tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53726552131399192602024-03-17T10:25:48.471-06:00Chokecherry Grove, ADFGRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-88598981291331274622024-03-17T10:21:00.001-06:002024-03-17T10:25:16.132-06:00And afterwards...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWOi_H7KFN-0qq9xqUbQFlfGkH-A9WVhxYQ6clqWkQZx_rYn_T9mFZwdXp7dB_5hWjq0U3Ha_YKTk8mf5HAvlmYeRhRLffWCbNVLoc5l54z_Cd-oRujFjrcgGEdmjAkqmNDvTaYa4tfBn4SgNwU14MxmKPyyx_PaEj4P_B0dUA593k90_qBDuVBVqfTv2/s1600/DSCN5056.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWOi_H7KFN-0qq9xqUbQFlfGkH-A9WVhxYQ6clqWkQZx_rYn_T9mFZwdXp7dB_5hWjq0U3Ha_YKTk8mf5HAvlmYeRhRLffWCbNVLoc5l54z_Cd-oRujFjrcgGEdmjAkqmNDvTaYa4tfBn4SgNwU14MxmKPyyx_PaEj4P_B0dUA593k90_qBDuVBVqfTv2/s320/DSCN5056.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Many thanks to everyone who participated in yesterday's Divination Workshops. We had a great time and plan to do it again next year!<p></p><p>Our next public ritual will be Beltane, probably Saturday May 4th - more details when we get closer.</p><p>And planning ahead - our October Rocky Mountain Retreat will be the weekend of October 18-20th this year, and the theme will be "Sacred Darkness" - so mark your calendars now!<br /></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-15814040846850727802024-03-14T09:58:00.002-06:002024-03-14T10:00:02.777-06:00Divination Workshops - last updateThis is the last update for Saturday's Divination Workshops. You can still sign up until Saturday morning. The schedule and other details are here: <a href="http://www.chokecherryadf.org/p/march-divination-methods-workshop.html">http://www.chokecherryadf.org/p/march-divination-methods-workshop.html</a>. The Zoom link for the evening ritual which starts about 5:30 pm MDT is: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84832880662?pwd=a3crUEJ5SWRYUE1uU0N5aElRWmJnZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84832880662?pwd=a3crUEJ5SWRYUE1uU0N5aElRWmJnZz09</a>.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHELmKXk1PoDtLX6j_vIZzFIRzeSIZMcItOyyiqsVtqVsY1KF9Kxyj6YnJvqPS9v6-mpB7UbGnAQxfdMD83CramXGpoFMIVjZiIwBBK2BsQPhqVPA0AYTTj0vzl1o1yNN4s_j1zM9JKFkDl6pzK8MRPjliPWq-gDMdda9RaZ6c0GRdSJWhq7TPBWVpPTE_/s952/Picture1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="952" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHELmKXk1PoDtLX6j_vIZzFIRzeSIZMcItOyyiqsVtqVsY1KF9Kxyj6YnJvqPS9v6-mpB7UbGnAQxfdMD83CramXGpoFMIVjZiIwBBK2BsQPhqVPA0AYTTj0vzl1o1yNN4s_j1zM9JKFkDl6pzK8MRPjliPWq-gDMdda9RaZ6c0GRdSJWhq7TPBWVpPTE_/s320/Picture1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-25227316638250301742024-03-03T08:13:00.003-07:002024-03-03T08:13:37.376-07:00Spring Equinox 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzWBve3x0h4r3T5JzdfNyj03sYCLZZpFwTMtuTlHoz40RT_kGLNjJjzwmzJEOZaSwzwFGihiAqoUrKo7BvuHKCbBS_l6xtVKhHjBczrRdnv81MII0ABSJ5ZPugUGNyVsnmmAEfi2FTNYCCDyMozQ3NeLJDJdJSZyEF5iYZHovRWkAdd4OcS1iKprEnZox/s2304/book%20cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1519" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzWBve3x0h4r3T5JzdfNyj03sYCLZZpFwTMtuTlHoz40RT_kGLNjJjzwmzJEOZaSwzwFGihiAqoUrKo7BvuHKCbBS_l6xtVKhHjBczrRdnv81MII0ABSJ5ZPugUGNyVsnmmAEfi2FTNYCCDyMozQ3NeLJDJdJSZyEF5iYZHovRWkAdd4OcS1iKprEnZox/s320/book%20cover.png" width="211" /></a></div> This year we will be celebrating the Spring Equinox a bit early and in a special way. We will be holding our annual March Divination Workshops on Saturday March 16th, and have decided to end the day with a virtual Core Order Ritual celebrating the Spring Equinox and the first quarter moon. I will post a free Zoom link for the ritual here, but for only $10 you can attend any or all of the presentations (which will be recorded and shared with everyone who signs up afterwards) and get a coupon code for a free ebook of our ritual order (pictured here) as well!<br /><br /><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-52183883494130875732024-01-31T15:26:00.005-07:002024-02-01T09:44:43.095-07:00Imbolc 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGF9a_BKA-ZypzT_Jpn3KIylpF5fT0TiMvqLIdUEE5XINUrXLiipfFM7RV5TZYE6bxY2oOBocT0nRvFW1yJypeqx2fgahVEcOI-DIMZtmOIkm-EUmanJacLO0dbBD5YiI35PWt7rT4RiSdIjkbb2Sb1oxOqgFne2MvEoQ87tEvSOolt0AaFaevAirrsJW/s960/crocus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGF9a_BKA-ZypzT_Jpn3KIylpF5fT0TiMvqLIdUEE5XINUrXLiipfFM7RV5TZYE6bxY2oOBocT0nRvFW1yJypeqx2fgahVEcOI-DIMZtmOIkm-EUmanJacLO0dbBD5YiI35PWt7rT4RiSdIjkbb2Sb1oxOqgFne2MvEoQ87tEvSOolt0AaFaevAirrsJW/s320/crocus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> We'll be celebrating Imbolc via Zoom on Saturday February 3rd, starting around 