CosmicTruth
Older boomer (70-80)
Female
Speed of commitment:
Fast: Open to a situation that takes everyone being all-in from the start (with contracts & clarity)
IC types I would live in or am forming:
Farm or ranch, Resource-sharing or income-sharing commune, Spiritual or religious focus
Food production:
Working toward producing all or nearly all of our own food
IC seeker or founder/resident:
IC founder: I am seeking members to join a core group in founding a new IC. We already have a clear vision and established norms.
ICmatch group or IC I'm part of:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1255073102759157
Service-based IC (population served):
Learning disability, Physical disability
Service-based IC (services offered):
Permanent residence, Provides school or vocational training for the selected group(s)
Vulnerable population as a proportion of residents:
Less than half
Residential proximity:
House mates (separate bedrooms, shared kitchen), Roommates (okay to share bedroom)
Ownership types:
Joint land purchase to subdivide, hold shares, or hold "tenancy in common"
Reasons for shared housing:
Ecological sustainability to reduce carbon footprint, Friendship and sharing activities, Having a “chosen family” to share good times and support each other thru hard times, Having social interaction while limiting the amount of influence or interaction with society, Helping each other with childcare, Lower cost of living, Sharing meals and chores, Sharing resources (spaces, equipment, tools, vehicles, gardens), Traveling frequently and wanting a home base that’s maintained, Working together in a business (e.g., remote location)
Décor of shared areas:
A consistent aesthetic theme is important, Decisions based on practical utility and durability, Prefer furniture & decor that's kid-or-pet friendly (used or easily replaceable)
Clutter level of shared living areas or work space:
Average level of "lived in" look, Tidy in shared spaces, with a designated place for things
Cleanliness level (germs & crumbs):
All food counters & tables wiped down after each use, All food counters & tables wiped down daily to not attract pests, Dishes washed (or loaded into dishwasher) daily to not attract pests, Disinfectants must be ecologically safe products (chemical sensitivity), Medical need for a dust-free environment, Medical need for a regularly disinfected environment
Yard or landscaping:
Covered space for storage, Gardens and edible landscaping, Mowed, trimmed, manicured outdoor space, Space for kids and/or dogs to run, Tidy and clutter-free outdoors with storage out of sight
Neighborhood or scenery:
Nature scenery is a priority worth paying extra for
Nation(s) of current residence:
U.K.
Preferred regions:
United Kingdom
Population density:
Remote, Rural
Ideal location(s):
Somerset or Devon, UK
Commitment to my current location:
Happy with current location but open to considering other options
Relocation capacity:
Committed to the current general location for the foreseeable future
Resource sharing:
Care of elderly, disabled, or incapacitated relatives, Emergency preparedness efforts, Farm or food forest (share work and produce), Garden (share work and produce), Joint business (share work and profits), Meal preparation, Tool share (maintenance and use of expensive equipment)
My socioeconomic status:
Not applicable or prefer not to say
Leisure and lifestyle:
Leisure time is a high priority, but not necessarily expensive
Leadership availability:
I'm currently in IC leadership
Roles and responsibilities:
Clear responsibilities are important to minimize conflict, Transactional relationships are more fair; to a reasonable extent there should be accountability through written agreements
Common practical skills:
Bookkeeping, Carpentry & repair, Childcare, Cleaning, Cooking for groups, Farm animal care, First responder (first aid) or EMT, Gardening or crop cultivation, Grant-writing, Group facilitation, Organizing & labeling, Permaculture
Experience or schooling:
Activism & organizing, Animal training or care, Anthropology, Architecture, Biological sciences, Bookkeeping/accounting, Business management, Carpentry & construction, City planning, zoning, & compliance, Consensus facilitation, Ecological science, Event planning & management, Experience teaching adults, Finance, economics, timebanking, Food preservation (e.g., cheesemaking, home canning, drying, smoking), Group therapy or processing, Horticulture or permaculture, Humanitarian work, Legal practice, Long term rentals and maintenance, Marketing, Mediation or dispute resolution, Medicine - alternative, Musical performance, Natural building, Nutrition, Ordained minister or religious scholar, Outdoor survival skills (e.g., hunting, foraging, fire starting), Political science & history, Psychology, Public speaking, Security (may include experience with weapons), Short term rentals and hospitality, Social dance, Sociocracy or holocracy, Sociology, Sports or physical recreation, Travel, Waterworks, plumbing, sanitation, Writing
Languages:
German, French, Turkish - basic
Occupation(s) and expertise:
Have worked in most Industry Sectors, Support Services, Facilities Management, Property Renovation, Animal Care, Psychology, Holistic Healer, Insigh and Psychic abilities, Facilitating, Entreprenership, Managing, Prepper, Complex Project Management, Communication Skills, Marketing, PR, Team Building Skills, Counselling, Mediation Skills, Negotating Skills, Deep Knowledge of Objective Reality and Truth, Historic Facts and Environmental Issues, Spiritual Teaching and Guidance, Health and Nutritions, Mentoring, 69 years of life experience and lessons learned. Knowledge of the Afterlife and Cosmology, Basic holistic Farming Methods and Regenerative Land Management, Permaculture, Team Building, Motivatioin Skills, Sales, Horticulture, Expat Experience, Travelling, Van Life and Camping, Self Suffiency, Sustainability, Economics, Budgeting and Financial Planning and Forecasting, Reclusive yet Outgoing and Positive Outlook on Life, Situational Awareness, Risk Management, Calm and Proactive in an emergency. Creative Design and Building Architecture, Likely forthcoming predictive/cyclical Environmental Events and Survival Strategies.
