The Threshold Circle
Discover the Gifts of Becoming Sovereign
Six Monday evenings. Twelve women. A dedicated circle space
where live gatherings, guided reflection, and ongoing connection
come together — all in service of discovering the unexpected gifts
waiting in the second half of life.
Fall 2026 · Six Sessions over Three Months · Limited to 10 Women
The Threshold Circle
Discover the Gifts of Becoming Sovereign
Six Monday evenings. Twelve women. A dedicated circle space
where live gatherings, guided reflection, and ongoing connection
come together — all in service of discovering the unexpected gifts
waiting in the second half of life.
Fall 2026 · Six Sessions over Three Months ·
Limited to 10 Women
A three-month journey for women standing at the threshold of the second half of life — excavating inner wisdom through active imagination, layered mixed media, and depth-based reflection that this season holds gifts you may not have expected. Live gatherings, guided Wisdom Maps, and circle witnessing all in one dedicated space.
Imagine If You Could...
STAND AT THE THRESHOLD without rushing to the other side — letting yourself be in the between
NAME WHAT'S SHIFTING without having to fix it or figure it all out yet
EXPLORE SOVEREIGNTY'S GIFTS while making the invisible visible
SLOW DOWN ENOUGH to hear what this transition is asking of you
RELEASE THE PRESSURE to have it all figured out by now
SIT WITH OTHER WOMEN in the second half of life who understand this crossing into sovereignty — without having to explain yourself
DISCOVER THAT THIS IN-BETWEEN PLACE of the second half of life holds its own kind of wisdom
CREATE A WISDOM MAP each month — a layered mixed media spread that holds what you are excavating, made visible in your Book of Wisdom
This Circle Is For You If...
- You're in the second half of life and curious about what it means to become sovereign unto yourself
- You sense there are gifts in this transition — even if you can't name them yet
- You want to explore in community, not alone
- You're drawn to making meaning — through active imagination, visual practice, and the company of women who go beneath the surface
- You're ready to go deeper than you've been able to go alone
- You crave the company of women who are asking the same questions
You don’t need to be in crisis. You just need to be curious.
Three Months, Six Gifts
treasures waiting to be discovered.
1 - The Gift of Transition
2 -The Gift of Slowing Down
3 - The Gift of Release
4 - The Gift of Hidden Gold
5 - The Gift of Possibility
6 - The Gift of Earned Wisdom
What Becomes Possible
This isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about standing at the threshold of the second half of life with more clarity, more companionship, and more trust in what’s emerging
CLARITY ABOUT THRESHOLD
A clearer sense of what's ending, what's beginning, and where you actually stand
CONNECTION WITH WOMEN WHO UNDERSTAND
The experience of being seen and held by women in the second half of life walking the same passage
PRACTICES FOR THE CROSSING
A Wisdom Map each month — layered mixed media spreads that hold what you are excavating, carried forward in your Book of Wisdom
PERMISSION TO BE IN PROCESS
Freedom from the pressure to have this season figured out — space to simply be in it
A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS SEASON
Curiosity about what this threshold of the second half of life is asking of you — and trust in what is quietly forming
READINESS FOR WHAT'S NEXT
Whether that's deeper work, continued exploration, or simply living more fully into this season
What's Included
Six Live Circles
90 minutes twice a month, live in our dedicated circle space. A consistent container with the same women, building connection and depth over three months.
Six Wisdom Maps
Six guided maps — one for each gift of the second half of life. Each one takes you from active imagination through layered mixed media to a finished spread in your Book of Wisdom.
Private Circle Space
Private communication plus everything in one place in The Wisdom Keeper’s Community. No scattered emails or multiple platforms.
Circle of Women
10 women journeying together. Small enough to be seen. Large enough for diverse perspectives. Connected between sessions through shared reflection and conversation.
Three Art Process Calls
One optional technique call per month. Terri demonstrates the art processes for the current Wisdom Map live — answering your questions and helping you move through what feels uncertain at the page.
Wisdom Maps —
Guided by T.R.A.C.E. and G.R.A.C.E.
A Wisdom Map is both mixed media practice and inner crossing — two complementary processes working together to help you navigate becoming sovereign unto yourself.
T.R.A.C.E. guides your mixed media practice: Turning Inward, Rooting into Foundational Layers, Artistic Middle Layers, Crowning, Embodiment.
G.R.A.C.E. guides your inner crossing: Glimpse what’s shifting, Release what you’ve tucked away to fit, Allow contradictions to coexist, Claim your capacity for wholeness, Emerge into your sovereignty.
Each Wisdom Map takes you through both processes simultaneously — creating layered mixed media spreads that hold what words alone cannot reach, while developing your capacity to hold the fullness of who you are.
The Threshold Circle includes six Wisdom Maps — one for each gift of becoming sovereign — delivered via the Circle portal and explored together in live gatherings.
How Each Gathering Unfolds
Opening Ritual
We land. Breathe. Arrive fully. Leave the week behind and enter the circle together.
Circle Sharing
Each woman shares what emerged from her Wisdom Map work — what the making revealed, what surfaced in the active imagination. No cross-talk, no fixing. Just witnessing. This is where the magic lives.
Your Next Map
Terri introduces the new Wisdom Map releasing today — what gift we’re entering, what to expect, how to begin.
Closing
We close the circle and name what we’re carrying forward.
Between Sessions
The circle continues between gatherings. In your private circle space, you’ll find:
Your Wisdom Map — Each session's active imagination audio, process cards, color palette, and collage materials are waiting for you in your Rise 360 course
Reflection threads — Share what's emerging and witness what's arising for other women
Ongoing conversation — Questions, insights, encouragement from your circle sisters
Plan for about 30-45 minutes of reflection time between sessions. This is gentle work — not homework. And you’ll never wonder where to find things — it’s all in one place.
