I’m ashamed to say that I never read the late Adler’s groundbreaking book, Drawing Down the Moon. The news of her sudden death moved me to order it immediately. I needed to read it; I needed to honor one of our community’s elders – now ancestors. I had admired her as a journalist on NPR, now I definitely needed to explore this other side of her.
It arrived today! I’m very excited to start. I’m not sure how I will fit it in with my other projects – the various ADF study programs, sewing, crocheting, and managing a protogrove… but I’m committed to finish it by Samhain. In fact, I invited my grovies to join me in reading or rereading it with me. We’ll periodically discuss things that jump out at us on our Facebook group, and have a final discussion towards the end of October. We’ll then honor her further at our Samhain ritual.
I can’t believe it took me this long…
Author M. A. Phillips 