Circles on the Mountain

Explore past issues of the magazine written by and for our members and community. The first issue of Circles was published in 1988. It is a forum dedicated to exploring the personal, societal, and ecological need for meaningful rites of passage and is a rich treasure trove of stories, techniques and inspiration related to the facilitation of the initiatory process. 

1988: Damp Sand

1988: Damp Sand

Once there was a Kangaroo Rat. He lived in this very canyon ...
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1988: Severance

1988: Severance

My college graduation in 1969 provided a moment which has fueled my ...
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1989: Issue No. 4

1989: Issue No. 4

Sparrow Heart, founder of the Circles of Air, Circles of Stone has ...
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1989: The Threshold

1989: The Threshold

An invisible door stands before you. Beyond the door deity abides in ...
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1990: Issue No. 5

1990: Issue No. 5

Down through the years I've made some mistakes identifying the creatures for ...
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1991: Issue No. 6

1991: Issue No. 6

"What is a vision fast?" the lady asks. Though I've answered the ...
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1992: Issue No. 7

1992: Issue No. 7

This year holds all sorts of excitement and new plans. We have ...
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1993: Issue No. 8

1993: Issue No. 8

I sat on a sun-heated rock overlooking the desert. I had just ...
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1997: Focus on Adolescence

1997: Focus on Adolescence

Cross-culturally, there is a profound connection between wilderness and the stage of ...
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1999: Storytelling

1999: Storytelling

As I reflect on storytelling in the context of wilderness rites of ...
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2003: Issue #11

2003: Issue #11

We of the mystic persuasion often hear that, if we're doing what ...
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2004: Issue #12

2004: Issue #12

The last time I saw Steven, he was sailing purposefully ahead toward ...
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