Several people have asked for more information about Circle Forming. We meet every Friday evening in the area around New Paltz. People come to as many circles as often as they want to. No one has to come at any particular time.
We are more or less Wiccan. We usually follow some semblance of the Wiccan form opening a circle, calling elements, and deities. One practice unique to Circle Forming; instead of calling one God and one Goddess, we each call a deity, spirit, or ancestor. It gives each participant a voice and the ear.
What we do is mostly celebratory. We celebrate the 8 Sabbats. We did a ritual for the katydids last summer. We also do some healing work and divination. We do some trance work and I, for one, want to do a lot more of that. We have talked about doing things like job finding spells, but somehow that has never happened. We haven’t done much worship per se, but that may be shifting soon. We are Circle Forming – we are always forming, always moving, always playing and growing.
We are a no obligation circle. We meet with people and chat. If it seems like a good fit, we circle together. If the individual wants to do it again, she or he returns as many times as suits.
A little over a year ago we started out with a group of 3, all of whom are still around. We have had a couple of people come to meet us and leave without circling, a couple circle with us only once, a few who show up when they can, and one person stick around and become our 4th core member. Right now, several people have expressed the desire for more information and we are pretty excited about the idea of growing. Our minimal goal is to have at least 5 people in circle every week, even when some of us can’t make it. If you are still interested, the best thing to do is come meet us.
We are more or less Wiccan. We usually follow some semblance of the Wiccan form opening a circle, calling elements, and deities. One practice unique to Circle Forming; instead of calling one God and one Goddess, we each call a deity, spirit, or ancestor. It gives each participant a voice and the ear.
What we do is mostly celebratory. We celebrate the 8 Sabbats. We did a ritual for the katydids last summer. We also do some healing work and divination. We do some trance work and I, for one, want to do a lot more of that. We have talked about doing things like job finding spells, but somehow that has never happened. We haven’t done much worship per se, but that may be shifting soon. We are Circle Forming – we are always forming, always moving, always playing and growing.
We are a no obligation circle. We meet with people and chat. If it seems like a good fit, we circle together. If the individual wants to do it again, she or he returns as many times as suits.
A little over a year ago we started out with a group of 3, all of whom are still around. We have had a couple of people come to meet us and leave without circling, a couple circle with us only once, a few who show up when they can, and one person stick around and become our 4th core member. Right now, several people have expressed the desire for more information and we are pretty excited about the idea of growing. Our minimal goal is to have at least 5 people in circle every week, even when some of us can’t make it. If you are still interested, the best thing to do is come meet us.
