Foundational Principle
This DAO does not punish cycles. It recognizes that regeneration requires rest.
- Sun Energy: arrival, contribution, visibility, creation
- Moon Energy: completion, rest, retreat, gestation, renewal
Leaving is not leaving the family. It is often entering the dark moon.
🌞 Solar Entry — Solar Arrival
Members arrive as the Sun:
- Radiant
- Willing to share
- Ready to contribute skills, ideas, proposals, presence
- Conscious of their shadows
- Clear in role selection
- Integrated into Hypha governance + community space
🌙 Exit Strategy — Lunar Transition
Exit ≠ End. Exit = Phase Shift. A member may:
- Step back to tend to family
- Redirect energy to other projects
- Enter a personal initiation
- Rest from collective responsibility
- Complete a contribution cycle
Lunar Exit Options
- Seasonal Dormancy: Temporarily inactive, no obligations, retains belonging.
- Energy Retrieval & Redirection: Close or pause proposals, step down, transfer responsibilities.
- Full Cycle Completion: Complete chapter fully, become Ally, Elder, Dormant Seed, or External Collaborator.
🌕 Contribution Credits — Lunar Vault System
Contribution Credits are:
- Not erased
- Not lost
- Not extractive
- Not permanently locked
Credit Transfer & Storage Options
- Guardian Transfer: Trusted members steward credits temporarily.
- DAO Vault Storage: Stored in DAO-held Lunar Vault, dormant/rest, timestamped.
- Hybrid: Partial Guardian, partial DAO Vault.
🌑 Lunar Exit Ritual
- Lunar Reflection Form: What cycle am I completing? What did I offer and receive? What wants to rest and gestate?
- Credit Intention Statement: Where do my credits go? Who do I trust? Conditions for return?
- Energetic Closure: Gratitude shared, no urgency, no pressure.
🌒 Returning — Re-entry as the Sun
- Credits reactivated
- Guardians return stewardship
- Roles may be reselected
- Capacity reassessed
- No shame, no "catch-up tax"
- Return ripened, not diminished
♻️ Why This System is Revolutionary
- Prevents burnout
- Honors human rhythms
- Keeps wisdom inside the ecosystem
- Builds loyalty without coercion
- Mirrors nature’s intelligence
- Makes the DAO feel safe, alive, and ancestral
“In our DAO, people don’t burn out or disappear. They enter as the Sun, rest as the Moon, and return when their light is ready to rise again.”
