In a bid to actually focus and finish the Dedicant Path, I’m keeping this online journal to consolidate all my thoughts and writings on my path and to document my growth as a Druid and a Pagan.

First Oath

I have begun thinking about the first oath; I see certain things in visions, so I need to incorporate what I see; I need to draw it, and work on the chant, for it will be a chant, at least, that feels right, right now. I know it needs a couple of things - it needs...

The Druid Notes – Intro Chapter Post 2

One of the things I've noticed about Ellis and that I truly, immediately like, is that he points out that nearly all of the sources we have for Druids come from essentially hostile witnesses. I believe everything should be taken with a grain of salt - even that which...

The Druids Notes – Intro Chapter

In beginning to read the book, I started jotting down a number of questions that I need to research to help me answer a couple of issues in my head to better understand where this author is coming from and what his biases are. Here are the questions, which I will need...

Gàidhlig

One of the things that has excited me about joining ADF is the incorporation of, well, in ADF's case Gaelige, into the rituals, and the fact that there is a small Gaelic community as kin here. What led me to my spiritual path to begin with was Gaelic. Basically one...

Choosing a book from the list

Well, as it turns out, I have some books that are actually on the official reading list for the DP. Now, since I already have a book that fits the requirement, and I already know my Hearth culture, I've chosen 'The Druids' by Peter Beresford Ellis. This is a book that...

Personal wisdom, or lack thereof

Part of the reason I had a difficult time, at first, to seeing my own brand of wisdom, is that I know the outcome of my decisions 😉 . Hoo boy. As I sat with this for awhile, I came to the conclusion that my life was rather like an unbalanced teeter-totter, with...

Wisdom Exercises: 1

Who and what is wise? Well, I’m going to set a limit on the list; I find that I if I look very deeply, there is truth and wisdom in everyone, depending upon the context. We certainly all are capable of being wise – including other animals. And yes, that includes...

V1 – Wisdom Definition

I thought I’d start out my studies here, really, really pedestrian. The dictionary definition(s). Wow. Astounding in my unoriginality! ADF, through the Dedicant Handbook and the supplementation, defines wisdom as part of the first triad, things that are acquired...

Signs, omens and some such

Something just touched my heart very deeply; I made a huge connection. I’m reading through Rev. Dangler’s ADF Dedicant Path Through the Wheel of the Year, and in the opening paragraphs of the introduction, he makes a statement that is an arrow through my heart. He...

Finished Header Illustration

Well, it's not a bad job considering I only spent a few hours on it;  it is a sketch, and not meant to be perfect, but, the animal's name came  to me as I was walking my dog amid a very lovely, crisp evening. Since my Power Animal (animal totem) is wolf, and my...

A Conversation with Mannannán

When I first decided to look into ADF, I did a divination spread,  amongst other research, and I had very interesting results. During this  spread, I did receive a visitation from Mr. Mac Lir, and the resulting  conversation was very important. It is, after all, why I...

In the Eyes of a Deity…

...or, how I wound up here. It's all his fault, you know, and he's pleased as punch. My first contact with Mannannán Mac Lir was a hijacked meditation to  Helios. It was a group, led Meditation for one of the High Days, led by  the Wiccan group I'm studying with (I...