Your Guide
I’m Terri Altschul — a depth coach, Visual Wisdom Keeper, and woman in my own second half of life.
I’ve spent 30+ years holding space for people in transitions. I’m trained in Jungian depth psychology and the art of circle facilitation. And I believe the second half of life holds gifts we’re rarely taught to expect.
The Threshold Circle is where the Wisdom Mapping practice goes deepest — three months of live guidance, active imagination, and layered mixed media in the company of women crossing the same threshold.
I created this circle because I know what it’s like to stand at a threshold wondering what comes next. And I know how powerful it is to do that wondering in the company of women who understand.
Investment in Your Journey
Fall 2026
The Threshold Circle
$397
- Six 90-minute live circle gatherings
- Private circle space with all content and community
- Six Wisdom Maps — one per month, delivered digitally
- Three Art Live Process Calls — one per month
- Between-session connection with your cohort
- Terri's facilitation and teaching
- 10 women per circle
Registration opens Summer 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sharing is invited, not required. Some weeks you may have a lot to say; other weeks you may need to listen. Both are welcome.
Life happens. If you need to miss a circle, you'll have access to the recording in your circle space and can stay connected with the conversation. However, consistent attendance matters — the container builds on itself, and your presence matters to the other women.
A Wisdom Map is a self-guided monthly practice that transforms lived experience into a contemplative visual spread — excavating meaning through image-making, color, and symbol. Each map guides you through one theme of this season of life using active imagination, layered mixed media, and depth-based reflection. The result is a two-page spread in your Book of Wisdom — a visual excavation of what you are living through, made visible through your hands.
The Threshold Circle includes three Wisdom Maps — one per month — delivered via Rise 360 and worked with between live sessions.
The Threshold Circle uses the same materials as the Wisdom Mapping practice. You'll need a mixed media journal — one that can hold paint, gesso, and collage without buckling — along with acrylic paints, gesso, a palette knife or old credit card for scraping, matte medium for adhering collage, and a selection of papers and images for your personal trove.
A full supplies list is provided when you enroll. Most items are inexpensive and available at any art supply store. If you've already completed Crossing the Threshold, you have everything you need.
No prior art experience required — only willingness to work with your hands.
Once a month, Terri hosts an optional live technique call focused on the art processes in the current Wisdom Map.
These calls are hands-on and practical. Terri demonstrates the specific techniques you're working with — how to scrape color, work with gesso, build middle layers, use a baby wipe to add and subtract, place a focal image. You can watch, work alongside her, and ask questions in real time.
Art Process Calls are not required — the Wisdom Map itself includes step-by-step guidance for every technique. But if you find yourself uncertain at the page, wanting to see the process in motion, or simply wanting more time with Terri and your circle sisters around the making, these calls are there for you.
Recordings are available if you can't attend live.
Not at all — but you will be making art.
Wisdom Mapping uses acrylic paint, gesso, collage, and layered mixed media. Not because you need to be skilled, but because the hands know things the mind doesn't. Working with color, texture, and image accesses a kind of knowing that reflection alone can't reach.
You don't need prior experience. You don't need to know how to draw or paint. You need willingness to work with your hands and curiosity about what emerges when you do.
Many of the women who find this practice most transformative are the ones who said "I'm not creative" when they arrived.
No. I'm a coach, not a therapist. This circle is for women navigating normal life transitions who want reflection and companionship — not clinical treatment.
When is the next Threshold Circle?
The next cohort gathers in Fall 2026. Exact dates will be announced this summer.
Join the waitlist to be first to know.
Once the circle has begun, there are no refunds. Your commitment matters — to yourself and to the other women in the circle. This is why we keep the group small: every seat counts.
Yes — and we recommend it.
Crossing the Threshold is the entry Wisdom Map, available now for $37. It guides you through the threshold you're standing at right now — using active imagination, layered mixed media, and depth-based reflection to create your first spread in your Book of Wisdom.
Women who complete Crossing the Threshold before the Circle begins arrive already in the practice. Your book is set up. Your hands have been in the paint. You know what active imagination feels like, what the process cards ask of you, and what it means to excavate rather than decorate.
The Circle picks up where Crossing the Threshold leaves off — going deeper into the gifts of the second half of life with the support of Terri and a small circle of women making alongside you.
Start the practice today. The Circle will be waiting when fall arrives.
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While You Wait
The Threshold Circle opens in fall 2026. But the practice begins now.
Crossing the Threshold is the entry Wisdom Map — a self-guided journey through the threshold you’re standing at right now. Active imagination, layered mixed media, depth-based reflection. Your first spread in your Book of Wisdom.
Women who complete Crossing the Threshold before the Circle begins arrive already in the practice — with their book set up, their hands in the paint, and a felt sense of what Wisdom Mapping asks of them.
$37 · Available today · Begin immediately
The Circle is Gathering This Fall
The threshold is a powerful place — a space between what was and what’s becoming.
You don’t have to stand there alone.
The next Threshold Circle gathers in Fall 2026. Join the waitlist to be notified
when registration opens — and receive early bird access.
Terri Altschul is a Mixed Media Depth Coach and the creator of The Visual Journaler.
A lifelong curiosity about how people think, learn, and create carried her career in leadership & org development into coaching, and then into a coaching practice pairing the inner journey with creativity, for women in the second half of life.
Her work draws on Jungian depth psychology, Celtic tradition, and mixed media art materials. She is an ICF PCC with more than 4,000 coaching hours. Her gift is holding space for what's emerging and helping you become who you haven't yet been.
