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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
10:50 pm [acousticdryad]	Lakota-Sioux Star Quilt Raffle and Join us for Midsummer June 27th! Many of you know, we are currently running a raffle to support the Wounded Knee Visitor's Center on Pine Ridge Reservation. We are raffling off a Lakota Star Quilt, donated to us by a member of AIM (American Indian Movement) so they can gather supplies to support their center. Details, including pictures and how to purchase tickets are on our site: http://www.cedarlightgrove.org/lakota-star-quilt-charity-drive/ We will be drawing a name after our Lughnasadh High Rite on August 1st. Winner will be contacted via phone and email, so be sure to provide all of the requested information on our site. Join us for Midsummer at CedarLight Grove, ADF! Location: CedarLight Center in Baltimore Maryland off of Harford Road. (directions on the site). There are bus stations close by, information on bus routes listed on our website! ##### Please note a new parking guideline for parking at CedarLight Grove on our website. ##### Date: June 27th, 2009 Time: Ritual starts at 7pm, arrive no later than 5:30pm. (times are subject to change, please check the site before you leave) Lore of the Season: This Ritual is being run by our Hellenic members. We will be honoring Apollo and Hermes, with Zeus as the Gatekeeper, and also be performing a short sacred Greek Drama of when Hermes's stole Apollo's cattle. This ritual is strictly in honor of the Gods, so bring your offerings! :) What to bring?: Bring a dish to share for the potluck feast. Your dish should serve approximately 6-10 people. Please label whether your dish has meat or not for our vegetarians. Check the weather forecast before the ritual. The High Rite will be done outdoors, and it may be hot. Bring sunscreen, bugspray, and prepare for the heat. If you have a chair you’d like to sit in during the High Rite, we suggest bringing that too. Cost?: There is a suggested donation of $10 per person. This can be done so through our website ahead of time or through Dagda’s Cauldron at the Grove. (paypal donations to clg@cedarlightgrove.org or the Dagda's Cauldron link on the main page) Who?: Our high rites are always open to the public, bring a friend! Children are allowed but –must- be supervised at all times. Children are not permitted to wander through ritual space during any ceremony, and any noisy children will be asked to be escorted out of the sanctuary. Pets are not allowed. Further details can be reached on our website! Other Upcoming Events Jun 28 - Rites of Caffiena and Aromatherapy Workshop presented by Kat Jul 05 - Rites of Caffiena and Workshop on the First Harvest Season Jul 11 - Blessing of the Land Rite in Gettysburg at the Senior Druid's house Jul 12 - Rites of Caffiena and Lughnasadh Planning Jul 19 - Rites of Caffiena and a Meditation Workshop presented by Wayne Jul 26 - Rites of Caffiena and Lughnasadh Planning Aug 01 - Lughnasadh High Rite @ CedarLight Aug 09 - Rites of Caffiena and Carburator Workshop presented by Will Aug 16 - Rites of Caffiena and Grove Work Day (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
11:57 pm [kallisti]	Conference Announcement Fire in the Hearth Pagan Thought in Modern Times A One Day Conference Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10 am to 5 pm At the Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Ave., Ottawa, Ontario Guest of Honour Isaac Bonewits Arch Druid Emeritus and Founder Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship Author of   REAL MAGIC (1989)                     Neopagan Rites (2007)                 Essential Guide to Druidism(2006) Special Guests Dr. Brendan Myers Author of The Other Side of Virtue (2008) A Pagan Testament (2008) Mysteries of Druidry (2006)   Linda Demissy past Preceptor, ADF Seers Senior Druid Silver Fox Grove Linda's book of Pagan Chants Dr. Shelley Rabinovitch Prof Magic and Occult Phenomena Course, University of Ottawa Co-Author of Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft & NeoPaganism (2004) An' Ye Harm None: Magical Morality & Modern Ethics (2004)   _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Admission is only $15 Available at Pagan Brunches, and other Ottawa Local Pagan events from Red Maple Grove Members More info: http://www.redmaplegrove.org Facebook Group/Event: “Fire In the Hearth” Or email me for general info, or Vender's info, Farrell McGovern farrell.mcgovern@gmail.com (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, May 11th, 2009
