Oriah Mountain Dreamer wrote a wonderful poem in 1994 entitled "The Invitation." Blackberry Circle feels this poem reflects the questions and experiences of the student as they search for the Mysteries as well as the student/teacher relationship. It is a very beautiful poem and we encourage everyone to read it and place themself in that poem...

The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

<click here to read the rest of the poem>