Basic Dragon Information

About the Circle of the Dragon

This page outlines the goals of and reason for the Circle of the Dragon's existence. A brief history of this page's development is also included. Specific information on the site's history, see Site Information. For more about the webmaster, Kylie McCormick, see the autobiography.

• Intent of the Circle of the Dragon
• What the Circle of the Dragon is NOT
• Reasons for the Circle of the Dragon

In 2000, I opened the Circle of the Dragon as part of a site called the Circle of Mystics. The Circle of Mystics was a website with no particular goal other than to be a launching point for other sites, including the Circle of Philosophy, the Circle of the Unicorn, etc. However, in less than a year, I found myself editing The Circle of the Dragon disproportionately to all other parts of the site; and, in time, the other topics fell off the radar as far as my interests went. The Circle of the Dragon, however, continued to grow.

My original intention for the Circle of the Dragon was to have a website dedicated to dragon themes and theories. By 2001, the Dragons of Fame section had expanded well past my original intentions for it. I had originally used links to other sites rather than writing about the dragons myself; I started the Dragons of Fame section originally for those dragons I could only find in books.

As the site's information base grew, the original intention of the site expanded to include becoming a resource of dragon information, stories, and artwork. Of course, the Circle of the Dragon is still growing, and now the site's scope has expanded to include serpent and snake lore, since it is often too hard to separate serpents from dragons.

In short, the goal of the Circle of the Dragon is to provide information on dragons, serpents, and snakes in mythology, folklore, legend, and history with theories and background on contributing factors to their existence in those stories, including exploring the interconnection of dragons across the world in cultures past and present.

This site does not seek to provide information on contacting dragons, serpents, or other religious spirits, past or present, through any form of magic, medium, or supernatural means. This site also does not seek to provide information on religious or spiritual practice of any variety, pertaining to dragons or otherwise. This site does not seek to provide information of any kind that suggests, insinuates, or implies any methods of summoning, conjuring, or otherwise contacting a dragon in anyway, shape or form.

I understand that there are many spiritual traditions in the world, and I do not mean to discredit any of them or their intentions. However, the goal of this site is not to promote and form of spiritual or supernatural action or ritual of any variety. There are parts of this site that explore the beliefs and practices of religions in order to better explore the mythologies and stories about dragons, but the focus of this site remains on the stories of dragons and serpents.

Finally, this site does not seek to sell products of any kind, related to dragons or otherwise. There are parts of this site that link to pages with products and even parts of this site that show off my own collection (drago's Hoard), but these are merely pointing fellow dragon-lovers in the right direction.

Serpents and dragons are connected in myth, legend, and folklore, so I also reserve non-story items that are related to dragons, including species of lizards, fish, even trees that carry the name "dragon." This is because these plants or animals earned their names through myth or mythological connection to dragons.

And, as I once said myself at the age of six, "Dragons are cool." Enough said!