7:32 am [chronarchy]	2009 Election Results Full results available at http://www.adf.org/members/org/elections/2009/results.html Members at election date (5/1/09) = 1073 Ballots received = 404 (37% of members voted) Online ballots = 366 Paper ballots = 38 Total available votes = 3420 Votes received (cast) = 1550 (45% of available votes)* Member's Advocate - 1567 total votes cast Arthur Shipkowski = 1515 (96.7%) WINNER Non-Officer Director - 1626 total votes cast Anthony Thompson = 908 (55.8%) WINNER Canada East Regional Druid - 49 total votes cast Daniel Lamarche (write in) = 16 (32.7%) WINNER Canada West Regional Druid - 37 total votes cast Athelia Nihtscada = 37 (100%) WINNER Europe Regional Druid - 19 total votes cast Venus Clark (write in) = 16 (84.2%) WINNER Heartland Regional Druid - 227 total votes cast Lisa McCune (write in) = 100 (44.1%) WINNER Northeast Regional Druid - 295 total votes cast Sharon Gorbacz = 295 (100%) WINNER Northwest Regional Druid - 114 total votes cast Jessica Olson = 114 (100%) WINNER Southwest Regional Druid - 235 total votes cast David Foster = 140 (59.6%) WINNER Upper Midwest Regional Druid - 247 total votes cast Jean Pagano = 152 (61.5%) WINNER Secretary - 1621 total votes cast Robert Lewis = 985 (60.8%) WINNER Vice Archdruid - 1623 total votes cast Kirk Thomas = 1561 (96.2%) WINNER 2010 Annual Meeting - 1527 total votes cast Wellspring = 922 (60.4%) WINNER Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: "Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane Season", - JB (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
2:28 pm [acousticdryad]	Trillium Pictures and Videos Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/acousticdryad/TrilliumSpringGathering2009 Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/cedarlightgrove (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
5:11 pm [acousticdryad]	Trillium Reflections I'm not sure how many of you attended Trillium this past weekend, but it was by far my favorite Trillium since I started going in 2005 :) If anyone here did attend, did you have any fond memories you'd like to share? I've been asked to help out with the organization of next year's Trillium, and it's been brought up that we may start up a Trillium community forum on the website. We've already got some workshop volunteers (if you're interested, feel free to email ratatask[@]eplagarthrkindred.org) for next year. Thanks a bunch! (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
7:11 pm [neneus]	Was wondering if anyone in ADF has an Anglo-Saxon specific hearth culture. Specifically, I would like to see if anyone has done Anglo-Saxon rites in an ADF style, because I am trying to write a basic A_S rite according to the ADF Core Order of Ritual, and thought it would help to see an example of one. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
4:24 am [rolsby]	At what age...? I'm a relatively new parent, so I haven't encountered this yet, but at what age is it appropriate to introduce kids to something like emergency procedures? Like me, I'm sure the rest of you are emphasizing good choices and gentle but firm discipline, however, when do you have the "brass tacks" discussion and practices about serious safety issues like fire, medical emergencies, and the police. The reason I am asking on this forum is because I am wondering at what age do your kids start pondering God(s)? So ultimately, which could come first: awareness of threats or awareness of the divine? Right now, our home altar is just ripe with things for picking up, examining, and/or chewing. Unfortunately, that may include knives. We are trying to shoo her away, but at the same time want her to be interested and remain involved in worship. Thanks in advance for your perspectives. (30 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
11:57 pm [aven_envoy]	What do you think are the essential skills a modern-day druid should have? (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
9:45 pm [fuego]	As I try to figure out what I'm doing here.... Okay, I'm trying to settle my mind once and for all on whether I'm actually doing this or not. This has been driving me nuts for a year now, and I need to make a decision and either get started or move on. I was approved for the CTP over a year ago, and for the IP nearly a year ago and I've gone nowhere It is, of course, largely a personal issue and only I can make that decision, all that fun stuff. but recalling my own experiences with the dedicant's program, and some of the stuff that other people are dealing with with other study programs, there is a significant issue that comes from the organization itself. I'm asking here and not on the email lists because at the moment, my membership is expired- I plan to renew it at the end of the week, but this is on my mind now. So here's the part that I'm