5 pm MST. Link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86259328148?pwd=ekdHb2NSOVI3S2ZYS2FBczlqWHY0QT09" target="_blank">imbolc 2024</a><br /><br /><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-65976418090837582652023-12-12T08:08:00.000-07:002023-12-12T08:08:04.921-07:00Midwinter 2023 - Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP9pC3XdGvN0VMOlTfGFGXRrBApbTCmGzsPNKYHsm6x8A0_q5wQ32BmihbLAuxkYT5uNMonx7myKXCt8gsdpGXNsQivGmmsoaRr3vRH57Y2dmh0v8B3lrlnRs0MfLq7BSsLOzI-8dSCWCtYe2egEL3qS-cXoJTkvjddu1-UQm-EMridzXhj6wuitvUMLB/s769/dec_2012-008_edited-1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="769" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP9pC3XdGvN0VMOlTfGFGXRrBApbTCmGzsPNKYHsm6x8A0_q5wQ32BmihbLAuxkYT5uNMonx7myKXCt8gsdpGXNsQivGmmsoaRr3vRH57Y2dmh0v8B3lrlnRs0MfLq7BSsLOzI-8dSCWCtYe2egEL3qS-cXoJTkvjddu1-UQm-EMridzXhj6wuitvUMLB/s320/dec_2012-008_edited-1.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We will be celebrating Midwinter on Saturday December 16th. It will again be a Zoom ritual, and will be Celtic in theme. If you have not attended one of our rituals before, you might like to check out "<a href="http://www.chokecherryadf.org/p/more-about-us.html" target="_blank">More About Us</a>" on our blog site. We will gather at 4 pm, and start the ritual around sunset - 4:30 pm MST. Here is the link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87022172705?pwd=RkpUbk9LOC9Fcm1tSkxaSDY1RDJEZz09">LINK</a></span><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-86713901067302199302023-11-13T11:23:00.003-07:002023-11-13T11:29:29.753-07:00Midwinter 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fFbIYOcnk1HhzTD4HWwacMxavS5V9CYClUkxGdva7O0gYWxGc6rJqeLY0d9skeHjvsck2YEUvcsfB6LPrP7YDWVsKXl60TpxQKkhyphenhyphenLTGstbLAopI5l-Xbtt-5USitnPL0bFQ399zgRYxJKExBVfpb7G5b3C8YEArH-j2ShJN5L3PCQEsNCQqWToZgmHQ/s769/dec_2012-008_edited-1.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="769" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fFbIYOcnk1HhzTD4HWwacMxavS5V9CYClUkxGdva7O0gYWxGc6rJqeLY0d9skeHjvsck2YEUvcsfB6LPrP7YDWVsKXl60TpxQKkhyphenhyphenLTGstbLAopI5l-Xbtt-5USitnPL0bFQ399zgRYxJKExBVfpb7G5b3C8YEArH-j2ShJN5L3PCQEsNCQqWToZgmHQ/s320/dec_2012-008_edited-1.gif" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Our next public high day will be Midwinter on December 16th. It will again be a Zoom ritual, and will be Celtic in theme. More details when we get closer.</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> We are also working on plans for our March 16th divination workshop, and have 3 speakers lined up already! </span></p><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-16472571936312331502023-10-29T14:14:00.001-06:002023-10-29T14:14:31.587-06:00Samhain 2023 - Saturday Nov. 4th<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoboFHQmc_pX4Ceq8hQabFC7pGsKXDYnnRCff13KKmdioDTUDQnwu-JCieftCOnVN58CKhX7bxR95cttALCu_A2yfiKBkgSVIBNJmdxHctMbwqntqiY1Way5xxGHeX-iGzVyNJyp2xmolrwl1CIaJvqRxuAMXkGUSjxhxQ9ckgJxe6nWJEId6rj37l88A/s3648/DSCN1387.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoboFHQmc_pX4Ceq8hQabFC7pGsKXDYnnRCff13KKmdioDTUDQnwu-JCieftCOnVN58CKhX7bxR95cttALCu_A2yfiKBkgSVIBNJmdxHctMbwqntqiY1Way5xxGHeX-iGzVyNJyp2xmolrwl1CIaJvqRxuAMXkGUSjxhxQ9ckgJxe6nWJEId6rj37l88A/s320/DSCN1387.JPG" width="320" /></a>Well, we're glad we decided to celebrate Samhain next weekend - this picture was taken in my back yard this morning! This will be another hybrid ritual, with the public part being via our Zoom link. We'll gather at 5:30 pm, and start ritual 6ish. Here's the link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87478621011?pwd=YWt5dGdIM0tKMUQvdFJoSXBiS0ZOdz09" target="_blank">LINK</a>.</p><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-37782150485180669912023-10-17T12:56:00.002-06:002023-10-17T12:56:29.870-06:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s-EddrisnqBTF9lp50xGmKZ9CjyGHugQ3Kd16IE5SO3HxfcmQ_3wPT4c4FpNCX1NYAmG3wgfb6QkSkv1m-BQtTzO-PzxWvVQxDt6WmqAR_OkTAe6qxl_LjuvLuEEmqgFhVY8ZH44a3kKFNheuQoSQJV_iBTpviwoRe6t_1Mz_GlvZxq-KxwTYpJYJvg-/s2048/DSCN6305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s-EddrisnqBTF9lp50xGmKZ9CjyGHugQ3Kd16IE5SO3HxfcmQ_3wPT4c4FpNCX1NYAmG3wgfb6QkSkv1m-BQtTzO-PzxWvVQxDt6WmqAR_OkTAe6qxl_LjuvLuEEmqgFhVY8ZH44a3kKFNheuQoSQJV_iBTpviwoRe6t_1Mz_GlvZxq-KxwTYpJYJvg-/s320/DSCN6305.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Our October Rocky Mountain Retreat is over, and we are looking ahead to Samhain. Our celebration will be on the evening of Saturday November 4th - more details when we get closer.