I do not often dream, but sometimes, the results are hilarious. This is what I'd classify as a "nightmare," but in the light of day, it's not so scary, at all. But it is funny. The dream begins in media res, at a rite at Wellspring where all ADF's clergy were reciting the oath they take at ordination in order to renew their credentials (which is, ( Read more... )

As noted in my previous post, I am the eighth active ADF Priest to be ordained in ADF's nearly 30 year history. I am the third to be ordained through completion of the ADF Clergy Training Program (others were ordained when the training program was suspended, and were ordained based on work done mostly outside of the training sphere). These are no ( Read more... )

You know, in many ways, the initiation I went through changed the game I was playing, deepening it and setting new rules. I like to talk about Huizinga's notion of Homo Ludens as vastly superior to Eliade's Homo Religiosis, but I find myself encountering Huizinga's theories on a very real and intimate level in my life ( Read more... )

How on earth is it that in this economy, getting a quote in a timely manner is virtually impossible? If it were only one vendor, I could maybe understand, but nearly all of them?

I know I've spoken much about the ADF Order of the Crane thing that seamus_mcnasty and I have been playing architect on, but I want to touch base a bit more. Bear with me, I'll be ( Read more... )

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The weekend started well. I packed up on Wednesday night, preparing to head out immediately after work on Thursday. I dropped by Fly-By-Night on Thursday to pick up Psyche's stuff to help her transport her shop for the weekend ( Read more... )

The past two to three weeks have probably been the most magically active of my life. I do know that the activity has always gone in spurts, of course, but everything I've done for the past couple of weeks has been centered around magic. The fact that I've been posting so lightly bears this out ( Read more... )

Does anyone know, off-hand, where I could find the text of a Greek oath? Or an explaination of one?

I'm in need of it for an OL article, and I figure I have enough people interested in that area on this list that someone might know where I can look?

One of my favourite stories ( Read more... )