We were meant for more than endurance.
From the rejection to the reclamation of our stories.
A ten-week sacred circle for women. Offered once each year, in autumn.
Twelve women. No more.
Twelve women. No more.
"I look back and think how I was when we met and am amazed at the change"
Cara – Queensland
Cara – Queensland
“She is the Life/Death/Life force. She is the wild woman who cannot be tamed or domesticated. She is what the woman knows — in the marrow of her bones.”
- Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- Clarissa Pinkola Estés
THE STORY WE WERE NEVER TOLD
There is a story that has been hidden from you
Not deliberately hidden. But hidden nonetheless.
It is a story from the beginning of the world — or so the ancient texts would have us believe. A creation story so old it predates the Bible, yet so charged with power that it was suppressed, distorted, and eventually erased from the mainstream of Western culture.
It is the story of Lilith.
According to the oldest sources, Lilith was the first woman — created from the same earth as Adam, at the same moment, as his equal. She refused to be placed beneath him. She refused to diminish herself. She refused — with everything she had — to be less than she was.
And for that refusal, she was cast out. Demonised. Made into a figure of fear. Replaced by the more compliant Eve, fashioned from a rib, created as an afterthought.
This is not simply an ancient myth. It is the blueprint on which Western culture built its understanding of what a woman should be. It is the story that shaped Eve’s story — and Eve’s story shaped yours. And mine. And every woman who has ever been told, in ways direct or indirect, to be less. To be quieter. To take up less space. To stop refusing.
The Lilith Circle exists to turn this story on its head.
Not to demonise men, or to reject the spiritual traditions you were born into. But to recover what was taken — the blueprint of a woman who knew her own worth, who refused to betray herself, who chose exile over self-abandonment — and to make it yours.
✶ Lilith was not broken. She was unbiddable. There is a difference. ✶
The refusal to be less than is not arrogance.
It is the most essential act of faithfulness to everything that shaped you.
RECOGNITION
Something in you already knows this story
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You may not have heard of Lilith before. Or you may have — and something in you stirred when you did.
Either way, you know the feeling this myth is pointing at. The feeling of being told to make yourself smaller and refusing — even when the refusal cost you. The grief of having betrayed yourself to keep the peace. The persistent, unkillable sense that there is a version of you that is more fully alive than the one currently on offer. You may be here because… You have spent a long time managing how much of yourself it is safe to show — in your relationships, your workplace, your family — and you are tired of it. You have felt, at some point in your life, the particular shame of a woman who wants too much, feels too much, takes up too much space. And you wonder where that shame came from, and whether it is actually yours. You grew up in a religious tradition, or a culture, that had very clear ideas about what a woman should be — and some part of you has been quietly, persistently refusing those ideas for a long time without quite having the language for why. You are drawn to myth, to story, to the idea that the stories we are told about women shape the stories we tell about ourselves — and you want a different story. You are a woman at a threshold — in your life, your work, your sense of yourself — and you want the company of other women who are navigating the same. Or you have simply felt, for as long as you can remember, that something essential in you has been waiting. Waiting for permission. Waiting for a circle. Waiting for someone to say: she was never lost. She was always right here. |
WHAT THE CIRCLE IS
A sacred circle of twelve
The Lilith Circle is based on the Girl God anthology Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves — a compilation of women’s voices from around the world: essays, poetry, and art inspired by Lilith.
In 2019, I contributed to this anthology. And in 2021, my piece was selected for inclusion in the Lilith Circle Guide — a small group study guide for women wanting to work with the Lilith archetype. I now offer and lead the Lilith Circle as a Lilith Ambassador — part of a larger global collective of Lilith Circles taking place around the world.
This is not simply a course about a myth. It is an act of reclamation — conducted in the company of other women, over ten weeks of autumn, in a container small enough and intimate enough that real things can happen.
Twelve women. No more. The smallness is not a limitation. It is the offering.
In 2019, I contributed to this anthology. And in 2021, my piece was selected for inclusion in the Lilith Circle Guide — a small group study guide for women wanting to work with the Lilith archetype. I now offer and lead the Lilith Circle as a Lilith Ambassador — part of a larger global collective of Lilith Circles taking place around the world.
