by Mike Bierschenk, originally published on his blog. I feel like the longer I practice druidry, the more I sit and talk with the gods and spirits, the more I have to sit with uncertainty …..
Back in 2018, almost exactly a year after my mother transitioned and entered into the Halls of the Ancestors, I was sitting on my front porch reading, and out of the corner of my eye I caught glimpse of a young deer. This deer was unlike any other I’d ever seen because he was missing the bottom half of his back right leg. He had a unique gait for a deer as you can imagine – sort of a dipping of his hindquarters as he moved slowly through the grass looking for his next snack. Little did I know, he would be one of my greatest teachers.
A perspective on how one’s gender can interact with their religious beliefs in a pagan setting.
Meditate with this attunement that focuses on diversity.
Howdy all! Your friendly neighborhood Vice Arch Druid, Rev. Jan Avende, here to let you know the Annual Report is now available online, in case you missed it at the annual meeting. You can find …..
by Drum ADF is an orthopraxic organization, which means that we focus on shared practice instead of shared beliefs. However, as part of our Dedicant Program, we ask members to explore and define nine virtues …..
Dr. Felicitas Goodman, author of a book called Where the Spirits Ride the Wind and founder and director of the Cuyamungue Institute in New Mexico. Her work, since then, has had a major influence on how I have seen meditation, and more importantly, how I have seen religion as a whole.
ADF is an orthopraxic organization, which means that we focus on shared practice instead of shared beliefs. However, as part of our Dedicant Program, we ask members to explore and define nine virtues and the …..
That is the entirety of what I recommend in a very bare bones practice. One can scale it back to where (as I’ve mentioned previously) it is all conducted within the imagination, where even the space has been created you wish to work in. Or you can expand the scope of course. If there is interest I will cover imaginal creation of tools and space in a future posting. May the Ancestors and powers you work with… be with you!
ADF is an orthopraxic organization, which means that we focus on shared practice instead of shared beliefs. However, as part of our Dedicant Program, we ask members to explore and define nine virtues and the …..