Book of Awen

Recently, I’ve been working through “My Deepest Me” by Janice Lynne Lundy. The book is a workbook for 30 days that is designed to help us re-connect to the spiritual. During the pandemic, I have felt disconnected from my spirituality. But I realize that I wasn’t as disconnected as I thought — it just changed….

As I’m working through the work for the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA) I’ve found that the Sphere of Protection (SoP) very readily adapts to my personal cosmology of the ADF Cosmology with Well, Fire, and Tree. The original Sphere of Protection can be found on the AODA Website, here is my adaptation…

On a piece of paper, describe what you are doing and why you’re doing it. Write as if you’ve already finished the project – what does it look, feel, smell, taste, or sound like? What emotions does it bring about in you? Fold the paper in half, folding towards you, and put it on the…

A Welsh Beltane Ritual Beltane is traditionally celebrated as a sexy time between men and women. This leaves folks who aren’t interested in hetero- and sexual relationships a bit left out. The focus of the festival is around new life and creation. This Beltane, this Calan Mai, I choose to call Blodeuwedd, a being created…

In All That We Do By Rev. Victoria S. Earth Mother, we call to youWho sustains and supports us,And gives us strengthIn all that we do. Earth Mother, to you we praise,You who gives us gifts to buildAnd material to create,With this energy we raise Earth Mother, we give you HonorAs the sun sits high…

Written by Rev. Victoria “Leona Oigheag”for the Protogrove of the Valley Oak This ritual is written for a group, but it’s easily adapted for a solitary ritual. You will need some kind of beverage, a symbol of eggs (or actual eggs) and a symbol of rabbits (chocolate rabbits count). You will also need some additional…

Ossia Sylva posted On making space for the gods: a theology. In that post they included some great ideas for making space for the devotional practices in your life. This is something that I frequently struggle with. I also grew up in an environment where people would randomly drop by – so the house was…