Our recent get-together was an excellent blend of fellowship and spirituality. We talked, then meditated, then talked some more, then had ritual. Then, we talked some more... you get the picture.
Honest, this IS a stick of incense I'm holding!
Jan showed off her new glasses!
Karen and Gwen especially enjoyed the popcorn.
Ken just shared his good ‘tude with the group.
Next: workshops in September.
We will celebrate Summerfest on Sunday, June 29th. We will meet at Guide Chandonn's at 2 PM to hold our annual meeting (usually very short) and celebrate the arrival of summer.
Our theme this year is change. This is a current buzzword in the political world, but its meaning goes far beyone this year's election. Nature changes every day - the seasons change, the weather changes, living things are born, mature, age, and die. We change our roles in the world - child to parent, fast food employee to business owner, single to married to single again... our possibilities, and the variety of life directions are endless.
If you need a more humble set of directions, namely those to the event, please contact Guide Chandonn. Our fests are pot luck and, while not required to attend, bringing food or beverages to share is always appreciated.
The altar was simply laid with the symbols of spring: hyacinths, which bloom early in the season, and strawberries, a spring fruit (at least here in Kentucky). We used sparkling cider as the ritual drink. 
What celebration of Ostara would be complete without coloring some eggs? This year, we used the small eggs that Jordsvin's bantam hens lay. They were cute, and quite tasty afterwards in deviled form.
Some people came together, but pretended to be happy to see each other again anyway.
Hypatia led the retreat's ritual. As you can see, she was very particular about altar setup.
During the retreat, we had meditations, workshops, and some divinations for the new year. Here, Ken is asking Sophia what the Ten of Swords means. From the expression on his face, we suspect he already has an idea.
Chandonn braved the cold so we could have grilled hamburgers. Unfortunately, the chill affected his sense of direction.
At least, that's what he told us.
We were pleased that Karen could join us. She also brought dairy products, which we were equally pleased to have.
Another croning takes place in The Path of the Personal Divine! Jan is really pleased, since now we have a society of crones. A tiny one, but a society. As the first Crone, she also has... seniority.
Karen and Chandonn witness the magnificence of our mighty Crones.
Jan presented Hypatia with a Pendant of Power, good for repelling all jokes about age. It doesn't guarantee her the senior discount, though.
Not to be outdone by Jan, Chandon presents Hypatia with two dragon eggs...
...which contain little dragons (go figure). Guess she'll have to apply to AARP on her own.
The Spirit Mask workshop was led by Hypatia X.
Karen makes a very stylish swan!
Who is this masked woman?
Dragon, or Martian Scooby Doo?
AARGH!! What horrible masks! So lifelike!
Okay, time to knock over that 7-11!
We had a great time at Summerfest.
If you missed it this year, hope you can make it next time!
Sophia X. Pharou
On June 24th, we had our annual meeting. At that meeting, the board was chosen and their offices were selected.
Presenting: This year's Board!
Chandonn - President
Hypatia X - Vice-President
Sophia X. Pharou - Secretary/Treasurer
As part of her duties, Sophia X. Pharou filed the paperwork with the State Treasurer's office and paid the annual fee of $4.00.
No new business was proposed at the meeting.
Our next meeting will be this Saturday, July 8th, at 6 PM. We will be creating the blessing stones we'd planned to do at Summerfest; we had so many other activities, we ran out of time! For more information or directions, please contact Rev. Chandonn.
Personal Mythology explains how we put our experiences into mental and emotional order. Rather than our lives being a set of disjointed events, we tend to form an internal narrative, a storyline, to explain the things that happen. We look for cause and effect in our world. We also tend to have internal scripts, notions of how we’re supposed to act, how others are supposed to respond. The people around us play roles, as do we, and our fates respond accordingly.
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