Edition 1999: Storytelling
 
Stories of stories and storytelling in the context of wilderness rites of passage and renewal.
 
Some Thoughts About Stories - John Davis
Treasure - Annie Bloom
JOIN US AROUND THE FIRE
The Story She is Thinking - Leslie Marmon Silko
Speaks With Trees - Kathy "Scout" Tomyris
This is My Canyon - Dave Talamo

Edition 2003: Coyote and the Shadow
 
This issue explores the shady troublemakers and soul savers of Coyote and the Shadow as they have revealed themselves on wilderness rites of passage.
 
Coyote & Shadow  - Trebbe Johnson
Don't Mess With Coyote - Steven Foster
Finding Light in the Shadow - Elizabeth Brensinger
Those Coyotes Go Back to School - Munro Sickafoose

2004 Edition: The Steven Issue: Carrying the Torch, Passing It On

This issue of Circles on the Mountain was originally supposed to have focused on the theme of “widening our borders.” But when Steven died on May 6, 2003, we knew immediately that the issue had to be devoted to him. We also knew, however, that Steven would have hated a “memorial issue,” all praise and dispassion, all attention directed reverently at him. And so, we focus on how Steven’s flame enflamed others. Keep the fire inside you burning and pass it on, so it never dies.

Edition 2005: Expanding Our Borders

The stories in this issue of Circles On the Mountain present just a few of the ways that people have ingested the core teachings that Steven and Meredith (and, as they would be the first to insist, generations of teachers from every culture on earth before them) brought forward and moved them into the world mixed with their own unique vision.
 
Expanding Our Borders: An Introduction - Trebbe Johnson
Soul Centered Dreamwork - Bill Plotkin

This issue is only available as a download.

2006 Edition: "The Edge"

This issue includes stories from "the Edge" - paradoxical, complex, soul-wrenching.  Edges you will experience here include: the decision to live or die, incorporation after a vision fast, descent into the underworld of grief, the violent mining of a woman's gifts, femininity, divorce, facing past ritual abuse and taking care of self, as well as many others.

Light - Cara Wardlaw Bailey

2007 Edition: Miracles
In this issue you will find accounts of miracles — on the vision quest, though incorporation, and in the words of poetry.

VISION QUEST           

2009 Edition: Vision

Visions are often not of our lifetime. They are glimpses of what can be in the future with dedication to a path of love, gratitude, and surrender. What we touch when we sit on the land, empty and yearning, is our part in a much larger picture. This edition of Circles speaks to the importance of understanding the nature of vision and how we support others in their quest for understanding, purpose, and connection to Earth, Community and Spirit.

Editor’s Note - Fran Weinbaum