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Fellowship of the Sacred Grove, penyang by WildDragon ca. 1990

Sacred Grove SWC

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  • As ancient as tomorrow…
    • Enter and be welcome!
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        • For our scattered kindred
          • WildDragon
          • Katydid
          • Owlet
          • Earth
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    • Our Kindred
      • The Covenant of Five Tenets
      • Sacred Well Congregation
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      • Glittery Bootprints
  • Seeking the wild magic … and the Unseen
    • Finding the Sacred Grove in the midst of civilization
    • The Seen and the Unseen
    • Finding Our Way to the Grove
      • A Spiritual Engineering Perspective
      • How ritual works
      • Make Yourself at Home
        • @Home
      • Grounding and Centering
  • Weaving the Web
    • Who We Are
      • The Fellowship of the Sacred Grove
        • For our scattered kindred
          • WildDragon
          • Katydid
          • Owlet
          • Earth
          • Fire
          • Water
    • Our Kindred
      • Sacred Well Congregation
      • The Covenant of Five Tenets
    • Our Community
      • Glittery Bootprints
  • Seeking the wild magic … and the Unseen
    • Finding the Sacred Grove in the midst of civilization
    • The Seen and the Unseen
    • Finding Our Way to the Grove
      • A Spiritual Engineering Perspective
      • How ritual works
      • Make Yourself at Home
        • @Home
      • Grounding and Centering
  • Book of Shadows
    • Bhakti Wicca
      • Charge of the God and the Goddess
      • Journey to the Grove
      • Bhakti-Wiccan Circle
      • Pathworking
    • Liturgy of the Sacred Grove
      • Ritual Structure
        • Simple Warning, no Challenge
          • Dramatic Warning and Challenge
          • Challenges with blocking
        • Standard Claimings
        • Sealing the Circle
        • Inviting the Guardians
        • Between the Worlds
      • The Wheel of the Year
        • Yule
          • Mystery of Beginning
        • From Yule to Imbolc
        • Imbolc
          • LightSeeker and The Lady
        • from Imbolc to Ostara
        • Ostara
          • A Spring Equinox Rite
        • from Ostara to Beltane
        • Beltane
          • A Beltane Rite for Couples
        • from Beltaine to Litha
        • Litha
        • from Litha to Lammas
        • Lammas
        • from Lammas to Mabon
        • Mabon
        • from Mabon to Samhain
        • Samhain
          • Samhain Sumbel
        • from Samhain to Yule
      • Rites of Passage
        • Rite of Welcoming an Infant
        • Rite Celebrating Coming-of-Age at 18
          • Living and its Ethics
        • Rites of Joining
          • A Wedding Ritual
          • A Ritual of Commitment to Partnership for Life
        • Rite for Crossing the Veil
          • A Ritual for Bidding Farewell
      • Rituals of Compassion
        • In the midst of chaos, fear, and war
        • Deep Cleansing
      • Ritual Archive of the Fellowship 1997
        • Beltain for Couples
  • Book of Shadows
    • Bhakti Wicca
      • Charge of the God and the Goddess
      • Journey to the Grove
      • Bhakti-Wiccan Circle
      • Pathworking
    • Liturgy of the Sacred Grove
      • Ritual Structure
        • Simple Warning, no Challenge
          • Dramatic Warning and Challenge
          • Challenges with blocking
        • Standard Claimings
        • Sealing the Circle
        • Inviting the Guardians
        • Between the Worlds
      • The Wheel of the Year
        • Yule
          • Mystery of Beginning
        • From Yule to Imbolc
        • Imbolc
          • LightSeeker and The Lady
        • from Imbolc to Ostara
        • Ostara
          • A Spring Equinox Rite
        • from Ostara to Beltane
        • Beltane
          • A Beltane Rite for Couples
        • from Beltaine to Litha
        • Litha
        • from Litha to Lammas
        • Lammas
        • from Lammas to Mabon
        • Mabon
        • from Mabon to Samhain
        • Samhain
          • Samhain Sumbel
        • from Samhain to Yule
      • Rites of Passage
        • Rite of Welcoming an Infant
        • Rite Celebrating Coming-of-Age at 18
          • Living and its Ethics
        • Rites of Joining
          • A Wedding Ritual
          • A Ritual of Commitment to Partnership for Life
        • Rite for Crossing the Veil
          • A Ritual for Bidding Farewell
      • Rituals of Compassion
        • In the midst of chaos, fear, and war
        • Deep Cleansing
      • Ritual Archive of the Fellowship 1997
        • Beltain for Couples
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    • In the Beginning . . . Something Changed
    • Scale of the Universe — NASA APOD 14 January 2012
    • Meaning and Understanding
    • Spiritual Buffets and the Value of Traditions — Patheos, 7-9-2015 by John Beckett
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Spiritual Buffets and the Value of Traditions — Patheos, 7-9-2015 by John Beckett

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2015/07/spiritual-buffets-and-the-value-of-traditions.html

 

Format LinkPosted on 9 July 2015Author Khalila RedBirdCategories essay, rebloggedTags paganism, Tradition

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