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New things on the horizon!

February 15th, 2009

Today we tallied up the submissions for the next edition of The Fire on Our Hearth and were pleasantly surprised to see that we’re likely to add a good amount to the book. Clocking in at 44 pages of new material alone, I’m pleased with the turnout, particularly the eager turnout from our newest members.

Over the past week, the Clergy Council of ADF has been working hard to get caught up on many things, including getting back to the Clergy Training Program Circle 3 courses which I’ve helped author. While the courses are out for revision, I spent some time working on my own training, including this piece, suitable for the Blessing Cup section of any ADF rite:

Endless are the Waters
  Joyfully flowing
  Thoroughly cleansing
  Never sleeping
Endlessly flowing in channels
  Furrowed by Taranis
  The Great Bull
  The Thunderer

Shining Ones, give us the Waters!

These are the Waters from the Heavens
  Waters from the Earth
  Waters gushing free.
Alone, Shining Waters
  Roaring in blessings
  Beautifully flowing to the ocean

Shining Ones, give us the Waters!

Presiding over the flowing Waters
  Are the Shining Ones
  Who know truth from falsehood.
Shining Ones, givers of Blessing
  Knowers of cosmic order
  Ceaselessly purifying

Shining Ones, give us the Waters!

As always with these sorts of things, this may make its way into a Grove rite, or it may not.

On an exciting new note, the Grove is planning its first Greek ritual for Spring Equinox: the Festival of Flowers. The rite is on March 22, and we hope to see you there!
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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Voices, like streams, flow together forever

February 8th, 2009

As our Grove prepares to put out another edition of The Fire on Our Hearth (or, as it is affectionately known, “FooH“), it’s clear that this Grove has come a long way in just the past year since we originally released it.

At our last business meeting, our secretary revealed that we had hit thirty members. While that alone is very impressive to me, what has impressed me more is the way those members seem to have found a home with us, and how our voice is amplified and changed when their voice joins ours.

I can’t begin to describe how these new members have helped to shape the Grove. While it is likely true that new members are most likely to be the ones who volunteer early in their tenure, many of these have thrown themselves whole-heartedly into the work. It hasn’t been manual labour or monetary donations, either: one new member has even been hard at work on a song about Teutates, the “God of the Tribe.”

When I see things like this within the Grove, I realize that the things we have built have meaning. More importantly, they have a meaning that others can truly understand, experience, and embrace. We call Teutates “architect” and “builder” along with “gardener” for a reason.

Over the years, many members have come and gone (and some have since returned), but what we have found is that, unlike the physical presence of the person, their voice becomes entwined with ours, as many streams join to become a river which flows to the sea. Even now, in our liturgy, prayers, and business meetings, I can hear the voices of those who have gone before, and I can savor the sound of new voices joining and playing in the currents and eddies of this Grove.

It greatly excites me that we will be releasing a new version of this book, and the voice of this Grove will reach new heights and depths, helped along by the voices of so many new people.

Catch it on sale soon. . .
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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Anagantios, and Bringin’ the Ritual to the People

February 1st, 2009

“This is [the Druid Moon] where we see if Michael sees his shadow (once he emerges), in which case there will be 6 more weeks of hot dog buns; or whether he doesn’t, in which case we move immediately to lumpy gravy…“
    -Shawneen

Never let it be said that we don’t have a real sense of humour regarding our rituals. . .

Today was two of my favourite holidays, all wrapped up into one: Imbolc and Anagantios.

Imbolc is one of our favourite rituals, barely changed a bit since Anne, Jenni, and I wrote it so many years ago. It’s special to me that this ritual has managed to stand as long as it has, particularly as the years have rolled by and the composition of the Grove has remained the same. There’s something about the dark room with the candles reflecting off the silver well, though, that gets me every time.

Anagantios is “Stay At Home Month,” and for this rite, that is exactly what our members do: they stay at home. During this ritual, I am privileged to travel to each Grove Member’s home carrying a flame from our Imbolc ritual. There, the house is blessed and cleansed, with the light of the fire being carried throughout the house, lighting every place where love, family, and guest may gather.

There’s something to be said for going to see people in their homes, bringing the ritual to them, and shedding the light of a goddess on their lives. I feel cleaner after I’ve done it, and I suspect that the houses all feel cleaner to the persons who have their homes blessed. In many ways, this is what my priesthood is about.

The idea of bringing the ritual to the folk is a special one to me: for a group so focused on public ritual (as ADF is), we can sometimes forget the individual and their needs. I found myself wondering today if I should make this part of my High Day routine, visiting members on all High Days in their homes, doing a different sort of blessing each time. Maybe one for each of the cross-quarters, where I could bless gardens at Beltaine and pets at Lughnassadh? I don’t know, but it bears some thought, I believe.

In a more long-term view of things, I know that one day we will have members who cannot come to ritual, and to whom I will need to bring the blessings of the Kindreds on a more regular basis. The day will come when this Grove has elderly members in nursing homes, or (more likely) contrary elderly members who refuse to go to nursing homes. At that time, it will be my job to visit until I find myself in a retirement home for old priests (the ones they don’t send to the glue factory, I hope).

