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“A crisis had forced the members of Circle [of Hope] to ask questions, revealing the gap between who they’d meant to be and who they’d become. Despite their best intentions, they’d become rigid and institutionalized. As the spiral continued to open, fights began. ‘Church was supposed to a movement of people revealing love to one another,’ Rachel said…. ‘We’re doing the opposite. We’re killing religion, so we become dependent on the Spirit again.’ The magical change agent they needed, ‘the elixir,’ Rachel saw, ‘is God Herself—that’s our magic potion, which isn’t magic, but is real love, consciousness, and awareness.’ “
