Today, I managed to get my short breviary published: A Crane Breviary and Guide Book ("CBGB" for short).

I also provided a free "preview" version of it for ADF members, including the entire High Days cycle, since I figured that portion was important to provide at no additional charge. The rite I ended up using for this was the "simple self- ( Read more... )

While I suspect that these are supposed to be more. . . economic in meaning, I cannot help but think that there is nothing more Indo-European (though specifically continental Celtic) than a set of bull and bear cufflinks for your best-dressed formal occasion. I might also suggest that the red "Chinese" dragon leaves something to be desired. . . Oh ( Read more... )

After speaking with seamus_mcnasty about "resting on one's laurels" after the Pride Service (see yesterday's post), I opened up the Book of Three Cranes and read through our omens for the past few weeks/months. I've posted a couple of times in the last week over at 3cg_blog about omens, and since early May, we've seen an increased need to take stock of them. As I read ( Read more... )

I've been working on further developing my connection with our Grove's namesake, Trigaranus (aka "Three Cranes", who we usually refer to in the singular as "Garanus" or "Crane"), within my own mind. If these 6th night rituals work out for the Grove, we'll talk about developing this a tad further as a Grove, too ( Read more... )

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Last night, while listening to some drumming CD's, I started free-writing about Esus and the Three Cranes. I came up with the following random bit of sketching:

Three Cranes

Garanus
Trigaranus
Esus

Furious One
Passionate One¹
The Bull
Tarvos

The Willow

The Bill-Hook

The Pruning

¹ - From Chris Gwinn's derivation from PIE *eis-, which ( Read more... )

eydimork posted in gaulish_recon about A Call for Cult, and for those interested in Gaulish religion in any way, please swing over and read that post.

She's got a great idea going there. I'm still thinking about it, but I like the idea very much.

"I apparently speak Gaulish with a Kentucky accent."

The most amusing thing about me making that statement?

It's completely true!

Does anyone have access to the publication: L'Année épigraphique

I need the following source:

AE 1985, 00934
Province: Mauretania Caesariensis
Location: Cherchell / Caesarea

And I need it badly.

There appears to be an inscription to Esus in Mauretania Caesariensis.

That's Algeria, baby. We're talking about an inscription for a ( Read more... )

Look at me!


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