Circle Stories From The Heart
A collection of stories, reflections, home practices, and more from circle members and facilitators of the Way of the Circle Centre.
What sustains you when all else falls away?
January 31, 2022
“I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.” – Oriah Mountain Dreamer This line from the poem ‘The
Layers of the Heart
April 19, 2021
What might it be like for all of us to be willing to pull apart some of the layers of experience in our heart? And what might it be like to let love put it back together again?
Dreaming Myself Into Being
December 31, 2020
“My Reflection” by Debbie Hope I am a spiritual warrior. My battles are many. My battles are with myself. As I grow, I leave behind…worry,
Bear Foot Trail: In the Footsteps of the Ancestors
December 17, 2020
Inspiration Guided by the footsteps of the ancestors we evolve with the energies of the land, creating trails as we clear our inner pathways of
Energizing the Heart Of Mother Earth With Our Love
December 15, 2020
Martha’s Dream: A year ago, I was preparing to go on a journey to Australia. While actively dreaming, I found myself in a cave at
The Creation of Beauty
November 19, 2020
By Deanna Fry, Circle Member A Story Dappled sunlight dances across the forest floor. The lacey shadows of Western Red Cedar boughs play with fern
Listening for Song in Nature
September 16, 2020
The song that came to me was inspired by my prayer calling for courage. From this, the words, Trust, Flow, Love, Be arose. I believe it was the first prayer that came to me in the form of a song.
Spiraling Potential
August 14, 2020
I can appreciate how much the Spiral Path has helped me prepare for the very times we are in. The world is commanding change and evolution. There is an urgent need to acknowledge the truth in all our relationships - with ourselves, each other, the earth and spirit. The Spiral is speaking loudly, moving with great energy, as it stirs up and dismantles all that we have known and attached ourselves to out of comfort, habit or fear.
Passion of the Soul and Compassionate Embodiment
July 21, 2020
My soul sent me messages in the form of hearts, as to where it was enjoying its embodiment through me. I found hearts in my garden, heart rocks at the beach after watching the sunset, a heart carved on a tree in the forest, hearts in crystals, hearts in flowers. It was my soul saying "Thank you for valuing me,” "Thank you for including me," and "Thank you for sharing your human experience with me."
The Beauty of Creation and The Place Between
June 12, 2020
I had come to Lake Ontario that day to give thanks for Nature’s incredible Beauty of Creation that I perceive through all my senses, and which sustains me, even in the darkest of times. I left with a ‘gnowing’, that there is no separation between the Sacred Spiral of Creation to which I sang, and the continuously evolving energy that is me. I am the Beauty of Creation, and so are you. We are one, as experienced through life, gratitude, love, and the myriad acts of self-expression that are Creation itself.