The Hidden Writers' Circle

Beginning in September 2025, The Hidden Writers’ Circle is a monthly gathering of spiritual creatives who seek to explore the hidden layers of self, culture, food, and the world through writing. This is not a craft-focused workshop—it’s a revelatory, alchemical space where stories are unearthed, myths are remade, and the sacred is spoken aloud. (Membership is open to paid and founding subscribers only.)

Purpose

  • To explore the hidden layers of self, culture, food, and spirit through writing

  • To bridge creative writing, mysticism, ritual, and cultural memory

  • To reconnect with ancestral voices and future selves

  • To transmute personal stories into collective meaning

  • To build community and resonance through listening, witnessing, and story-sharing

Structure Ideas/Monthly Themes

  • Stages of the Creative Process

  • Alchemical symbols or processes (Calcination: Burn it Down or Distillation: Find the Essence.

  • Mythic Motifs (The Underworld Journey or Feasts of the Forgotten Gods/Goddesses)

  • Sacred Ingredients (Salt, Honey, Smoke, Rosewater, etc.)

  • More suggestions from you!

Ritual Flow (75 - 90 minutes)

  • Opening Meet & Greet

  • Mystic Prompt + Mini Teaching

  • Guided Writing

  • Sharing Circle

  • Closing Insight + Parting Intention

Tone & Atmosphere

  • Sacred but not stiff: Bring humor, beauty, and warmth

  • Mystical yet grounded: Intention is everything, no prior writing experience required

  • Inclusive of all voices: We value presence, not perfection

Benefits for Spiritual Creatives

The Hidden Writers’ Circle aims to:

  • Revitalize your creative and spiritual life

  • Provide you with ritual and rhythm to anchor each month

  • Honors both your voice and communal magic

  • Offers you a soulful space for expression—no publishing or performance pressure

  • Connects your writing with wisdom traditions, without needing an academic background

If this description speaks to something stirring in you—something inspirational, aspirational, mystical, bold, or half-formed—consider this your invitation to join The Hidden Writers’ Circle as a paid subscriber. You’ll gain access to the monthly gatherings (hybrid of Zoom and in-person) beginning in September, along with summer offerings to help you prepare your inner and outer space. Your subscription not only reserves your seat in the Circle but also supports the creation of this sacred space where spirit, story, and shared imagination come alive. Pull up a chair. The circle is forming!

This Circle is open to paid subscribers of The Hidden Alchemist. Subscribe to join our growing community of spiritual creatives.


About the Circle’s Founder

I’m Melissa A. Rosati, a writer, mystic, and lifelong gatherer of stories and journal writer. I created The Hidden Writers’ Circle as a sacred space for those who feel the call to write—not to perform, but to remember, reveal, and reconnect.

Before launching The Hidden Alchemist, I spent over 20 years in the publishing industry in New York and London, where I was the publisher of several award-winning culinary books. I served on the faculty of Pace University’s MS in Publishing program for 14 years and have held board positions with writing organizations, including the International Women’s Writing Guild. I’m a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) from The Coaches Training Institute, and I hold an advanced training certification in Applied Archetypal Astrology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. My work blends mysticism, memory, and metaphor with a deep love of cultural history and ritual. I believe that when we write from the hidden places within us, we don’t just tell better stories—we transform the way we live them.

I’ll be your guide, your witness, and your fellow traveler.

All you need to bring is your curiosity—and maybe a pen.