Shared devotion. Open inquiry.
An entirely online community with independent practice at its heart.
Five goddesses. A shared practice.
Our devotional focus is Ishtar, Tašmētu, Aya, Gula, and Nanāya. We approach Akkadian-language religious traditions through study and voluntary devotion. Ancient Mesopotamian religions also included male deities; exclusive goddess devotion is the Circle’s modern choice.
Room for different understandings
Members may understand divine presence literally, symbolically, or with uncertainty. Participation asks for respectful engagement with goddess-centered practice, not a forced account of private belief. No member must claim a vision, revelation, miracle, or feeling of divine contact.
Evidence stays visible
Documented means a cited source supports a historical claim. Adapted means an evidenced element has been changed. Newly composed means a present-day author created it. Personal experience is identified as personal experience. Our online ceremonies, elective facilitation, modern art, and prayers are contemporary creations, not an unbroken ancient institution.
Consent is part of devotion
No claimed message from a goddess gives anyone authority over another person. No compulsory disclosure, sexual attention, financial contribution, or exclusive loyalty is a condition of belonging. Members may decline any practice or leave freely.
Learning without spiritual rank
Antoine is teacher and founder. An elected facilitator guides a session and gains no religious rank. Historical and linguistic claims remain open to correction. Donations never purchase naming approval, status, access, or votes.