And now I find myself wondering what sorts of rituals we might be able to bring to them: a sobering thought, I admit. We need rituals like this one for those who cannot come to our rituals. We need to be there for them, because they cannot come here to us.

But that sobering thought is tempered by a beautiful, radiant thought: today, I brought a goddess’ light to the homes of twenty people, all before lunch. And it was an amazing thing. No matter how daunting it may seem now, it is not impossible. We just need to get started sooner rather than later on the writing.


Our Imbolc Altar

    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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Revisions to the Grove Book, and the Gardener

January 25th, 2009

[Due to an internet outage at the Grove Priest's house, the past two entries appeared late. If you'd like to see them, follow the links: "A Growing Grove, and Actions that Speak" | "A Prayer for a New President".]

Recently, the Grove began work on a second edition of The Fire on Our Hearth, correcting a few typos and mis- (and missed) attributions while adding a significant number of prayers and rituals. So far, the list of things to add is at 30 pages, and we’ve given a “turn it in by” date of Feb. 14th, so the new edition might be out by March 1st at the latest.

I fell in love with this Grove all over again when we put the first edition of FooH together: hearing the Voice of the Cranes come to life within the book and watching how it had developed was an amazing thing. Now, as we approach twice as many members (!), it’s developing in many new ways that I hadn’t expected, as well.

With new members bringing a wealth of work from their previous traditions (or Groves) along with them, it seems that the Voice of the Grove might get a bit more muddled: this is not the case, though. This Grove has never been terribly. . . controlled. . . in terms of what we do and what we don’t do. Though guided by the Gardner’s Hand, we know this Gardener well enough to realize that he’s a patient sort of person: he doesn’t weed the garden unless it’s absolutely necessary. When something new and different sprouts in this Grove, the Gardener watches it, waits on it, and seems to know before anyone else just how it will fit within the Grove’s greater tapestry.

Looking out on this garden that grows around, within, and most certainly with the Grove, it is easy to see that everything has its place and that everything is in that place, even if it didn’t seem possible when it first sprouted.

As we return to the Fire on Our Hearth, reorganizing, re-working, and building it up, we know that the Gardener has been doing the same with us, and will continue to do so for as long as this Grove stands, rooted deep and crowned high.
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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A Prayer for a New President

January 18th, 2009

[Due to an internet outage at the Grove Priest's house, this entry is appearing late.]

This is a new kind of week, and it will end with a new kind of president. While Pagans often feel left out of the political system, it’s important for us to remember that Paganism was once a civic religion, concerned with the people and their leaders. It is always proper to say a prayer for our leaders, and I encourage everyone reading to occasionally say one for the man who will take the Oath of Office on Tuesday.

Here is my prayer for the inauguration:

   Teutates, god of our tribe,
   You who have guided the people from darkness,
   You who lit the fire that forged our nation,
   You who have tended this democracy through bitter winters,
   Be with our new president.

   Let him hear the voices of the people.
   Let him see the joy inherent in our ideals.
   Let him touch the hearts of the Folk.
   Let him know the depths of freedom’s promise.

   Hold him in your hand, Teutates.
   Speak to him when he needs guidance.
   Pour your blessings out upon our People through him.
   Teutates, guide, bless and hold him.

   Esti.

I do not know whether Obama will be a good or bad president. I do not know if he can deliver on his promises, or if he will do anything differently than other politicians have in the past. But I do know that I can pray for him, that I can have hope, and that I can ask the Kindreds to watch over him and be there for him.

And that is the least we can do for any elected representative.
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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A Growing Grove, and Actions that Speak

January 11th, 2009

[Due to an internet outage at the Grove Priest's house, this entry is appearing late.]

I am ever amazed by what we have built here in Central Ohio. Most often, I am entirely lacking in words. . . which is really just fine with me: I am so overwhelmed by our actions that words seem moot!

I never dreamed of having a “Top 5″ Grove in terms of numbers. Never in a million years. I expected maybe 6 members, possibly as many as 9 on a good High Day. To break 70 people at ritual twice in one year is also something I never imagined. To co-sponsor the second-largest ADF festival is better than my wildest dreams. Having had people stick with the Grove this long, some since the second public ritual (and with NSJoe getting back into the ADF game, too) is something I was told was impossible seven years ago in this [college] town.

We Cranes aren’t sitting on our hands here, and the energy the membership puts into this Grove astounds me at every turn, every day of my life.

In three years, this Grove has won two Founder’s Awards for “exceptional actions of public service.” Sometimes, I feel like mentioning this award is somewhat silly: it’s just a sheet of paper that Isaac gives out each year. I has, however, also given us a burden to carry.

