach)

Time to Stand Up Standing for election as a local representative of the ‘Trailblazer’ movement into post-politics (or supporting another who is standing) as we create a movement for the real systemic change that is so needed at so many levels

Systemic Change Working towards an overhaul of the political and social systems, away from party politics and polarity to a common-sense, grass roots democracy which looks to build consensus by maximising engagement (including digitally).

Mutual Support Exploring how we can reclaim the ideas around Universal Basic Income as our own, not some agenda from globalisation. In the right hands, this wouldn't be tool of technocratic control, it would liberate us from the drudgery of worthless jobs for corporations whilst promoting meaningful work, giving greater value to more mundane and often essential jobs. Looking to work collaboratively and share the workload, time bank or skills exchange. Many great wise elders have advocated the importance of work as part of the whole. UBI is a good way for creative people to blossom, whilst offering security to those at the bottom of the pile, who may spend most of their lives in a state of anxiety about money and survival. 

Joining The Dots Seeking out and supporting anarchistic grass-roots politics and organisations that want to grow a healthy political alternative. Communicating with and encouraging others doing the good work in parallel. Building a network of Trailblazers, lighting Beacons to honour and make visible each group's contributions.

Freedom To Roam Campaigning to extend the Countryside & Rights of Way (CRoW) Act in England so that millions more people can have easy access to open space, and the physical, mental and spiritual health benefits that it brings. Researching and understanding ancient Land Law v current Maritime Law and how we can revert to the older, more egalitarian system which underpins our present day legal system by opting out and resisting.


WORLD (Joining the dots globally)

Universal Commonality Look to transcend restrictive notions of geographical borders and boundaries, restricted territories and passports wherever possible. Work towards a ‘No Nation’ world, not in the sense of a globalist agenda but in terms of finding commonality and agreed values worldwide. This is a controversial clause and needs full discussion and development.

The Big Shift Support the move from a ‘what’s in it for me?’ culture to one that puts the good of all and the planet at the centre.  

Online Communities Build and promote non-corporate online platforms for ideas exchange and development globally, mutual support mechanisms and initiatives which reward their own members through measured input. 

Money Strategically becoming as free as possible from Fiat currency and other biosecurity state controls.

Energy Explore a shift in energy use to renewables.

Finding the Common Ground Peace-building through techniques of conflict resolution, frameworks for mediation and reconciliation. Being fully aware of the Military Industrial Complex and its machinations. 

Learning from Trailblazers Globally To learn from those local Trailblazing communities that are most fruitful and spread the word and methods of positive systemic social change around the world. Finding ways to bring those people and organisations doing the good work in 'parallel polis' to come together and unite to build a new movement, to move our values and actions centre stage to become the prevailing values.

Love Love Is The Answer.

Fun  never forget to have fun in the process!

Campout Programme Released

We're delighted to reveal the full programme for Campout 2023, a family-friendly grassroots gathering focused on personal awakening and systems change!


We've been working on this all summer and now it's finally ready for sharing!

It's a mammoth 84 page guide and features a site guide, maps, timetables, full bios of a wide variety of attractions, from talks and discussions, to music and film, well-being to nature connection, yoga, massage and qigong, sauna, campfire jams, children's space and much more…

Check out our exciting selection of talks, workshops, music, wellbeing activities and book your ticket via the link above

Campout 2023

You are warmly invited to  join us at a new site in the Oxfordshire countryside for this year's Campout in August. We are offering a rare opportunity to put our phones away, immerse ourselves in nature and share our ideas, skills, music, stories, food and outdoor activities. 

Every conversation can make a difference and this is a great chance to connect. More than ever, we need new models for living in a radically changing world. We have a unique opportunity to build resilient community from the grass roots with potential to transform humanity and evolve our world. 

This is a gathering where we bring our own creativity and unique gifts to co-create a courageous and open community space where magic can occur.  We invite you to join us in the English countryside for four days of co-creation, inspiration and celebration.  

Ticket link / info: https://www.campout.live/


Spring equinox and remembering love

Campfire's World Harmony initiative launched in 2020 during lockdown around community connection and universal wisdom with a beautiful visual representation of Beacons, both traditional and futuristic, using drone programming and XF. 

We may not all be able to light a Beacon but we can appreciate the symbolism. This is technology for good. 

Solstices and Equinoxes as key parts of nature's cycles are great opportunities for personal and social change. 

The track features a remix of 'Love Is The Anwer' by the Campfire Circle Singers including Mozez, Neil Cowley, Matt Coldrick and three choirs plus a reading from 'Desiderata' by Pip The Poet. 

