As of the 16th of March, 2006, Circle Institute has relocated and we will be posting information about the new site and how it is effecting our organization and activities.

Circle Institute is an independent research organization of exceptional artists and scientists located in Monroe County, Indiana, forty-five minutes southwest of Indianapolis.(1) Outside of the City of Bloomington it is a three-quarter hectare [now 10.1 acre] haven for scholars of all disciplines, but the arts and sciences in particular. Founded in 1997 the Institute supports artistic and scientific endeavors in many fields that would otherwise go unfunded, and it is supported in part by royalties donated by its researchers from commercial applications of sponsored work. Leading artists and scientists seek to work at the Institute, subject to a rigorous selection process. If a candidate is accepted, they are given a key to the shops and studies along with basic accommodations.(2)

Circle Institute grew out of Circle Horticultural Institute (CHI, 1994-1997) and was inspired by frontiers of plant science. It was found by 1997 that research of subtle influences on and of plants, and particularly experiments such as those of Clive Backster, described conditions that were not exclusive only to plants. This then extended the activities notably beyond horticulture and warranted significant restructuring. And in 1997 Circle Institute determined these aims as encompassing and expanding CHI

cultivation of wholeness of self and environment envisioning and promoting optimal self and environment prophylaxis of anxious and pathological indoctrinations engineering a set of appropriate restoration strategies construction of positive circumstance for ideas and resources

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