..I snuck of dad Saturday.

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Then I yelled hello

Oh and those of you that wanted to see what he did with my sisters barbies for halloween:

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Please join me in congratulating

~~~Crystal ###### ~~~
of CedarLight Grove, ADF

who has successfully completed the documentation requirements of the Ár nDraíocht Féin Dedicant Path.

As Preceptor of Ár nDraíocht Féin, I’d like to welcome Crystal among those folks who’ve taken the time to learn what ADF is all about and make it a major part of their lives’ spiritual paths.

N.B. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THIS EMAIL, but send your congratulations to Crystal directly.

Best wishes,
Raven Mann
ADF Preceptor

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Technically it was completed the first week of September, but yo!

Yesterday my Grove celebrated its Samhain High Rite. I had more of a role in this Rite than I’ve had in the past. I’ve been trying to build up more experience in ritual, mainly with smaller parts until I’m confident enough to do more.

This ritual we called Dagda and Danu, with the Morrigan as the gatekeeper. It was an interesting twist, as we did the triple aspect of the Morrigan, and I was one of the three calling her.

We based the prayer off of the last ritual, which was the basis of “you are your own spiritual obstacle”, so our prayer for this Rite was to remove the obstacles of our own creation, so we can grow spiritually.

The omen was good, but not unexpected. Caryn read the Ogham, and we’re finally able to get someone to help keep track of omens for a change. The omen was that we are the only ones that can rid of our obstacles, no one else is going to do it for us.

I also offered some tobacco and mishma to the well to honor my ancestors, especially the ones I was able to learn about as of late. Most especially my Cherokee grandmother and my great great grandfather from Germany.

I was also presented with my dedicant ribbons during ritual, to symbolize the completion of my dedicants program (technically it was complete in the first half of September, but still). I’m glad that the Grove does small things like this to commemorate events like dedicant program completions, beads for high rite attendance, etc. I’d like to do more “rites of passage” type parts in ritual for our new members and such, as I think they are important. It’s important to me to commemorate important events and accomplishments.

We also opened up nominations for elections this December. I’ve been preparing all of the information for a while now, and am trying to keep things as simple and organized as possible. So far so good. I’m not sure what/if I’ll be elected to set on the board again this year, but I certainly wish everyone luck, and think some new blood on the Witan is definitely needed.

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