Welcome to The Circle of the White Stag

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​We have swum the eddying flood
To yonder bank where the Elf Queen stood
"O welcome, children of mould! Come home to me,
I've brewed the mead and wine for ye."

​An Carow Gwyn is not simply a book about sorcery and ancient beliefs. It is a call to arms, a call to a new life-way; it is the philosophical backbone intended to support the creation of an alternative culture devoted to the true old ways.

The Circle of the White Stag was created to gather together those who read An Carow Gwyn and desired to devote themselves further to the way of Fayerie Traditionalism, as it was described in that work. But the Circle of the White Stag itself stands upon the ground of a more profound shared vision.

​You have come to a virtual gateway into the spiritual and conceptual space occupied by a living alternative culture: a hidden land called Dywenys, which means descending, or going into the depths. It derives from an ancient word for the deep, referring to the profound depths of the shadowy Underworld from which all life and power arises. Dywenys is (at present) a spiritual concept and reality, a piece of the now-hidden dimension of what was once the Primordial Way of Spirit-Relating in our breathing world. But one day, it may be much more than just that. What fell into the deep might rise again.

By coming here, you are invited to enter into a fellowship of men and women devoted to Fayerie Traditionalism. There is a virtual meeting space created for all, but this society is not destined to be only a virtual one. Members of The Circle of the White Stag will be invited to meet and mingle in person, in the fields, forests, mountains, and hills of the breathing world. Those who choose to attend these in-person events will join in hands-on devotion to the Ancient White One himself and his Queen, and all of the hidden powers that are supportive and friendly to human beings who befriend and honor them. But friendships will also be made with other human beings, and future chapters of the unfolding of the Circle of the White Stag will be plotted out and written. All are welcome.

The need for meaningful and supportive community is real and natural to human beings. The Circle of the White Stag is here to help its members co-create one another in braver, healthier, and better ways, alongside co-creating respectful and needful layers of relationship that all yearn for with the powers of the Otherworld. This alternative culture is a radical departure from the toxic political morass that is the modern world impasse. This is an open community of people who are ready to listen to the Ancestral voices that have been ignored by our dying culture, and give respect to the other-than-human voices that were silenced or forgotten long ago.

All who are familiar with the metaphysics and Fayerie Faith-related perspectives in An Carow Gwyn are welcome at the White Stag forum and within this shared space. Any who desire to actualize the sorcerous methods and workings given in that book, or to more fully and authentically engage the spiritual-ecological worldview committed to those pages, will find great company and conversation.

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For those who wish to take the Way of Fayerie Traditionalism one step further, and thoroughly devote their lives to the pursuit of its mysteries and relationships, and to the alternative culture being grown within the land of Dywenys, a pledge can be taken which will lead to the bestowal of a name (discovered through an in-depth process of divination done by others) upon the man or woman making the pledge of the Fayerie Faithful. 
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The men and women of the Circle, and the pledged Fayerie Faithful together will make up the membership of the Circle of the White Stag, and the Folk of Dywenys. Membership in the Circle of the White Stag requires a due of $3 a month, or $36 a year; half of that ($18) is paid on May 1st of each year, and the other half is paid on November 1st.

For this twice-yearly Tithe to Dywenys, each member will receive the annual Journal- The Vision of the White Stag- detailing devotional activities, Fayerie and spiritual ecology-related folklore from both sides of the Atlantic ocean, interviews, ritual and devotional works to the Unseen Powers, and news from the Besaw Dywenys, the council that organizes events and charts future plans for the Circle of the White Stag. All members will be given access to the Circle of the White Stag's online forum, lore, and resources, and all will be invited to Circle events when they are held. The dues collected are all put towards creating events for the members, and for other purchases that will enhance the membership's experience of interacting with one another, online and off.

Ultimately, the goal of The Circle of the White Stag is to create shared space for fellowship, meaningful alliances and friendship with others of like-mind who love the Old Ways, and to transform our shared world with spiritual-ecological insight and tangible practices of reverence towards Nature, the natural world, the spirits of our Ancestors, and the timeless powers that gave birth to them.

The other long distance goal- which exists in the dream of a future- is to manifest Dywenys in the breathing world in the most tangible way possible:  through the purchase of land which every member of the Circle of the White Stag will have year-round access to, as a place of solitude, beauty, and spiritual retreat. Members will have total access to this land, for camping, retreats, and other gatherings or activities as they wish, alone or with others, any time they like. Dywenys may one day exist in this world as trees, forest, running water, stones, hills, and mountains, and the Circle-folk as well as the Fayerie Faithful will plant their feet upon that holy ground. In our dream, it will be one of the chief centers of the renewed Old Ways on Earth. 

Those who wish to join The Circle of the White Stag and find their home within the hidden landscape of Dywenys, should send an email to the address below, expressing their interest.

besawdywenys@gmail.com