CIRCLE STUDIES / MEMBERS

Shared care. Clear responsibilities.

An entirely online community with independent practice at its heart.

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CIRCLE PROCEDURES / FOUNDER-ADMINISTERED

One administrator. No spiritual monarchy.

Antoine remains the sole site administrator and naming reviewer. Founder is a responsibility for this community, not a claim of divine appointment or superiority. No backup member, committee, AI, or elected facilitator receives administrative access.

Facilitators

Active members volunteer before the ballot opens. Voting opens sixty minutes before each gathering; a tied primary enters the published runoff. Facilitators guide only their session, invite optional participation, maintain speaking order, and point concerns to private support. They cannot approve names, remove accounts, alter ballots, or cancel dates.

When Antoine is unavailable

Antoine can post an away notice in the founder inbox. Prepared services remain public. Existing ballot timing continues automatically. Naming applications, conduct reports, appeals, and suggestions wait in the private queue. There is no guaranteed response time or continuous monitoring. Members may stop participating while a concern is unresolved.

Conduct, restrictions, and appeals

Report specific conduct privately, with relevant dates and the minimum necessary detail. Antoine reviews reports and may ask for clarification, remove harmful messages, warn a member, or restrict access. A temporary restriction may be necessary during review. Decisions should explain the rule and action without publishing a reporter’s private submission. An affected member may submit an Appeal request with corrections or additional context. Antoine reviews appeals; independent review is not currently available.

Changes to shared practice

Members may submit suggestions. Antoine decides and publishes changes to site rules and procedures; ordinary facilitator elections do not change doctrine or policy. Material changes should be announced through the website before members are asked to follow them. The public corrections and revision log records the reason and affected page. Read the revision log or submit a correction.

Technology has limits

Ballot timing, access checks, and recurring dates are rule-based automation. The Study Guide searches curated lessons; it is not AI. No AI service is currently connected. A future AI guide would need clear labeling and limited educational scope; it would not speak for a goddess or replace Antoine’s membership and conduct decisions.

If the community closes

There is no designated successor. If Antoine decides to end the Circle, the intention is to publish a closing notice and an opportunity to save public worship resources. Continued hosting cannot be guaranteed. Keep a personal copy of prayers you rely on, without copying private member conversations.

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