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What Is Women’s Circle and Why You Don’t Want to Miss It

What Is Women’s Circle and Why You Don’t Want to Miss It

The concept of gathering in a circle is a natural human instinct. From our ancient ancestors gathering around fires to share stories and cook meals to the familiar formation in social interactions, circles are a familiar shape that occurs without any conscious effort or instruction. In fact, evidence of circle style gatherings has been witnessed in cave paintings dating back over 30,000 yearsSo what is it about this simple formation that is so natural and instinctual to us? Follow along to discover the symbolism behind Women’s Circle and discover why connecting with like-hearted women at a Goddess Circle is such a powerful experience. 

The Power of a Circle

Circles are believed to be the oldest form of social interaction. Long before humans recognized social behaviours, or even shapes, men and women would gather in these circles to work, cook, eat, and communicate. You’ve likely seen or heard of circles in relation to religious or ritual type gatherings such as prayer circles, dance circles, or even drumming circles. Of course, these structured gatherings are not the only times a circle has value. When we think about the way we gather around a table for family dinner, how we structure ourselves in groups to include members of the conversation, or even the way children sit to listen to a story, all of these interactions happen in circles. The comfort of a circle comes from the non-hierarchical setup. In a circle, all participants are equal, which allows for a more open and empowering space for sharing. 

What Is a Women’s Circle?

Before the suppression of females, women would gather in temples across ancient Europe, Rome, and Greece to share in these non-linear formations and learn from one another. In Nomadic times, we also witness women gathering in red tents during the dark/new moon. All women would enter their time of bleeding at the same time in relation to the moon, and use this time to rest, reconnect, and receive intuition. The ‘women only’ circle offered a place where ladies of all ages could connect with and embrace their feminine gifts. By holding space for one another and sharing their experiences, they worked to develop their intuition and perception, unveiling their inner wisdom in a profound way. In an unfortunate turn of events, around 4000 years ago we began to experience a shift in the societal structure. Male energy became a dominant trait and women began to lose touch with the Feminine Wisdom they had within them. While we have made massive strides in re-establishing the importance of women in society, we are still largely influenced by favouring active masculine energy. This is the energy of ‘doing’, ‘thinking’, and ‘achieving’. The problem with this is that we end up squashing this instinctual feminine energy that revolves around ‘being’, ‘nurturing’, and ‘loving’. The purpose of the Women’s Circle is to reintroduce those inherently feminine gifts and begin to reconnect with the power of the Feminine Wisdom. 

What to Expect at Women’s Circle

At its simplest and most profound a Women’s Circle is a gathering of women of all ages and life stages who come together to sit and share the truth of their existence at any given time. There are no prerequisites to take part in a Women’s Circle, everyone is welcome and encouraged to listen, learn, and share. Spiritual practices such as meditation, bodywork, ritual, altars, and oracle cards are all often present at Women’s Circles around the world, however, even if you don’t identify as ‘spiritual’, you will still find benefit from the event. One of the pillars of sitting in Women’s Circle is that you sit in a community of like-hearted women who hold space and only listen as you share. In Women’s Circle, you give yourself permission to be vulnerable and to be seen without judgement or comment. This is a rare experience for women to be in the company of other women and reserve judgement, not add comment nor try to fix or change anything.Just to sit and simply be, witnessing and receiving the magical healing of women coming together to celebrate womanhood.  

Online Women’s Goddess Circle

In our online Women’s Goddess Circle, we will dive into the profound teachings of the Wisdom Goddesses to get in touch with the sacred essence of being a woman – your own Inner Goddess! At the start of each gathering, we learn the wisdom knowledge of one of the ten distinct qualities of the Sacred Feminine. We begin familiarizing ourselves with the features, representations, and behaviours of these beautiful Goddesses. By embracing and embodying their manifestations, mystical powers, rituals, and mantras, we can form connections and discover relationships between ourselves and the purity of the Goddess. Once we have learned the identifying qualities of the Wisdom Goddess, we will begin a period of rest where you will be guided through a deep relaxation to connect and embody the Divine Feminine energy of the Goddess we have taken as inspiration and muse that month. Upon waking from this powerful embodiment exercise, we will establish an environment of safe and supportive listeners by embracing a specific set of agreements for sharing. It’s important to recognise that a Women’s Goddess Circle is not a space for gossip, but instead a place where we can share raw, real experiences, without placing an ‘Instagram-filter’ on our lives. After the agreements have been made, each participant will have the opportunity to share her Truth and explore any clarifying moments of deeper connection to the Goddess that she received during the guided relaxation. This then provides an opportunity to both vocalize your inner experience and learn from the experiences of other like-hearted women. This sharing environment fosters a sense of support, understanding, and healing for all of us to reconnect with the Feminine Essence and our True Self. 

The Benefits of Working With Goddess Energy

By learning and understanding the symbolism, features, and aspects of each of these weird and wonderful beings from the mystical realms, we are able to begin to build a beautiful relationship with the pure essence of these inspiring deities. This is Deity Yoga. In doing this, we begin to understand our own purity beyond the basic human form and discover ourselves in a deeper, more profound way. It is in this state that we begin to recognise that we are that purity ourselves and have this Feminine Wisdom within us already. The Goddesses act as a beautiful mirror to remind us of who we really are. When we share about our experience of touching the essence of the Goddess, we truly begin to feel the Goddess within ourselves and reveal that deep inner expression. As we discover the qualities of each of these Divine Feminine teachers, we unlock the power to embrace all sides of our femininity. By honouring both the light and darkness within, we can understand the true beauty of what it means to be a woman, access our innate femininity and unveil our Inner Goddess. 

How to Join

Are you interested in learning how to unlock your Inner Goddess and allow yourself to open up in a powerful way? Ready to discover a community of like-hearted women who to learn, share, and grow with? Start your journey to discovering the Divine Feminine within by joining my Divine Mother India Sacred Women’s Journey to North India where we sit in Sacred Circle and share the magic and mysticism of Mother India throughout the trip. If you’re ready for the next step in your journey and would love to learn to hold sacred space for other women then check out my 20 Hour Women’s Circle Facilitator Training available on demand.



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