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Crisp Air and Clear Thoughts
Nov. 18th, 2011 11:26 amIt has been quite a while since I have posted here, and as expected there have been a lot of changes in my life. Over the last year and a half I've been offered things that I never expected in my life, only dreamed about. I have found peace at my place of work. I have found love in an unexpected place. I have found a new/old path of spirituality. So many new ideas and experiences have come to me since I last posted, and while not all of them have been easy they have all made me a better person. I've been blessed.
The most recent change in my life is becoming a Postulant with the The Order of the Sacred Nemeton, a rather new order that follows a Druidic path. I have long said that were I not Pagan that I would want to be a nun, and with the OSN I can be both. I know it sounds quite odd to most people to have a Pagan monastic order, but I think it is a legitimate outlet for those of us who are drawn to a more devotional and prayerful spirituality than is typically found in Pagan circles. This is not to say that this path is better, or that other Pagan spiritual paths are lesser somehow - everyone needs to find their own way of practicing their spirituality. This is merely the way that works for me, and a small handful of others out in the Pagan world.
I've been following the daily office of the OSN for a few weeks now, and I am finding that it has changed and solidified my life. I was looking back to something I wrote at the beginning of this new journey, and I find that my points still ring true.
( Ramblings from a few weeks ago )
I've begun the slow task of removing the excess, and it felt good to remove those things from my house and my life. I must make time to do more of this, however. I fear the change that this task will bring, so I keep putting it off in spite of knowing how happy having things sorted makes me. Ever the conundrum, my brain.
I am hopeful that as I go forward on my path that all of the new things I am bringing into my life will by necessity force out the old and harmful things. Those old and harmful things are often more mental than physical in nature - I have to learn new patterns and trust that the Gods will lead me to where I need to be. Hard, hard work is ahead of me on that front, but the peace and filling of spirit that I receive during my prayer times will be my reward.
The most recent change in my life is becoming a Postulant with the The Order of the Sacred Nemeton, a rather new order that follows a Druidic path. I have long said that were I not Pagan that I would want to be a nun, and with the OSN I can be both. I know it sounds quite odd to most people to have a Pagan monastic order, but I think it is a legitimate outlet for those of us who are drawn to a more devotional and prayerful spirituality than is typically found in Pagan circles. This is not to say that this path is better, or that other Pagan spiritual paths are lesser somehow - everyone needs to find their own way of practicing their spirituality. This is merely the way that works for me, and a small handful of others out in the Pagan world.
I've been following the daily office of the OSN for a few weeks now, and I am finding that it has changed and solidified my life. I was looking back to something I wrote at the beginning of this new journey, and I find that my points still ring true.
( Ramblings from a few weeks ago )I've begun the slow task of removing the excess, and it felt good to remove those things from my house and my life. I must make time to do more of this, however. I fear the change that this task will bring, so I keep putting it off in spite of knowing how happy having things sorted makes me. Ever the conundrum, my brain.
I am hopeful that as I go forward on my path that all of the new things I am bringing into my life will by necessity force out the old and harmful things. Those old and harmful things are often more mental than physical in nature - I have to learn new patterns and trust that the Gods will lead me to where I need to be. Hard, hard work is ahead of me on that front, but the peace and filling of spirit that I receive during my prayer times will be my reward.