This is not simply a course about a myth. It is an act of reclamation — conducted in the company of other women, over ten weeks of autumn, in a container small enough and intimate enough that real things can happen.
Twelve women. No more. The smallness is not a limitation. It is the offering.
"What we believe, to whom we belong, how we behave and who we become are profoundly shaped by our stories and the larger narratives in which we live.”
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What makes this circle different
In the years since I first offered the Lilith Circle, something has deepened in me — in my writing, my understanding of the sacred feminine, and my own relationship with the indestructible soul-spirit that Lilith embodies.
The revived circle weaves in my own voice as guide — not only the anthology voices but my own writing, my own engagement with the myth, my own experience of what it means to be a woman who refuses to diminish herself and learns to live with the cost and the gift of that refusal.
And it closes differently. Not with a final session and a goodbye. But with a ceremony — a conscious, witnessed marking of where you have travelled. And with a one-to-one integration session for each woman — so that what happened in the circle does not simply conclude. It lands. It finds its way into your actual life. And it becomes the beginning of something, not the end.
The revived circle weaves in my own voice as guide — not only the anthology voices but my own writing, my own engagement with the myth, my own experience of what it means to be a woman who refuses to diminish herself and learns to live with the cost and the gift of that refusal.
And it closes differently. Not with a final session and a goodbye. But with a ceremony — a conscious, witnessed marking of where you have travelled. And with a one-to-one integration session for each woman — so that what happened in the circle does not simply conclude. It lands. It finds its way into your actual life. And it becomes the beginning of something, not the end.
The Lilith Circle works with the Girl God Anthology
Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves
Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves
✶ It is the process of working through this in community with other women that creates the soul connections needed to sustain, strengthen, and enliven us. ✶
THE JOURNEY
Ten weeks. Four movements. One reclamation.
The Lilith Circle is structured around four movements that mirror the arc of Lilith’s own story — and the arc of any woman’s journey from exile back to herself.
Week |
Movement |
What we explore |
1 |
Establishing the Circle Sacred container |
We come together. We establish the covenant of the circle — the agreements that make real things possible. We meet each other and we meet ourselves in this new context. We prepare for descent. |
2–3 |
Rediscovering Lilith The hidden story |
We enter the anthology. We read, discuss, and sit with the stories, poems, and artwork of women from around the world who have encountered Lilith. We begin to understand what was taken from us — and what it has cost. |
4–5 |
Rediscovering Lilith Her power and her exile |
We go deeper into the myth. We examine how Lilith’s refusal was demonised, how Eve’s compliance was celebrated, and how these stories shaped the culture that shaped us. We begin to feel, personally and specifically, where this lives in our own lives. |
6–7 |
Reclaiming Lilith The archetype as mirror |
We turn the myth towards ourselves. Where in your life have you been Lilith — refusing, exiled, demonised for your own wholeness? Where have you been Eve — compliant, diminished, fashioned from someone else’s need? We begin the work of integration. |
8–9 |
Reclaiming Ourselves New story, new foundation |
We turn the myth towards ourselves. Where in your life have you been Lilith — refusing, exiled, demonised for your own wholeness? Where have you been Eve — compliant, diminished, fashioned from someone else’s need? We begin the work of integration. |
10 |
Reclaiming Ourselves New story, new foundation |
We close the circle in ceremony. Each woman is witnessed by the group. What was carried in is named. What is being carried forward is offered. The thread between us is not cut — it is honoured. |
"Your empathetic, thoughtful approach and gentle insights helped me to better understand myself, recognise my worth and develop greater confidence in my strengths. I can't thank you enough."
Anna – Queensland
Anna – Queensland
HOW WE WORK
The work of the circle
The core of the Lilith Circle is reading, writing, and sharing within a sacred container of trust. This is not a lecture. It is not a webinar. It is a circle — a form of gathering that is as old as women.
Weekly live sessions
Ten weekly sessions of 90 minutes each, held via Zoom on Monday evenings at 6.00pm AEST. Each session is facilitated by Maureen and structured to move the group through the week’s material with depth and care. All sessions are recorded for women who cannot attend live.
