Lafayette Morehouse is an intentional community founded in 1968.

Our intention is to maximize our potential both as individuals and as a group, and to have life be as much fun as possible. We present the findings of our lifestyle experiments in the form of courses.

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One No Vote

Over forty years ago, we formed a community giving each member a decisive and irrevocable no-vote on any proposed action that affects the group. We understood that even if a large political unit, such as a country or city ruled by the majority or fewer, could afford a dissatisfied segment of the population, a closely associated community can not. 

Perfection

We live in a culture where we have the widely-held view that nobody's perfect. Why do we so readily agree that nobody's perfect? This resistance to the view of the perfection of mankind is based on the belief that life can't be perfect if there is bad in it, and we can't be perfect if there's bad in us

Johnny Story

by Vic Baranco

This article originally appeared in Aquarius in December 1969. The Aquarius was a magazine published by the Institute of Human abilities at various times since the late '60