It is done.

The Sacred All Night Fire Circle group is now a Facebook group -- in addition to existing here on Tribe.net as you know it.

www.new.facebook.com/group.php

See if that works, or just Search for Sacred All Night Fire Circle on Facebook to find us.


The intention of the Facebook group holds consistent with this group. It is for all fire circle groups and their related communities with at least one all night fire per year, who hold a sacred or "set apart" intention. To participate in Sacred All Night Fire Circle, both here and on Facebook, circles should be multi-faith -- open to polytheists, monotheists, atheists, etc.

If you are a pagan group that is not friendly to Christians, Jews, Muslims or other monotheists, or a specifically spiritual group not friendly to our secular community members, or a particular religious group not welcoming of pagans, then you are encouraged to form groups specifically for the kind of space you are creating. In a similar all-embracing and non-excluding vein, participating groups should be open to all genders to attend. If you have a gender-only event we recommend you set up a women's or men's group of your own, so that these Sacred All Night Fire Circle spaces can list events that any of us may attend.

Events, gatherings, and classes directly related to fire circle groups or events, and held by members of the larger fire circle community, are also welcome there. Excessive duplicate postings may be moderated to keep the group functional and usable for subscribers, to avoid the oversaturation and feeling of being 'advertised to' that has led to unsubscriptions in other lists. We'll play this by ear, and I'll welcome your feedback on how we're doing with it. I have always been a transparent moderator in your service and have rarely needed to step in and delete excessive re-postings.

Because both groups continue to be "non-denominational" groups, I request that members refrain from boycott behavior. Anyone is welcome to express why they personally may or may not wish to attend a given event; please sing your truth as you will. But refrain from pressuring others to attend or boycott events in our larger Sacred All Night Fire Circle community. This is not the forum for that activity and I do not support it -- take it outside if you must.

I encourage dialogue and discussion of our practices both here on tribe and on facebook. In your discussions, it is most productive to focus on ideas and principles rather than on personalities or characters. It is also best to avoid overgeneralizations. Understand that as far as I know, everyone today who is producing sacred all night fire circle events is "doing their best" to create the type of event they think will best serve the attendees as well as their own creative visions and inspirations. There are now many flavors of fire to enjoy. Let us respect those who "go out on a limb" to make an event happen, who take risks and make experiments, who try new things not knowing whether it will fly or fall.

I intend to support and continue moderation of both groups "in perpetua" for as long as the platforms may feasibly support them.


While I cannot promise to list your event or website in the groups, I will continue to do my best, and I welcome you to post your group on your own. After all, these forums are all about "user generated" content.

If you want your group officially listed in the descriptions please just request that of me directly or on the board.

B, I hate to sound contrary, but no. Honestly my friend . . . you're not doing a fairly good job of hiding your tribe profile from the world at large.

You link to your main professional website from your tribe card page. It only takes a second online to see that link. From there we can see all the tribes you contribute to except the private ones, if any.

I can also see your professional website linked on sites like Witchvox and Queer Arts, and you use your real name to contribute to New Witch and other pagan media. If I was investigating your clearance and cared about such things, I would be able to draw the queer/pagan conclusion in a few seconds simply by googling your email address, googling your web address, and googling your name.

Luckily, alternative religion and orientation are not an issue for standard security clearances.


To all of you in this tribe: this is not private. The privacy tribe affords you is only effective to the degree you actually have a complete alias that in no way connects to your real life and vice versa.

If your privacy is critical to your success and career and all that, it's probably time to google yourself. Google your name, google your address, google your email addresses, and google your web domain. If you have a website, check Alexa to see who is linking to you. Monitoring your online 'trail' needs to be an active practice.

Now . . . Facebook tends to be even less private, but again your choice in online forums is up to you. You can set up a facebook account under an alias, no problem. Kat set hers up as her business ID, Mermade Arts. It's the links, and the shared identifying information, that matter.