Liz just sent in a bunch of links for the Cauldron. A few of these I've been to (though most not in quite a while) and the rest are new to me.
That means plenty of surfing time ahead.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Language link and liturgy musings
First, the link, since it will be of more interest to the general reader. This link is to a site that let's you search some online Gaelic dictionaries.
It was some liturgical musings that got me thinking about languages in the first place.
I get inspirations and ideas at the worst times, usually right in the middle of ritual (though I guess that shouldn't be surprising) and while I'm driving. Usually by the time I to where I can actually sit down and try to get my thoughts into font, I've been distracted.
In this case it has to do with my Tribe's liturgy framework. There's been one piece that has felt a little off during the past couple of rituals, and while mulling over a recent conversation with Sherri, the pieces fell into place in my head.
1) Language - I use a Welsh phrase even though our "liturgical markers" are Irish. Originally, it didn't bother me, probably because my patron diety is Welsh. But now when I think about it, it's almost like there's a grating noise. I don't know what changed, but I have the feeling it needs to be fixed.
2) Diety - I call on a diety by name, and it is the only diety referred to by name in the framework. My talk with Sherri got me thinking on ways to be more inclusive regarding our liturgy, and this stuck out like a sore thumb.
3) Passive - I ask the above diety to open the gate for me. I now feel like I should be the one opening the gate rather than being Mr.-Lazy-Druid and asking a god to do it for me. As soon as this occured to me, I started visualizing it in my mind and the notion meshed well with my other ritual visualizations.
I don't know exactly how the new opening of the gates will go yet, but once I do I think that I'll post both versions of the piece so folks can compare.
It was some liturgical musings that got me thinking about languages in the first place.
I get inspirations and ideas at the worst times, usually right in the middle of ritual (though I guess that shouldn't be surprising) and while I'm driving. Usually by the time I to where I can actually sit down and try to get my thoughts into font, I've been distracted.
In this case it has to do with my Tribe's liturgy framework. There's been one piece that has felt a little off during the past couple of rituals, and while mulling over a recent conversation with Sherri, the pieces fell into place in my head.
1) Language - I use a Welsh phrase even though our "liturgical markers" are Irish. Originally, it didn't bother me, probably because my patron diety is Welsh. But now when I think about it, it's almost like there's a grating noise. I don't know what changed, but I have the feeling it needs to be fixed.
2) Diety - I call on a diety by name, and it is the only diety referred to by name in the framework. My talk with Sherri got me thinking on ways to be more inclusive regarding our liturgy, and this stuck out like a sore thumb.
3) Passive - I ask the above diety to open the gate for me. I now feel like I should be the one opening the gate rather than being Mr.-Lazy-Druid and asking a god to do it for me. As soon as this occured to me, I started visualizing it in my mind and the notion meshed well with my other ritual visualizations.
I don't know exactly how the new opening of the gates will go yet, but once I do I think that I'll post both versions of the piece so folks can compare.
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