The Mariposa Group

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About the Community

  • Forming
  • Rural

What we do

The Mariposa Group is about deep friendship along with physical and financial security—our land is paid for. Houses are being paid for as they are built. We are developing ways in which time, personal energy, and financial resources can brought together so as to minimize the personal risk that any individual may experience in the areas of physical and financial security.

We focus on personal and interpersonal resonance, comfort and self-esteem, and emphasize and practice methods of self-knowledge, meditation, truly deep friendship, intimacy, interpersonal communication, and interaction that promote respect, comfort, and trust between individuals, such that relationships have their basis in these qualities.

We value freedom for higher levels of Personal & Spiritual development interacting together in a loving, down to earth expression. We explore, develop, and promote ways of joyfully enhancing fully free personal development; in short, to create a community space where there is more opportunity for people in a loving, supportive, free, and responsible environment to truly and fully enjoy life.

It’s about manifesting “Love, Truth, & Joy” in our community environment and making a contribution to the world at the same time.

 

Our Vision

Purposely creating Conscious Community through deep, deep & trusting Friendship: The result being Joy, Fun, and a Meaningful life. Making a contribution to life while having fun, play and LOVE among us…. all at the same time. Deep satisfaction with our lives as lived.

Our Mission

Purposely creating Conscious Community through deep, deep & trusting Friendship: The result being Joy, Fun, and a Meaningful life. Making a contribution to life while having fun, play and LOVE among us…. all at the same time. Deep satisfaction with our lives as lived.

  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Education
  • Others

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  • 2 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
2

How to join

A Beautiful place to live! Absolutely wonderful, loving people as community mates.

See “membership” on our web site.  Our process is based upon a commitment to “LOVE & Truth”

Well  worked out over time.  With very good results.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Please fill out this Inquiry Form and email it to us at the email included at the bottom of the form.

http://www.mariposagroup.us/inquiry.htm

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Governance structure

  • Representative/Democratic

Members elect leaders who make decisions within defined roles.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes (amount not specified)
Monthly fees/dues: Yes (amount not specified)
Labor required: 4 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)
Initially it is good to be financially stable already as you come into community

There are sharing opportunities

Participate in general maintenence maintainence

Part of the membership process.

Covering common expenses

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Garden(s), Workshop, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Waterfront access

Frequency of communal meals

  • 2-5 times per week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Religions
  • Baha'i Faith
  • Sufi
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions
  • Unitarian Universalist

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Energy sources used

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%
  • Land area size
    14 acres

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Location

  • Texas, United States

Promoted Needs and Offers

Need
  • Communities with Openings
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