ADF Druidry, Dedicant Path, Druid, ADF, ADF Druid, Hearth Keepers Way
The last Saturday in April, our local agricultural university extension hosts an event called Pollinator Day which includes crafts and activities for kids and families, educational talks, booths, and (my favorite) a native plant sale. I missed it last year, so I was extra hyped for this year! My Protogrove friend and co-Druid, Valerie, had the idea to make the day an Official Beargrass Protogrove…
Last month, I wrote a post called Why Not Adequate? , about how the common ADF saying, "Why Not Excellence?" can be unhelpful. Last week, I listened to an interview with author Brad Stulburg on the Nuance Needed podcast and ... I changed my mind! I had been confusing "excellence" with "perfectionism", and equating excellence with the "Hustle Culture" - a culture that I am trying to escape from!…
This is the first post in what I hope will be a series on... as you've probably surmised from the title... ✨Life Admin for Pagans✨ Sometimes I feel like Pagan 101 books and articles start in the wrong place. Not on purpose, of course. They just assume their readers have a certain level of... how can I say... having your shit together. A level of having your shit together that I personally have…
A phrase I hear sprinkled throughout a lot of ADF material is, "Why Not Excellence?" I think I get the idea behind it - it's supposed to be ✨inspiring✨. Our Kindreds surely deserve our best efforts. No argument there. Buuuuut if you tend to be a Type A, anxious, overachieving, trying-desperately-to-overcompensate-for-my-undiagnosed-ADHD sort of person (not that I know anyone like that...) striving…
This post will be updated as I complete my High Day essays. Spring Equinox On the Spring Equinox, the day and night are equal in length. From this point in the year, each day gets a little longer until peaking at the Summer Solstice. Where I live, the weather finally starts getting warmer, and we start seeing unmistakable signs of life - leaves budding, daffodils blooming, and robins hunting for…
living my best Druid life I had a lovely opportunity to teach a class with our local CUUPs group on Druidry, ADF, and Honoring the Ancestors. It was such a delight. Many thanks to everyone who showed up and shared their questions and stories! These are some resources I used in creating the class, and some resources that I think are great for learning more about Druidry, ADF, and Ancestors in…
Over the last eight weeks, I've been taking a class from John Beckett of Under the Ancient Oaks called Unpacking Your Religious Baggage So You Can Live a More Magical Life . This was my first course with Mr. Beckett but I hope it's not my last. The class was well organized. You can tell a lot of time and work went into the content. No filler! I don't have a ton of disposable income for classes,…