Trance 2 is now
in the bag, pending approval.
I need to submit it, though I still have two courses that have been submitted with outstanding reviews. I should have Trance 2 in sometime today.
I had to pack everything this morning, so I did something I rarely do for festivals: I packed myself down with sacrifices of all types, grabbed nearly all my ritual gear, and made it so that I was prepared for just about any ritual eventuality. I admit, I've intentionally avoided discussions of initiation on some lists because I didn't want to spoil the mystery, but this leaves me in a bit of a quandary when it comes to what to expect.
I don't know whether my courses will be reviewed on time for the initiation on Saturday night (and it sounds to me like the initiation will be wet and very cold, if we're going to be doing this outside).
I do know, though, that if my courses are graded and passed, and then if I can manage to pass the initiation (I do know it's possible to fail), I'll be able to start some of the work I'm really dying to get into. More importantly, since we've generally agreed that it takes three initiates to make another initiate, having two of us initiated will help us spread that current more broadly and easily.