"...the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

Please read the community guidelines in their entirety before joining a gathering/circle hosted by Crystal Castellanos (dba cplus2). You are encouraged to decide from a conscious place of inner guidance to join this circle. Reading these guidelines will help you to discern if this community is right for you.

 

It is up to each of us to read, understand, and ask questions about these guidelines if any come up.

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Down To Earth (D2E) circles are about reflecting on the given topic and sharing the gold (or lead or mercury) from our reflections with others. The majority of our time within the Circle will be spent being present with and listening to everyone else's unique shares. By doing so, we may find that someone else's reflection was the nugget we needed for a perspective shift within our own lives. 

 

Through the regular practice of contemplating, we may uncover our blocks/resistances/fears. Through sharing with others our vulnerability, we may find the courage to move around or through what was in the way. There is medicine in revealing and receiving within this space. 

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The D2E Community is open to people who possess qualities of maturity, integrity, and a commitment or willingness to grow. Within this container, we practice trust, respect, and transparency.

 

We agree to show up to this space with consciousness as we understand that we are co-creating a community of support stabilized by integrity. 

 

We commit to focusing on the shared time together and agree to put away our silenced phones for at least 60 minutes. 

 

We agree to only speak to our own experiences.

 

We agree to give our full attention to the person holding the 'talking stick' and not to interrupt them while they share. Our share time is limited, so we also agree that we will not "hog" the ‘talking stick’ when it comes to our time to share. With larger circles, we agree to keep our share to a minimum so everyone has a chance to share their reflections and breakthroughs at this gathering. 

 

Although we are encouraged to share our transparent selves and to uncover our lessons and blessings amid life’s challenges, this is not a place to seek advice, feedback, therapy, or counseling. It is important to acknowledge that we are all moving through similar patterns, blocks, and breakthroughs in our unique way. Ideally, we will have the chance to reflect on the subjects in our own time and come to the circle with our gold (or lead or mercury) to share with the group.

 

The Circle is not the place for processing (or mining for the gold) our struggles. However, with that being said, it is ok to share and have emotions arise as we speak about what we uncovered.  

 

We are all responsible for co-creating a ‘safe’ space where people can be human.  

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We are not here to blame, badmouth, gossip, complain, or create drama within these circles. We each agree to take full personal responsibility for the sum of our experience within this container.

 

The circle is not a space for advertising or promoting our businesses, services, or products. However, it will be natural for us to touch upon what we do for a living, what fills up our time, and what we structure our lives around, and sharing about our business ventures could be a part of our share. (We can speak more about our ventures in our social time separate from the circle.)

 

We all agree to respect people’s social privacy and that we will not share details of the content shared by fellow attendees outside of the confines of the circle.

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We agree to be on time for each gathering as the opening/grounding-in is necessary to set the stage for sharing openly and authentically. If a person anticipates being late or not being able to join a circle, we agree to notify Crystal at least 30 minutes before the gathering. If a person arrives during the opening of the circle, they agree to quietly join in without disrupting the opening. ​

 

Due to the nature of human behavior, and real-life issues or challenges you or other attendees may face, you may be exposed to moments where the use of adult language and stories may be expressed. There may be mature or potentially challenging topics addressed by Crystal or fellow attendees. If you are sensitive to such language, or if you are easily offended by topics of sex, gender, political, or religious nature, then this circle may not be a fit for you.

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Last, but not least, we agree to be impeccable with our words, not take anything personally, not to make assumptions, and to always do our best - knowing that our best fluctuates as time moves through space.