THE DRAGONFLY MANIFESTO
“The dragonfly brings dreams to reality and is the messenger of wisdom and enlightenment from other realms.”
– Unknown
ANTECEDENTS
The Sophia Federation emerged from a gathering for interpersonal solidarity with qualified leaders who each shared a unique bond with the magical dragonfly. The DragonFLY Manifesto is our mutually agreed pathway to responsible self-determination and shared abundance.
PREAMBLE
The Sophia Federation is a manifestation of our times and is just as significant to our current direction as a migratory dragonfly swarm on its way to greener pastures.
Wisdom is truly better than silver and gold, therefore the Sophia Federation serves as the cornerstone for this wisdom standard in public diplomacy.
Because the Sophia Federation was established on a decentralized basis, it naturally resists the concentration of power amongst a chosen few thus giving its participants the liberty to fully exercise their freedom of expression as a matter of right. In this age of mass communication where the population is more socially aware than ever before in our history the next step is to have every voice enabled in the leadership of their own affairs. A living constitution for the people, by the people and of the people.
The Sophia Federation welcomes all peoples of all persuasion regardless of background, affiliation or opinion. The willingness to work together and create a more platonic society is the only requirement needed to be a recognized intermediary. This is the time and era when humanity has sufficiently learned from both the good and the bad of our experience and it is now time to create a secure path to self-determination.
The Sophia Federation is based on the Platonic spirit for inclusive decision making that is reflected in the following seven universal principles from Ma’at Wisdom:
- Truth
- Balance
- Order
- Harmony
- Righteousness
- Morality
- Justice
WHY PLATO?
Platonic love, as devised by Plato, concerns rising through levels of closeness to wisdom and true beauty, from carnal attraction to individual bodies to attraction to souls, and eventually, union with the truth.
Plato derived his ideas from the universal influence of ma’at in the age of antiquity and adapted them to the emerging circumstances of the city, the state and the republic.
The Sophia Federation has adapted this classical approach to self-actualization on behalf of all peoples around the world in order to reverse the acrimony generated by adversarial politics.
MISSION
Our mission is to accelerate the creation of a sustainable, zero-conflict republican civil society that helps all peoples to decolonize their institutions and increase the peace, prosperity and security of their constituents.
METHOD
The Sophia Federation comprises voluntary assemblies of registered and unregistered constituents that are visibly invested in the Socratic method where appreciative inquiry is used to help underwrite the Platonic obligations for republican leadership:
- Producers
Deliver creativity, leadership and craftsmanship to the Sophia Federation
- Auxiliaries
Provide corporate resources, infrastructure and discipline to the Sophia Federation
- Guardians
Embody the interpersonal values, ethics and practices of the Sophia Federation
BASIC APPROACH
- Principles not personalities
- Decentralization not politics
- Practicality not ideology
FIRST PRIORITIES
- Create awareness
- Embrace the narrative
- Involve everyone