Finding the right magickal community is an important part of exploring our magickal selves. Whether that is a single mentor or a thriving spiritual community, coming together with others can form the foundation of a dynamic spiritual life. But just meeting regularly does not a healthy spiritual group make, nor does a simple desire to pass on the hard-won knowledge privately gained. What makes a healthy spiritual group? How do we find one, or make one? Magickal Connections explores the nature of a magickal group"s dynamics from its inception to its dissolution, offering practical advice for people at any stage of a group"s life cycle. Potential leaders are guided through the transition from participant along with sensible exploration of their motivation for this change. With no-nonsense direction about the hows and whats of the mentoring relationship, expectations can be clarified at the outset. With its frank discussion of the politics of working within a group, Magickal Connections is useful for all members of a group, no matter their role. Priestess and teacher Lisa McSherry uses traditional sociological and psychological concepts to help you create and/or participate in a healthy spiritual group. People of all belief systems can use it to: * Find a group that is right for them. * Decide whether to start a new magickal group. * Recognize negative patterns in the Circle and neutralize * them--without losing members. * Change aspects of the self to increase harmony in all your relationships. * Manifest a healthy and happy spiritual group.