Years lived in an IC:
Less than a year in IC, Lived with roommate(s) or housemate(s), Lived with sibling(s) or other non-parent relatives
Experience in community:
Permaculture Meet ups, Sheikh Nazim Sufi Homestead, Army Boarding School, Germany, Uk Boarding School, Camping Meet Ups, Children's Activity Organiser Edinburgh, Pilgrimage, Live-in Landlady, Many Group Travelling Trips I Organised to Brazil, Europe.
Professional certifications or degrees:
Certificate in Management/Business Studies, Advanced Level Autonomic Response Testing for Diagnosis and Healing with Natural Remedies, UK. Health & Safety, Life Saving Swimming Certificate (aged 10).
Generation:
Older boomer (70-80)
Generations intended in IC:
Gen A (born 2013 – 2024), Gen X (born 1965 – 1980), Gen Z (born 1997 – 2012), Millennial (born 1981 – 1996), Older boomer (born 1946 – 1954), Pre-boomer (born before 1946), Younger boomer (born 1955 – 1964)
Number of infants and preschoolers:
None
Number of grade-school children:
None
Number of teens:
None
Number of working adults:
One
Number of non-working adults:
None
Alcohol (tolerable rules):
Should be allowed after work hours, Should be regulated by group decision only if it becomes problematic
Tobacco smoking (tolerable rules):
Should be allowed in designated indoor areas
Cannabis (tolerable rules):
Should be allowed with medical prescription, Should not be allowed on the premises, even if its legal in our location
Psychedelics (tolerable rules):
Should not be allowed on the premises
Illegal recreational drugs (tolerable rules):
Should be dealt with by group decision in a manner to support non-use, Should be grounds for expulsion from the community, Should not be allowed on the premises
Overnite guests (tolerable rules):
Should be allowed in designated guest areas, Should be permitted in limited circumstances as decided by the governance process, Should be subject to group decision only if it becomes problematic
Daytime visitor access (tolerable rules):
Should be discussed and limited by the IC agreements, Should be restricted to guest areas or residence of host, Should not be restricted after certain individuals or visitor types are approved, Should require that community is informed of planned visits
Nudity (tolerable rules):
Should be limited to private rooms or private residences (as is the norm outside the IC)
Required disclosures:
Current addictions even if under treatment, On sex offender registry, Past felony conviction
Prohibitions:
Our Commune will be a Retreat and for serous work on Higher Consciousness elevation. There will be dedicated social and visitor sites.
