ADF DP study begins, Poseidon, esoterics & ethics
Good morning! Okay, it’s noon. ;-) Had a bunch of animals to feed so I couldn’t get online ‘til about an hour ago.
Anyway-
Am starting my preparations for observing Poseidon’s day after sunset tonight. Am making tuna salad for the feast in cute little tomato cups- hollow out tomatoes and dice tomato innards; add tuna, onion, cheese, herbs, lemon juice, a dash of olive oil, capsicum and other veggies that strike my fancy then pile it all back into the tomato cups & chill. Yum! Cool and healthy, perfect for a muggy summer’s night.
Am checking weather radar- I think it may rain tonight as the koels were calling and my head hurts- always a sure sign. Mighty Lord Poseidon, if it your wish to whip up a storm I will be grateful- the humidity is icky! I figure that with my extreme proximity to the Manning River and the Tasman Sea, Poseidon holds sway on the weather patterns here; we are the one region in NSW that is least affected by this awful, historic drought- it is still green here, and - may the Gods preserve it!- bush fire free.
Today I will begin my ADF studies in earnest. Am re-reading A History of Pagan Europe by Nigel Pennick & Prudence Jones; its a good book. (Thank all the Gods that I have access to or own most of the books on the reading list! That’s one good thing about being an “old” pagan. ) ;-)
Will also re-read thoroughly the Dedicant’s Program manual just so I am on the same page with all of it. Need to begin exploring the virtues and such, which reminds me of one of the last courses on ethics I took in uni. Good stuff, that.
Have a question I will be posing to my BTW friends shortly on how to deal with the situation from the Gardnerian OC, but I need to write it up coherently. This has bugged me for over a year now, but I figured I needed a cooling off period in which to assimilate it and really think over the viewpoint of XXX - did I screw up? In retrospect I still feel I am justified, but is that just me being pig-headed, or do I have a point? Ahh, all of life is one big ethical exercise! Cool, ain't it?
Will try to write more later. Fingers crossed that I will have some astonishing insights and will have solved all the issues of the globe with my startling intellect & wisdom… hahahahaha! (What an ego!) I do hope to have at least one insight today though. Even if it just a tiny thing, t sure makes the day worthwhile, and on most days I get pretty lucky with that. I may not change the globe, but I do shape me!
Oh wait- two things occur.
1) ADF friends who may read this: do you know how ADF reconciles the Wheel of the Year sabbat pattern when it comes to the southern hemisphere? Do they want us to observe the same holidays in tandem with the northern hemisphere, or do we adjust for our reversal? I’m easy, I can go both ways. ;-) (I can go many ways, whee!)
2) I think part of my ritual work tonight with Poseidon will be to work more on his cross-stitched new panel that I am doing. Yes, I know, I know, I work on it almost every day, but doing so tonight with hymns and prayers might be cool. I do tend to pray to him a bit anyway as I work on it, but if I focus my intent as I do with the stitched sigils I make, it may put some more “oomph” into it. Ya know, focused intent & will and devotion. You get my drift. I suppose it can’t hurt, but I also can’t wait to only stitch on Poseidon’s days- it’s an addiction! Must. Do Cross Stitch… Irresistible Pull… Can’t put down…
Anyway-
Am starting my preparations for observing Poseidon’s day after sunset tonight. Am making tuna salad for the feast in cute little tomato cups- hollow out tomatoes and dice tomato innards; add tuna, onion, cheese, herbs, lemon juice, a dash of olive oil, capsicum and other veggies that strike my fancy then pile it all back into the tomato cups & chill. Yum! Cool and healthy, perfect for a muggy summer’s night.
Am checking weather radar- I think it may rain tonight as the koels were calling and my head hurts- always a sure sign. Mighty Lord Poseidon, if it your wish to whip up a storm I will be grateful- the humidity is icky! I figure that with my extreme proximity to the Manning River and the Tasman Sea, Poseidon holds sway on the weather patterns here; we are the one region in NSW that is least affected by this awful, historic drought- it is still green here, and - may the Gods preserve it!- bush fire free.
Today I will begin my ADF studies in earnest. Am re-reading A History of Pagan Europe by Nigel Pennick & Prudence Jones; its a good book. (Thank all the Gods that I have access to or own most of the books on the reading list! That’s one good thing about being an “old” pagan. ) ;-)
Will also re-read thoroughly the Dedicant’s Program manual just so I am on the same page with all of it. Need to begin exploring the virtues and such, which reminds me of one of the last courses on ethics I took in uni. Good stuff, that.
Have a question I will be posing to my BTW friends shortly on how to deal with the situation from the Gardnerian OC, but I need to write it up coherently. This has bugged me for over a year now, but I figured I needed a cooling off period in which to assimilate it and really think over the viewpoint of XXX - did I screw up? In retrospect I still feel I am justified, but is that just me being pig-headed, or do I have a point? Ahh, all of life is one big ethical exercise! Cool, ain't it?
Will try to write more later. Fingers crossed that I will have some astonishing insights and will have solved all the issues of the globe with my startling intellect & wisdom… hahahahaha! (What an ego!) I do hope to have at least one insight today though. Even if it just a tiny thing, t sure makes the day worthwhile, and on most days I get pretty lucky with that. I may not change the globe, but I do shape me!
Oh wait- two things occur.
1) ADF friends who may read this: do you know how ADF reconciles the Wheel of the Year sabbat pattern when it comes to the southern hemisphere? Do they want us to observe the same holidays in tandem with the northern hemisphere, or do we adjust for our reversal? I’m easy, I can go both ways. ;-) (I can go many ways, whee!)
2) I think part of my ritual work tonight with Poseidon will be to work more on his cross-stitched new panel that I am doing. Yes, I know, I know, I work on it almost every day, but doing so tonight with hymns and prayers might be cool. I do tend to pray to him a bit anyway as I work on it, but if I focus my intent as I do with the stitched sigils I make, it may put some more “oomph” into it. Ya know, focused intent & will and devotion. You get my drift. I suppose it can’t hurt, but I also can’t wait to only stitch on Poseidon’s days- it’s an addiction! Must. Do Cross Stitch… Irresistible Pull… Can’t put down…