# Alchemize in Crete: A Call to Visionaries and Seekers ![img](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SyR0GkeYA.jpg) In a remote Greek village, surrounded by ancient olive groves and echoing with mythological whispers, Black Skylab01 is creating a sanctuary for those who dare to imagine expansive futures. For 90 days (March 16 - June 13, 2025), we invite four extraordinary individuals to join us in bridging the material and metaphysical, the technological and spiritual, the ancient and the yet-to-come. This is not just a residency – it's an alchemical experiment. Here, among mountains that have witnessed millennia of human dreams, we'll explore consciousness evolution, fringe science, warp physics, and the emerging post-web (postweb.nexus). We seek those who believe in manifesting a world of wonder, resilience, peace, and liberation – visionaries who understand that true innovation must be rooted in spiritual wisdom. Nestled in the Cretan landscape, our compound exists in superposition of past, present, and future. Mornings can be spent developing new knowledge protocols, evenings stargazing from our rooftop, and weekends exploring ancient Greek and Minoan sites. Our space offers both solitude for deep work and community for cosmic exploration. If you feel called to merge spirituality with science, to bridge technology with ancient wisdom, and to weave personal transformation into collective liberation – we invite you to join our experiment. --- *[Black Sky Society](https://blacksky.network/) envisions a network of creative research and arts nodes called Black Skylabs, each contributing to one or more of the [Six Topics](#What-are-the-six-topics), while being united around the [Six Tenets](#What-are-the-six-tenets). Black Skylab01 is the working name for the first creative research and arts node, putting the vision of Black Sky Society into practice as both a society model and prototype.* --- ## Program Summary **Overview:** - Duration: March 16 - June 13, 2025 (90 days) - Location: Remote mountain village in Crete, Greece - Capacity: 4+ residents - Cost: $300-$1000/month sliding scale - Setting: 6-bedroom compound with garden, two independent residential units, and rooftop **Program Focus:** - Spiritual and technological exploration - Post-web development - Consciousness studies - Space and cosmic research - Alternative science investigations - Sustainable living practices **Structure:** - Option for fully independent work or 30/70 split between group/individual projects - Monastic-like atmosphere with shared meals and occasional group activities - Access to car for exploring ancient sites, monasteries, and beaches - Communal living with shared cooking duties **Ideal Candidates:** - Interest in bridging spirituality and technology - Alignment with alternative research and fringe science - Comfortable with remote, quiet living - Interest in peace building and consciousness evolution - Resonance with at least three of the [Insight Prompts](#Insight-Prompts) **Application:** - Deadline: February 21, 2024 - Rolling acceptance - Email answers to [application questions](#How-to-Apply) to stellar@blacksky.network - Video interview for shortlisted candidates This is part of Black Sky Society's larger vision to create a network of research nodes (Skylabs) focused on six core topics while adhering to six fundamental tenets, bridging spiritual and technological innovation. ## Program Details ### Vision Do you believe there is more to reality than the material? Do you feel incoherent with the systems of power and control, and long for a world of peace, interdependence, and flourishing? Do you believe it is important to nourish one’s spiritual foundations in the process of imagining new technologies for the web, so we increase our chances of liberation? Do you believe in the power of forests, mountains, and beaches as a way of getting more in touch with ourselves and our purpose? Dare we step back from prevailing technological and economic frameworks? Can this detachment foster visions for the dawn of a peaceful, post-web, superhuman age? *Imagine the tranquility of a remote Greek village, surrounded by olive groves, tapping into the power of ancient sites and forgotten gods, for evolution of the self, consciousness, the planet, and the universe.* ### Insight Prompts Through presence and alignment on shared interests, we can inspire each other to expand our imagination to galactic potentials and propel humanity to its most synergetic and hopeful timeline. * Are you mentally squashing the potentiality of WWIII and interested in bringing about a new peace movement? * Are you knowledgeable about comparative theology and want to help contribute to transforming the masses understanding of god, so we can shrink the time toward peace? * Are you knowledgeable or curious about the unsolved mysteries of the world? Do ancient sites such as the pyramids and stonehenge light up your soul? * Are you interested in the intersection between quantum mechanics and consciousness theory, such as the work of Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, on [orchestrated objective reduction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestrated_objective_reduction)? * Are you an [irrational mechanic](https://www.turingchurch.com/p/irrational-mechanics-published) and a member of the Turing Church? * Are you a devotee of warp physics and designing or reverse engineering interstellar vehicles? Does [Jack Sarfatti](https://jacksarfatti.academia.edu/)'s physics speak to you? * Are you dreaming of a better internet, of a [post-web](https://postweb.nexus/)? * Are