Why I use Circle versus circle to
describe the process?
While those
whom I adopted the term circle from refer to it with a little ‘c’ – I identify the
process with a capital letter, Circle. I do this to highlight its
exceptionalism as one would give a person a title, an honored distinction. I
also do this because over the years researching this transformative process
(including for a Master of Arts), I came to know Circle as an entity, an actual
life-form, an energy complete unto itself. Take for instance Circle present in the
natural world. It is the rain drop in the puddle rippling outward, it is the
dandelion blooming and expanding outward, it is the planets orbiting, it is the
weather currents, the ocean tides, the moon cycles and seasons, it is life
growing, it is life itself. This perception of Circle has had an extraordinary
impact on me and influenced my interest in advocating Circle for Environmental
Education purposes.