The remix and original versions of the track were produced by myself for Campfire Convention 

The video was produced by John Hopkins @ Celestial 

#worldharmony #loveistheanswer



and the original 'Love Is The Answer' with vocal by Mozez


Politics? We're now fighting in a different dimension

It's been a week or two of of 'lightbulb moments'. Amongst other things, Charles Eisenstein's take on whether or not it's time for an Amnesty in relation to what happened around Covid, parliament finally getting nudged into debating Covid effects relating to vaccines (even if it takes a 'scoundrel' like Sir Christopher Chope to be a somewhat unlikely cheerleader ringing the alarm bells) and for me, the outstanding moment, listening to Simon Elmer reframing what's going on in the world, in relation to the new 'battles' we have on our hands in a fascinating interview on James Deligpole's podcast, as posted on this network by Ebi Diete-Spiff this week. 

In essence, the old politics is being superseded by a different 'dimension' of struggle. I quoted Elmer from the podcast on Thursday's Zoom too when he outlined this"

"Our politics is so compromised now. Nobody believes in it as a forum or a medium for change. But our resistance to digital ID and everything that is going to come from that comes from a different source of resistance.

If we can resist in that dimension, that is our greatest chance for change. Parliamentary politics has been too compromised. We need a complete change.  We can still fight at this level of culture, education, propaganda, ideology, of ideas."

What he's confirming for me is that party politics is rendered obsolete (which is the starting point for our Trailblazers movement)  We are now moving into vital ideological fights against corporatism, globalism, the march of technocracies to control us, WHO, CBDC, WEF, law makers who are rapidly amassing the power to override governmental policy etc etc. All the dark stuff Elmer brings into focus.

It feels like a waste of time to play party politics as currently we've moved into what feels like a one party state anyway (Labour are just a different shade of conservatism). A definition as black and white as 'good vs evil' would certainly come down to individual value judgement but it's clear that those who are wise to what is going on at a higher level would argue that a different 'battle' has come into sharp focus.

This 'battle' is outlined by Elmer and can defined as follows (taken from one commentator's review of Elmer's new book 'The Road To Fascism'):

"The book takes us to the shift in crisis from Covid-19 to Ukraine, and now a new prime minister has been selected by the globalists. As boasted by its leader Klaus Schwab, the World Economic Forum is infiltrating governments to ensure the Great Reset. Our parliament has become WEFminster, inflicting the global biosecurity state on citizens who naively believed – and many continue to believe – it is serving the nation.  

We are in a battle of biblical poignancy against a dystopian technocracy that will dehumanise us and determine whether we live or die. If you think that far-fetched, you should read Elmer to understand the predicament for humanity. Awareness is the precursor to resistance.”

I've just ordered Elmer's book and I'd recommend it based on what I hear on the podcast.

Simon's introduction to the book:

With the lifting of the thousands of regulations by which our lives were ruled for two long years there has been an understandable desire to believe that the coronavirus ‘crisis’ is over and we will return to something like an albeit new normal. But as new crises have sprung up to take its place — war in the Ukraine, the so-called ‘cost of living crisis’ and the return of the environmental crisis — it’s increasingly difficult not to look back on ‘lockdown’ as the first campaign in a war that has not been declared by any government but is no less real for that.

The willingness of our governments to use the forces of the state against their own populations on the justification of protecting us from ourselves signals a new level of authoritarianism — and something like the return of fascism — to the governmental, juridical and cultural forms of the formerly neoliberal democracies of the West, and one of the aims of this book is to examine the validity of this thesis. Its purpose in doing so, however, is not to contribute to an academic debate about the meaning of the term ‘fascism’, but rather to interrogate how and why the general and widespread moral collapse in the West over the past two-and-a-half years has been effected with such rapidity and ease, and to examine to what ends that collapse is being used.

The more deliberate is the immiseration of the populations of Western democracies, the clearer it becomes that the war started by COVID-19 is not between nation states but a civil war waged against our institutions of democratic governance and the division of powers between executive, legislature and judiciary. Insofar as these institutions and this division are being dismantled and replaced by the rule of international technocracies that, under the cloak of the ‘pandemic’, have assumed increasing power over our lives since March 2020, this war represents a revolution in Western capitalism from the neoliberalism under which we have lived for the past forty years. Where it is heading with ever greater speed and finality, and which The Road to Fascism sets out to demonstrate, is the new totalitarianism of the Global Biosecurity State. 


Blog post originally published on Campfire Network 13.11.22 https://campfireconvention.network/posts/politics-were-now-fighting-in-a-different-dimension