Celestopea Communities: Off the Grid Havens of Harmony

Celestopea seeks to create land communities in isolated rural land areas and transform them with perma-culture techniques into beautiful little Edens while exemplifying Celestopean ideals. Sponsorship of a community may be under any group, religious or otherwise, that has similar beliefs in Earth stewardship and renewal as those of Celestopea.

A land community is currently in the planning stages for a choice piece of property in southern Oregon/northern California. The Sierra Community of Light is being chartered by Celestine Light. Here is a description of their community foundations:

"We are now in the process of looking for a good land area in the southern hemisphere (less people and pollution), and currently accepting applications for a community in southern Oregon/northern California (beautiful area with good state laws for churches).

The Sierra Community of Light (southern Oregon/northern California) will locate on a large parcel of property that has abundant water and geothermal resources available and over 250 days of sunshine a year. This will allow us to build geothermal and passive solar heated greenhouses that will produce fruits and vegetables year-round, as well as allow us to create microclimates to grow more tropical and semi-tropical produce than would normally be possible at that latitude, while living in nice toasty homes during the coldest days of winter.

Our intentional community will be a sustainable, organic, vegetarian “living foods” community with an emphasis on health, rejuvenation and longevity. Eggs, raw dairy products and ocean schooling fish are also acceptable for those who desire them.

We will also be an alcohol-free, drug-free and tobacco-free community, with the hope that everyone who desires to live in the Community of Light will value their body as a temple of God.

The Sierra Community will strongly encourage and support artists of all types and will be building community studios for many artistic and musical pursuits. We believe that there is an artist within each one of us, as this is the way God made us, however many people never discover the artist within. We are dedicated to helping each community member reach their fullest potential in every facet of their lives, including their creativity.

We expect that many members of our community will also look to the earth for their livelihoods with everything from farming, to hand-mining crystals in the mountains, to herb gathering in the forest.

We also have several community industries planned for those who prefer an income from a more structured environment, and individual members or groups of members are also welcome to have their own eco-friendly businesses within the community. As an artist enclave, we hope to become a destination for people from far and wide to discover high quality, innovative art in a spectacular natural setting.

A primary business will be a natural healing and health retreat that will offer people from faster paced, less healthy lifestyles an opportunity to slow down and relax in one of the most beautiful areas of the world, while receiving alternative healing treatments, gourmet raw vegetarian meals, hot spring therapies and a host of unforgettable experiences. We will also manufacture a few potent natural food and body care products.

In addition to geothermal heating we will also utilize solar, wind and small hydro for electrical generation, with the intention that all of the buildings in the community will be completely off the grid for both heat and power.

Our community will have both full and part-time members. Many of the permanent member will be families, although there will also be a place for single adults and couples without children as well. We expect an influx of temporary members from among college students in the summer. Part-time members who may live on the other side of the country or world and only visit for a 2-4 weeks each year are also welcome, and will still be part of the family of light and included in many community activities throughout the year from where ever they live. Even someone who is not a full-time live on the land member, but is committed to helping the community on a regular and consistent basis will be counted as a permanent member.

The community will be governed by the Council of Eleven, which will be men and women leaders who have been elected by the permanent members of the community. Seven seats on the council are reserved for members who live on the land year around.

All buildings and homes will be owned by the community and leased to members who are using them. In keeping with a off-the grid spiritual community of artists and would be artists, all structures will incorporate innovative and creative designs. Additionally, there will be a central, multi-purpose building where the adults will meet for continuing education classes, the children will meet for school, and will also serve as a place for meetings and social activities for everyone. There will be a community dinner at the multi-purpose building 6 nights a week where everyone shares the evening meal, social interaction and community planning and coordination.

To maintain the viability of the community, each adult member is asked to contribute 10% of their income and a minimum 10 hours of work in some capacity for the community each week, with additional hours needed during the early construction stages of the community. The minimal time and money commitment helps in building, equipment and material costs, and allows us to maintain the gardens and beauty of the community in a manner that keeps it as a piece of Heaven on Earth. The rest of your time is your own but you are certainly welcome to give more community hours or funding assistance if you wish.

The community is everyone’s idyllic home and the few hours we give to our common home each week is a synergistic endeavor. Working together on common property and buildings as well as sharing the loads for evening meal preparation actually gives each person a net gain in the time that they would otherwise have to spend if they had to maintain and prepare all these things individually for their own family.

We believe in artistic expression, families, earth stewardship, community self-reliance, always seeking to gain new knowledge and learn new skills, a spiritual and moral foundation in the actions of our lives, and an atmosphere permeating the community that is supportive of personal growth and expansion."

If this resonates with you and you would like to further explore the possibilities of being part of this community, please go to the Community of Light Page on the church website where you can look at some great pictures and fill out and submit an application if you desire.

We look forward to hearing from you!"

Namaste!