The Brotherhood of the Spirit/Renaissance Community, founded by Michael Metelica Rapunzel, was a unique and controversial New Age commune that grew from a small group of teenagers in a Massachusetts treehouse to a community of over 400 members with a national rock band and a million-dollar income.
Free Spirits
In the 1960s and 1970s, Renaissance Community flourished as a vibrant and complex intentional community, led by charismatic leader Michael Metelica Rapunzel.
