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[20:01] <Rovena> Hello World
[20:02] [Owlhawk] hello
[20:03] <Rovena> How are you tonight?
[20:03] [Owlhawk] All things considered...fantastic.
[20:04] <Rovena> Wonderful!
[20:05] [Owlhawk] how's retirement treating you?
[20:06] <Rovena> Great!  Filled out the official papers today.
[20:07] <Rovena> Before leaving I promised to join the local temp agency for when my replacement had her knee surgery
[20:07] <Rovena> She had it today so I worked 3.5 hrs today
[20:07] [Owlhawk] lmao
[20:11] <Rovena> At least I set my own hours and only work as much as needed to keep the essentials programs afloat
[20:11] <Rovena> I don't get my first pension check until Jan 31st so the temp weekly checks will fill in the gaps
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[20:12] <TrentDirenna> good evening
[20:12] <Rovena> Hello Trent!
[20:14] [Owlhawk] hello. \
[20:14] [Owlhawk] thqt's a good thing Rovena
[20:15] <TrentDirenna> how is everyone
[20:16] [Owlhawk] excellent. yourself?
[20:18] <Rovena> We're having a cold snap here.
[20:18] [Owlhawk] It was -16C when I got up.
[20:21] <Rovena> Just realized this week that I am no longer on the medication that prevented me from having grapefruit.  HAPPY
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[20:24] <MelittaStafford> Hello everyone
[20:24] <Rovena> Hello Melitta
[20:24] <MelittaStafford> Did everyone have a happy new years and a nice Yule celebration?
[20:25] <Rovena> Excellent
[20:25] <MelittaStafford> Great! I am happy to hear it.
[20:25] [Owlhawk] it was a good vacation
[20:25] <MelittaStafford> Have you seen Nick's video for the up coming Druid Moon Cast?
[20:25] [Owlhawk] not yet
[20:25] <MelittaStafford> Oh I bet Owlhawk.
[20:26] <MelittaStafford> Oh it is amazing. I am hoping to pick up some clay at the end of the week to make my Earth Mother talisman. It is such a nifty idea. He really did a good job.
[20:27] [Owlhawk] I'll try and remember to watch it tomorrow after my morning run
[20:28] <MelittaStafford> :) Sounds like a plan.
[20:28] <MelittaStafford> So what has everyone been working on?
[20:28] <TrentDirenna> didn't do much for Yule per se
[20:29] <MelittaStafford> Trent, that is ok. Some of the more meaningful rituals, for me, has been those laced with hot cider and good meditation.
[20:29] [Owlhawk] I've often thought of Yule as family time
[20:30] <MelittaStafford> I like spending the holidays with family. I try and plan my ritual service days before the actual solstice so that I can have the day of free to spend time laughing and smiling with those I love.
[20:32] <TrentDirenna> yeah, we basically just did christmas really
[20:32] <Rovena> Good plan, Melitta.
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[20:33] [Owlhawk] hello
[20:33] <MelittaStafford> It has worked well for me over the years.
[20:34] <Lonnie> Good evening. Thought I would check in and see what's going on. :)
[20:34] <MelittaStafford> Hello Lonnie.
[20:34] <Rovena> Hello Lonnie!
[20:34] <Rovena> How are you tonight?
[20:36] <Lonnie> I'm good! Been juggling reading, chatting, and various fun stuff.
[20:37] <MelittaStafford> Nice. What have you been reading?
[20:37] <Rovena> Coolness
[20:40] <Lonnie> Star Wars: Before The Awakening :)
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[20:41] <MelittaStafford> I have been dying to see the new movie. I am planning on going this Thursday.
[20:42] [Owlhawk] It is a worthy successor
[20:42] <TrentDirenna> hi lonnie
[20:42] <TrentDirenna> yeah it's pretty good :)
[20:42] [Owlhawk] I've seen it twice now
[20:42] <Lonnie> The movie is amazeballs! lol
[20:42] <Lonnie> The book is a look at Rey, Finn, and Poe before the movie begins.
[20:42] <MelittaStafford> I have been dying to see it.
[20:43] [Owlhawk] And I  am proud tto say that I have seen every Star Wars film in the theater, on the first release@
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[20:43] [Owlhawk] !
