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Circle News as of 08/18/2008 05:16 PM

RE: DIDN'T GET ANY RESPONSE. ARE YOU ALL DEAD? TALK TO ME!!

Still no sign that anyone ever reads this. I will do what I must for my own peace of mind, but frankly, I'm getting tired of being the one with the sharp stick poking everyone. At some point I will cease to try to accommodate the masses and will just go back to solitary rituals. I live close enough to the Buddhist wat that I won't miss spiritual interaction with like-minded people. Just sad that we've lost touch with each other and not sure why or how to fix it.
RE: Looking for some feedback here: I know that not everyone on the mailing list is on this part of the site, but I want to start small and then open this up to the group. I am concerned with how small attendance has become for our events. We have essentially shut down PDD because no one was coming and the rituals are also sparsely attended. Both activities require some level of preparation and if it's going to be the same 4 or 5 people each time, it may not be worth it. When I first sent out an email about ending the regularly scheduled PDD, there was this outcry about the Circle breaking up--but while that's not what I'm trying to do, it does seem that most of the group has gone on to other things. If we're not meeting needs, something should be said--along with a willingness to DO something about whatever the particular issue is. If it's just life in general interfering, I am perfectly capable of adjusting schedules, etc--but you might want to consider what you're doing that so prevents sharing spiritual growth and sacred time together. Please email me privately with your thoughts and suggestions. I don't want the Circle to cease to be a group, but I am NOT the only person able to make it so. I am NOT the center of the wheel...

Please consider leading either a ritual or a PD/D; the topic list on the main website for PD/D is not written in stone and if there is something that you would like to share, let Kate know.

Onward into the Grotto:

Mug Shots
The Circle's photo album, with pictures of Tom's garden, rituals, and other Pagan activities, as well as personal shots that are being shared with the group.

Coming eventually! Kate's (Magick) Kitchen
Recipes, tips, menus, cooking ideas. Mostly a culinary niche, with some discussion of how the meal preparation we do IS a form of magick, and how to increase its power in times of need.