This is a reminder that the Protogrove of the Live Oaks in Texas will be having Samhain at Huntsville State Park.

Free to all except for the park admittance or camping fee.

Saturday schedual
9 breakfast
10 check in
11 class on Druidism in general by Chris
noon lunch provided by the Protogrove
1 class on liturgy and ritual by Chris
2 class on samhain by Lesley
3:45 preritual
5 ritual (Celtic)
6:30 feast potluck

Suday will really be clean up, closing ceremony, and check out.

There are many ways to cut back on spending and ease the fallout of the roller coaster economy in the home. Why give more of your hard earned money away making the fat cats richer. Charity begins at home. Try making your own goods like your own liquid soap for example. Here's a recipe and tools for liquid soap to create your own blend. Tell me what you think and please share your own versions.

Simple Small Batch Process (use what you already have)  read more »

Hello,

Protogrove of the Live Oaks, ADF would like to Invite all to the Mabon Campout Celebration honoring the passing of the sun as it nears the dark half of the year.

This is a family oriented event, safe for kids.

We will be conducting a Celtic Druid's Ritual followed by a Semi-Traditional Celtic Feast to honor the Dead, the Spirits, and the Gods.

Camping starts on Saturday September 20th and campers will stay overnight for one night. There will be story telling, Music, a workshop on Druidry, Ritual, and Feasting.  read more »

Want to write and print a magical looking personal Book of Shadows on your computer with a medieval look? I found this font that was designed to look like something done with a calligraphic pen.

This font is called Isabella because it is based on the calligraphic hand used in the Isabella Breviary, made around 1497, in Holland, for Isabella of Castille, the first queen of united Spain.

• Macintosh: TrueType (80K),  read more »

We miss you all so much. If you're visiting for the first time do register and tell us why you came to be here. We'd love to know we're not alone.

A number if people are asking about dream interpretation of late. It is widely believed that dreams are a well spring of inspiration and creativity for artists, musicians, dancers, sculptors, and inventors. Dreams may also be used as valuable problem-solving tool and can aid as a physical and professional skills rehearsal. Popular sayings such as "sleep on it" or "consult the pillow" reflect the notion that remolded memories produce new creative associations in the morning, and that often performance improves after a time-interval that included sleep.  read more »

Over the past few weeks I have been reading The Circle Within:Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition by Diane Sylvan and the experience has been deeply and profoundly spiritual. This is a book that I would recommend to anyone who is ready to more deeply explore and define their own spirituality. Each chapter is full of things that make you stop and reflect on the nature of spirituality and at the end of the chapter there are questions and these make you reflect on the nature of your own spirituality.  read more »

Hi everyone, I have heard lots of stories about people and their dreams….some say it scares them….some laugh at it….some see something good coming……I have never experienced such dreams…..I would like to know that does a dream mean really anything……does it hold a special meaning…or its just that people build something up!!!!

To honor your green intentions, The Nature Conservancy has come up with tips below to make that special day one Mother Nature can celebrate, too. These green ideas — from invitations through the honeymoon — will help reduce your celebration's impact on the planet, and on your wallet as well.

Invitations  read more »