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The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and The World--The Essential Guide to Women's Circles

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This is a slim volume, and beautifully laid out. Its utter simplicity goes right to the heart of what makes a circle so powerful, and what keeps a circle healthy for its members, without embroidery. It would be easy for a hurried reader who skipped through it without stopping to meditate on its words to mistake it as "lite." It has the lightness and ease that I associate with profound teachings. I have given this book to several young women who have never been in a circle before, and who haven't read much about women's spirituality or feminism. Their responses were exactly the same: "Wow, that is an amazing book!" I believe it will probably change their lives. As a veteran of many years of women's circles, I find it valuable too, as a crystal-clear, straightforward statement of the essence of how circles work and how they can go wrong. It's a most welcome addition to my spiritual library, and one I intend to give as a gift often. It aims at a very different goal than would an exhaustive how-to-do-it manual; don't miss its riches because of some readers' tunnel-vision judgments.

This is one of the most enlightning and helpful books I have ever read. I had no idea there were so many techniques and different ways of circling. It is a must-read book for anyone interested in creating or being in a circle. I believe it's entirely possible after reading The Millionth Circle that we can change ourselves and the world. One person CAN make a difference and ONE CIRCLE can cause miracles to happen in our lives. Thank you Dr. Bolen for writing this precious little book.

Working as I do in the corporate environment, I have used the principles contained in this concise book to create healthy alternatives to the typical hierarchical meeting. One does not have to have a background in women's spirituality to understand its premise or its practical application in many settings. As businesses of all sizes seek to move beyond traditional organizational forms, the book provides the outline of how furture organizations can work NOW.

Womens' and Mens' groups everywhere could gain from reading this short, simple, but comprehensive book. Would that leaders of nations could digest it and learn from it.

This little book is a poetic companion. It is not meant to be a "how-to," but a meditation, a holding, a container like two gentle hands to support the idea and the power of women's circles.

I have read and reread all of the books by Jean Shinoda Bolen and most of her contemporaries. This one is brilliant,a portion of a larger work given life in a synchronistic request by Isabel Allende. The Millionth Circle is logical, mystical, and inspirational. It is a meditation and a how to guide which makes sense even to my doctor husband. I am so excited about her ideas that I bought 15 copies as Holiday gifts for my closest friends and those whom I think might become so. It is a GREAT gift idea for our "changing times"...and The Millionth Circle might even hold the formula for altering the prognosis of the Earth.

This is a small book which one might be tempted to race through, given its size... Do not be fooled! It is a very "meaty" (substantial) book, filled with wisdom and insight and useful information. I would suggest it be taken in little "bites," so as to properly digest all the nutrients it has to offer. It is something that one can use as a concise guide, to be referred to time & time again, and to be held up as a shining example of the strength and healing power of women's circles. A true gem. Blessings, All.

This is a very good read if you know nothing about circles. It can be read in a couple of hours and covers the explanation of circles, the do's and dont's. And for me, the book stirred an interest to learn more.

Yes, there are books that tell you a lot more about circles, but if you've just heard about the idea this is the book to read.

Jean gives circle information in an easy to understand format and portrays her enthusiasm about creating the Millionth Circle.

I've recommended this book to all of my friends.

This is a nice book but if you are looking for information on starting a Circle, then it is a disappointing choice. I ordered it because of an interview I read in New Dimensions Journal where Justine Toms had a conversation with Dr. Bolen about Women's Circles. I found more helpful information in that interview than in the book, as well as information that was not in the book. What I have found that has proven helpful is the book Wisdon Circles. It has the information one needs to get a circle started.

My cousin recommended this book to me and was currently in a circle of her own. I attened it as a guest and as amazed by how I was in a room of 12 women I did not know but I felt completely comfortable and did feel like I was being judged or my wardrobe or weight picked apart. Then I started to realize how cut off woman and men are from each other...we get so lost in comparing ourselves and feeling so isolated and becoming so fake that we dont know who we really are inside and our minds become so clouded and we can't make the right decisions.

After reading this book, only took me 45 min! It reads like a poem so you use the creative side of the brain and it gave me a lot of insights and ideas and I have started my own circle! I was amazed when I sent out the first email 10 of 12 people responded within the first 15 mins! It makes you think of things differently and the exercises and intentions of the book really make a difference!

Enjoy!