So, today LiveJournal is in an uproar over crosspostings to Facebook. This is all well and good, because if it involves Facebook, drama over privacy will ensue. For the record, I've set my journal (already 100% public) to crosspost to Facebook because it's easier for me than importing notes that may or may not ever get there (or, we shall see if ( Read more... )

I've finally gotten the gumption together to re-start some of the work I've been doing, and the past few weeks have been focused on doing work around the Initiate's Path program I've been planning out, as some may have noticed from my previous entry. Right now, I'm in the process of building the schedule, which means buying a calendar and trying to ( Read more... )

The past few weeks have been full of computer issues. Just last night, I reformatted again, for the second time this week. If I've got a project I'm supposed to finish for you, this is, unfortunately, why it isn't done.As I work on this Initiate Path project I've been builing for the past six months or so, I keep running into certain roadblocks ( Read more... )

For those interested, my ordination application is now up on my website. I wanted to share it so people could get an idea of why I'm applying and what my journey has sort of looked like.

A note of disclaimer: as druidkirk was our first ordination in 8 years, we're sort of trying things as we get new ordination applications. For this, I selected the ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I went to JoAnn Fabrics and Michael's Crafts, both of which were having sales on silver beads (30% and 40% off, respectively) to stock up on offerings. I now have quite a bit of silver for offerings, but I realized when I got home that I actually have no gold.

And what is silver without gold? I mean, really ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I went out to Highbanks and recorded roughly an hour of myself stumbling over words, hesitating, and trying to keep a fire going while kids played on the squeaky swingset not far away and airplanes made lots of noise. But, after roughly 20 takes (and over half a bottle of hazelnut oil), I had four usable videos for my Theatre for ( Read more... )

There's been interest in setting up a sort of Ritual Performance Clinic for the Grove. I've been brainstorming, and I'm currently looking at about 7 different sessions:

1. Cosmological Issues
• Exercise: Cosmos Clinic
2. Ritual Space - Configuration, Management, and Use
• Exercise: Ritual Setup
3. Praying With a Good Fire - Choosing Focus, Writing Prayers, Making ( Read more... )

As of November 1, 2009, I became the ADF Clergy Council Preceptor via appointment from the Archdruid. This means that it's my job to:

1. review CTP submissions that come in;
2. keep the process of voting and approval for Initiate Path and Clergy Training Program entrants on track;
3. ensure reviews of Dedicant Path documentation are completed for both the IP ( Read more... )

I received word this morning that my Ethics 1 course, the last outstanding course for my Clergy Training Program Circle 2 work, has been approved. I cleaned up the document (removed comments and such that were a byproduct of the grading) and sent it back in, so an announcement should go out later today ( Read more... )

Trance 2 is now in the bag, pending approval ( Read more... )