Join the Circle

Membership of the circle is free and always will be. There is no inner court, no certificate and no ladder. What there is: a monthly online journey circle, eight seasonal ceremonies a year, a newsletter that arrives when the wheel turns, and a growing map of local circles started by members like you.

What Members Share

Monthly Journey Circle

On the first Sunday of every month we gather online to drum and journey together on a shared intention, then speak what we saw. Newcomers are taught the basics in the half hour before.

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Eight Ceremonies a Year

Samhain, the winter solstice, Imbolc, the spring equinox, Beltane, the summer solstice, Lughnasadh and the autumn equinox, each held online on or near the day and recorded for members who cannot attend live.

See the ceremonies

The Letter

Eight letters a year with ceremony notes, a new essay, a word from one of the Celtic languages, and news of gatherings and pilgrimages. Nothing for sale, ever.

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Local Circles

Members have begun drum circles and seasonal fires in their own towns, from Galway to Glasgow to Galicia and far beyond. We list them, connect them and help new ones begin.

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Community Agreements

Everyone who gathers with us agrees to a few simple things:

• What is shared in a circle stays in the circle.
• We speak from our own experience and do not interpret other people’s journeys for them unless asked.
• We do not sell to one another, recruit for other groups or give medical advice.
• We follow the ethics of this circle, including its respect for Indigenous peoples and for the Celtic nations.
• Anyone may leave at any time without explanation and will be welcomed back.

Starting a Circle Where You Live

A circle needs very little: two or more people, a drum or a recording of one, a room or a field, and a regular time. Here is how members usually begin.

1. Learn to journey first. Read the practices, attend a few online circles, and get comfortable drumming for yourself before you hold space for others.
2. Find one other person. Two is a circle. Ask at the library, the folk club, the language class, the community garden. Do not advertise before you have a shape.
3. Choose a rhythm. Monthly on a fixed day works. Many circles meet on the dark of the moon or in the week before each fire festival.
4. Keep a simple form. Welcome, a few words about the season, a shared intention, twenty minutes of drum journey, a round of sharing, thanks, done. Add a seasonal ceremony four or eight times a year.
5. Go outside. Once you are established, meet at a local well, hill or shore at least once a season. The land is the point.
6. Tell us. Use the form below and we will add you to the map and send you our circle-holder notes.

List a Circle or a Practitioner

We list circles, drumming groups and practitioners who agree to our community agreements and ethics. Listings are free and reviewed by a person. We do not list anyone offering plant medicine, anyone claiming an unbroken druidic lineage, or anyone selling Indigenous ceremonies.