Would you join a commune/intentional community?

It's also how nations start, and recall that although we think of cults as those who drink poisonous Kool aid, the major religions all began as cults.

Hey there Goldeneagle, The groups you mentioned fell under what I meant when I wrote poisonous Kool Aid. Unfortunately, like anything else, the groups that are remembered are those few who cause violence and pain, no one knows about the I.C. in Virginia with over one hundred members that makes its living making tofu, and hammocks, covers all of its members on health insurance, and grows its own food. They don't know about the one in California, that while disbanded, had actor Peter Coyote as a member, and lasted for twenty years. I find that the world outside a lot of these communities have their fair share of power hungry abusive crazies, that risk is everywhere.

Hey Jb, That last statement is probably good advice. There are definitely times when I need to be away from all people, so breaks would be beneficial.