you interested in the fusion of metallurgy, and feel drawn to making or designing scepters and coins? * Are you curious about the stars, galaxies, and our place in this universe? * Are you actively working on expanding your astral travel, psychic or remote viewing abilities? * Are you an expert in meteorites, geology, and finding rocks? * Are you interested in making soap with olive oil? * Are you interested in permaculture farming? If at least three of the above *deeply resonates*, continue reading more details about the program below. ### Logistics * Residents will either decide to operate more fully independently (yet sharing a monthly knowledge share on one's field of research), or establish a co-creative structure and program. For those interested in co-creation, we will initially convene at one virtual planning meeting scheduled sometime from March 6th to March 10th 2025. * For those opting into co-creating a group project, the expectation is to reserve 30% of one's time to the group project and 70% to independent projects. * There is room for 4 other people, with a sliding scale suggested energy exchange of $300-$1000/month each, based on personal economic situation, to help support utilities, rent, and operational costs. * It's possible to support a few more residents if one has a car they want to bring or is willing to rent or lease another car for the period. Couples are welcome as well, but partners need to also be interested in the program and need to submit independent applications. * The minimum contribution of $300/month covers cleaning, grocery, gas, utility, and administrative labor. * Residents are expected to cover their own travel costs to get to Crete and arrive on the same day on March 16th. ### Vibe and Setting Skylab01 has a six bedroom compound in a remote mountain village on the island of Crete, a 90 minute drive from Chania or Heraklion. The compound has 4 levels: - Garden level (0): Large outdoor area for gardening or art projects - Residence (1): independent 3bed, 2ba unit - Residence (2): independent 3bed, 2ba unit - Rooftop (3): The rooftop is so amazing, but we need some furniture, shade, some stargazing tents, and a telescope ideally :) The village has no restaurants or grocery stores, so residents should be comfortable spending the majority of the time at the residence, sharing cooking and grocery run duties. Ideal residents are seeking a monastic-like, quiet and peaceful atmosphere where we keep to ourselves and are not very talkative during agreed upon hours, yet share conversation during meals or group activities. A car is available for occasional trips to ancient Minoan and Greek sites, Greek Orthodox monasteries, beaches, hikes, and meals outside the house. Should we have the appetite, we can decide to collectively plan one unique full day excursion every week or every other week, sites and locations that may be further out, e.g. 1-3 hours away. The property is pictured at the top of this document. Location details and more property photos will be shared with prospective residents who submit an application and pass the interview phase. ### How to Apply To apply to Cohort 1, send an email to `stellar@blacksky.network` with the subject `Skylab01 <> Cohort01`, answering the following: * **1. A short biography** (one paragraph) * **2. Links to social media and/or personal website(s)** * **3. Description of your independent project and what you hope to accomplish during the 90 days.** If it's a software project, how is the code licensed and how does it relate to the post-web? * **4. Where are you currently in your spiritual journey?** (how do you relate to other humans? to time? to the material? to spirits? how connected or disconnected do you feel?) * **5a. Do you crave more full independence during your residency or do you want to dedicate 30% of your time to a group project?** * **5b. If you want to dedicate time to a group project, what would you be most inspired to co-create with other cohort members in the 90 day period?** (e.g. organize an event? an album? a zine? a film? scientific experiments on psychic powers? etc.) * **6. What other kind of general group learning or recreational activities is your soul craving?** (e.g. spiritual education and storytelling, financial alchemy, yoga/meditation, hikes, book clubs, cooking, dance, intention circles, etc.) * **7. What communal tasks do you enjoy doing or you wouldn't mind doing?** (Grocery shopping, cooking, driving, picking people up from airport/ferry (90 min drive), establishing a garden, driving the garbage a mile away to the garbage can) * **8. What / who are some of your favorite movies, books, musicians, artists, etc.?** * **9. What is your energy exchange appetite / capability for the 90 days** ($300 to $1000/month)? * **10. On a scale of 1-10, how hopeful and optimistic are you about the idea of world peace?** Where 1 is "This is impossible and never going to happen" and 10 is "I am an emissary of peace sent here to do God's work". Feel free to explain your number. * **11. On a scale of 1-10, how much do you believe in your power to manifest whatever your heart desires?** Where 1 is "I believe in manifestation, but my default mentality is pessimistic, I generally feel untrustworthy of others and my own power for contributing to systemic change", where 5 is "I am oozing with powers that I don't know what to do with", and where 10 is "I am oozing with powers and my timeline is so clear". Feel free to explain your number. * **12. Feel free to share any additional comments, feedback, or questions.