<br /> <p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-40246998942000545692023-10-09T10:36:00.003-06:002023-10-09T10:38:01.258-06:00Rocky Mountain Retreat 2023 starts Friday evening!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcamEDxvPSo6QqaAJhjUL-ERbKGIyr5j7Ple11Z_0AUYEF9CC7uvUUqqf8QyuGKO7WgqHlsdMI_n_986FY03WwcexCb4rPQquFOfPO4lti6idzfN0NfP_qb1QdF6Nr9YtdLpCM0mX3TaGH6kUokgE4n3yMPzpNZEZy57RZZPCCL2qIlCritdOjhwuZwc3/s153/candleflames_edited-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="126" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcamEDxvPSo6QqaAJhjUL-ERbKGIyr5j7Ple11Z_0AUYEF9CC7uvUUqqf8QyuGKO7WgqHlsdMI_n_986FY03WwcexCb4rPQquFOfPO4lti6idzfN0NfP_qb1QdF6Nr9YtdLpCM0mX3TaGH6kUokgE4n3yMPzpNZEZy57RZZPCCL2qIlCritdOjhwuZwc3/s1600/candleflames_edited-1.jpg" width="126" /></a></div>Our Rocky Mountain retreat will start this coming Friday evening with a free Zoom hangout sessions and bardic circle. For the Zoom links to the rest of the weekend, <span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">the price is $20, and as usual </span>the payment
link is on the right sidebar of our blog at http://www.chokecherryadf.org/. (If you are viewing this on your
phone, scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order
to see the links.) Now is the time to sign up and join us for another amazing weekend! For a detailed schedule, see our previous post. <br /><p></p><p> Friday night's link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86035393952?pwd=dG81SUNJT1JKMzZWckVqWkdMcFN3Zz09" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86035393952?pwd=dG81SUNJT1JKMzZWckVqWkdMcFN3Zz09<br /></a></p><p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86035393952?pwd=dG81SUNJT1JKMzZWckVqWkdMcFN3Zz09" target="_blank"> </a></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-58909762467167489512023-09-26T09:36:00.006-06:002023-09-26T09:39:17.074-06:00UPDATE: Rocky Mountain Retreat<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXFSp6du7cdace0YVHwtz4s6RrASsQPk62pNNDsAjLA19fMZ7NI0Qr2rdFcsMPEqb4gRdQRJ3PVUbqjrbum8cvdQCwxC5n9P8nVuj8-h7zTPUh4vGncsgfIOuz-KBjYOJUFto3XFJmFl8OUHwBq2UV93fdBhWbBEou4Ti2jsJytuVPgh6UqtAMbRZBzvQ/s766/unity%20cauldron-cropped.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="766" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXFSp6du7cdace0YVHwtz4s6RrASsQPk62pNNDsAjLA19fMZ7NI0Qr2rdFcsMPEqb4gRdQRJ3PVUbqjrbum8cvdQCwxC5n9P8nVuj8-h7zTPUh4vGncsgfIOuz-KBjYOJUFto3XFJmFl8OUHwBq2UV93fdBhWbBEou4Ti2jsJytuVPgh6UqtAMbRZBzvQ/s320/unity%20cauldron-cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Our annual Rocky Mountain Retreat is coming up fast, and we have some
great speakers lined up! Our overall theme this year is "Personal
Practice with the Kindreds" - how we relate to the Ancestors, Land
Spirits, and Deities.</p><p></p><p>We will start with an open Zoom
hang-out session starting at 6 p.m. MDT on Friday evening, followed by a
bardic circle. This will be open to anyone, whether or not they've paid
for the rest of the weekend, although we may ask aspiring bards to sign
up with us first!</p><p>On Saturday, we'll have four speakers:</p><p>-- 9:30 a.m. MDT: <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/fromacommonwell/" target="_blank">ADF's Archdruid Jean "Drum" Pagano </a>will tell us about his relations with the Kindreds.</p><p> -- 11:30 a.m. MDT: Anthony Murphy of <a href="https://mythicalireland.com/" target="_blank">Mythical Ireland</a> will tell us how the Ancients related to their Kindreds on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slieve_na_Calliagh" target="_blank">Slieve na Calliagh</a>, "the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cailleach" title="Cailleach">Cailleach</a>'s mountain".</p><p>--
2 p.m. MDT: Rev. Kirk Thomas will give us a guided tour around his
fabulous Nemeton at Trout Lake Abbey, explaining his worship there.</p><p>-- 4 p.m. MDT: <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/" target="_blank">John Beckett</a> will speak on "<span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">Magic For Difficult Times".</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">At 6 p.m. MDT we will hold an ADF Core Order ritual led by Rev. D. Rowen Grove.</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">On Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. MDT, <a href="http://www.tregwernin.com/" target="_blank">Rev. G. R. Grove</a>
will talk about her exploration of the Coelbren, the Welsh Bardic
Alphabet, and how she uses it in Divination to consult the Kindreds.
This will be followed by an open discussion session at 11:30 a.m. MDT.</span></p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">Each
presentation will be one hour long plus half an hour's discussion time.