[20:43] [Owlhawk] Hello!
[20:43] <Thexalon> In the immortal words of a TV commercial, wazzuuuuup?
[20:44] [Owlhawk] Star Wars and what we did for Yule
[20:44] <Thexalon> Well, don't know a thing about Star Wars really, but my Grove's Yule was really quite lovely.
[20:44] <MelittaStafford> I miss those little lizards... or was it the frogs... oh lord I have forgotten
[20:45] <MelittaStafford> Which Grove is the name of your Grove Thexalon?
[20:45] <Thexalon> Stone Creed.
[20:46] <MelittaStafford> Nice. Stone Creed has served as a source on inspiration for me and others in my area.
[20:47] <Thexalon> Well, a lot of our popularity stems from that Ian Corrigan dude. But we do have some other members who've done cool stuff.
[20:47] [Owlhawk] Ian who? :)
[20:47] <Thexalon> The big challenge for our Yule, which we rose to the occasion for, was singing the various English countryside wassailing songs that Ian loves so very much.
[20:47] <MelittaStafford> Oh definitely. From what I hear there is this amazing bard named Thexalon... However, I could be wrong :)
[20:48] <Thexalon> Hey, I no longer have the necklace that says I'm awesome - it's Jan Avende's now.\
[20:50] <Thexalon> But in the category of awesome Stone Creed folk, Sue Parker is absolutely amazing, especially when it comes to Brighid-focused work.
[20:50] <MelittaStafford> I think there is enough room in ADF for the title amazing. However, yes, Jan is pretty awesome. All I have to say is- The Moose Song. LOL. I heard that during the Advanced Study Retreat and it was epic!
[20:51] <MelittaStafford> Yes, Sue is pretty amazing too. How is the new nemoton(*)?
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[20:52] <MelittaStafford> Being somewhat of a solitary I cling to what online presence there is through social media and other avenues. It is so odd sometimes being able to talk with others in our community because I feel like a stalker. I try and map out our membership and the activities going on in their areas. I feel like it keeps me connected to everyone.
[20:52] <Thexalon> Absolutely fantastic to work in. It's now very much established as our summer site: our first ritual there was a fall equinox based on the Eleusinian Mysteries back in fall of 2014.
[20:53] <Thexalon> And this is semi-public already: Come to Wellspring 2016 and you'll get a chance to experience it.
[20:53] <MelittaStafford> I hope to make it. I still have yet to make it to any festivals but I am hoping to one day.
[20:54] [Owlhawk] Unfortunately I had to have vacation requests in by Oct 1, so Wellsprings is out for this year
[20:55] <MelittaStafford> I have been practicing all of the sheet music for ritual chants on my ocarina so that maybe I will be able to play along with our rituals.
[20:55] <Thexalon> That would definitely be a different sound!
[20:55] <MelittaStafford> I love it. It is a 12 hole tenor tuned in C
[20:56] <Thexalon> I'm a big fan of expanding our overall instrumentation.
[20:56] <MelittaStafford> I have been able to lead people in my area through our ritual chants by playing through it first.
[20:57] <MelittaStafford> Well I am wind instrumentalist at heart. I played clarinet for years and as an adult I found a burning passion for ocarina. It is lovely. Some morning I play a melody or two at dawn.
[20:59] <Thexalon> Wellspring is always (US) Memorial Day weekend, and from here on out will be in Madison OH at our grove site.
[21:00] <Rovena> My protogrove is distinctively unmusical even with a bucket
[21:00] [Owlhawk] I'll msg you in Sept when it's time to submit my vacation to remind me of that!
[21:01] <MelittaStafford> Rovena, that made me shoot almond milk out of my nose lol.
[21:01] <Thexalon> In our pre-ritual briefing, we have a clear message to those who are distinctly unmusical: Go right ahead and sing anyways!
[21:01] [Owlhawk] lol
[21:02] <MelittaStafford> That is how we are. I try to stress to everyone that we are here to have fun.
[21:04] <Thexalon> Well, have fun and honor the Kindreds, of course. Which is fun, but also serious.
[21:04] <Rovena> Our rituals tend to be 4 or 5 people so people are very self-conscious. We definitely have fun though.
[21:04] <MelittaStafford> Right. There is a healthy balance of being serious and having fun.
