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Fast as an Oak Tree
When life gets busy, I tend to feel that my spirituality comes out of focus. Socializing, driving from place to place, and my day job all distract me from my studies. Being a mother and keeping my home...
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Reflecting on Liturgy Practicum 1
I am very nearly finished with one of the advanced ADF study programs – Liturgy Practicum 1. I lost track of time, and when I saw that I had journaled for over the required four months, I was...
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Persevering
My spiritual community was recently rocked with news on allegations of sexual misconduct by our late founder, Isaac Bonewits. While the initial accusations occurred before ADF was founded, others have...
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A Harvest Prayer
My work through the Initiate Path of ADF has been slow but steady this past year. I may not always be “studying” in the traditional sense, and I may not be as prolific as others in ADF, but I’m always...
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A Pre-Ritual Prayer
Ah, that crazy time leading up to a ritual. As Senior Druid of Northern Rivers Grove, organizing the celebrations is often my responsibility. I embrace it, though it is quite an offering of time and...
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A Winter Travel Prayer
An Cailleach, I call to you On this wintry, snowy day. Please be gentle with my kin As we drive from work or play. By Grey Catsidhe
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An Herbal Cleanse
My old herbal stash. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2019 In what seems like a never-ending quest to better organize our small home, I decided an herbal cleanse was in order. I mean that very literally in that...
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Turning on the Heat
The inside of one of our baseboard heaters. Photo by Grey Catsidhe, 2019 Last weekend, my husband and I performed an annual ritual: cleaning the heaters and turning on the heat. We were extra thorough...
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Earth Prayer
May I be stillAnd in my stillnessFeel youMay I be silentAnd in my silenceHear youMay I be openAnd in my opennessKnow youMay I be kindAnd in my kindnessHonor youby M. A. Phillips I felt inspired to...
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