All sessions will be recorded, and everyone who signs up for the
weekend will received links to the audios and videos, so even if you
can't participate live, you won't miss the presentations. The price for
the weekend is $20, and as usual </span>the payment
link is on the right sidebar of our blog at http://www.chokecherryadf.org/. (If you are viewing this on your
phone, scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order
to see the links.) Now is the time to sign up and join us for another amazing weekend! (Note: due to space problems the Saturday day-trip option is no longer available.)<br /><p> </p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-80352522991969520492023-09-21T07:41:00.000-06:002023-09-21T07:41:18.395-06:00Autumn Equinox 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHrznCB_QuwEmHjeIYmQ2j9cPRkgxxIN4ASfMQ-YMc7PTVaU09Q0g-dp2CnZQNYY3I9E8jlz4EL2Tnmg8PKvNWTc9AERcOqEqPdXaZmUf6LETN47Bv387VjI5Jz0G6j8GpvAkq6ptlkf8k7Y3sUqmB-CYrc0iGYEG8Evmk-uI5FdyU3tIZIBTeYSdL_OX/s960/fall%20equinox%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHrznCB_QuwEmHjeIYmQ2j9cPRkgxxIN4ASfMQ-YMc7PTVaU09Q0g-dp2CnZQNYY3I9E8jlz4EL2Tnmg8PKvNWTc9AERcOqEqPdXaZmUf6LETN47Bv387VjI5Jz0G6j8GpvAkq6ptlkf8k7Y3sUqmB-CYrc0iGYEG8Evmk-uI5FdyU3tIZIBTeYSdL_OX/s320/fall%20equinox%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We will be celebrating Autumn Equinox this coming Saturday, October 23rd. Once again will be a Zoomed Core Order ritual. Gather at 6:30 p.m. MDT, ritual will start at 7 p.m.<p></p><p></p><p>Link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88441733337?pwd=SGZHK3pQSEVrMkI3bGU2alRTMmVYUT09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88441733337?pwd=SGZHK3pQSEVrMkI3bGU2alRTMmVYUT09</a><br /> </p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-21889758191141826772023-09-19T09:18:00.002-06:002023-09-26T09:31:58.513-06:00Chokecherry Grove's Rocky Mountain Retreat is Oct. 13-15!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUjV5WQr7shmKhRMc6pJteu3iFJi2Y3Eidtlk4gy75cSIouJeXFhfn14BXdVAZK2HO9caKVqF8_z1grTXtPxPhEXQCy9Jlg0A-oqIl1MM1QphmNyIR75Zhs_UTBKLTj_pa2gUpMWVRZll_AS6PV50e07YTLAKHvp3mXWZEp86cltaCs0wEcUbkrWO6T4n/s2048/DSCN7374.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUjV5WQr7shmKhRMc6pJteu3iFJi2Y3Eidtlk4gy75cSIouJeXFhfn14BXdVAZK2HO9caKVqF8_z1grTXtPxPhEXQCy9Jlg0A-oqIl1MM1QphmNyIR75Zhs_UTBKLTj_pa2gUpMWVRZll_AS6PV50e07YTLAKHvp3mXWZEp86cltaCs0wEcUbkrWO6T4n/s320/DSCN7374.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>UPDATE:</p><p>Our annual Rocky Mountain Retreat is coming up soon, and we have some great speakers lined up! Our overall theme this year is "Personal Practice with the Kindreds" - how we relate to the Ancestors, Land Spirits, and Deities.</p><p></p><p>We will start with an open Zoom hang-out session starting at 6 p.m. MDT on Friday evening, followed by a bardic circle. This will be open to anyone, whether or not they've paid for the rest of the weekend, although we may ask aspiring bards to sign up with us first!</p><p>On Saturday, we'll have four speakers:</p><p>-- 9:30 a.m. MDT: <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/fromacommonwell/" target="_blank">ADF's Archdruid Jean "Drum" Pagano </a>will tell us about his relations with the Kindreds.</p><p> -- 11:30 a.m. MDT: Anthony Murphy of <a href="https://mythicalireland.com/" target="_blank">Mythical Ireland</a> will tell us how the Ancients related to their Kindreds on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slieve_na_Calliagh" target="_blank">Slieve na Calliagh</a>, "the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cailleach" title="Cailleach">Cailleach</a>'s mountain".</p><p>-- 2 p.m. MDT: Rev. Kirk Thomas will give us a guided tour around his fabulous Nemeton at Trout Lake Abbey, explaining his worship there.</p><p>-- 4 p.m. MDT: <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/" target="_blank">John Becket</a> will speak on "<span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">Magic For Difficult Times".</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">At 6 p.m. MDT we will hold an ADF Core Order ritual led by Rev. D. Rowen Grove.</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">On Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. MDT, <a href="http://www.tregwernin.com/" target="_blank">Rev. G. R. Grove</a> will talk about her exploration of the Coelbren, the Welsh Bardic Alphabet, and how she uses it in Divination to consult the Kindreds. This will be followed by an open discussion session at 11:30 a.m. MDT.</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">Each presentation will be one hour long plus half an hour's discussion time. All sessions will be recorded, and everyone who signs up for the weekend will received links to the audios and videos, so even if you can't participate live, you won't miss the presentations. The price for the weekend is $20, and as usual </span>the payment
link is on the right sidebar of our blog at http://www.chokecherryadf.org/. (If you are viewing this on your
phone, scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order
