Listing places where people can live, visit or stay where a regenerative, second renaissance¹ culture is emerging.

• To make visible the network of living, practicing “Second Renaissance / Metamodern / Liminal Web” spaces.
• To serve as a gateway for those discovering one space to explore others (“If you liked X, explore Y”).
• [Secondary] To curate and subtly delineate the field — showing what “counts” as part of this ecosystem through examples.

• Curated map or directory of places, filterable or clustered by theme, geography, or depth of alignment.
• Short write-ups for each location (vibe, ethos, type of practice, contact info, visiting/staying options).
• (?) Occasional interviews or short podcasts with founders/residents — e.g. simple Zoom recordings published via Substack or YouTube. (if energy)
• (?) Tags or “field-proximity” indicators (e.g. “core to the field,” “related,” “peripheral”) — helping articulate what the “conceptual center” of the field is, in a Wittgensteinian sense (show, not tell).

This is currently a collaboration of Tucker Walsh and Life Itself (led by Rufus Pollock).

Spaces of living practice — places, events, and pop-ups that embody the spirit of the Second Renaissance: integration of inner and outer transformation, cultural creativity, and community living.

That could include:

• Residency centers and intentional communities where people can stay or live
• Retreats and monasteries open to guests
• Studios, farms, or urban hubs with ongoing programs
• Pop-up gatherings or seasonal events (e.g., summer schools, festivals)

The key is that they are alive — not just ideas or defunct projects, but actual living expressions of this field.

Not necessarily. The archipelago can include both ongoing islands and temporary ones. You might imagine a slider or filter:

• Long-term spaces — hubs, monasteries, communities
• Seasonal or recurring pop-ups — residencies, nomadic camps
• Short-term events — under a week, often application-based

The guiding idea is presence: each island, however temporary, is a real node in the living archipelago.

We’re not building a comprehensive catalog of every “alternative space.” We’re curating a living constellation — fewer, deeper profiles that help reveal the center of the field rather than exhaustively map its edges. Quality and resonance over quantity.

Each listing might include:

• Name, location, and website or contact
• Short description (ethos, activities, atmosphere)
• Type (place / pop-up / event)
• Access (public / by application / invitation-only)
• Optional: photos, short interviews, or links to related media

Because the metaphor fits: a chain of distinct yet related islands in a shared sea. Each is self-contained, yet together they form a geography — the visible shape of an emergent culture. (Also: yes, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea is a quiet inspiration.)

If you know of a space or have created one, you can:

• Submit a listing or short write-up
• Offer to help curate or interview hosts
• Help build the map, design, or content flow

This is a collaborative cultural cartography project — open to stewards, editors, and travelers alike.

First posted at https://forum.secondrenaissance.net/t/the-archipelgo-creating-a-list-of-places-where-we-see-regen-culture-seeding/37