Open Circle, seeking members

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Post #3Nexus X Humectress (Washington, DC) wroteon March 17, 2009 at 3:25pmOpen Circle <a href=”http://directory.ic.org/21987/Open_Circle” rel=”nofollow” onmousedown=”UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), “13d6f243c5c6dbab0632a9a49a4bdc52”, event)” target=”_blank”>http://directory.ic.org/21987/Open_Circle


Open Circle has been around (under various names) for about 40 years,
living and working in a rather spontaneous non-organization based on
personal affinity. We don’t really believe in names (“Open Circle” is
the label we are using now to help you find us).

Our overall
approach to life is to make it into a game – a challenging, educational
and fun process that changes from week to week, and even day to day.
Members often “volunteer” to each other, informally rotating leadership
roles depending on the project at hand, the experience of the persons
involved, and the prevailing mood of the moment.

We own a large
mixed-use building in the historic downtown section of Culpeper,
Virginia; a cabin on 90 acres of forest land bordering the Shenandoah
National Park at the base of Old Rag Mountain; and a small house in
Takoma Park, Maryland (a quiet neighborhood on the edge of Washington,
D.C.) These days, we spend most of our time in Culpeper, and one or two
days a week at our cabin. Three of our friends use our Takoma Park
house the most, and we're seldom there. We often share communal meals,
pool most income, assets, and other resources, grow food with our
friends in several different gardens, and operate various consulting
businesses. We thrive on challenges to our creativity.

Our
cooperative lifestyle is a fertile arena for personal growth. Our goal
is artistic tribal living where we foster mutual trust while working
together effectively as a team. Our current interests and experiments
include: sustainable living, green and natural building, organic food
production, social inventions, Nonviolent Communication, music, and
fiber arts.

Our day at a time philosophy includes commitment to
our community, loyalty to each other, group decision making to
coordinate our actions, and generating an ongoing economic surplus. We
continue to evolve based on ideas of everyone in the community, which
could include you, if you join us.
Open Circle welcomes visitors who
share our zest for learning and adventure. We would enjoy hearing from
you – if you are friendly, open minded, and resourceful.