to see the links.) Now is the time to sign up and join us for another amazing weekend!<br /> </p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-19681333741091417142023-09-05T07:52:00.003-06:002023-09-05T10:19:24.404-06:00Upcoming Events<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWDal7Oh9yVNx_4eEZZkMc-zWE71dfChPDNXCTYsYdkMemlr0hQ3Vo0-Un0NQVe_kTFE7yI-gQQucgWo9FBgTJei1Q9ODLHCfQgfIE-EN6ucjeAbpSNnE0jPaU9reQS7eA_q504qocn05v682P7e3DlswyRz3hNVYYgYYWZH8fiRX9H_kurDbCDcuSut4/s960/fall%20equinox%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWDal7Oh9yVNx_4eEZZkMc-zWE71dfChPDNXCTYsYdkMemlr0hQ3Vo0-Un0NQVe_kTFE7yI-gQQucgWo9FBgTJei1Q9ODLHCfQgfIE-EN6ucjeAbpSNnE0jPaU9reQS7eA_q504qocn05v682P7e3DlswyRz3hNVYYgYYWZH8fiRX9H_kurDbCDcuSut4/s320/fall%20equinox%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Three events are coming over the horizon for us now.<p></p><p>First, we will be holding a yard sale this coming Saturday, September 9th, at <span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j"> 2435 S Franklin St, Denver, CO. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and chat with us (even if you don't buy anything).</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">Next, we will be celebrating the Autumn Equinox on Saturday September 23rd. This will be an open Zoom ritual again, as our public Lughnasadh didn't work out for various reasons. I'll post the Zoom link when we get closer.</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j">And finally, next month we will be holding our October Rocky Mountain Retreat on October 13-15. We have some great speakers lined up, all presentations will be recorded and available afterwards to people who register, and the cost for the whole virtual retreat is only $20. For more details and signup links, see <a href="http://www.chokecherryadf.org/p/blog-page_25.html">this link</a> on our blog.</span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j"><br /></span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j"><br /></span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j"><br /></span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j"><br /></span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j"><br /></span></p><p><span class="x4k7w5x x1h91t0o x1h9r5lt x1jfb8zj xv2umb2 x1beo9mf xaigb6o x12ejxvf x3igimt xarpa2k xedcshv x1lytzrv x1t2pt76 x7ja8zs x1qrby5j"><br /></span></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-64547475433468555672023-07-27T08:05:00.003-06:002023-07-31T07:47:12.460-06:00Lughnasadh 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZflshCqbKMdbMv8zKUT9JWyuwfvW35Hn0YwGG9dVLlAnw7BDegSAniGtkLqJmStEWkz2ZRTPWe_5-vQM5CIkLAP1_GyUQTUDLWAcBGniqEjJt0xuCu_B5qqMwXdceUTscYhhzF4_jpuARnKVshvsN-QaHnvsYGUcZtI-jdpXgezHvs5SVhpBmrZwZqgrK/s2592/DSCN0084.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZflshCqbKMdbMv8zKUT9JWyuwfvW35Hn0YwGG9dVLlAnw7BDegSAniGtkLqJmStEWkz2ZRTPWe_5-vQM5CIkLAP1_GyUQTUDLWAcBGniqEjJt0xuCu_B5qqMwXdceUTscYhhzF4_jpuARnKVshvsN-QaHnvsYGUcZtI-jdpXgezHvs5SVhpBmrZwZqgrK/s320/DSCN0084.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Chokecherry Grove, ADF will be celebrating Lughnasadh on Saturday August 5th. Our Zoom session will start at 7 pm MDT, and ritual at approximately 7:30. This may be an indoor ritual due to possible thunderstorms.</p><p>Link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85896859016?pwd=alpNRzJxd3JRZEhOY01XU1RtdEFqdz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85896859016?pwd=alpNRzJxd3JRZEhOY01XU1RtdEFqdz09</a><br /></p><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-40830770105371093332023-06-22T11:29:00.000-06:002023-06-22T11:29:00.839-06:00MIdsummer 2023 - Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iWfuwHH2OAWcJ5EiioitEdg6T6Oo3evfx5_-EHbRYIVu7dLdfosiZjKzF-Hi-7nwJCrGwjdKDVM2X4GISjnlPqYcTsZtJZTsRZhtvYdTuQZ8Xo3CnyYDcDay7H-5517xhltxLOn3wAytcvKiPrhqtIvg-ZywnLURkU2DggKfl4ezVuIPBN_lnSy1pQ0R/s3648/DSCN1280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iWfuwHH2OAWcJ5EiioitEdg6T6Oo3evfx5_-EHbRYIVu7dLdfosiZjKzF-Hi-7nwJCrGwjdKDVM2X4GISjnlPqYcTsZtJZTsRZhtvYdTuQZ8Xo3CnyYDcDay7H-5517xhltxLOn3wAytcvKiPrhqtIvg-ZywnLURkU2DggKfl4ezVuIPBN_lnSy1pQ0R/s320/DSCN1280.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> It's summer, and the roses are blooming. Chokecherry is planning on
celebrating Midsummer on Saturday June 24th, and this time we will be holding it publicly for the first time in 3 years. Our location is the outdoor courtyard of the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kirk+of+Bonnie+Brae+United+Church+of+Christ/@39.6944775,-104.9528223,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x876c7e7ad178a04f:0xc3a449da877fdc40!8m2!3d39.6944775!4d-104.950242!16s%2Fg%2F1tls3b3c?authuser=0&entry=ttu" target="_blank">Kirk of Bonnie Brae</a> on South Steele Street. We are planning to gather at 7pm MDT, with the ritual starting at 7:30ish, as usual, and
yes, we are planning on the usual Zoom link. <p></p><p>There will be picnic feasting afterwards, so feel free to bring something to share which you enjoy.</p><p>The Zoom link for those unable to attend in person:</p><p> </p><p>Topic: midsummer<br />Time: Jun 24, 2023 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)<br /><br />Join Zoom Meeting<br /><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86722360473?pwd=dDk4Wkw2dzMyUHhpRHpjZVhqY05Wdz09" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86722360473?pwd=dDk4Wkw2dzMyUHhpRHpjZVhqY05Wdz09</a><br /><br />Meeting ID: 867 2236 0473<br />Passcode: 557835<br /><br /></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-59852053568080833702023-06-08T10:34:00.004-06:002023-06-08T10:34:30.040-06:00Midsummer 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0eU9ObDQawX14EdYWwBvJ4L7Vx8mJi4uoOF99UVSacR04uHoCr1IF33k5aRD_4x8K_plOU2aTMaP7gfxo8Uwrlxbav1PuW8gqDOUalPvh2EEsQw7GkeHpBxS4xvjb3zIxgEhs8x__q5n4W4WgcGTGYt-luc_uaFzmV-YtLTOWBohErw3GXUeoy-8nw/s3648/DSCN1278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0eU9ObDQawX14EdYWwBvJ4L7Vx8mJi4uoOF99UVSacR04uHoCr1IF33k5aRD_4x8K_plOU2aTMaP7gfxo8Uwrlxbav1PuW8gqDOUalPvh2EEsQw7GkeHpBxS4xvjb3zIxgEhs8x__q5n4W4WgcGTGYt-luc_uaFzmV-YtLTOWBohErw3GXUeoy-8nw/s320/DSCN1278.