Episodes
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Episode 41 - Social Media Resources, Diversity, and Work
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
One of our big things in Three Cranes Grove, ADF, is that we love to create. After Rev. Crystal Groves' discussion of marketing and social media strategies at Trillium 2019, we had a discussion about the creative process, what it means to connect people to others, and what it's like to produce the words for the really hard things that happen in our lives.
We also talk about ensuring that people approaching Druidry are able to see themselves as valid, joyful participants in Druidry.
If you're interested in Rev. Avende's book, "The Spiraling Sun," you can find it on Amazon or at The Magical Druid. While Rev. Avende works on that Greek Oracle book (hint, hint), you can check out another awesome project that was just released, "The Hearth Keepers Way: An ADF Hearth Keepers Guide!"
Find us on Facebook and check out threecranes.org/podcast. For more about Druidry, check out adf.org or threecranes.org.
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Episode 40 - (In)toning For Ritual
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
What is toning? How do you do it? What's it good for? What's the lamest joke you've heard all day? We have the answers to all these questions and more in this episode! This episode was recorded at Trillium 2019, on the way home (we very much recommend Trillium if you're looking for a festival early next year).
We're closing in on the end of our season, and running out of recorded material. But that's okay! We're developing an off-season plan so that you get more episodes and different content, plus new guests. And, we're headed to Harvest Nights in a few weeks, which is about 12 hours up and 12 hours back, so we'll have a lot of time to record and get new topics in.
If you have topic suggestions, we'd love to hear them. Send us email or shoot us a message on our Facebook page. As always, find us at threecranes.org/podcast and learn more about Druidry at adf.org.
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Episode 39 - Multifaith Household Religion
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Sometimes, Druids flying to festivals get picked up by Druids in cars, and that's where this conversation comes from: Rev. Avende was picking up people on their way to Summerland 2019, and took Melitta Stafford with her, which led to this conversation about creating family traditions in a multifaith household.
There's a wide-ranging conversation covering different ways we come to Paganism, how our virtues interact with householding, different family structures, and the ways that polytheism and Paganism lend themselves to creating structures that aren't traditional but are still amazing.
Find more of Melitta's work at Druid in the Grove.
Find us on Facebook, check us out at threecranes.org/podcast, and learn more about Druidry at adf.org.
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Episode 38 - Founding and Disbanding a Druid Grove
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
We had the pleasure of interviewing Arthur at Trillium 2019 about his experiences with starting, and then disbanding, a Grove that never took firm root. Hemlock Vales Protogrove, ADF, lasted for about three years in State College, PA, before it was disbanded. This interview is a sort of post-mortem on what happened several years ago.
Too often, we talk about what works for getting a group off the ground, but we don't always remember to talk about when it's time to close that group down and move on.
This conversation is about reflecting on what went right, what didn't go right, and what lessons we can take from those experiences, years on. The creation, maintenance, and disbanding of Hemlock Vales can help us all as we look at where our own Groves and groups are going... and help us decide if they are thriving or if we're just being overly hopeful.
If you want to dive deeper into the discussion, we recommend his blog: One Pagan Group - Some Assembly Required.
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