Circle with Me

The Wild Women Among Us

I grew up in a family with strong female role models. I will not say they always modeled the best for me but of the best they offered there was a strength. It was vocal as in my grandmother and some of my aunts and it was reserved as in my Mother. When I entered high school I was gifted with fierce and amazing teachers. One became a close friend and mentor, two helped to guide me and keep me on track and another (unbeknownst to her) gave me great courage getting me out of my box. I can only imaging they saw in me both a kindred spirit and a wild child in need of steering!

Fast forward to 1997 when I attended my first women's circle event. I had been attending a church for over and year and could not seem to find my bearings. I was not raised in a church environment. My parents were, most likely, believers, yet had left the church once they left their childhood homes. They seemed content to let us find our way to God on our own. Always intensely curious about the spiritual world, when I was invited to attend a weekend with a local women's circle leader, it was as if the mist cleared and I had found my home. This is not to discount the intensely personal and community experiences women in the church find for themselves. It is an offering of an alternative way to connect with Spirit, finding a reflection of our experience as women in the Divine, connecting with something greater than ourselves. 

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For the last 25 years I have circled with many women, observed seasonal turns of the year, beat drums, danced by fires, chanted songs, and generally celebrated the energy of the Goddess in both ritual and in life. Now, I invite others to experience that which has given me such joy and peace throughout my maiden and motherhood. You are invited to