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>It's summer, and the roses are blooming. Chokecherry is planning on celebrating Midsummer on Saturday June 24th, and we are making arrangements to hold it publicly. More details when we get closer, but it should be "gather at 7pm MDT, ritual starts 7:30ish" as usual, and yes, we are planning on the usual Zoom link.<br /><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-71237805650856500152023-04-22T16:02:00.001-06:002023-04-26T08:34:39.033-06:00Beltane 2023<p> We had been hoping to have our Beltane ritual at a physically public location this year, but it hasn't worked out. We'll be trying again at Midsummer, but in the meantime, we will have our usual hybrid Zoom ritual on Saturday April 29th. It will be gather at 6:30 pm MDT, ritual starts around 7 pm -- Zoom link:</p><p>Topic: beltane<br />Time: Apr 29, 2023 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)<br /><br />Join Zoom Meeting<br />https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81446681014?pwd=SVYwQ1ZmSWxkd09oMVpKLzNVcVpEZz09<br /><br />Meeting ID: 814 4668 1014<br />Passcode: 477101<br />One tap mobile<br />+17193594580,,81446681014#,,,,*477101# US<br />+12532158782,,81446681014#,,,,*477101# US (Tacoma)<br /> </p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-14210540140957665222023-03-26T10:15:00.002-06:002023-03-26T10:16:58.551-06:00Chokecherry's Workshops<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrjuAi5SPdaHxk246e1VKcgLkSAZkJFJlMahC-0uH9Yuwxzwrj55R_q2aV59wNBrir8NzxdvZAtrMVt2SKa4Q-XgMUMOinXSg64VGrrTVcwxhKQgKi1PvojtppvDtXtzvXSCC9KL3-ZVz5x1lnpuAYbMMsc1XR-BUzT73urjfBPr7YBAoC4wRczjLag/s2592/spring%20006.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrjuAi5SPdaHxk246e1VKcgLkSAZkJFJlMahC-0uH9Yuwxzwrj55R_q2aV59wNBrir8NzxdvZAtrMVt2SKa4Q-XgMUMOinXSg64VGrrTVcwxhKQgKi1PvojtppvDtXtzvXSCC9KL3-ZVz5x1lnpuAYbMMsc1XR-BUzT73urjfBPr7YBAoC4wRczjLag/s320/spring%20006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> We had a good set of divination workshops yesterday, and I'd like to thank everyone who participated, especially our speakers. I've sent out the Dropbox links to everyone who registered for the video and audio recordings. Now on to the planning for our Rocky Mountain October Retreat! <br /><p></p><p>The photo, by the way, is of a set of ogam fews I made a few years ago. Ironically, it's the one divination method we didn't discuss yesterday!<br /></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-53837620908363078682023-03-24T07:49:00.000-06:002023-03-24T07:49:03.743-06:00DIVINATION WORKSHOP UPDATE!<p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfZtET3bJQtLhhOeCP5PJonf2zIYDLjTkjF-VIUHk1tb2clpXUxpgBAea88xp0JUse_l-FtwluFftbJ0alup3R0vb1cEfYc0C1mPVZfLBbE7E5hLVwXqMCmEdyE9GJvp4OkqvYy3FWc80JgOCpZ2ONz5zhJAGiN49P-aOdsQQ1ug31FuFHOpxjeNCKg/s2592/spring%20006.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfZtET3bJQtLhhOeCP5PJonf2zIYDLjTkjF-VIUHk1tb2clpXUxpgBAea88xp0JUse_l-FtwluFftbJ0alup3R0vb1cEfYc0C1mPVZfLBbE7E5hLVwXqMCmEdyE9GJvp4OkqvYy3FWc80JgOCpZ2ONz5zhJAGiN49P-aOdsQQ1ug31FuFHOpxjeNCKg/s320/spring%20006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">UPDATE:</span></b></p><p>Our divination methods workshop in March 2022 was quite successful, so we are doing it again!</p><p></p><div><p><b>Chokecherry
Grove will be holding a one-day Zoom event on Methods of Divination
on Saturday March 25th, 2023</b>.<b>The price for the whole day is
only $10, and all sessions will be recorded, so if you are interested
but can't attend, you can watch them later!</b><br /></p><p>Our planned sessions are as follows: <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>9:00 AM MDT:</b> ADF'S ARCHDRUID REV. JEAN "DRUM" PAGANO will talk about his new MOON ORACLE.<br /></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>10:30 AM MDT:</b> REV. GAARIK HAMR will speak on the Norse RUNES. He says "Runic divination, at
its core, is the use of runes from one of several alphabets to
determine hidden information. Hidden by whom and for what purpose? The
purpose of this workshop is to explore the animistic aspect of Norse
cosmology and apply it to runic practice. This workshop looks to the
Rune Poems and modern scholarship for a theistic, animistic approach to
runic divination and interpretation." <br /></li></ul></div><div>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1:00 PM MDT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
REV. IAN CORRIGAN will discuss "real-time divination w/ the
spirits".</span></li></ul>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2:30 PM MDT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
REV. D. ROWEN GROVE will speak on BONE READING. She says: "Bone
reading is a system of intuitive divination in which bones and other small
objects are scattered or tossed onto a surface, and omens taken from the
patterns thus formed. Historically, there were forms of bone
divination used in cultures as diverse as ancient Greece, Asia, Europe,
Labrador, Africa, and elsewhere. Some traditional systems have used only
one kind of bone or shell, and perhaps three or four pieces, while others
employed a wide variety of items, and upward of a hundred objects.
Rev. D Rowen Grove became interested in bone reading about six years ago,
and has developed her own system, based on a combination of intuition and
archaeological evidence."</span></li></ul>
<p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <b>4 PM MDT:</b> PANEL DISCUSSION ON IMPROMPTU DIVINATION: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FORGOT YOUR TOOLS?<br /></li></ul></div><div><div><p>Each
speaker will speak for an hour, followed by half an hour for questions.