questioning regarding the organization. Please keep in mind that I'm not writing any of this to rail on anyone, and I understand that everyone has lives and things get busy and crazy and stuff just happens, so I'm not expecting superhumans here. Let's start with my dedicants program experience. ( I'll cut this for length. ) I know that other people have experienced similar issues, and lately, hearing about the various experiences of people getting work returned to them unapproved, but with no indication as to what they've done wrong, or not hearing from anyone on work submitted for months at a time, I really have to question if I want to do this, having gone through it once before. Is it worth all the headaches? I don't expect the system to be perfect. I don't expect people to move mountains. But if I submit work for approval and I am told that more is needed, I expect that I will be told what I'm doing wrong, not to have to guess and make multiple useless retries before I either stumble on the right thing by sheer dumb luck or I'm finally told when I'm about to give up. I expect that if someone has questions about work that I've done, that they come to me and ask, not ask someone else who asks someone else. I *want* to do this. But if I'm going to have to deal with the same issues as I did with the DP, I don't think I can. I've got enough other personal issues and questions having nothing to do with ADF itself that I could at this point, probably just walk away if it came down to that. but I joined ADF and did the DP specifically because I wanted to do the CTP, and finally upon realizing that the CTP wasn't what I needed to do, I switched to the IP. But aside from the initiation, there are other ways to the same destination, and I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't look for another way, and the issue I brought up here is the one that I can't answer for all by myself. So...well...thoughts, suggestions, comments, flames, anything? (47 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
12:52 am [crane_spirit]	Was wondering if anyone has ever honored the Earth mother as the gatekeeper in An ADF rite. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
12:06 am [triadruid]	Now if only I had an iPod... $35, could be yours! ::note: I stumbled across this on the web, I have no commercial/fiduciary relationship with the seller. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
3:07 pm [heathenry]	Cosmology question I was wondering how common it is in ADF practice and belief to see the axis mundi as a mountain rather than a tree. In ADF rites I see numerous references to the worldtree, so I am making an assumption that this is the most commonly held belief (perhaps I am wrong). (17 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
5:45 am [fionnabhar]	Coming up on Sunday, February 1st, your friendly neighborhood Druids from Wild Hare Grove will return Gaia Community to offer a High Holiday ritual. The ritual will be Sunday, February 1, 4-6 p.m. at Shawnee Mission Unitarian-Universalist Church, 7725 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS. Gaia's regular Sunday offering will be taken up, but there is no fee for attending ritual. This is a time of year when many cultures celebrate a blessing of tools and prepare to resurrect life from the sleeping earth. We'll be blend some traditions in a Druidic-style ritual (with a UU flavor) to gather blessings for the "work" ahead -- not just for literal planting in an agricultural sense, but for creating the changes we want to see in our own lives and the world at large. Inside this time, with 89% fewer cheese balls. We do not expect the ritual to be something children can't be present for, but it's likely not to be very interesting for younger folks. As is typical for Druidic rituals, there will be a portion of the afternoon devoted to Praise Offerings, which will be your chance to connect with the gods, ancestors, kindred or Powers in the other worlds. Such offerings are not required, but you should plan NOT to get that item back after ritual. We'll also have a potluck feast following the ritual, so please bring a dish to feed yourself, plus at least eight other hungry people. We're all about hospitality, folks, so do what you can to label your ingredients to alert folks who are careful about their food choices...and bring reuseable place settings. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
