SHARED EXPERIENCES Shared Experiences are things that can be done as you age and experience while in a Guild, group, and as a society. These experiences are a foundation where people can find common ground regardless of creed, religion, race, gender, or background. In today’s fractured society it seems that the ideologies, whether those be about race, gender, sex, or political party, seem more of a dividing wedge than one of collaboration in a shared societal goal that isn’t elitist or partisan. These experiences listed in this chapter can serve as a way to bring people together through experience. The only way that the Shared Experiences listed here can be enacted and brought to life is by a central governing body to disperse funds. It will be very abundant as to why when you read. The aim is to not have mega-churches, or hospitals, but rather the fund the ability for people to maximize their life on this Earth and to self-actualize at a young age to create great things. The experiences and concepts in this section are the plan. They would be paid for by tithes from communities and guilds, not by dues from individual members. These funds would be spent only on members and not on things to gain favor with political organizations, corporations, governments or others. These funds act as a safety net for members and ultimately their children. There is a lot of talk about training in Shared Experiences. The reader might ask as to what the training is for eventually. The answer to that is as simple as to why the government wants you working. No individual pays dues. Communities and guilds tithe. Children who grow up in the community, and the more potential these people have to do great, the more return we get. That’s not always monetary. Sometimes that is through volunteering or talking about how the organization helped them. The end goal in training is to create a well-rounded and productive member of society, that aligns with The Duty. Let’s begin these shared experiences. None of this is running now. What follows is the plan for when communities and guilds can support it. EXPERIENCES NO LONGER A CHILD MALES At age 13 a boy and his father or mentor go on a hunt for an animal to feed their family. If a father figure is unavailable, a mentor will be substituted by a willing knowledgeable male family member or someone in the Guild or organization will act as a mentor for that child. The hunt will be conducted with appreciation to state laws. FEMALES The year a girl gets their first period is a time of womanhood and unique social responsibility. In the first year of her period, the newly appointed woman will need to spend two days, with her mom or a mentor, living with a family, of their choosing, who has a newborn between the ages of 4 and 8 months. Any biological woman who has not had or is incapable of having menstruation will need to perform the above before entering high school. CHOOSING AN INTELLECTUAL PASSION Every teenager on their 15 birthday is free to choose two free books among the following disciplines paid for by the organization: - Epistemology - Metaphysics - Ethics - Logic - Aesthetics - Physics/Math - History - Theology LEARN TO SAVE A LIFE Every teenager on their 16th birthday must be certified in BLS (Basic Life Support) and attend a basic nutrition class paid for by the Guild or organization. If you can drive a car, a mechanism for taking a life, you need to learn how to save a life. Nutrition classes will teach you how to save yours. SPIRITUAL CHOICE In the 17 year, the child of a Novumist is presented with a choice to continue with the organization or not. Failing to become a member they will receive a laptop on their graduation with all the hopes in the world. A continuing member will not pay dues. GRADUATION For a member who fails to graduate high school, an assessment is made by family members. Those with personality disorders, certain psychological disorders, or discipline issues are sent to Intervention Training. A determination will be made by those with cognitive issues as to which Training may be best suited if any. After successful graduation from high school, every member would be sent to Trade Training. After completing Trade Training they would be sent to Basic Military Training. A determination may be made at this point for those who are in special classes for learning disabilities. Total disability may be an option or being sent to Basic Life Training. TRADE TRAINING This training is similar to American Job Corps, paid for by the organization for 9 months of room and board (if needed) for hands-on education in the following: - Welding - Nursing - Dental Assistant - Electrical - Carpentry - Automotive - Masonry - And more BASIC MILITARY TRAINING This training is similar to ROTC but it is branch-independent and the focus is more general. That focus is on: - Independent and Group Training - Civilian Basic Combat Training Independent and Group training is about understanding human psychology, biology, and introducing basic survival skills and concepts. Some middle schools or high schools have survival training classes, this is the same. Civilian Basic Combat Training utilizes the current standard of IET (Army Initial Entry Training) however, PT is reduced 50% and instead of weapons training the use of mixed martial arts is substituted. Why is there combat training? Because no member should ever be in fear from another person, to gain insight into the limits of their body, and to experience physical discipline. INTERVENTION TRAINING This training is geared as preventative measures to keep the person who failed high school out of the criminal justice system. The program is run similar to the current IET in that a daily schedule is introduced, and PT is reduced by 25%. Personal skills revolve around: - Criminal Justice 101 - Coping and Relaxation Skills - Group Dialectical Behavior Therapy Failure to pass this training due to psychological pathological personality issues such as psychopathy, or sociopathy that results in an unwillingness to participate, such member will be ineligible for financial assistance in the organization. This will need to be confirmed by an outside medical examiner independent of the organization and approved. BASIC LIFE TRAINING This training is used primarily to give a person who has a disability. The skills needed to help them cope with their life now and into the future. The program is run similarly to the current IET in that a modified daily schedule is introduced, and PT is reduced by 90% but with more of an emphasis on building a daily routine. Personal skills revolve around: - Insight and reflection into their