elders – Author M. A. Phillips

I wish I wish…

I had a wonderful experience in the forest earlier, and I will blog about that later – but for now I want to talk about something else. For me, ADF satisfies three very important things – my desire to worship using reconstructionist models, my desire to be creative, and community. I love these aspects ofContinue reading “I wish I wish…”

Hail to Isaac!

I have a few other entries I would like to write, but today I must reflect on the passing of ADF’s beloved founder, Isaac Bonewits. I never had the pleasure to meet him in person, but like many others in the Pagan community, I was profoundly influenced by his work. When I was aContinue reading “Hail to Isaac!”

Isaac Bonewits

Most Pagans probably know this already, but in case you don’t, Isaac Bonewits, founder of ADF and Pagan elder, is not doing well. As Skip Ellison, former Arch Druid of ADF, announced today: As many of you know, our founder, Isaac Bonewits, is suffering from cancer.While it appeared at first that he was getting better,Continue reading “Isaac Bonewits”

Pagan Elders

I posted this on the MVPN forums first but decided to put it on my blog in case anyone else wanted to chime in. 🙂 Pagans and magic practitioners alike have some very intriguing, innovative, and (in)famous elders. They’ve inspired us with their rhetoric and ritual. They’ve given their lives to helping others. They’ve taughtContinue reading “Pagan Elders”