I do consider Samhain to be the beginning of my spiritual year, but I also cannot deny the status quo in regards to modern society. Generations have looked to the point between December and January as the threshold to a new year and the continual existence of all. I can’t deny the power associated withContinue reading “Looking Forward to the New Year”
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Spirituality and Art 1: Art Muse Essay
Brighid: My Muse By Grey Catsidhe 6/24/10 Ever since I felt myself welcomed at the hearth fires of the Tuatha Dé Danann, one Goddess has stood out as a kind of mother figure and muse to my heart – Brighid. She was a popular Goddess in the past and remains so in the present. Continue reading “Spirituality and Art 1: Art Muse Essay”
Artisan Guild Study Program: Working Outline
As part of the Art Guild study program requirements, I am to choose two mediums to focus on. It was suggested they should force me to focus on different dimensions, brain power, and physical movements. Choosing a first medium was effortless. Deciding on a second was a little more challenging, but I think I haveContinue reading “Artisan Guild Study Program: Working Outline”
IP Letter of Intent
1) What draws you to the path of Initiation within ADF? When I stumbled upon ADF it was during a time that I felt I was in a sort of spiritual limbo. I knew that Paganism was the right place for me but the generality of the term was not enough. I had leftContinue reading “IP Letter of Intent”
Dedicant Program Works Cited
Ásatrú Alliance of Independent Kindreds, The. “2257 Runic Era Calendar Feast Days and Days of Observance.” The Ásatrú Alliance. 18 Jun. 2008 < http://www.asatru.org/ >. Clifton, Chas S. Her Hidden Children The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America. Lanham: AltaMira Press, 2006. Ellis, Peter Berresford. A Brief History of the Druids. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. Ellison, RobertContinue reading “Dedicant Program Works Cited”
A Reflection on my Oath Rite
I sat down with the intent to write out the script for my Dedicant Oath Rite a few months ago, after I finished a final book review, but the timing didn’t feel right. I wasn’t motivated to do it. I’m not sure why, but I’m sure it had something to do with college. I also think that IContinue reading “A Reflection on my Oath Rite”
My Dedicant Oath
Preparation: Offerings to gather: Earth Mother: herbs Outdwellers: beer (to be placed in a separate bowl) Earth: salt Sea: water Sky: incense Manannan (Gatekeeper): beer Nature Spirits: bird seed Ancestors: fruit (apples?) Gods: Whiskey Brighid: Token I made An Dagda: Token I made Return offerings: Oil Additional Needs: Ogham for the omen Wine for theContinue reading “My Dedicant Oath”
Personal Religion
Ireland has captured my imagination, for better or for worse. A few years earlier, I never would have believed that I would be seriously studying Irish lore, Irish history, considering learning the Irish language, and worshiping the Irish Gods. A few years ago, the Irish Gods were “the strange Gods with even stranger names.” In a society thatContinue reading “Personal Religion”
The Three Kindred
In my early days of Pagan study and worship, it was easiest for me to connect with and understand the Nature Spirits. I was raised to respect them and even taught by my mother to believe in fairies and unicorns, even if they were part of a different reality than our own. As time went by, IContinue reading “The Three Kindred”
Working with Nature
It was always easy for me to connect with The Nature Spirits. Upon reflection, I must confess that it was the Nature Spirits who originally helped me decide to turn to Paganism. I’ve always been an environmentalist. At a very early age, I started to learn about animals, ecosystems, and the huge amount of damage humans were inflictingContinue reading “Working with Nature”
Author M. A. Phillips 