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Medford,
OR: AND we invite you to attend our Beltane Maypole Dance, Sunday, May 18 at our outdoor firepit!!! Our
ritual will be followed by a potluck lunch. At 2 p.m., we will
have a special guest, Heather who will provide a "The Unified
Voice" workshop. She will also perform pieces from her new
cd: Closing the Divide. Her original We also look forward to seeing everyone in the Redwoods in August!!! Blessings,
Aigeann
Eureka,
CA: The big news here in the Sacred Redwoods is that at least one battle in the war to save the trees is over. Maxxam/Charles Hurwitz has lost all interest in Pacific Lumber Co, and it's 200,000 acres of Redwood forest in bankruptcy proceedings that began just about a year ago. As it stands, it looks like most of the company will be transferred to Mendocino Redwoods, a company known for it's ecologically sound and sustainabe logging practices. The forest itself may be auctioned to the highest bidder. Harvard University and The Nature Conservancy are said to be two of the interested parties. In other news, the Mother Grove is perfecting the art of live-and-in-person ordinations. At our Calen Mai celebration on April 27, we bestowed the Fifth degree on Druid Mark (aka Darkcryst), as a complete surprize to him! Kudows to him! Our next big concern is the planning and exectuion of this years Druid Gathering, which we've renamed "Sequoia Pan-Pagan Gathering," in order to broaden it's apeal (also, the past few years attendees have only been about 50% from the Reform - the others were feeling a bit left out). But this Gathering is still very much a Reformed Druid convention! The main ritual will still be drawn from the tradition of the ARDA, and this year we expect to be performing ordinations for even the Third Order! This thing is getting bigger and better every year, and Druids are coming from farther and farther away (in fact we expect some visitors from the East Coast and from the UK this year -- come and see!).
Gaia,
Colorado
Springs, CO: 8 people were in attendence and it was splendid aside all noise at Starbucks. We have decided to study the Ancient Celts to start out then move into the Druids then devote some time to the Irish Path. We are looking for another venue to hold our meetings, and decision was made to have 2 meetings, one meeting is a study group scheduled for the 1st of the Monday month the second meeting is the Meet Up and it is scheduled on the 3rd Monday of the month. The second meeting is the meet and greet of new members as well as the gathering on current members to share in wisdom and drink. We also decided to hold one meeting on the North side of town and one South/West of town to accommodate all who are driving or taking the bus. Circle
of Stone Calan Mai Ritual Grove membership-17
http://druid.meetup.com/267 nt-Arch Druid Dyddgu /|\
Philadelphia,
PA: Looking to our ancestors and the ancients, Aelvenstar Druids respect all life and receive inspiration from Nature and the heavens. We believe it is the natural state of Mankind to live in harmony with Nature. and that it is our responsibility to respect and protect the Earth. As activists, it is our responsibility to do our part collectively and individually to heal the environment. Emphasizing development through the practice of Druidcraft, focus is placed upon personal growth through the development of body, mind, and spirit. Through study, discussions, rituals, retreats, fellowship, and meditation, a spiritual framework is provided through which Druids may further develop themselves. Aelvenstar Grove holds eight celebrations a year, on the solstices, equinoxes, and cross quarter festivals. We sometimes meet on other occasions for outings and initiations. Online meetings and initiations are held too, as some members live a distance away. We welcome new members of all backgrounds who love nature and seek spirituality permeated in the divine beauty and wonder that surrounds us. Nature is groovy! Courses available: Reformed Druidism 101 Website:
http://www.aelvenstargrove.org
For more information about Reformed Druidism, visit http://rdg.mithrilstar.org Grove of the Oaken StavesMiddleburg,
FL:
White Horse ProtogroveLive
Oak , FL:
New
Milton, Hampshire, UK We currently consist of just three members but we are often joined by two others when we hold rites, blots and sumbels. Sometimes it is more than two others but more often than not we are just the five. So the first plan has to be to expand and get more members both for ourselves and for the OMS. Secondly we want to attract more people to our environmental concerns. We live in a very wonderful place. A place virtually unspoiled by human contact. However, it does not stay that way by accident. It takes a huge team of volunteers to keep the forest in good shape and we are always looking to recruit new litter pickers, new wildlife protectors and new bird spotters. On the whole Pagan folk seem to be the best for this type of work. First off they care. Second of all they are generous with their time and thirdly they don’t have any religious delusions about having total Dominion over the beasts of the earth, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. In short Pagans make great conservationists and Druids make perfect ones. So the Wilverley Raven Grove (OMS) is going to be all about recruitment. Recruitment not just for OMS but for Mother Jorth herself - as all of our High Day Rituals will be followed by at least an hour of conservation work. Want to join us? Then please do! All of our rites, moots and rituals will be advertised on the OMS message board and all Pagans are welcome to join us both for the ritual, the work and, it goes without saying, the water (Guiness) sharing in the pub afterwards. Until the next time, Slainte
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Proto-Grove The
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