How Do You Know It’s The Gods You’re Listening To?

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Since I began working through the Dedicant Path this second time, I've run across a number of people who are also starting their studies with ADF. They're showing up in the comment section on Bishop In The Grove, on Facebook, and I'm wondering if there's some deeper meaning behind it. A friend of mine suggested that we should distrust the Volkswagen Bug syndrome. You know -- the one where you buy a VW bug, and then all you see around you are VW bugs. They start popping up everywhere -- in … [Read more...]

Yes, but what do we NEED from our Pagan leaders?

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The discussion around the post, What do we want from our Pagan leaders? was enlightening for me. Admittedly, I have a close, personal connection to the subject, as I'm seeking to discover what it might mean that I am, as a friend told me, "called to lead" in some way. This comment really stood out to me: I think that's one of the basic yardsticks of spiritual maturity: can what you offer to others be about what's needed rather than all about self-promotion? Or self-effacement, or … [Read more...]