Healthy Group Dynamics

how to have a coven, Goddess circle or local or national pagan community that plays well together

Jumping for Joy

Joy Ritual

Pagan rituals tend to focus on Sabbats and Esbats with the occasional Rite of Passage thrown in for good measure. Yet sometimes, even Pagans want to celebrate just for the sake of celebrating. This Joy Ritual is a great example. If you are looking to lighten up a little and and reflect on the spiritual …

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Dependency in a New Pagan Circle: Group Development, part 2

This article will focus on issues of dependency in a new pagan circle. In a previous post, I wrote about the qualities of new groups. Pagan circles, covens and study groups function in the same way as any other group, and will tend to develop over time in a predictable way. In my last installment, …

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Forming a New Pagan Circle: Group Development, Part 1

In this series of posts, we’ll take a journey through the stages of group development that all groups go through. A pagan circle is like any other group—it follows predictable patterns of human behavior. I taught a class on group dynamics throughout the 28 years when I worked as a psychology professor, so I’ve thought …

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