There will be two sessions in the morning and three in the afternoon. </p><p>Note: this is a series of technical workshops; there will be no opportunity for personal readings. <br /></p><p>The
price for the whole day's series of Zoom links is $10, and the payment
link is on the sidebar to your right. (If you are viewing this on your
phone, scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order
to see the links.)</p></div></div>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-21047491084338566052023-03-14T13:06:00.008-06:002023-03-24T07:41:57.636-06:00OUR MARCH DIVINATION WORKSHOP IS BACK!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfZtET3bJQtLhhOeCP5PJonf2zIYDLjTkjF-VIUHk1tb2clpXUxpgBAea88xp0JUse_l-FtwluFftbJ0alup3R0vb1cEfYc0C1mPVZfLBbE7E5hLVwXqMCmEdyE9GJvp4OkqvYy3FWc80JgOCpZ2ONz5zhJAGiN49P-aOdsQQ1ug31FuFHOpxjeNCKg/s2592/spring%20006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfZtET3bJQtLhhOeCP5PJonf2zIYDLjTkjF-VIUHk1tb2clpXUxpgBAea88xp0JUse_l-FtwluFftbJ0alup3R0vb1cEfYc0C1mPVZfLBbE7E5hLVwXqMCmEdyE9GJvp4OkqvYy3FWc80JgOCpZ2ONz5zhJAGiN49P-aOdsQQ1ug31FuFHOpxjeNCKg/s320/spring%20006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">UPDATE:</span></b></p><p>Our divination methods workshop in March 2022 was quite successful, so we are doing it again!</p><p></p><div><p>Chokecherry
Grove will be holding a one-day virtual event on Met<br />hods of Divination
on <b>Saturday March 25th, 2023</b>.<b>The price for the whole day is only $10, and all sessions will be recorded, so if you are interested but can't attend, you can watch them later!</b><br /></p><p>Our planned sessions are as follows: <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>9:00 AM MDT:</b> ADF'S ARCHDRUID REV. JEAN "DRUM" PAGANO will talk about his new MOON ORACLE.<br /></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>10:30 AM MDT:</b> REV. GAARIK HAMR will speak on the Norse RUNES. He says "Runic divination, at
its core, is the use of runes from one of several alphabets to
determine hidden information. Hidden by whom and for what purpose? The
purpose of this workshop is to explore the animistic aspect of Norse
cosmology and apply it to runic practice. This workshop looks to the
Rune Poems and modern scholarship for a theistic, animistic approach to
runic divination and interpretation." <br /></li></ul></div><div>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1:00 PM MDT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
REV. IAN CORRIGAN will discuss "real-time divination w/ the
spirits".</span></li></ul>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2:30 PM MDT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
REV. D. ROWEN GROVE will speak on BONE READING. She says: "Bone
reading is a system of intuitive divination in which bones and other small
objects are scattered or tossed onto a surface, and omens taken from the
patterns thus formed. Historically, there were forms of bone
divination used in cultures as diverse as ancient Greece, Asia, Europe,
Labrador, Africa, and elsewhere. Some traditional systems have used only
one kind of bone or shell, and perhaps three or four pieces, while others
employed a wide variety of items, and upward of a hundred objects.
Rev. D Rowen Grove became interested in bone reading about six years ago,
and has developed her own system, based on a combination of intuition and
archaeological evidence."</span></li></ul>
<p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <b>4 PM MDT:</b> PANEL DISCUSSION ON IMPROMPTU DIVINATION: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FORGOT YOUR TOOLS?<br /></li></ul></div><div><div><p>Each
speaker will speak for an hour, followed by half an hour for questions.
There will be two sessions in the morning and three in the afternoon. </p><p>Note: this is a series of technical workshops; there will be no opportunity for personal readings. <br /></p><p>The
price for the whole day's series of Zoom links is $10, and the payment
link is on the sidebar to your right. (If you are viewing this on your
phone, scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order
to see the links.)</p></div></div>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-72265621574686143782023-03-08T08:39:00.010-07:002023-03-17T17:21:17.834-06:00Spring Equinox 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Qk9AG16lN3Tk8a1sIXoEduFD54Fxf7Y_sFgK-YdZup3fluExe53NxzqIzNfbkugiE9z3jeacwjbJogrFdjPD8SOSZOzGdP1zPPdFTXymMqMKv8sE07SxaGWA_0zp65VBEFXgo4jKezsMh2VrTKmWCPpNqwKEsXayy_CAwr5Qfx_zUmETZL38Xey-Dg/s1600/DSCN5056.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Qk9AG16lN3Tk8a1sIXoEduFD54Fxf7Y_sFgK-YdZup3fluExe53NxzqIzNfbkugiE9z3jeacwjbJogrFdjPD8SOSZOzGdP1zPPdFTXymMqMKv8sE07SxaGWA_0zp65VBEFXgo4jKezsMh2VrTKmWCPpNqwKEsXayy_CAwr5Qfx_zUmETZL38Xey-Dg/s320/DSCN5056.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> <b>Update</b>: Chokecherry will be celebrating our virtual spring equinox on the evening of <b>Sunday, March 19th, starting around 6:30pm MDT</b>. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The yellow crocuses started blooming yesterday!<br /></p><p>Here is the Zoom link: <br /></p><p>G R Grove is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<br /><br />Topic: equinox<br />Time: Mar 19, 2023 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)<br /><br />Join Zoom Meeting<br />https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87177444371?pwd=cnM5aW1waVJDdkU5YXdUWGs4c2ZOdz09<br /><br />Meeting ID: 871 7744 4371<br />Passcode: 887137<br />One tap mobile<br />+17193594580,,87177444371#,,,,*887137# US<br />+16699009128,,87177444371#,,,,*887137# US (San Jose)<br /><br />Dial by your location<br /> +1 719 359 4580 US<br /> +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)<br /> +1 253 205 0468 US<br /> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)<br /> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)<br /> +1 669 444 9171 US<br /> +1 386 347 5053 US<br /> +1 507 473 4847 US<br /> +1 564 217 2000 US<br /> +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)<br /> +1 646 931 3860 US<br /> +1 689 278 1000 US<br /> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)<br /> +1 305 224 1968 US<br /> +1 309 205 3325 US<br /> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br /> +1 360 209 5623 US<br />Meeting ID: 871 7744 4371<br />Passcode: 887137<br />Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbB4Wi5gUq<br /><br /><br /></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-44353462632250523032023-02-01T08:20:00.001-07:002023-02-01T10:00:00.528-07:00Imbolc 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kXnZt4AQ7qxhq4yzl15VpYVwIp1L2hyf9Jy5khv_aYbhr1vaIwT5uemxRgcFvOHNVcDs5iImJH51zrvMBsDFIaGYoQBITGJlEIXJO_fRAVX27Vt_oHHb_uPsT10ZCaA3eT-uE0W4EO-dzSY2X6qBurUjdCI2Ya0VGTSUh0W7iTXcHan2jSO8Wc9T3g/s2048/dec_2012%20007.