The four
The Hearth
The Stage & Studio
The Library
The Bazaar
The Bridge
The Observatory
The Council
The Forge
The Nexus
The Realms
Value That Circulates
Never Extracts
Every dollar that enters the sanctuary is accounted for, transparent, and distributed. No hidden fees. No dark patterns. No extraction.
Two Streams, One Sanctuary
Value enters through two doors. It leaves through one principle: circulation, not extraction.
Advertising Stream
Payment for ethical ad placement
Servers, tools, development
Distributed equally among all who choose to see ads
No competition — all opt-in users receive the same share
Sales Stream
Tiered pricing based on Acid Test
Hosting, tools, development — the only money that leaves
Returns to the pool on every sale, whatever the dials are set to
The residual pledge, set per ware by its main artisan, default 0
Divided equally, the main artisan one of them — no roles, no ranking
Each vessel's own dial, set in the Sanctum, default 0 — never taken from a pool payout
A ware's main artisan sets its residual pledge (0-50% of that ware's profit); each vessel sets their own covenant pledge (0-50% of their own share). Both default to 0.
Advertising Stream
The Vetting Shield
Every advertiser screened. No hate, no oppression, no harmful practices. Only values-aligned partners.
Advertiser pays for placement. Funds cover operational costs first.
Remaining funds distributed equally to all opt-in vessels. No competition. No performance metrics. Just dignity.
✦Vessels choose to opt in. Their attention is sovereign. Their time is valued. Even inactive members receive their share.
Sales Stream
The Circulation Engine
The Value Circulation System
This Ware's Contributors
Everyone on the ware’s roster — code, design, testing, ideas — with the main artisan one of them
What is left of the 90% after the residual pledge
Divided equally — no roles, no ranking, no percentages
Every Artisan on the Platform
Any vessel who has ever appeared, even once, as an artisan or on a contributor roster. Once on the roster, never off
Residual pool: 30% of every fee, plus each ware’s pledge (0-50% of its profit)
Equal shares at intervals, arriving whole
Every User Who Has Opted In
The dignity floor. A user who opts in to be identified is included in every distribution from then on
Covenant pool: each vessel’s own 0-50% of their share of a sale
Equal shares at intervals, arriving whole
The Machine
Hosting, development, support, payment costs
70% of the platform fee (7% of the sale)
The only money that ever leaves
✦ The platform fee is fixed at 10% (industry standard is 30-50%) — 70% of it funds the machine, 30% returns to the residual pool
✦ A ware’s main artisan sets its residual pledge (0-50% of that ware’s profit, default 0)
✦ Each vessel sets their own covenant pledge (0-50% of their own share of a sale, default 0) in the Sanctum
What No Other Platform Measures
We don't measure extraction. We measure circulation.
We measure what matters: how many people have dignity, not how many dollars we extract.
In the sanctuary economy, your value is not determined by your productivity.
You have dignity because you exist.
Every Dollar Visible
The public ledger shows exactly where value flows.
Example rows, worked to the model. The live ledger stands at /transparency.
Recent Governance Actions
✓ Verified creator: @tjdpoetry
March 20, 2026 · Admin Log #142
✓ Approved vendor application: Blackwing Textiles
March 19, 2026 · Admin Log #141
📊 Platform fee permanently set to 10% (industry standard 30-50%)
March 18, 2026 · Economic Policy #001
Sustainability, Not Growth
We don't need to grow forever. We need to sustain forever.
Operational Sustainability
100% covered by 70% of the 10% platform fee (industry standard is 30-50%)
7% of a sale — the only money that leaves
Artisan Profit
90% of every sale is the ware's own, divided equally among its contributors
No roles, no ranking
Covenant Distribution
Every vessel may pledge 0-50% of their own share of a sale, default 0
Equal share to every opted-in user
Residual Roster
One contribution, ever, and the residual pool pays you for life
500+ receiving forever income
Community Dignity Share
Equal distribution from covenant pool regardless of activity
Disabled members included
Held Funds
Money waiting for a distribution is the vessels' — never float, never working capital, never yield for us
Segregated, and a liability on our books
Energy Footprint
Optimized for minimal environmental impact
Green hosting
Value Circulation
Money flows to a ware’s contributors, to every artisan, and to every user — not out
No extraction
The Complete Circulation
⟳ Value Returns to the Community⟳
One Sale. Many Recipients.
See It in Action
The public ledger is always visible. Every transaction, every payout, every residual, every covenant distribution.
Platform fee: 10% (industry standard is 30-50%) — 70% of it funds the machine, 30% returns to the residual pool
Artisan profit: 90%, divided equally among the ware's contributors
Residual pledge: 0-50% of a ware's profit (you choose per ware, default 0)
Covenant pledge: 0-50% of your own share of a sale (you choose in the Sanctum, default 0)
No hidden fees. No dark patterns. Just truth.
This is what an economy looks like when it serves life, not extraction.