Overall, your submission shows intellect and meaningful reflection. 1. Excellent! Passes. 2. I also found this a useful source for this type of analysis. Passes. 3. We actually switched to always having a water option on the rare instances that we include Mead in our grove for similar reasons. Nowadays, we do not have enough […]
Category: Clergy Program
Various articles and thoughts throughout the Clergy Program
Ethics 2: #3 Situational Review
Provide the following information for each of the situations described below: Explain how you would utilize your problem solving process to resolve the situation. Discuss an effective resolution and why you believe the resolution would be effective (100 words minimum) Discuss how your personal Code of Ethics was utilized in the resolution of the issue […]
Ethics 2: #2 Problem Solving Process
Identify, list and briefly explain the steps to a “Problem Solving Process.” Process steps may vary in style depending on student preference and source. (minimum 100 words each step; citation of source for process required) The “Problem Solving Process,” as explained by Hari Srinivas, consists of six main steps, each of which plays a crucial […]
Ethics 2: #1 Definition
Provide an appropriate definition, discuss your understanding, and provide an illustrative example for the term “ethical dilemma” (minimum 100 words, excluding the definition) Ethical dilemma” refers to a complex situation that often involves an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. This concept can be related […]
Human Services Training Review
On December 2nd, during the December Mother Grove Meeting, we had our newly appointed Human Services Specialist in attendance to give us a review of what the Human Services Specialist will be doing, and what we as the Mother Grove can do and need to develop to provide safe places and risk assessment within ADF. […]
Cosmology 1: #2
Describe the physical items that exemplify the sacred center in ADF ritual, and how each constituent part reflects the vision of an ordered cosmos. (300 words min.) The physical items that represent the sacred center are the well, the tree, and the fire. These three physical objects are representations of gateways to their respective realms […]
Cosmology 1: #6
Describe the relationship between earth and sky in ADF ritual. (125 words min.) The earth and sky can be represented in ADF lore through the Two Powers meditation, or within our cosmological structure. The earth is the land, sea and sky of the Middleworld in which we reside. The sky above is the heavens in […]
Cosmology 1: #1
Describe the generation of the cosmos, and what is done in ADF ritual to ensure that the cosmos remains in order. (300 words min.) The creation or “generation” of the cosmos is where we recreate the creation of the world, and in doing so create a sacred space for ritual. The creation of the world […]
Trance 1: #10
Create a self-hypnosis tape to put yourself in trance and go on a spirit journey and bring yourself back out. Submit a script as well as a summary of your results. (min. 200 words for the summary) My journey script: Breathe deeply, inhaling and exhaling with the rhythm of the drums. Sit comfortably, allow your […]
Trance 1: #9
Keep a journal for five months detailing the trance work that you have done. Write an essay based off those journals that examines your practice over the time you journaled. In this essay, explain how you can apply the trance work to divination, magic, and other workings you do in ritual and personally. Entries occurring […]
