Posts about Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF) and my practices that are ADF specific (https://www.adf.org/)
As part of my spiritual practices, I spend time every day connecting with the Kindreds. Depending on what’s going on and the time of year, my methods change slightly. During the winter – the rainy months – I tend to do devotionals all indoors. I have altars set up in my bedroom and in my … Read more
A little over a week ago, I went to a Buddhist temple for one of their Temple Life tours. The tour was great, and subject for another post. As part of the tour registration, I was required to put down my religion. That made me think … how do I define my religion? Depending on the … Read more
My first ADF ritual that I’ve created. The following rituals were used for inspiration: http://www.adf.org/rituals/norse/gleichennacht/shunity.html http://www.adf.org/rituals/norse/gleichennacht/gleichennacht.html Spring Equinox 2012 Protogrove of the Valley Oak [Initiation & Purification] Folk process to Nemeton singing “Come we Now as a People” (words & music by Ian Corrigan) as participants are purified with smoke and water. Come we … Read more
Greetings to you! If you’re joining us for the Witches Yuletide Ball, Welcome! If you’re not, please click on the Witches Ball image and check out the other wonderful witchy blogs that are joining us in this Ball! Yule is a fantastic time of year. It’s a time when a lot of our community celebrates … Read more
As part of the Dedicant’s Program for ADF, we are expected to connect to nature. I’m an urban druid .. very much so! I did inherit a rose bush with my current home and I’m going to try to keep that going, but a nature spot? There is a park across the street, and that … Read more
Part of the ADF Dedicant’s program is essays on the discussion of virtues. This is one of my essays. “Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.” (Dalai Lama)( 1) Compassion is defined as … Read more
Around mid last year, I joined the ADF with the idea to get the Dedicant program done in a year. And then life happened. So here I am, almost 6 months later and I’m not very far into the program. I’ve waffled a bit, on understanding if I wanted to focus on the ADF … 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
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.