I’ve been doing daily practice rituals leading up to my role at Charter Oak Grove‘s Samhain on the 31st. Nothing really surprising about that, my knowledge of the liturgical bits and pieces that are new is improving just as I expected. After all, practice makes perfect. Also, the Kindred seem to be pretty happy with [...]
I’m on a roll, so I thought I would revise my Cathubodua Invocation. The square brackets are for Samonios. We call now to Cathubodua: Great Crow, your call melts away our fears. When we grow cold with panic, You are there pushing us forward. Great Goddess, You hold us to a high standard. You know [...]
Shining Ones, from across the worlds we call to you! We call to the Gods and Goddesses of the Bright Sky: Esus Teutates, Sucellos, and sun-warmed Nantosuelta. We call to the Gods and Goddesses of the Land: Grannus, Rosmerta, and nurturing Dea Matrona. We call to the Gods and Goddesses of Skill: Gobannos, Abnoba, and [...]
Short, but I really like this one: Brigindona, blazing, bright flame of the hearth, We call to you! Most High Goddess, You give to us the power of words and song. May Your spark kindle within us: the flames of offering, the light of inspiration, and the warmth of community. Brigindona, we ask for Your [...]
As I have written before, I have been using prayer beads fairly consistently for over a year now. From time to time, there are discussions about using prayer beads in the pagan community. In ADF, it seems to mostly focus on the teaching power of repetitive use of prayer beads (and the physical reminders that [...]