We’ve been held up as an example in ADF. Isaac believed that Groves were not just places people would go for worship, but that they were also places that people would look to see the good that Pagans could for one another and the community at large. When we ask ourselves, “Where are the Pagan soup kitchens, the Pagan homeless shelters, and the Pagan community food pantries?” I am more than willing to say, “They’re coming: ADF will light the way on these.”

We have a long way to go, but with actions like what we’ve seen so far, we can see it on the horizon.
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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It’s never too early for festival season!

January 4th, 2009

To those who celebrate the secular new year, a happy one to you, indeed!

While last week, I was out in Kansas with family (thus no update), this week we’re back and ready to get back to work. The Grove had a Druid Moon on January 1st, during which we honoured Skaði and thought about the way that the frost and snow can sometimes bind us at this time. I love this ritual, as it’s a good time to think about what is keeping you where you are, and what you can do to break free from it.

Also, the Festival season dances brightly on the horizon, and the full schedule of events on the ADF site shows the upcoming list of places to go that have amazing people to meet.

If you haven’t been to an ADF festival, consider going to one this year. If you’ve been to one in the past, well, there’s no such thing as too much of a good thing! Come back to the festival scene again this year and getting to see some of the friends you made last year.

Remember, it’s never too early to start asking for days off, saving money, and getting your camping gear ready to go.

I hope to see you at a festival in 2009!
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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Happy holidays, no update

December 28th, 2008

No update this week: our Grove Priest is traveling and bouncing around the country looking for his biological family.
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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Reviewing Yule, Talking Liturgy

December 21st, 2008

This week, the Grove spent some time going back over our Yule ritual, discussing what went right and what went wrong, and what worked and didn’t work. It’s hard sometimes to be honest, even with ourselves, over things going a bit wrong.

We had an excellent turnout at Yule, and when it came time to review the ritual, we started discussing a lot about why we do things, and (in particular) ways to do the things we have done better.

We talked at length about the Gate opening, and how we really liked it, but thought it would be better if we turned the officiant working the Gates around to make sure that they faced the congregation. This was for two reasons: 1) to show the Grove what was occurring (instead of having a person’s body in the way), and 2) to help project the voice of the officiant out into the congregation to ensure that she was heard. While in this case, we had a wall to bounce the sound back to the ears of the Folk, that’s a rarity in our rituals, so we should really make sure that we notice these things and learn to work without them as much as possible.

We also had a long discussion about piacular offerings, and why some people in the Grove do them, and others do not. I mentioned during the discussion that, “Vikings don’t grovel” is a perfectly valid theological reason so far as I’m concerned, though I admit that it does seem to lack some. . . theology. In the end, I think we’ve mostly agreed that it’s nice, but not necessarily required or needed in all cases, and sometimes doesn’t seem to fit with what we’re doing.

We also spoke of ensuring clear end-points occur in our rituals. While Yule worked great in the time frame we ran it at, and there was a clear ending, there was also a time when it was somewhat unclear (particularly to newcomers) whether we were still in ritual space or not. We discussed some options for working around this, but didn’t come up with anything more satisfactory than, “We need to make sure people know whether we’re in ritual space or not.” It’s a complicated thing to find an answer to, and I think we made good headway, but we’ll want to revisit this before incorporating a potluck into our rituals again in the future.

In all, though, it was a good, lively meeting. I hope that you have all had a wonderful Solstice, and that you get to spend the holidays with your friends and families this year.
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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Yule, and feasting with family

December 14th, 2008

This evening, our Grove came together to celebrate Yule. This ritual was different than many others we have done, as the potluck was in the middle of the ritual, rather than after the ritual as we usually do it. As a result, this was probably our longest ritual on record, lasting a full two hours.

We tried many new things in this ritual as well: it was a sumbel format, which morphed into a blot; we utilized a pre-recorded attunement; and the aforementioned move of the potluck into the middle of the rite. Some things worked and some things need work, but that is the way of our rituals.

At one point, when passing around the horn, Seamus looked over to me and said, “Look around the room: we’ve come a long way from you and Joe in the darkness.” I had to agree, though I let him make the toast regarding that point (honour was given to Teutates, the gardener whose hand has always guided this Grove). I was somewhat more consumed with the omens we had received:

  1. Have our offerings been accepted? Ing - God from the east, yes.
  2. What do the Powers offer in return? Perþo - companionship in the hall.
  3. What further need do the Powers have of us? Raðio - travel, movement in partnership.

What I saw in these omens was a real feeling of having traveled and moved over time, forming partnerships and moving with the folk in good ways, always watching out for one another. As a result, we have grown and changed and become the people that we always wanted to be: the People of Three Cranes.

While the origin of the word “yule” is rather obscure, we know it comes from the Old Norse jól, a 12-day festival of the Pagan Norse. Beyond that, the meaning of the word itself really is anyone’s guess (even the Oxford English Dictionary doesn’t hazard a guess). Still, it is a joyful time, and tonight’s ritual was also full of joy for all of us: together under one roof, sharing in joy and fellowship along our path.
    -Rev. Michael J Dangler

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