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kXnZt4AQ7qxhq4yzl15VpYVwIp1L2hyf9Jy5khv_aYbhr1vaIwT5uemxRgcFvOHNVcDs5iImJH51zrvMBsDFIaGYoQBITGJlEIXJO_fRAVX27Vt_oHHb_uPsT10ZCaA3eT-uE0W4EO-dzSY2X6qBurUjdCI2Ya0VGTSUh0W7iTXcHan2jSO8Wc9T3g/s320/dec_2012%20007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> We will be celebrating Imbolc on Saturday evening, Februrary 4th, starting at 5 pm MST. The flavor of the ritual will be Irish, and the Deity of the occasion will be Bridget. <p></p><p>We are still doing Zoom rituals, and the link is here: </p><p>Topic: Imbolc<br />Time: Feb 4, 2023 05:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)<br /><br /> </p><p> </p><p>Join Zoom Meeting<br /><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84194895721?pwd=VnI4c25oZmxzRWtsdTh4TWFOcWhmdz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84194895721?pwd=VnI4c25oZmxzRWtsdTh4TWFOcWhmdz09<br /></a><br />Meeting ID: 841 9489 5721<br />Passcode: 551034<br /><br /></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-68971907004537940352023-01-18T12:06:00.000-07:002023-01-18T12:06:24.272-07:00Something Else Old...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAad4zAleGsPocNtETIeOazkn8VcwMVZlwmEANR13_44M-6AfMlhXvNolJ8bd7mMGf-hIc8lviDwz9nqMwIEu9BVtQ6MGhd0LWDIfZH6faAKV5pHGpRSW7CrcxCPeL3XKAXbsyPvuvWOVlk82LzNTekYEYuFOcxZ4WxDQ4DXaoKtAHjk7e1NLjKlT84A/s2048/front-cover-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAad4zAleGsPocNtETIeOazkn8VcwMVZlwmEANR13_44M-6AfMlhXvNolJ8bd7mMGf-hIc8lviDwz9nqMwIEu9BVtQ6MGhd0LWDIfZH6faAKV5pHGpRSW7CrcxCPeL3XKAXbsyPvuvWOVlk82LzNTekYEYuFOcxZ4WxDQ4DXaoKtAHjk7e1NLjKlT84A/s320/front-cover-1.png" width="213" /></a></div> A few years ago Chokecherry put together a cookbook - <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/g-r-grove/the-kitchen-druid/paperback/product-1pyw5mrg.html?q=The+Kitchen+Druid&page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">The Kitchen Druid</a>. Check it out on Lulu.com - it's 104 pages, coil bound paperback, $12.50 plus shipping. <p></p><p><u>Contents:</u> <br />Introduction................7<br />Simple Beginnings...........9<br />The Staff of Life..........17<br />From Garden and Orchard....27<br />From Field and Farm .......39<br />From River and Ocean.......61<br />Adding Relish..............67<br />Stored Harvest.............71<br />Sweet Endings..............79<br />To Fill the Cup............97<br />Index.....................102</p><p> </p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-46388166756090514152023-01-16T12:55:00.001-07:002023-01-16T22:06:18.466-07:00Imbolc update #1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-TW36XxTdLLNix0nvYqoRe2pUlUmoEDCyOOVSJzb6S5hqn2a7r0uSlrJX-MPye6V8-ZGatSN11ZgignwHnHcZODv2AlyrJdD03ufMaJEMeYWI99cc_CvNFNvITPsky6_LWxA_u6TfNrxYuupcBk4tuKLSBZLhqpIvVsPJhYkEJncfRv1Yf0jsXEy0g/s3648/DSCN1184.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-TW36XxTdLLNix0nvYqoRe2pUlUmoEDCyOOVSJzb6S5hqn2a7r0uSlrJX-MPye6V8-ZGatSN11ZgignwHnHcZODv2AlyrJdD03ufMaJEMeYWI99cc_CvNFNvITPsky6_LWxA_u6TfNrxYuupcBk4tuKLSBZLhqpIvVsPJhYkEJncfRv1Yf0jsXEy0g/s320/DSCN1184.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Due to too many things going on in December, I unfortunately never posted the Zoom link for Midwinter. I promise to do better this year, starting with Imbolc. This will be a hybrid Zoom ritual again on Saturday February 4th, starting probably around 5 pm MST. I'll post the link when we get a bit closer.<p></p><p>We're also discussing arrangements for a possible public outdoor ritual at Beltane, assuming the weather is suitable. It would be nice to see some of our local friends in person again, but it has to be somewhere with a wifi link and power for our Zoom attendees, so we are sadly not going back to the riverside park. More details when it gets closer.</p><p>- Rev. G. R. Grove<br /><br /></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372655213139919260.post-88271693616408260952022-11-05T11:05:00.002-06:002022-11-05T11:05:45.549-06:00Something Old, Something New<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyJXdKIn6x9MdRhMZNTKtuhaE3lrm4xAZm3ZMWUsynm93UZfif1BidmMmVNU17J1rDp7ZI_cImigA5Vcz5ivmnRJ-EfDxVQqkWaKtzWSuhD84jTR4nXLFRERpcH1Zr6EAp4mJIwYbTbsg7UyT2TwfIeJseUPKA16x7MnhioJxef2mji84Lq_yHwrH3Q/s2304/book%20cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1519" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyJXdKIn6x9MdRhMZNTKtuhaE3lrm4xAZm3ZMWUsynm93UZfif1BidmMmVNU17J1rDp7ZI_cImigA5Vcz5ivmnRJ-EfDxVQqkWaKtzWSuhD84jTR4nXLFRERpcH1Zr6EAp4mJIwYbTbsg7UyT2TwfIeJseUPKA16x7MnhioJxef2mji84Lq_yHwrH3Q/s320/book%20cover.png" width="211" /></a></div>When Chokecherry Grove was getting started seven years ago, we put together our "little green book" to help folks new to ADF understand our Core Order of Ritual and participate in it. That book is still available as a <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/g-r-grove/prayers-and-invocations-for-chokecherry-grove-adf/paperback/product-1q5nm47z.html?q=chokecherry+grove" target="_blank">paperback </a>on Lulu.com. But after someone interested in our hybrid Samhain ritual asked if we had a script, I decided to make the little book available as an ebook on Smashwords.com as well, slightly edited to reflect the evolution of Chokecherry's usual Core Order over the intervening seven years. The e-book's official publication date is December 1st, but you can buy it now through this <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/presale/1176774/GTP4PW" target="_blank">pre-sale link</a>. It's available in epub, mobi (kindle-compatible), and pdf formats. Bonus: I've set it up on Smashwords as "reader sets price", so you can pay whatever you can afford, or take it for free!<br /><br /><p></p>GRGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13310632201912094110noreply@blogger.com0