At the Phoenix Phyre Crones’ Dance, Lady Elspbeth proposed that we offer a
new ritual at Phoenix festivals. The concept was blessed by Wade and our
lead Crone, Ardy. The sad news is, Elpsbeth will not be at Autumn Meet
because she is healing from surgery. The good news is, Elspeth will be with
us in spirit and wants us go forward with this ritual.
What is this special ritual? Well, many of us were never offered the
opportunity to celebrate occasions in our life that were eventful and
deserving of acknowledgment. With the help and support of the Crones and
Sages, there will be a Rite of Passage ritual on Thursday night, 3rd of
November, to acknowledge those special occasions that you missed. This Rite
of Passage is to ritually recognize and celebrate life-altering experiences,
or accomplishments, from the distant, or recent, past and includes puberty,
birth, death, marriage, divorce, croning/saging, or even first job, house or
car. This is not intended to replace other Rites of Passage offered by the
Crones or Sages, but instead are focused on those missed and never
acknowledged.
This will be a serious, but not solemn ritual. If you are interested in
this experiencing this rite you will need arrive at the festival no later
than Thursday at 1pm (earlier is better) and:
1) ask someone from the community to be your sponsor
2) prepare a written request of the occasion you missed
3) have your sponsor present your request to the council on Thursday
afternoon
4) plan to be busy Thursday evening so don’t schedule anything that will
conflict
Be sure to bring warm clothing and sturdy shoes because you will need them
if your request is approved.
The sponsor’s responsibility will be to present the candidate information
for approval and then nurture and care for participants, as well as assist
with this life honoring rite.
For more information contact Puma Mary at 813-390-4648 or email
gldnpuma@earthlink.net.
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