As summer unfurls across the Northern Hemisphere, and winter expands across the Southern hemisphere, the natural world reminds us: transformation is not linear. It is a dance of unfolding — messy, mysterious, and necessary. In the same way that caterpillars surrender to the chrysalis, cities around the world are entering their own season of metamorphosis. No longer fixed entities, they are becoming fluid ecosystems of purpose, pattern, and possibility.

At Integral City, we sense this shift. Across initiatives — from community regeneration efforts at Findhorn to international Soul Power dialogues — a deeper pulse is becoming audible. It hums in the background of feasibility studies and forums, meditations and movements. It is the sound of cities cocooning. And with it arises a vital question: what roles are needed now to midwife the future?

Three archetypal functions are emerging with renewed relevance: Carers, Curators, and Choreographers. These are not fixed roles or job descriptions. They are evolutionary responses to the metacrisis — expressions of Soul Power in action.

Carers: Tending the Hive

Carers are the ones who respond first — not with grand plans, but with steady hands and open hearts. They show up through the 4 Voices of the City — Citizens, Civil Society, Institutions, and Business. At Ecovillage Findhorn, Carers are busy gathering nectar — not metaphorically, but practically: initiating feasibility studies on retrofit, recycling, nature-based education, and regenerative construction. These are acts of care at the intersection of inner and outer sustainability — preparing not just buildings, but people and systems, for an emerging future.

Curators: Midwifing Coherence

As old forms dissolve, Curators hold a sacred responsibility: to discern what is essential. They are the ones who listen deeply and sense what fragments still carry life — and which are ready to be composted. Curators are at work in community governance dialogues, in the design of Islands of Coherence meditations, and in the careful tending of storylines and systems. They help the Hive remember its deeper coherence, even as chaos swirls.

Choreographers: Dancing with Emergence

The chrysalis is not a quiet place — it is alive with movement. Choreographers are those who can sense the rhythm of that inner alchemy. They don’t dictate the dance; they invite participation in its unfolding. They coordinate learning journeys, align multiple intelligences, and tune into subtle fields. You’ll find them creating maps of potential, facilitating collective sense-making, or composing Taizé services that awaken the 4+1 Elements.

From Hive to Flight

This is the work of metamorphosis. It is not orderly or guaranteed. Yet it is happening — sometimes in shadows, sometimes in plain sight. Bees remind us how to pollinate across difference. Butterflies flirt at the edges of the known, whispering from the future. And bumblebees, in their defiance of physics, remind us that transformation often begins where logic says it can’t.

Integral City’s Human Hive is not just a metaphor — it’s an invitation. An invitation to participate consciously in the city’s becoming. To embrace the cocoon as sacred space. To activate Soul Power — not only in ourselves, but in the very systems we co-create.

So we ask:

  • What in your city is cocooning?
  • What Soul Power is stirring beneath the surface?
  • And which of these roles — Carer, Curator, Choreographer — is calling you now?

Metamorphosis is not a phase to survive — it is a call to evolve.
Let us tend, midwife, and dance this moment together.
The Hive is humming with possibility.