Welcome friends to the Stone Circle Coven,

My name is Morgan le Fay; the name refers not so much to Morgan le Fay as portrayed in Morte D‘Arthur, but as she is imagined in the telling of the The Mists of Avalon. The challenges that this Morgan le Fay faced in Zimmer-Bradley’s version of the Arthurian legend have resonated deeply with me.

Some things about myself - Dancing is a passion of mine, all types of dancing - ballroom dancing, freestyle, belly dancing, and T’ai Chi (well it’s very, very slow dancing). I enjoy art in its many manifestations. I am a novice tin whistle player, love opera and jazz, enjoy doing calligraphy, create fabric wall hangings, and I especially enjoy supporting others in their artistic passions. Although I have never formally studied science or psychology, I have found myself more and more fascinated by the correlation between the science of modern physics and mysticism as well as the perspective that Jungian psychology offers to a spiritual practice. I am a mother, sister, and wife and am fortunate that my family supports me in my interests and loves.

My spiritual story begins with the Church of Christ, a non-denominational church mostly located in the south. I grew up in both large and small congregations, in churches where there were paid clergy and in churches where all the work, including the preaching and teaching, were done by the church members. My entire family was involved with the church, especially in teaching and singing. I, myself began teaching Bible classes at the age of 14. After college I did a year internship with a church in St.Louis, Mo. The program was designed to create teams of lay people (with a preacher) who would after a year of training together, move to the northeast to start other Churches of Christ. And so that’s just what I did with 11 other people; we moved to New Jersey and established a church. We began meeting in our shared apartment (all 11 of us living there in the beginning), and we grew as a church and eventually were able to purchase a building.

Fast forward 12 years, and now having married and had a son, I was facing personal struggles with my church’s teachings. These struggles did not appear over night but slowly grew during those years. Some of those teachings included my church’s view on women’s role in the church, nature’s role in our lives, and the whole concept of punishment, not only in the afterlife but in the here and now. In addition, I struggled with the church’s exclusion of other points of view as well as an intolerance of other religious beliefs. All this brought me to a spiritual and emotional crisis. At the same time that this inner struggle was occurring, an outer battle was ensuing - my first husband was dying. It all came to a head and shortly before my husband’s death, I left the church which I had help start. However, I did not leave the path of Christianity, but instead spent the next several years searching. But the searching was mostly just being open to all I saw, heard, and felt. Being truly open was a brand new experience for me and despite the sorrow, grief, anger, and confusion, it was a time of liberation.

And then one day, while listening to an interview of an authoress on the NPR radio station, I heard the phrase, “Goddess religion”. I remember saying out loud, “Goddess religion - Why have I never heard this before!!” And at the moment I literally felt struck by lightening ( I know this is such a cliché, but it’s what happened) and a surge of power enveloped me and flowed into me and well … that began my path toward Wicca.
A couple of more years and I was a member of a fledging Wiccan coven, called Sacred Crossroads. I worked to achieve my 3rd degree (in certain Wiccan traditions there are degree systems) and a little while later left the coven and started my own - The Stone Circle Coven.

Wicca has opened up many avenues of experiences and pathways of knowledge for me. Especially meaningful has been the experience of accessing wisdom and knowledge through altered states of consciousness. As a coven, we do this through our rituals. But most importantly, Wicca has empowered me to be open, open and no longer bitter about the many years I spent in Christianity. Instead I see that time as a learning experience that had and has many things to teach me. Wicca has given me the courage (yes this takes courage) to be open to paradoxes and different perspectives, to the wealth of wisdom and knowledge that is offered up by others, by nature and the universe, and yes even our own selves.

If my story has resonated with you, may it encourage you on your spiritual journey. And whether you are searching for a path or have found one, whether that path be traditional and established, or eclectic and solitary, know that “Any path is only a path and that there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you…Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself and yourself alone, one question … Does this path have heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t it is of no use.” (Carlos Casteneda)
And always remember the beauty of the path is not just in the destination, but in the journey as well.

Peace and love,
Morgan le Fay