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[badstar]

Mmmm...work bought us pizza tonight. Yummy.

So...some of you might remember about a year and a half ago when late one night I was working on something for a grove ritual when I suddenly had this brilliant idea that I should write an Alice in Wonderland ritual. The idea was never abandoned altogether, but sorta shuffled off to the side because the only reason I had at the time was that "it would be fun." Seemed kinda pointless. The idea has popped in and out of my mind from time to time. Tonight, on my way to work it came back in a big way. At first, I couldn't figure out why and of course, I'm thinking in the context of grove ritual, why on earth would we do such a thing? (Not that we never would...but...why? What's the purpose?)

Then I realized that I'm not thinking about a ritual for a group, I'm thinking ritual for myself. I've been saying for a few years now that I constantly feel like I'm standing on a cliff about to jump off into the unknown, or standing at a constant crossroad of something. It would definitely not be out of the realm of reasonable description to say that I've been feeling lately like I'm just about to fall down the rabbit hole...so maybe this is something I need to do for myself. I will take it under serious consideration.

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[triskele.livejournal.com]

is the rabbit the gatekeeper? bardic = mad hatter? wheeeee

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I was thinking Cheshire Cat gatekeeper and Rabbit being one of the er, entities of occasion. But perhaps the Rabbit would make sense as gatekeeper....I would need to work out the details.

And I was actually thinking Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum would be bardic inspiration. Or the Caterpillar. However, this is all based on the Disney movie (one of only a few Disney movies that I like.), which I know is not the same as the book...and should I do this, I will definitely read the book first....and it is available on Gutenberg, heck, I could read it tonight...

Then there's perhaps Jabberwocky for the outsiders.

[erl-queen.livejournal.com]

If you do that, I really want to see it. I am rather obsessed with Alice in Wonderland.

You know, November 4th is coming up, and that's the day she went through the looking glass... (May 4th is the day she went down the rabbit hole).

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Okay...I'm actually taking a copy of it from Gutenberg right now and manipulating it a bit to make it easier to read, and minimize printing paper needed...

I'll probably post about it here as I work on it, though if I decide not to for some reason, I could always email it to you.

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

Looks to me like your way is being shown to you. Don't let the group hold you back.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-) I don't think it's a group holding me back thing, so much as myself doing that. I think I've gotten so entrenched in the idea and pursuit of becoming clergy that group religious practice has far outweighed my own individual work, when in the end, there is much more personal everyday practice than there is periodic group practice. Perhaps that's why I am taking a hiatus for a short time from grove ritual. Hmm...I think I'm onto something here.

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I meant more of "don't let your self-identification as a part of a group hold you back", and I over-abbreviated.

[bfuldisaster.livejournal.com]

two things... er 3:

1-sometimes your mind hides ideas until you need them. There's a reason that you suddenly remembered this. I think you may be right

2-that is such a cool concept. please let us know how it turns out

3-My grampa (gods rest his soul) had a saying that he'd pelt me with. It's "You can't make footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And do you really want to make buttprints in the sands of time?" So I'd chuckle cuz my grandpa said 'buttprints'. When I got a lil older it clicked what he meant. and when we'd talk and I wasn't sure about something he'd say 'you making footprints or buttprints?' I have a habit of making excuses that justify me taking the safer road. The road more travelled. Gramps, he'd have none of that. So now whenever I'm looking down the rabbit hole I think of Gramps, and ask myself 'footprints or buttprints?' then I leap.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

yeah, i think there is. Arg, I think the next few months are going to be...interesting.