Religious or spiritual practice-based IC:
No mandate of adherence to shared religious beliefs and practices
My religious beliefs or practices:
Mediumship, Near-death experience or out-of-body, Shamanic or indigenous animist, Spiritual but not religious, Spiritualist
Practices welcome in IC:
12 steps (from AA, NA, etc.), Mediumship, Near-death experience or out-of-body, Shamanic or indigenous animist, Spiritual but not religious, Spiritualist, Tarot
Ecological preservation ethics:
Commitment to reduce, re-use, recycle, Composting toilet, Gray water recycling where permitted, Local food commitment for low carbon footprint, Use of alternative power such as solar or wind
Belief-related practices:
Paleo and Spiritist Doctrines privately, and in studies and discussion groups. Frequency to be by consensus
Wisdom sharing:
Above all Service to Others. External considerations. Mirroring in private for enhanced growth and awareness - if requested. Everyone fairly contributes their time in 'chopping wood and carrying water' in order for the community to seamlessly function and achieve our mutual mission. Everything is transparent and everybody clearly knows their individual responsibilities, as important cogs in the wheel. Legal and Accounting practices should be safe, water-tight and pre-agreed and understood fully. Ditto with budgets, planning, operations and income streams. We all 'look out' for each other. We are a kins domain, a cohesive family of kindred spirits, making valuable lifestyle choices for our highest good , mutual support and sharing of all our time and resources., in creating a happy, healthy environment for everyone's well-being and evolutionary growth. There is so much wisdom to share. Our Protocols best explain our creed, but our spiritual doctrine studies and LOVE are our 'glue'.
Size of community:
11 to 20, 21 to 50
Sense of togetherness:
An IC should foster close interpersonal relationships, An IC should have regular opportunities to encourage all to share their feelings
Gender + number:
Female
Genders welcome in IC:
Female, Male
My current couple situation:
I'm not available
Couple situations welcome in IC:
Committed closed partnership(s) (e.g., married monogamous couples), Single (not in a committed closed partnership)
My sexual orientation:
Monogamous, Straight
Sexual identities welcome in IC:
Heterosexual (straight), Monogamous (committed to a single sexual partner)
Sex & intimacy norms in IC:
Pre-determined by proscribed religious doctrine, with community accountability
Physical affection:
It depends
My availability for physical intimacy:
Prefer not to share at this time
Mobility accommodations:
We will be mobility friendly once established
Learning difference accommodations:
None
Socioeconomic status:
None
Children in IC:
Children are welcome but not a necessity (not a dealbreaker issue)
Children present in household:
No dependent children
Other people’s children:
I want to be in a setting in which all feel a responsibility for well-being of children in the community
Behavior correction:
Parents shouldn't be offended if other adults respectfully question their child(ren)'s behavior
Children sheltered from:
Adult nudity, Drug use, Guns, Sexual behavior or images, Violent images or lyrics, Vulgar language
Screen time (acceptable rules):
Parents should agree on online content allowed (e.g. video games, social media) because children will share with each other, Screen-free locations agreed on as a group
Schooling:
Homeschool, Private school, Public school
Dogs:
Indoor dog(s) okay, Indoor dog(s) okay if some rooms are off limits, Outdoor dog(s) okay if not frequent barkers
Cats:
Indoor cat(s) okay, Outdoor cat(s) okay
Farm animals or pets I have or want:
We will have a large farm of diverse animals and rare breeds
Farm animals or pets:
Chickens, Cows, Ducks, Fish pond, Geese, Goats, Horses, Pigs, Rabbits, Sheep, Turkeys
Special food needs:
Avoid over-processed foods with unpronounceable ingredients, Strongly prefer a high quality of food preparation, Strongly prefer home-processed foods, Strongly prefer raw milk
Plant-based or not:
Cage-free eggs okay, Certified-humane meat okay, Everyone makes their own food choices even when eating together, Fish okay, Small local dairy products okay
Organic:
Commitment to all organic, Commitment to local-grown as much as possible, Commitment to non-GMO, Organic non-certified is okay
Shared meals (acceptable norms):
Prefer shared meals daily, Shared meals are necessary community glue, Shared meals are necessary for efficiency and low cost
Medical risk bubbles:
I can commit to taking extra precautions for others in a high-risk category
Pandemic norms:
Keep good health practices for good immune function, No masks or distancing around friends and family who aren't part of IC, Only normal hygiene within the IC; no extra precautions, Unvaccinated
Noise level:
A quiet serene living space should be the norm
Sleep:
My sleep is easily disturbed so I need quiet at night
Comfort & convenience:
I can participate in a rugged life and hard physical work
Tech savvy:
I'm about average with tech use
Internet connection & phone signal:
I'm concerned about the effects of constant wifi exposure
Off-grid:
Is the definite only plan
Political orientation:
Stressed sideliners
Conscientiousness (under 50% means more easygoing than average):
90%
Open to new experiences / imagination (under 50% means more traditional than average, sticks with "tried and true"):
65%