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Jungian analyst Jean Bolen hit the big time in the early 1980s with one of the first New Age publishing successes, Goddesses in Everywoman. Every woman in America seemed engrossed with identifying her goddess and using the archetypes of the Greek pantheon to guide her out of the patriarchal system to greater self-knowledge and self-esteem. Bolen again hangs a lantern aloft for feminists and lovers of light everywhere with this slim volume. Though only 87 pages, The Millionth Circle has the potential to become the latest bible for the Jungian/feminist/evolution-of-consciousness movement (remember Women Who Run with the Wolves?). The premise is based on Ken Keyes Jr.'s "Hundredth Monkey" theory: that a behavioral change in a growing number of individuals will reach critical mass, and the entire population's consciousness will leap forward to embrace the new behavior as if by magic. Bolen's version is this: form consensus-based, peace-loving circles of support, and one day the millionth circle could alter the psyche of the human race. Written in free verse from chapter 3 on, The Millionth Circle is a dandy manual for creating women's circles, which Bolen hopes will one day save the world. --P. Randall Cohan


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Having searched for years for a book to recommend while leading women's circles, Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen decided to write her own. In The Millionth Circle, she explains how to form a circle, with whom, and how to anticipate and resolve conflicts as they arise. Written in poetic language that invites readers to use intuition and draw upon their own insights, The Millionth Circle is designed to be the tool and inspiration for women to create new circles or deepen and transform existing ones into vehicles of societal and psychospiritual change. A combination of vision and how-to, it is Dr. Bolen's most activist work to date.

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  • Hardcover: 87 pages
  • Publisher: Conari Press (September 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1573241768
  • ISBN-13: 978-1573241762
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #134,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Tao of Circles, December 12, 1999
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Millionth Circle, May 9, 2000
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Broad application for the concepts of The Millionth Circle, March 11, 2003
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good book for mid-life women
I liked it. For those not in a religious group that actively organizes small groups of women to serve humanity. This is wonderful.
Published 10 months ago by L. McCracken

5.0 out of 5 stars Small, but packed with information
Might just be the push folks need to step out in faith and create their own circle.

Has a very "step by step" feel for those who have not experienced dwelling in a... Read more
Published on August 12, 2007 by Marylin M. Butorac

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, Creative and Inspiriting
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... Read more
Published on June 8, 2007 by A. Orr

5.0 out of 5 stars small but "meaty"
This is a small book which one might be tempted to race through, given its size... Do not be fooled! Read more
Published on July 30, 2006 by Spiral Dancer

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Introduction to Circles
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. Read more
Published on January 30, 2003 by mchiqui

5.0 out of 5 stars The Millionth Circle How to Change Ourselves and the World
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.
Published on October 27, 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars The Millionth Circle
This is a nice book but if you are looking for information on starting a Circle, then it is a disappointing choice. Read more
Published on March 28, 2000 by Jean Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars The Millionth Circle
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... Read more
Published on December 4, 1999 by Carole Robinson

5.0 out of 5 stars The Millionth Circle
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... Read more
Published on November 30, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A lot of fluff, not much substance! Very disappointing.
As a fan of Jean Shinoda Bolen's previous work, I found this book to be extremely disappointing. It is what I would call "spiritual-lite. Read more
Published on November 15, 1999

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