The REVEAL Method · PDF workbook · 20 pages
The six worksheets to fill in before you join a community
The free map shows you the path. The workbook walks it with you, one question at a time, with your own answers on paper.
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What's inside
- The map of the path: six steps, each with its question and the trap that waits there.
- Six worksheets, one for each step, with room to write your answers honestly, for yourself.
- Red flags to tick off during a visit, and a few sentences to keep with you when the euphoria kicks in.
EEnvironment
the real landscape
How to use it
Start with Roots at home, before you even write to a community. Take the Visit and Echoes sheets with you when you go and see the place. Keep Lucid choice for the weeks after, once you're back home and the excitement has settled.
“I never decide anything during a visit. I'll write to you in two weeks.”
What participants say
I was so excited about joining an ecovillage that I hadn't really stopped to question my motivations. This workbook helped me slow down and look at things I hadn't considered. Some questions were surprisingly uncomfortable, but exactly what I needed. I feel much more confident about my next steps.
Workbook user
Finally, something practical! Most resources about intentional communities focus on the dream. This one helps you look at the reality. The worksheets about visiting communities and spotting red flags were particularly useful. Simple, honest, and definitely worth the €14.
Workbook user
I wish I'd discovered this before my first experience living in community. It would have saved me a lot of confusion. What I love is that it doesn't tell you what to do. It helps you understand what you're really looking for and what questions you should be asking. Highly recommended for anyone considering community living.
Workbook user
I thought I was looking for a community. Turns out, I was also looking for a place to fix things in my own life. That first question really stayed with me. It's simple, but it changes how you look at everything else.
Participant in the French course
I wish I'd had this before joining my first community. We talked endlessly about values and dreams, but hardly ever about money, power or what happens when someone wants to leave. Those are the questions that actually matter.
Participant in the French course
I took the map with me on two community visits. It helped me notice things I probably would have overlooked. Not red flags everywhere, just little details worth paying attention to. I felt much more grounded in my decision.
Participant in the French course
What I appreciate is that this isn't trying to convince you to join a community or stay away from one. It simply helps you ask better questions. And when you're thinking about changing your whole life, that's worth a lot.
Participant in the French course
These worksheets come from Rejoindre un écolieu les yeux ouverts, my course in French. Reviews from its participants, translated from French.
Who made it
I'm Yohan Sancerni. I co-founded the Pourgues ecovillage in France and lived there for nine years, until the collective dissolved early in 2025. These worksheets come from my book, The Ecovillage Trap, and from the questions I now ask before trusting any project.
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