6:11 pm [skullarix]	Medieval Madness PayPal online Hey Druids, You can now sign up for Medieval Madness via PayPal... http://www.risingphoenix-adf.org/main/event_app/reg_form.htm Once you have entered your information and click "register" you will be taken to the page where you can make your payment! What is Medieval Madness you ask? What an excellent Question!! Why it is Grove of the Rising Phoenix's yearly camp out occuring 2/27-3/1/09. This year ADF's Vice Arch Druid, Kirk Thomas, will be presenting a work shop on ADF Liturgical practices. What is liturgy you ask? Another great Question!! Liturgy is the reason we do what we do in our rituals, and the meanings behind the activities we perform. You will also have the opportunity to do a student ritual under the watchful eye of Mr. Thomas. This will be a wonderful learning opportunity. Our very own Michelle will be presenting a workshop on the construction of wooden journals and their uses after Kirk's presentation. THE FUN DOESN'T STOP THERE!! We will also have a Bardic Circle, so feel free to bring out your drums, flutes, poems, skits and singing voices! We will gather 'round the fire in the evening and sing songs, read poems and the like... Interspersed between performances we will auction off our cool wares so don't forget your wallet. Then on Sunday we will invade the Arizona Renaissance festival! Much medieval fun will be had to be sure. So come on out and join us, we can't wait to see YOU! For all the latest detailed info go to and pictures go to: http://www.risingphoenix-adf.org/main/events/events_menu.htm (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
8:34 pm [skullarix]	Medieval Madness camp out/liturgical weekend Grove of the Rising Phoenix ADF presents: WHAT: Medieval Madness camp out/liturgical weekend WHERE: Usery Mountain Recreation Area, 3939 N. Usery Pass Rd, Mesa AZ 85207 Site A WHEN: February 27,2009-March 1, 2009 COST: $50.00 includes entry to Arizona Renaissance Festival (Note: After February 16th the price will be $65) There are showers and running bathrooms near the campsite in the newly re-modeled facilities. DETAILS: Rev. Kirk Thomas who is currently the ADF Vice-Archdruid as well as Chief for the ADF Liturgists Guild will presenting a workshop on ADF Liturgy. Michelle will also be presenting the construction and use of journals, (Wooden covers and the like). To read more about the event & to register: http://www.risingphoenix-adf.org/main/events/events_menu.htm Please e-mail any questions directly to me at skullarix@cox.net Deedra (Comment on this)
Monday, October 27th, 2008
2:34 pm [wcm]	Utica NY's study group I'm hoping to get the study group in Utica, NY going. Here's our website, complete with forum: http://sites.google.com/site/uticaadf/Home Enjoy, Grey Catling (Comment on this)
Friday, October 24th, 2008
11:15 pm [dubhlainn]	New Community As some of you may know, earlier this year I became the coordinator of a brand new ADF SIG (Special Interest Group) dedicated to exploring Technopagan thought and expression within ADF. Unfortunately by the time it was approved I became wrapped up in other projects and my secular life. I have not been able to do as much with the SIG as I would like. I am trying to turn that around now. As part of that effort I have created a new LiveJournal community for members of the SIG. adf_technopagan If you would like more information about the SIG here are some links that may help: At adf.org: http://www.adf.org/members/sigs/technopagan/ (members only) Our home page: http://adftechnopagan.googlepages.com/ Or you may write to me personally here. (Comment on this)
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
6:04 pm [skullarix]	Grove of the Rising Phoenix events Real quick we have several things going on this month ( Clicketh, clicketh... ) (Comment on this)
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
7:02 pm [mysticalmoonesc]	Calling all Druids!  This is a calling to all Druids that are interested in forming a Grove in the Idaho Falls and Idaho Falls surrounding area's!  Come one! Come all! To this meet and greet gathering! There will be mini sandwiches and apple cider! Oghams to be told! Laughter and merriment!  (*This meet and greet gathering will only happen if their is enough Druids interested in forming a Grove.*)     Let my e-mail box runnth over! (*E-mail me to see if you can help with anything!*)  May the Gods/Goddesses lite your path!      Mystical Moon  Current Mood: curious (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
7:43 am [loghyrt]	Need some help Hello everyone, I am looking for a bit of help. I find myself currently feeling like I need to obtain a staff. Is there a specific way that I need to go about obtaining/creating one? Is it even necessary? Being very new and not yet a member of ADF (money being the issue now I intend to join as soon as the funds are available) I am looking for some help in this area. Any advice would be appreciated. (5 Comments |Comment on this)