Busy Semester

Long time no see! To catch up, briefly:

This semester I have been diagnosed with minor depression (and put on medication that is working, huzzah!), been running the new Pagan club at my college (with ups and downs, but far more ups than downs :) ), started my dedication process for the Circle of the Sacred Earth, a Wiccan coven in the area, and become semi-devoted to Brighid (semi because while I've made no official commitment to her, for the past several weeks my spirituality has focused almost exclusively on her, and my other divine contacts have been unusually quiet).

Things have been absolutely crazy, and I haven't been paying as much attention to things like this blog and my meditation journal as I should have been. I'm in the middle of exam week now (though by this time tomorrow, I'll be sitting in my last exam) and have finally managed to catch a breather. Back to blogging about my spirituality instead of just haunting the halls of the Cauldron. :)

My first project will be to restart the Dedicant's Path training that I first started back in the summer for ADF. The material is supposed to take roughly a year to work through on one's own, but this semester has been super busy - productive, by all means, but busy - and I think I need more than a minor refresher on that. So that's what I'll be blogging about to come. :)

Cheers,
Ellen

Changes, pt. 1

[Note: this post may be far more entertaining if you put on some David Bowie music!]

Life has been a little crazy for awhile now.

Since my last post, I have: 1) Joined Ár nDraíocht Féin and started their Dedicant's Path, 2) made the transition to Roanoke College as a junior transfer, 3) started a Pagan student group on campus, 4) officially declared myself a religion major, and 5) have been going through some less than pleasant spiritual and emotional upheavals.

A lot of chaos has been introduced into my life over the past few months, and everything seems to indicate some major changes that have been a long time coming. One of the things I'd like to do is seriously pick this blog back up (I know, promises, promises...) to give me something to focus on that isn't just of myself. If I blog about it, it's right out there in the open, and I have to own it. My doubts and insecurities, my triumphs and joys, they're not just something for me to hoard away anymore. And you know, I think I'm just fine with that.

I'm actually headed for a Mabon celebration with a local coven in the area in about half an hour, so I expect my next blog post will be about that experience. However, I fully intend to do a "Changes, pt. 2" post and continue working through all the highs and lows in my life. And then, onto regular blogging! Twice a week? Three times a week? Now that's just crazy talk. :)

Blessings on everyone, no matter what path you're walking.
Ellen