disability - Coping and Relaxation Skills - Group Dialectical Behavior Therapy After completion of this program, a determination will be made as if the person should be on total disability which will need to be confirmed by two independent medical professionals outside the organization. If a disability is awarded the organization will present the disabled person’s family with a laptop they can use. After successful completion, the person will go to Trade Training. A person with a disability will not go to Basic Military Training and be sent to the Three Choices. They will also not participate in The Awakening. THE AWAKENING After someone has completed all the training necessary to become a well-rounded person, within their abilities, they must take one final step before going onto the Three Choices. The Awakening occurs on the first full moon after the person’s 20th birthday and is to occur no less than that age. The Three Choices will be postponed until that time. A family who does not wish for The Awakening to occur can opt-out. The Awakening is a spiritual unleashing in the person’s mind by taking a single dose of psilocybin where the person is psychologically able to participate. A special facility in a state where psilocybin is legal will be able to accept you and your family. Under the plan, The Awakening would be performed in an appropriate facility whose sole purpose would be spiritual guidance through the use of psilocybin in a shamanistic ritual. While at the facility the person will be supervised by trained people including medical doctors. During the event, you are welcome to join in the festivities but separate from your son or daughter’s initial journey. The entire encounter is filmed for transparency. After the awakening, the person can move on to the Three Choices when they are ready. THE THREE CHOICES After a person completes The Awakening they are presented with a basic laptop and Three Choices that will determine their future. There is no time limit when one can choose so long as the organization is able. The Three Choices are: ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING Four-month daily courses on basic accounting, businesses formation, and businesses functions will be given to the person who chooses this path. An administrator will help them create a business entity and a business plan. Completing this training the person will be given $4000. COLLEGE TRAINING Those choosing this path have up to 42 credits towards an Associates Level degree credits in any public college paid for, providing that academic acceptance criterion are met. Education, food, and books are expenses covered, room and board are not. MILITARY TRAINING Those choosing a military path will be presented with $8000 that will be invested. An accredited investor will work with this person as to the appropriate investing methods for that individual to return to once they complete their tour. FAMILY EXPERIENCES PARENTS DAY OUT Every other Saturday or Sunday in a month, a family with children, with the youngest above the age of three, will be designated for parental time off. The children will be taken care of watched over by a teenage girl between the ages of 16-19. This entire day and night up to midnight will be up to the parents to decide. This time off will be paid for by the organization of a weekly benefit card of $60 biweekly for an outing. This card can only be used in restaurants or entertainment venues, but nothing is classified solely as a bar or nightclub. Benefits amounts do not roll over at the end of the month. HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES The following holidays are sanctioned but it is up to the individual if they choose to adhere to this list. Celebrations should be done in nature when possible. Yule - The Last Saturday in December Lupercalia - February 15 Balance Day - March 20 Beltane - May 1 Midsummer - The Last Saturday in June Autumn Harvest - The Last Saturday in September Day of the Dead - October 31 YULE Yule is celebrated by giving gifts to friends and family. If celebrating in a group a feast will be had. A celebration should be had with white wine. If you are unfamiliar with Yule it is like Christmas in that it is celebrated around the same time of the year. In fact, Yule was co-opted by Christians and the traditions were almost completely wiped out. You celebrate the end of the year, the winter solstice to be exact, and the beginning of a new year. In December, you can make or purchase a Yule wreath and hang it above your fireplace or on your door. You can purchase a Yule Tree and decorate it simply. Some pagan faiths will celebrate Yule for much of the month, but a Novumist will celebrate on the last Saturday in December. During this time you exchange gifts in the morning or afternoon with those who share your faith. LUPERCALIA The original Valentine’s Day, Lupercalia, will be celebrated by giving a single gift to a loved one. If celebrating in a group a feast will be had with red wine. BALANCE DAY Balance Day celebrates the time when the amount of daylight is equal to the amount of nightfall otherwise known as the Spring Equinox. On this day we celebrate the first day of Spring. On March 19th a Novumist will do a full day fast before Balance Day if they are medically capable. On March 20th for those who choose to celebrate this day should go camping in nature and have a feast by fire. Offerings in the celebration should be food burned by a campfire or burning bowl. BELTANE This day celebrates the beginning of Summer. Those who choose to celebrate this day should go camping in nature and have a feast by fire and accompanied by fresh mead. Offerings in the celebration should be food burned by a campfire. MIDSUMMER This day celebrates the middle of summer. Those who choose to celebrate this day should go camping in nature and have a feast by fire and be accompanied by pale ale. Offerings in the celebration should be food burned by a campfire. AUTUMN HARVEST This day celebrates the end of summer on the last day of September. Those who choose to celebrate this day should go camping in nature and have a feast by fire and be accompanied by wheat beer. Offerings in the celebration should be food burned by a campfire. DAY OF THE DEAD This holiday will be repurposed as a time we celebrate life and honor the dead who perished due to the climatic events. Each year everyone participating will purchase a helium-filled balloon and a small bright LED light source. This light is tied to the balloon. At 10 pm a family or individual will give thanks to their life, and the lives of their loved ones then release the balloon into the sky.