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Kerista Consciousness Church, Volume 4, Book 1, Summer, 1987 [Journal formerly known as Kerista]. Paper covers, 127 pp.
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In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Black and white illustration. Contents of this issue: Far Out West Comics; Kibbutz Dialogue : A lively correspondence between one Israeli kibbutznik and the members of the Kerista Kibbutz in San Francisco; From New Jersey to Utopia : Saving the World while Still being an MTV Fan; (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party) : An Evolutionary Trend Towards Tolerance, Equality and Jollies; Multiple Parenting: The First Eight Years; The E-Z Learning Academy : A Gestalt Educational System; Can One Person Make a Difference? Basic Ideological Training : Opening Dialogues; Cultural Alternative Prototype Development; Meet Your Subpersonalities; Truth, Justice and the Gestalt-O-Rama Way; Rock 'n' Roll Voodoo; Board Meetings. The Kerista Commune was a utopian community founded in 1956 by John Peltz "Bro Jud" Presmont in New York City, later moving to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district in 1971. The commune sought to experiment with alternative social structures, focusing on communal living and the practice of polyfidelity - a relationship structure where members were fidelitous to multiple partners in a structured rotational sleeping schedule. This aimed to avoid preferential relationships and encourage communal bonds. The commune's philosophy also extended to non-hierarchical decision-making, though internal critiques often highlighted the dominance of Bro Jud over the group's affairs. This led to increasing tensions, particularly concerning leadership and the economic pressures from Abacus' success. In 1991, these conflicts culminated in the group's dissolution after Bro Jud left, and the community formally disbanded shortly after.