The Northern Tides Covenant operates as a decentralized, egalitarian collection where all members contribute their unique skills and talents to the whole.

Core Pillers:
1.) Harmony with Water: embrace the fluidity, adaptability, and life-giving properties of water as a guiding principle.
2.) Shared Knowledge: a commitment to collective learning, storytelling and preserving esoteric traditions tied to the lakes and crossroads.
3.) Crossroads of Transformation: a commitment to behaving with grace in pivotal moments and spaces as opportunities for change, growth, and magic.
4.) Community: protecting the lakes, trails, rivers, and work to preserve the great lakes region through environmental and social advocacy