🔥 The Fire Starts Here

Most spaces online reward performance, noise, and division.

What gets lost is the simple relief of saying something real — and the small, steady gestures that make us feel alive together.

EMBER CIRCLE is a new kind of global gathering. It's an anonymous, digital fireside where people from every background return each week to say what's real for them and take part in small acts that keep life burning bright.

This isn't social media.

This isn't politics, commerce, or debate.

It's a circle built to feel human again.

🌎️ What is EMBER CIRCLE?

• One Fire, One Question: Each week, everyone responds to the same thoughtful, open-ended Fire Question — answered anonymously in written or audio form. Only your age range and country are shown. You can only see others' voices after you've shared your own. This isn't a chat room or discussion thread. Everyone speaks once, and when the week ends, the Fire is extinguished and a new one begins.

• Sparks for Self, Others, and Planet: After answering, everyone receives three Sparks — small actions we all try together that week:
  
  
  • Self — tending your own flame (an act that sparks curiosity or well-being)
  • Others — fueling someone else's flame (an act that sparks kindness or connection)
  • Planet — guarding our shared fire (an act that sparks care for Earth and the living world)
    
    

• Reciprocity Built In: When you finish a Spark, EMBER CIRCLE makes a donation to that week's chosen cause — one that supports self, others, or planet. Together, our Sparks keep the flame burning beyond ourselves.

🧡 Why This Matters

We all want somewhere to belong without having to perform. 

A place where our words don't have to be perfect, where our presence is enough, and where what we do together actually matters.

EMBER CIRCLE is designed to hold that space:

• A weekly rhythm where real voices can breathe
• A pattern of simple acts that keep us connected to each other and the planet
• A circle that crosses beliefs, borders, and backgrounds — reminding us that we are part of something living

This isn't about fixing what's broken.

It's about building something alive, shared, and human.

🌱 How You Can Help

I'm raising $180,000 to dedicate myself fully to bringing EMBER CIRCLE to life — covering my livelihood and laying the foundation for this vision to take root.

Any amount you give is deeply appreciated — and every contributor will also be invited to join the Pilot Circle, a group of first participants helping us test and shape this together.

Contributors who give $180 or more will also share in the abundance if we go beyond the goal — with 100% of extra funds shared back equally among those contributors.

Your support makes the following possible:

• Founder support — helping me build a steady foundation to begin this work full-time
• Reciprocity — compensating early collaborators and contributors who are giving time and care in this beginning phase
• Pilot and operations — covering the four-week pilot, technology setup, and essential platform needs

🟠 The Pilot Circle

I am inviting 360 contributors to join the Pilot Circle, running Oct 20 - Nov 16, 2025. After you contribute, I'll personally invite you into the Circle. Those who join will be the first to experience the Fires together.

Participation is optional. Even if you don't join the Pilot Circle, your financial support is still a powerful way to help light this first Fire.

The Pilot Circle isn't just a test group.

It's the first circle of keepers — the ones who choose to light a fire where voices can be shared freely and where what we tend together can grow.

🤝 Join Me

Here's how you can help:

• Give — any amount helps light the Fire of EMBER CIRCLE. (Contributors of $180 or more are also eligible for abundance sharing if we exceed the goal.)
• Join — after contributing, you'll receive a personal invitation to the Pilot Circle (Oct 20 - Nov 16), where 360 of us will experience the first Fires together.
• Share — helping me grow this circle is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give.

🔥 Light the Fire

EMBER CIRCLE is ready to spark. However you choose to take part — giving, joining, or sharing — your support helps bring this vision to life.

That makes you part of the circle from the very beginning — one of the first to keep the fire alive.