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'''Blackberry Circle''' (sometimes abbreviated as BBC) is a legally recognized [[Wiccan church]] and state non-profit located in [[Conroe, Texas]]. They provide open Sabbat rituals for the general public as well as educational opportunities for those wishing to learn Wicca.

==History==
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==Beliefs and Tradition==

While Blackberry Circle has its own cosmology and tradition, it is an inclusive rather than exclusive organization in that it recognizes the individual members may have their own particular beliefs, practices and Gods that they worship and does not seek to supplant those beliefs.
  

The primary deities worshiped by Blackberry Circle are Danu and The Dagda but they have been known to incorporate other deities in their open rituals, ranging from Hawaiian to Greek and Roman Gods, depending on the theme of the ritual.

Blackberry Circle also believes that the rituals are celebrations of the seasons and as such they need to be fun. They encourage humour and laughter in each of their rituals and have designed most rituals to include humour.  

They believe that family is the basis of spiritual life and that worship should not only include the parents but also the children. They ensure that all rituals are children friendly and encourage the children to participate. [http://www.blackberrycircle.org/index.php/beliefs].

The Blackberry Circle Tradition incorporates a degree system of training:<ref>[http://blackberrycircle.org/index.php/wannalearn So, you want to learn from us?]Blackberry Circle website, accessed 12 July 2011</ref>

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* [http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2008/10/30/conroe_courier/news/wicca1031.txt Conroe Courier article about Blackberry Circle] accessed 13 October 2009
* [http://houstonpaganpride.aazari.com/ Houston Pagan Pride Day web site]
* [http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=ustx&id=32497 Blackberry Circle on The Witches' Voice]

[[Category:Neopaganism]]
[[Category:Wicca]]
[[Category:Pagan religious organizations]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 2006]]