druidinthecity “Slow down to speed up” It’s a phrase that I have heard a few times lately … It’s great and something I should do more often. Too often in today’s world, we’re racing around to get a lot of different things done. And done all at once. There’s family and school and work and social … Read more
There are times in our lives when it becomes important to us to define who we are. The key is that we are defining who we are to ourselves, not to anyone else. Many many *cough* years ago, I started down the path of Wicca. At first I focused on magick and casting spells. Then … Read more
Sometimes it’s something as simple as seeing a sign that makes you consider how the world has changed. This morning, on the way to work, I noticed that the signs warning you that a lane was about to become exit only said “Thru traffic merge left”. When I was younger, you were expected to understand … Read more
This Midsummer, I was invited to a Druidic ritual at the Sierra Madrone Grove. This was to be my first ritual down my new path. I haven’t even taken the first oath for the Dedicant’s program yet! Sierra Madrone is a bit of a drive for me, so it turned into an “almost all day” thing, and I’m really glad that I went!
For years I’ve been studying with the College of the Sacred Mists. Now I’m working on their Progressive Magic course while I study druidry with Ár nDraíocht Féin’s Dedicant Program.
Yesterday I got the opportunity to spend the day with Chief Golden Light Eagle at an event hosted by Firefly Willows. The Chief is a great speaker! He is very passionate about his message and is eager to share information with anyone who is willing to receive it. The day started with a film outlining … Read more
Initiation is a personal experience in which one becomes aware of mysteries-realities that were previously hidden, that cannot be communicated by one person to another in words or symbols, that must be experienced directly, firsthand. by Ellen Cannon Reed in “The Heart of Wicca: Wise Words from a Crone on the Path” Lately I’ve been thinking … Read more
I am a creature of habit. I think to some extent we all are. It’s so easy to continue to do the same thing time after time. But does it really help us? Sitting in the same area on the train helps my train-riding friends to find me. Building habits of spiritual practice help to … Read more
I have recently been taking a course on Courting Desire: the Soul’s Longing for Purpose by T. Thorn Coyle. The course focuses on knowing what you truly want to follow, and following that desire in order to be more in-tune with your live and generally be happier about things!
It is rare that I get the chance to sit down with my books and notes and actually create something in my Book of Shadows. Last weekend I finally did that. The hard part is not the finding the time, as much as it is finding the time when I’m not doing something else. There … Read more