At CedarLight Grove, we commemorate ritual attendance with a bead, which we wear on a pair of leather thongs attached to a button with our Grove sigil on it. I’ve kept track of my rituals fairly good in my journal on tawodi.org, and in the last 4 years we’ve implemented a guestbook to be signed during ritual to help members (and the membership coordinator) keep track of ritual attendance as well.
Someone once mentioned “Why keep track of the rituals you attend? It’s not like it’s a race.” Well no, and that’s entirely missing the point. I keep track of them here because otherwise I’d have no way of knowing. I can’t remember all these rituals, and what happens if I lose my Grove pin?
You can also view the Rituals I wrote up for the Dedicant’s Program.
My ritual attendance is as follows:
2002
Samhain
2003
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Mabon
Samhain
Yule
2004
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Mabon
Samhain (Led by me)
(Yule ritual was performed at my house, see below)
2005
Ostara
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Mabon
Samhain
Yule (all night vigil)
2006
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Mabon
Samhain
Yule
2007
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Mabon
Samhain
Lampteria (gold bead for greek)
Yule (all night vigil)
2008
Imbolc
Ostara
Honoring the Greek Ones Ritual, April 27, 2008 (gold bead for greek)
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Mabon
Samhain
Yule
2009
Imbolc
Ostara
Theoxenia Delphinia, March 28, 2009 (gold bead for greek)
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Memorial to Kay Donaldson
Mabon
Samhain
Einherjar Ritual to honor the Veterans (round wooden bead)
Yule (all night vigil)
2010
(Imbolc was canceled due to Snowpocalypse)
Ostara
Beltane
Midsummer (Led by me)
Lughnasadh (with extra star beads for acknowledgement of service)
Mabon which includes a memorial to Isaac Bonewits (additional slim wooden bead for acknowledgement of service)
Samhain (black tie Samhain)
Yule (all night vigil)
2011
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Mabon
Stolle Presentation Rite at the 2011 ADF Clergy Retreat October 7th 2011
Journey to the Ancient Wise Rite at the 2011 ADF Clergy Retreat October 8th 2011
Healing/Cleansing/Protection Rite Oct 15th 2011 (bead was a green wooden bead)
Samhain
Yule
2012
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Midsummer
Lughnasadh
Mabon
Samhain
Yule
2013
Imbolc
GVK Jan
GVK Feb
GVK Mar
GVK Apr
GVK May
GVK Jun
GVK Jul
GVK Aug
GVK Sep
GVK Oct
GVK Nov
GVK Dec
2014
Yule
2 additional CLG rites
GVK Jan
GVK Feb
GVK Mar
GVK Apr
GVK May
GVK Jun
GVK Jul
GVK Aug
GVK Sep
GVK Oct
GVK Nov
GVK Dec
2015 (Start of Hallowed Ground ProtoGrove)
Imbolc HGPG
Ostara HGPG
Beltane HGPG
Midsummer HGPG
Lughnasadh HGPG
Mabon HGPG
Samhain HGPG
Yule HGPG
GVK Jan
GVK Feb
GVK Mar
GVK Apr
GVK May
GVK Jun
GVK Jul
GVK Aug
GVK Sep
GVK Oct
GVK Nov
GVK Dec
Odin Blot at East Coast Thing
2016
Imbolc CLG
Ostara HGPG
Beltane HGPG
Midsummer HGPG
Mabon HGPG
Samhain HGPG
Yule HGPG & CLG combined
GVK Jan
GVK Feb
GVK Mar
GVK Apr
GVK May
GVK Jun
GVK Jul
GVK Aug
GVK Sep
GVK Oct
GVK Nov
GVK Dec
2017
Ostara CLG
Ostara HGPG
Midsummer HGPG
Lughnasadh HGPG
Mabon HGPG
Mabon CLG
Samhain HGPG
Samhain CLG
GVK Jan
GVK Feb
GVK Mar
GVK Apr
GVK May
GVK Jun
GVK Jul
GVK Aug
GVK Sep
GVK Oct
GVK Nov
GVK Dec
Additional Rituals I’ve attended:
First ritual, Midsummer 1998 at Sati’s and the “Order of the Grey Mist”
Second Ritual, Lughnasadh 2000 at OGM, blessing of my cousin Jon
Trillium 2005
Trillium 2006
Trillium 2007
Trillium 2008
Trillium 2009
Trillium 2010 (includes another memorial for Kay Donaldson)
Trillium 2011
Trillium 2012
Trillium 2013
Trillium 2014
Trillium 2015
Trillium 2016
Trillium 2017
Thor Blot at Winternights Festival 2009
Winternights 2016
WInternights 2015
Winternights 2012
Wellspring 2004
Wellspring 2015
Wellspring 2016
Wellspring 2017
Yule Ritual at my house with several CLG folks, Yule 2004
Highland Farms Samhain 2002
Highland Farms Beltane 2003
Highland Farms Samhain 2003
Highland Farms Beltane 2004
Highland Farms Samhain 2004
Highland Farms Beltane 2005
Highland Farms Samhain 2005
Highland Farms Beltane 2006
Highland Farms Beltane 2007
Hurricane Isabelle Full-Moon Ritual 2003
November 2007, Lakota Sweatlodge
May 2008, Lakota Sweatlodge
November 2008, Lakota Sweatlodge
Frederick Pagan Pride 2016
Frederick Pagan Pride 2017