[21:06] <Rovena> I tell people that I am serious about my faith but seldom solemn.
[21:06] <Thexalon> Yeah, I admit I live in luxury with my grove (about 15 official members, and another 15 or so regulars and 20-30 occasionals)
[21:08] [Owlhawk] if we are not counting cats in the attendance figures, then my attendance stands at one.
[21:09] <MelittaStafford> I do not belong to a Grove or a PG, but it is in the works. However, each public ritual that I have hosted has had 15+ people with 23 being the most in attendance. I am hoping that these numbers stay up.
[21:09] <Rovena> Been there many times
[21:10] <Thexalon> That's a pretty solid group. Keep up the good work!
[21:10] <MelittaStafford> Yeah me too. Figuring out ADF Core solo is something. It took me a year before I could even wrap my head around everything but four years in and I love the structure of our org.
[21:11] <MelittaStafford> There are six of us that are at every HD. Tomorrow is our first Lore Night and in two weeks I am hosing a Full Moon ritual. I am hoping to offer several events a month to people in this area in order to build a real presence here.
[21:11] <Thexalon> If it makes you feel better, our Senior Druid has been an ADF member for over a decade and just this year submitted his DP materials.
[21:12] [Owlhawk] lol3
[21:12] <Rovena> Oh, a person like myself
[21:12] <MelittaStafford> Yay! Good for him. I am hoping to have my IP submitted in a year or two... LOL
[21:13] <Thexalon> I'm actually rather proud of my grove, because we had 4 people get as far as submitting their DP work in 2015, and at least 2 of them are now approved.
[21:14] <MelittaStafford> Thats amazing. Congratulations... to them that is.
[21:15] <Thexalon> The result of a lot of people making possibly-rash oaths at Yule a year ago.
[21:15] [Owlhawk] never a good idea!
[21:16] <MelittaStafford> That is what I was thinking Owlhawk.
[21:16] <MelittaStafford> There is one thing that I had to learn the hard way- Make an Oath and the universe will turn upside down and still expect you to hold true to your vow.
[21:17] [Owlhawk] yup. people constantly underestimate the power behind an oath
[21:17] [Owlhawk] .
[21:17] <Thexalon> That's why I paced myself, and actually oathed to do less than I thought I was likely to actually manage.
[21:17] <Rovena> Oaths must be carefully worded
[21:17] [Owlhawk] lol
[21:17] <MelittaStafford> It is a tough lesson. However, I also feel that it is a very powerful lesson to learn. It makes me value the weight and value of my word and commitments.
[21:17] <MelittaStafford> That is a good plan Thexalon
[21:18] <Thexalon> Valuing the weight of words and commitments is of course a big part of what integrity is all about. I think I had to write an essay about that once ...
[21:18] <MelittaStafford> Rovena, that is no joke. LOL. My Dedicants Oath took me months to write.
[21:18] [Owlhawk] lol
[21:19] <Rovena> My was over a year in the tweaking process
[21:21] <MelittaStafford> I bet that a tedious process.
[21:21] <MelittaStafford> That is why I have decided to take my time with the IP.
[21:23] <MelittaStafford> Because, to me, Initiation like oathing is something that takes time and care when undergoing and I do not want to rush into something without taking the time to prepare for and dedicate myself to the work
[21:24] <Rovena> True, very true
[21:30] <MelittaStafford> Ok, well everyone I am going to call it a night and hop off of here. I hope that you all have a wonderful night and I will chat with you later.
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[21:30] <Thexalon> Adios
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[21:41] <Rovena> We got very quiet
[21:41] [Owlhawk] but really noisy before that!
[21:43] <TrentDirenna> heh
[21:44] <Rovena> Yes it was a good chat
[21:48] <TrentDirenna> it's sort of all beyond my level right now
[21:48] <TrentDirenna> lol
[21:49] <Rovena> I have no idea what my level is
[21:50] [Owlhawk] your level is what your Gods resond to.
[21:54] <Rovena> Interesting
[21:57] [Owlhawk] level is , / think, an  ilussion.  We get dught up n th concept an for get ot live
[21:57] <Rovena> I will bide y'all a good night.
[21:58] <Rovena> Last one out, let the4 dog in, put the cat out, and lock up.
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