Note: this blog post discusses hazing that happened some years ago. While it doesn't go into specifics, please be aware if this is a trigger for you as it is for me. This is the second shift cycle for the Clann Bhride Cill. I've never started a Flamekeeping Cill before, though I've belonged to the one at … Continue reading Flamekeeping and Healing
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The State of the Sage
Good Lords and Ladies (does that sound too pretentious? I feel like that might be too pretentious) it's been a long time since I actually blogged for Sage and Starshine instead of just reblogging content I'd written elsewhere. Let's recap what I've been up to in the past few months. Library Stuff I'm in my … Continue reading The State of the Sage
Sunrise Goddess
I see You in the early hours of the morning when I wake up before my alarmOr when I roll over and hit the snooze button one too many timesOr when I wake up unable or unwilling to get back to sleepWhen the house is cool and darkWhen the light through the shades is still … Continue reading Sunrise Goddess
Tending Brighid’s Flame: Flamekeeping Shift Ideas
It's my flamekeeping shift again for the Cauldron Cill and I wanted to share a brainstormy list of things to do when it's time to keep Brighid's flame. Flamekeeping is, by its nature, already an act separate from everyday life; once every twenty days I light a candle, sing songs, and wear jewelry that remain untouched and … Continue reading Tending Brighid’s Flame: Flamekeeping Shift Ideas
Brighid and Me
Light me as Your lantern, Play me as Your harp, Keep me in Your mantle, Guide me to Your hearth. Brighid has been part of my life in some way, large or small, since November 2010. I had just been diagnosed the month before with dysthymia and started medication for depression for the first time … Continue reading Brighid and Me
Balance
Balance is something I have yet to master. Not that, I suppose, balance is something one masters or achieves with any finality. Balance is an ongoing process, a response and something to respond to. Balance is ma'at, a concept I'm struggling with as I come to terms with my new Kemetic faith. Balance is Brighid, … Continue reading Balance
Flamekeeping for 11/26/12
I belong to Cauldron Cill, a flamekeeping group (no, not that kind of Flamekeeping) dedicated to the Gaelic goddess Brighid. Known by many names - the Scottish Bride, the Continental Brigantia, the Catholic St. Brigit - Brighid is a fiery triple goddess of healing, smithcraft, and poetry, the flames of inspiration as well as the … Continue reading Flamekeeping for 11/26/12
Meditation and Mental Training
One of the ongoing requirements for ADF's Dedicant Path is a 5-month practice of meditation or mental training techniques, involving at least one session a week (though of course, more is preferable). I have been an on-and-off meditator since before my Pagan conversion and have tried everything from guided meditation to zazen with a local Zen Buddhist … Continue reading Meditation and Mental Training
Lughnasadh 2012 Write-Up
Right after the Midsummer Writeup! Sounds about right. Below is the unedited and un-annotated version of yesterday's ritual. Some of this was copied from another ADF ritual, and at the moment I can't find the original source. Later I'll edit this with proper links and suck. A real, actual post is coming soon. I promise. … Continue reading Lughnasadh 2012 Write-Up
Midsummer 2012 Write-Up
Yes, I know it's late. Yes, I know Lammas is almost upon us. But I'm having a bit of an off day - old wounds from the past that ache every so often - and I thought that offering my ritual for my readers' consumption would be a better post than lamenting over past hurts … Continue reading Midsummer 2012 Write-Up
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