AN ACT OF PIETY By Rev. Kirk S. Thomas A number of years ago a great deal of rain fell at the Sirius Rising and Starwood Festivals held at the Brushwood Folklore Center near Sherman, NY. In fact, so much rain fell that year that the festivals earned the nickname of “Squishwood.” That was the [...]
ADF Blessings Rite in Tucson, AZ (Sonoran Sunrise Grove - 2007) This is a blessing rite performed in ADF style by the Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF in January 2007. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7
This was also for the Clergy Training Program in 2009. This is the Statement of Purpose for an Alban Gaef (Winter Solstice) Rite, written and performed as part of my "Theatre For Ritual 1" class which is for the ADF Clergy Training Program Children of the Earth, we are here to celebrate the Feast of [...]
These are invocations I did for the Clergy Training Program in 2009. Deities Invocation Nature Spirits Invocation Ancestors Invocation
This is a farewell address I made as past President of the Seminary on Jan. 5, 2010.
A Walk in the Desert….. by Kirk S. Thomas In mid-December of 2002, I had a very spiritual experience. I went to visit a Yaqui Native American named Lench, and I spent 4 days with him. Before arriving, Lench had me answer a series of questions about my life and write the answers in my [...]
I wrote this at the request of Michael Dangler, who heard me speak on the subject and who thought it would make a good article for Oak Leaves. MAKE OFFERINGS, DAMNIT! --- by Rev. Kirk Thomas Back in the bad old days, before the ADF Dedicant Program was re-written, there used to be a section [...]
This review never got published because someone else got one in before mine did! But I thought it might be fun to publish it here, anyway. A World Full of Gods: An Inquiry into Polytheism by John Michael Greer Published by ADF Press ISBN 0-9765681-0-1 List Price US $19.95 John Michael Greer is the Archdruid [...]
This article appeared in Oak Leaves issue no. 35 - Winter 2006 A Druidic Baptism? --- By Rev. Kirk Thomas Last May, at the Desert Magic Festival, I was privileged to receive a tarot reading from Meredith McDonald, the Chief of the Seers Guild. I have had readings from her before, using tarot, runes and [...]
PATRONAGE RITE ACCOUNT The following is from my Journal, dated October 21, 2001. Tonight I did the rite of Installing my Patrons! I started with a short meditation of counting the breaths to get centered, and then proceeded with the ritual. When it came time to do the 2 Currents meditation, the powers flowed freely [...]