** ### Deadline The final application deadline is February 21st 2024, but apply earlier if you can, as applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis. If your application is a fit, a video call will be scheduled within 14 days of submission. ## Support and Donations Can't make it to Crete but feel aligned with our vision? There are several meaningful ways to contribute. * We welcome knowledge base submissions in the form of articles, curated links, or book recommendations that could enrich our library - simply email these to `stellar@blacksky.network` for now. * Consider boosting our post on Twitter to spread the word of the program: https://x.com/stellarmagnet/status/1867863438535348697 * We're also seeking digital advisors, mentors, or lecturers that are willing to dedicate some time to residents during the 90 day cohort, with either office hours, or recording a talk for our permanent knowledge base. * We're also seeking donations to equip our space with essentials like furniture, rugs, linen, decor, desks, whiteboards, and computer monitors. You can also sponsor a resident's entire stay and travel costs with a $5000 donation. * All donors will receive experimental Black Sky Society alchemical tokens, to be generated in early 2025. These will be distributed to the "from" address of donations made to `blackskysociety.eth`. * Donations of $2000 USD equivalent or more (or an equivalent knowledge base or mentorship contribution) grant access to a special private Signal group. Message `stellarmagnet.77` before donating, specifying the Ethereum address from which to expect the donation from (the timestamp of the Signal message must be before the timestamp of the donation). ## FAQ ### I can't make it for the entire period. Can I come for a shorter period as a guest? If you are able to rent a car, we can make room for short-term guests. Otherwise, we will know more by late December whether we have more vehicles to accommodate more guests or residents. We ask that you come with the intention of sharing knowledge, such as organizing a workshop, excursion, or lecture series. Please still fill out the application, and mention your ideal timeline, and proposed knowledge-sharing activity. ### What are the six topics? * **1. Post-Web**: Advancing free and sovereign digital infrastructure, exploring alternative protocols that challenge conventional internet paradigms while promoting liberation. * **2. Knowledge Societies**: Experimenting with new forms of collective and organizational intelligence, and how they circle back to elevate society, from knowledge graphs, to community governance, and AI integration. * **3. Psychic Evolution**: Investigating and advancing the frontiers of human consciousness, leveraging the depths of traditional neuroscience to understudied paranormal phenomena. Becoming Psychic Engineers, leveraging unexplored potentials of astral knowledge. * **4. Cosmic Discovery**: Pursuing unconventional approaches to space exploration, settlement, and cosmic questions - including SETI, xenoarchaeology, and warp physics. * **5. Neue Computing**: Reimagining human-machine interfaces and computational paradigms, including biomimetic computing, quantum systems, conscious computing, and post-digital technologies. * **6. Planetary Symbiosis**: Studying planetary health through both mainstream and fringe approaches - from regenerative agriculture to Gaia theory, from interspecies communication to the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis. ### What are the six tenets? 1. **Transcendence**: We bridge the physical and metaphysical worlds, supporting each person's unique journey of cosmic understanding while treating it as an empirical experiment. 2. **Adaptivity**: We create transparent, structured power dynamics within while maintaining privacy externally. Members can freely join or leave power structures based on their goals. 3. **Interdependence**: We recognize that actions and thoughts have far-reaching consequences across interconnected systems, and make decisions considering these complex relationships. 4. **Liberty**: We work toward expanding freedom and peace, especially for disadvantaged groups, while respecting that help should only be given where welcomed. 5. **Autonomy**: We value direct, honest communication over politeness, embracing difficult conversations while avoiding culture wars and focusing on systemic solutions. 6. **Resilience**: We grow stronger through challenges, building a self-repairing society that thrives amid accelerating change and uncertainty. ### Can you tell me more about Black Skylab01? - Focus areas: Activating Black Sky Society's Six Topics, organizing [Autonomous Ecologies](https://autonomousecologies.xyz/) and Ephemeral events, recruiting additional Skylab founders, finalizing Skylab01 aesthetics, finalizing the Black Sky Society manifesto with Zeniths & Skylab founders. Establish independent worker cooperatives focused on services or producing physical goods that contribute to longer term financial sustainability. - IRL Location: Initially Greece, with potential future expansion to the Americas - Current Work Philosophy: Work with source (https://workwithsource.com/) - Source Energy: [Stella R. Magnet](https://www.stellarmagnet.xyz/) - Power Transparency: Open to sharing Skylab01 leadership with committed and highly confident souls that are working to cultivate their intuition, interested in long-term commitments to one another, and interested in making a fairly evaluated capital contribution to buy/develop land in Greece. - Code of honor: Commitment to personal, community, spiritual, and world evolution.