SOL 2012: Open Survival Society
November 11, 2009
The Mataha Foundation, based in Belgium, and founded by artist Louis de Cordier, is planning an impressive, high-tech 150 person bunker high in the Sierra Nevada region of Spain. It will consist of numerous linked underground domes, including such facilities as a bar, hairdresser, spa, & secretarial services.
One of the reasons for selecting the Sierra Nevada is the ability to be 2000 metres above sea-level, the minimum height for survival according to leading 2012 survivalism author Patrick Geryl.
The brochure for SOL 2012 is very comprehensive, and covers aspects of 2012 survivalism that might not have been obvious:
In the same way that money will be used up until the last moment, the residents will be allowed to make profits to reduce their personal levies by offering services such as manicure, foot reflexology and piloting, or by selling exclusive products such as wine and chocolates. However prostitution and drug dealing (cocaine, heroine, opium) are not part of the allowed activities, because these can jeopardize the social functioning of community, which must be in constant preparedness.
SOL 2012 will be fully equipped, for example:
“…blacksmithing equipment (forge, anvil), cartographic instruments (sextants, gyrocompasses, spyglasses), dentistry & surgical tools, sledges, mountain bikes and motor cycles, windmills and solar panels for the production of electricity, radio and telephone equipment, accurate mechanical clocks, lenses and corrective optometry for glasses, boats, musical instruments; and of course a library, with multiple copies of the most functional books and blueprints.”
Cordier and Geryl were the driving forces behind the recent discovery of the Labyrinth in Egypt, potentially the home of the Hall of Records. While I personally believe a network of smaller survival initiatives is the preferable model, and that large groups of strangers will have numerous obstacles to overcome, if I was to just hand over some cash in exchange for a 2012 survival scenario, I’d be with the Mataha Foundation.
For more information, visit the SOL 2012 website. Standard price for adult participation is 50,000€.
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