http://www.adf.org/members/ Announcements of new articles and updates to the Members section of the ADF website. 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/cgi-bin/adf/wiki/view/Main/LughnassadhTraditions?rss=1 An archive of Grove-specific traditions for the Lughnassadh High Day 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/cgi-bin/adf/wiki/view/Main/ADFWeddingsPolicy?rss=1 This is a place to post some of the standing ADF Policy and issues under discussion relating to Weddings and Handfastings, particularly those that would grant state/local recognition of said unions as being legally established through the action of an ADF Clergy person. 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/cgi-bin/adf/wiki/view/Main/HealingRequests?rss=1 For a list of all healing requests 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/members/kins/slavic/prayers/steep-eyes-of-wooden-gods.html?rss=1 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/members/kins/slavic/rites/scg-svarogs-day.html?rss=1 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/members/kins/slavic/rites/solitary-serpen.html?rss=1 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/members/kins/slavic/rites/sfg-kupalo.html?rss=1 We are gathered again as a people, as a family, to celebrate another turning of the wheel. The seeds have been planted deep into our Moist Mother Earth and the fields and forests are full again of life and yet, we know, this day marks the hinge which the year begins to close, drawing us ever closer to the long dark, but this day we gather in celebration and prayer for the fullness of the season. 2010-07-30 http://www.adf.org/members/guilds/liturgists/yearbooks/2009/?rss=1 The links below will take you to the texts of rituals (or parts of rituals) and prayers actually performed by ADF solitaries and Groves in 2009. All rituals not specifically listed as Solitary Rites are for group work. Following the ritual, in parentheses, is the hearth culture of the rite (where applicable). The devotionals, meditations and invocations may be used for both group and solitary practice. 2010-05-15 http://www.adf.org/members/training/ip/ip-ctp-differences.html?rss=1 At Samhain 2009, Ian Corrigan stepped down as the Clergy Council Preceptor, and Rev. Skip Ellison appointed me to replace him. I had been fortunate to work through the Second Circle of the Clergy Training Program by then, and to have also completed the Initiate Path. 2010-05-15 http://www.adf.org/members/org/clergy-council/traveling-clergy/index.html?rss=1 The ADF Traveling Clergy Program has been instituted by the ADF Clergy Council to provide ritual and cosmological education for small Groves, Protogroves and groups of Solitaries within ADF. Not everyone is able to attend an ADF festival to see one of our rites or to attend workshops on cosmology, ritual order, trance, etc., and this program has come about to help fill that need. 2010-05-15 http://www.adf.org/members/org/clergy-council/role.html?rss=1 The role of the Priest in ADF is tied strongly to the roles of the Clergy Council. Paraphrased from the CC Bylaws, those roles are: 2010-02-22 http://www.adf.org/members/training/submission-tips/?rss=1 On this page you will find links to various places that may be of help when submitting works for any of the ADF study programs. 2010-05-14 http://www.adf.org/members/training/ip/ip-ctp-differences.html?rss=1 Much has been made about how the IP and the CTP are similar: most people look at the coursework and assume that each one will basically treat the student the same way, and that doing one leaves you "naturally" completed with the other. In some sense, this is true. In others, it is simply not even close to the truth.. . 2009-05-26 http://www.adf.org/members/training/submission-links.html?rss=1 This page lists all the submission links for all study programs in ADF, including where to send submissions, who is in charge of ensuring that they are reviewed, and any extant submission guidelines. This is a valuable page for anyone submitting work in any program, including the DP, IP, or even a Guild program. . . 2009-04-23 http://www.adf.org/members/groves/grove-stats-attendance.html?rss=1 Growing out of a mid-December 2008 discussion on ADF-Leadership, this short article draws on data provided in Grove reports to give an idea of what sort of attendance and membership Groves and Protogroves can expect to see. It was clear during the initial discussion on ADF-Leadership that these numbers were surprising to many GO's and even Senior Druids. . . 2008-05-14 http://www.adf.org/members/guilds/liturgists/yearbooks/2007/?rss=1 The 2007 edition of the Liturgists Yearbook, a project of the ADF Liturgists Guild, has now been put on the Guild's webpages. This book contains ritual, prayers, invocations and meditations performed in 2007. Have a look! 2008-03-28 http://www.adf.org/members/training/dp/articles/dual-trad-devotions.html?rss=1 One of the things that attracted me to ADF was the Dedicant Program. So, upon joining, I dove straight in, until I got to two things: meditation and hearth cultures. It is through my struggles with the meditation requirement, though, that I discovered a challenge and a potential solution for the problem of hearth cultures. . . 2008-03-28 http://www.adf.org/members/training/dp/articles/bungee-2powers.html?rss=1 "Begin, o seeker of wisdom with your breath." Then the roots go down into the earth seeking the really nice cavern, kind of a long way that. Then you have to look up and find your very own star and grab some of that energy as well. Oh yeah, don't forget those cauldrons that need filling. By now it's next Thursday, and you have forgotten why you started this in the first place. . . 2007-07-08 http://www.adf.org/members/org/mg/minutes/2007-AM.txt?rss=1 These are the minutes from the ADF Annual Meeting on 5/27/07 held at the Wellspring Gathering. At the top of the minutes is also a link to an audio/MP3 recording of the minutes. 2007-07-02 http://archives.adf.org/festivals/wellspring/2007/?rss=1 In this section are MP3 audio files for some of the workshops presented at the 2007 Wellspring Gathering, including classes by Michael Dangler, Bardd Dafydd, Archdruid Emeritus Fox, Kirk Thomas, and Linda Costello. Also present is an audio recording of the ADF Annual Meeting.