Sacred Circles: A Guide To Creating Your Own Women's Spirituality Group
"A major contribution to the spiritual revolution."(Rev. Lauren Artress, author ofWalking a Sacred Path)Women's spirituality groups are sprouting up everywhere, in astonishing variety, providing a haven where essential female values can be discussed and embraced. From Jewish to Christian, Mormon, and pagan, sacred circles have become safe places, free spaces, environments that foster the development of women's individual gifts. This much-needed guide celebrates the rich diversity of women's spiritual lives and offers practical, step-by-step advice for those who want to create and sustain a spirituality group of their own.Sacred Circlesshows us how we can use a group to explore our relationship to the sacred, and honor the divine in everyday life. The authors, drawing from their own group experience as well as those many diverse groups around the country, share the model they've developed, while offering wise advice on how and why groups work. They propose circle basics, such as listening without an agenda, rotating leadership, maintaining confidentiality, and keeping the focus on spiritual growth. They also offer guidelines for running the first and subsequent meetings, reflections on the power of personal storytelling, thoughts on reclaiming and reinventing ritual, themes for creating a more intimate group, and suggestions for dealing with conflict.Sacred Circlesprovides all the tools needed to start and nurture a healthy group. Women longing for a powerful and supportive feminine community in which to thrive spiritually will find vital wisdom here."Sacred Circleswill gladden and deepen the lives of countless women, bringing them home to the rich, feisty community they deserve. True self-discovery and spiritual growth arise, like flame, in the simple radiance of shared experience--andSacred Circlesshows us how."--Joanna Macy, Ph.D., author ofWorld as Lover World as Self"Hurray for Robin and Sally! We need this book . . . to guide us ever upward in the spiral dance of our women's circles, which lead to empowerment for each of us and All Our Relations."--Brooke Medicine Eagle, author ofBuffalo Women Comes Singing"A wonderful and much-needed tool."--Jennifer Louden, author ofThe Woman's Comfort BookandThe Woman's Retreat Book