The anthology
The circle is guided by Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves — available to purchase before the circle begins. Maureen will tell you how to obtain your copy when you register.
Maureen’s voice as guide
Woven through the anthology material is Maureen’s own writing and reflection — her personal engagement with the Lilith myth, the questions it has asked of her, and the ways it has intersected with her own story of lineage, reclamation, and the indestructible soul-spirit. This is not teaching from a distance. It is accompaniment.
The session workbooks
A beautifully designed digital workbook for each session — your companion guide through the week’s material. Yours to keep.
Weekly journaling and writing practice
Each week you will be invited into a writing or reflective practice — not as homework but as a doorway. The writing practice is where the work moves from the mind into the body and the soul. It is the part that surprises women most.
The sisterhood
Twelve women, gathered in circle, over ten weeks of autumn. This is not incidental to the work. It is the work. The connections formed in a Lilith Circle are not superficial. Women who have sat together in this depth do not forget each other.
Weekly live sessions
Ten weekly sessions of 90 minutes each, held via Zoom on Monday evenings at 6.00pm AEST. Each session is facilitated by Maureen and structured to move the group through the week’s material with depth and care. All sessions are recorded for women who cannot attend live.
The anthology
The circle is guided by Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves — available to purchase before the circle begins. Maureen will tell you how to obtain your copy when you register.
Maureen’s voice as guide
Woven through the anthology material is Maureen’s own writing and reflection — her personal engagement with the Lilith myth, the questions it has asked of her, and the ways it has intersected with her own story of lineage, reclamation, and the indestructible soul-spirit. This is not teaching from a distance. It is accompaniment.
The session workbooks
A beautifully designed digital workbook for each session — your companion guide through the week’s material. Yours to keep.
Weekly journaling and writing practice
Each week you will be invited into a writing or reflective practice — not as homework but as a doorway. The writing practice is where the work moves from the mind into the body and the soul. It is the part that surprises women most.
The sisterhood
Twelve women, gathered in circle, over ten weeks of autumn. This is not incidental to the work. It is the work. The connections formed in a Lilith Circle are not superficial. Women who have sat together in this depth do not forget each other.
“Deeply embedded in the pattern of circle is a true archetype of the human spirit, one that summons people everywhere to step into the conversation.”
- Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea, The Circle Way
- Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea, The Circle Way
THE CLOSING
The woman who holds the circle
I have been in a relationship with the Lilith myth for more than a decade. It found me, as myths do, at a moment when I needed exactly what it had to offer: a story about a woman who refused to become less than herself, and paid the price for it, and survived it, and found her power in the surviving.
In 2019 I contributed to the Girl God anthology Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves — a compilation of women’s voices from around the world. My piece was among those selected for the Lilith Circle Guide in 2021, and I became a Lilith Circle Ambassador — part of a global community of women facilitating this work.
I have been offering the Lilith Circle since 2021. The women who have sat in these circles have described them as life-changing, disorienting in the best possible way, and as the beginning of a new relationship with themselves they had not known was possible.
What I bring to the circle is not simply the curriculum. It is the particular combination that is mine alone: more than twenty-five years of coaching experience, a deep grounding in human dynamics and the sacred feminine tradition, a personal relationship with the myth that continues to deepen, and the writing voice of a woman who has stood in her own exile and found her way back to herself.
I do not hold the circle from a distance. I am in it with you.
In 2019 I contributed to the Girl God anthology Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves — a compilation of women’s voices from around the world. My piece was among those selected for the Lilith Circle Guide in 2021, and I became a Lilith Circle Ambassador — part of a global community of women facilitating this work.
I have been offering the Lilith Circle since 2021. The women who have sat in these circles have described them as life-changing, disorienting in the best possible way, and as the beginning of a new relationship with themselves they had not known was possible.
What I bring to the circle is not simply the curriculum. It is the particular combination that is mine alone: more than twenty-five years of coaching experience, a deep grounding in human dynamics and the sacred feminine tradition, a personal relationship with the myth that continues to deepen, and the writing voice of a woman who has stood in her own exile and found her way back to herself.
