Community Seed-Earth Spirit Fellowship

Community seed is always welcoming and bracing the new and current followers of the path. Lead by wonderful people they crate public gatherings using ancient tradition

Community Seed is a warm, welcoming and creative community. While I was new to my spiritual journey, the members immediately welcomed me with open arms and enthusiasm. This group is one of the only groups of this kind that I know of that are open to individuals of any path joining their celebrations and open circles. I had previously experienced feelings of exclusivity and inferiority with other groups and covens, and had therefore avoided much of the practices due to this unfortunate attitude that seems to be prolific in many other pagan groups. Being new to both the group and the spiritual path of Earth based worship, they have been helpful and kind, answering any questions and being willing to assist me in current life trauma, without judging me or asking anything of me.
I have never experienced a clique-​ish feeling with this group and have only experienced loving, open hearts, minds and arms. This group is not a coven and does not perform their rituals or circles as such. They are theatrical, playful, fun-​loving and community based (not exclusive… which I think all Pagan/​Earth groups could stand to learn a lesson from). There is little to no sense of hierarchy in what practice someone uses or traditions they follow. I have always felt included and up to date on events and happenings.
Their rolls are voluntary as they all (like every one of us) have real lives to live in this unfortunate «real world» we find ourselves straddling. All of the individuals leading these events are trained and well read (simply because they dont follow your traditions or something you like, doesnt mean they dont know what they are doing). This is a community for the open minded. If you are looking for someone who dedicates their lives, full-​time, to a practice without the distractions of work and family, I think that is called «church» and «pastors».
I love this community. They have taken me in as family in one of the hardest and darkest times in my life and lifted me up to a place I never dreamed I could reach.
Blessed Be.

Unfortunately, these folks are the only game in town putting on large public rituals. That being said it’s clear that they —
1. Are VERY cliquey. Aside from minor questioning when you first come to any event, the outsider is definitely not made to feel welcome. As another reviewer said there is whispering and pointing — not particularly welcoming to my mind.
2. Have no formalized training. Rituals/​magick is haphazard and sloppy, often with no focus nor intention. Very amateurish and not well thought out. Aside from two very experienced Witches of the Feri Tradition involved with this group, most are in desperate need of a basic magick, ritual, and theory 101, 201, and 301.
3. Some of the members of this group use these events as a sexual hunting ground. Now as many members of the group are beginning to hit their 40’s and 50’s this has slowed down a bit, but I cannot say that I am impressed with 40-​something teenagers riding into the sunset full of hormones, it just isn’t amusing. (I realize that this is a fertility religion, but there is a proper place and time for these things and out in public representing paganism is NOT one of them)
4. The right hand is not paying attention to what the left hand is doing. An event may be posted on their main page, but not followed up in either Wallflower (their online bulletin board), nor in their monthly mailings. Often e-​mail notices of events will be sent to one the day BEFORE the event.
In short, I would suggest some proper magickal training, an overhaul of their welcoming newcomers policy, some reliable people to handle the website in a timely manner, and anaphrodisiacs handed all around.

I personally experienced some abrasiveness and lack of warm etiquette by some of the facilitators for the first couple of years of coming to the functions. They each questioned if I was a stranger or just passing through. Alot of them have known each other much of their lives I think. There is a bit of an us versus them mentality that was being projected from the group. If you can make a couple of friends to stand with then its a little easier to break the ice.
It might take a couple of years for them to start remembering your name and possibly some indignant protests on your part then in response a tiny of shunning and whispering about you, but if you stick with it, it feels a little less nepotist cliquish and more comfortable. There are some friendly members who will introduce themselves as well as be genuine if you just keep coming.
I stuck with it because this group really puts alot of love, organization and dedication into their events, rituals and gatherings. I respect that. I also particularly love that they have many outdoor activities. Children are welcome at their functions. Service animals are continually questioned time and time again if you do not purchase a vest that makes your dog look more official. They kinda spoke to me as if they were ALLOWING my service animal each time over the course of 2 years not remembering that the dog comes with me to each function. But hey we are all human and our awareness of different cultures and disability rights comes with cultivation and experience right?
So there ya go! My in depth, HONEST experience and approach with this particular group. There is some definite good positive energy in this group. It is inspiring to be a part of such a magical experience with these beautiful souls who embrace the craft.