I'm reading Morgan Daimler's post: Being in Service to the Other and having some thoughts about my own clergy path.  So far I've only read Part 1, but in it she talks about the difference between Serving the Community and Serving the Other.   In January 2022, I was ordained by my Gods to serve Them and the Other.  From there I launched my search for ethical, legit pagan clergy courses and programs, because I wanted to learn how to be an efficient, legal, and ethical pagan clergy member for my communities.  For the most part, I had the sacerdotal stuff done, but I needed more education and training for my human communities. My Gods said that wasn't necessary to serve the Other.  I already had the knowledge, skill, and training to serve Them.  They didn't care about the pastoral work. I was Their Priestess, Their Oracle, Their Seidkona. Yes, but to deliver Their message more effectively, I felt that I needed to learn how to work with people bet...

 A month into the Pre-Clergy Program and last week, I finally got the motivation to start reading, studying, and doing the writings!  I was hoping to get started right away, but then I got hit with ADHD and a little bit of Imposter Syndrome.  That Imposter is just shadow work to explore.  I explored it.  My Imposter asked what did I have to offer to ADF or to anyone else?  I was a poor speaker and a college drop out, who the hell could I help as a clergy person? Good questions, honestly.   What are my strengths?  What are my weaknesses?  What could be improved? I love writing rituals and I love performing them for my community.  I love teaching folks about the Kindreds as I know and interact with Them, and passing on Their messages.  I also know that my ritual writing needs a lot of work.  I attend others rituals and pay attention and learn.  I've taken writing workshops, ritual writing workshops, and I've read books....

  Back: Oracle cards, various offerings, and the Tree. Middle: LED Lantern Reping Elen of the Ways, Green Monster Reping Nature Spirits, Mother Holle, Reindeer Figurine, Frigg, Hestia-Vesta, Reindeer Mother with the Sun in Her Antlers (the sun repping the Solar Goddesses), a Fox Figurine, White Flame, a Tomte, and Yule Goat. Front: Kuksa Offering Cup, the Well, the Flame, Elen of the Ways Prayer Beads, White-Tailed Deer Antler Wand Repping the Deer Goddesses, and a Jingle Wand. All sitting on a gold shimmery altar cloth. Dec 17, 2025 Yesterday I finished my script and rehearsed it multiple times, as I do every public and family ritual.  It flowed pretty well.  It was a longer ritual because of the Working and the unpredictability of the Omen, but when I rehearsed it was roughly 45 minutes to an hour long. I was feeling pretty darn excited about this.  This is the family favorite and one of my more important yearly rituals since 2017-18, when Reindeer Mother entered m...