I do not hold the circle from a distance. I am in it with you.
It’s time to write a new one.
“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”
— Mo Willems
— Mo Willems
WHAT THE CIRCLE IS
The practical details
When
The Lilith Circle opens once per year, starting in late winter and early spring. In the Southern Hemisphere this means a mid-August beginning, with the program closing in mid-October.
The Lilith Circle opens once per year, starting in late winter and early spring. In the Southern Hemisphere this means a mid-August beginning, with the program closing in mid-October.
Format
Online, via Zoom. Ten weekly live sessions of 90 minutes. All sessions recorded.
Circle size
Twelve women. No more. The smallness is the container. When the circle is full, it is full.
Time commitment
Approximately two and a half hours per week: 90 minutes for the live session plus approximately one hour for reading, journaling, and reflection. This is a commitment. It asks something of you. That is part of what makes it work.
What you will need
A copy of the anthology Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves — details provided on registration. A journal. A willingness to be honest.
Investment
AUD $998. A payment plan across three monthly instalments is available — please mention this when you enquire. A waitlist discount: $150 reduction for women who join the waitlist and enrol before general opening starts on 20 July 2026.
Includes
All ten live sessions (recorded). Ten session workbooks. Maureen’s guided reflections and writing. The closing ceremony. And the individual one-to-one integration session with Maureen in the two weeks following the final circle.
Online, via Zoom. Ten weekly live sessions of 90 minutes. All sessions recorded.
Circle size
Twelve women. No more. The smallness is the container. When the circle is full, it is full.
Time commitment
Approximately two and a half hours per week: 90 minutes for the live session plus approximately one hour for reading, journaling, and reflection. This is a commitment. It asks something of you. That is part of what makes it work.
What you will need
A copy of the anthology Original Resistance: Reclaiming Lilith, Reclaiming Ourselves — details provided on registration. A journal. A willingness to be honest.
Investment
AUD $998. A payment plan across three monthly instalments is available — please mention this when you enquire. A waitlist discount: $150 reduction for women who join the waitlist and enrol before general opening starts on 20 July 2026.
Includes
All ten live sessions (recorded). Ten session workbooks. Maureen’s guided reflections and writing. The closing ceremony. And the individual one-to-one integration session with Maureen in the two weeks following the final circle.
✶ What you bring in will be honoured. What you carry out will be yours. ✶
THE CLOSING INVITATION
If something in you recognises itself here…
She was not broken. She was unbiddable.
Lilith’s story did not end with her exile. It never does. The women who have been cast out, silenced, demonised for their wholeness — they do not disappear. They find each other. They form circles. They tell each other the truth.
That is what this circle is.
If you felt something stir when you read about Lilith — a recognition, a grief, a fierce and unexpected warmth — that stirring is the soul-spirit, recognising its own story.
You do not need to have heard of Lilith before. You do not need a background in mythology or spirituality or women’s studies. You need only to be a woman who senses that the story she has been living is not the whole story. And who is ready, in the company of eleven other women, to begin telling the truth about her life.
The world will split open.
Lilith’s story did not end with her exile. It never does. The women who have been cast out, silenced, demonised for their wholeness — they do not disappear. They find each other. They form circles. They tell each other the truth.
That is what this circle is.
If you felt something stir when you read about Lilith — a recognition, a grief, a fierce and unexpected warmth — that stirring is the soul-spirit, recognising its own story.
You do not need to have heard of Lilith before. You do not need a background in mythology or spirituality or women’s studies. You need only to be a woman who senses that the story she has been living is not the whole story. And who is ready, in the company of eleven other women, to begin telling the truth about her life.
The world will split open.
“It’s your time NOW to don your true coat of powerful instinct and knowing — to reclaim the power to create your own story.”
— Lilith Circle
— Lilith Circle
Early bird discount- $150 reduction for women who join the waitlist
and enroll before general registrations open on 20 July 2026.
The 2026 Circle Registration Opens on 20 July 2026.
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