As I recently posted in my blog newsletter and Substack, The Enchanted Circle, I’d like to offer an opportunity for those interested in reading as a sacred practice to gather online. It would be so wonderful to share this practice with others!

Going forward, such gatherings might take place once or twice a month. As an introduction, I decided I’d offer a whole week of daily meetings to give the greatest chance that those who might want to participate will be able to do so, at least once.

Each session will be a 40-minute Zoom meeting, using this sequence:

5 minutes gathering5 minutes reading of a text – from the Bible or other sources (suggestions welcome)5 minutes reflecting on the text (with writing, drawing, or other expressive methods if desired)5 minutes responding to the text (with a personal prayer or intention)5 minutes silent contemplation15 minutes optional sharing of thoughts and experiences

Here are the dates and times I’ve chosen. Times are given as Central European Time; please use a time zone converter to find the time for your zone.

Sunday, August 10: 4 pm CETMonday, August 11: 8 pm CETTuesday, August 12: 8 pm CETWednesday, August 13: 8 pm CETThursday, August 14: 10 am CETFriday, August 15: no meetingSaturday, August 16: 7 pm CETSunday, August 17: 4 pm CET

If you are interested, please respond using the contact form below, and I will send you the Zoom link, further information, and reminders for future meetings. Even if none of the times works for you, I might create recordings or other resources to share.

If you have a suggestion for a reading text, please use this form as well.

Submit a form.

I’m excited to give this a try, and I hope to meet some of you there. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments.

Detail from Virgin Reading (c. 1510), Vittore Carpaccio. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.