Return After A Long Hiatus

After a rather long hiatus I have returned to being a more public facing ADF Druid Priest. I have been spending time working on my personal practice and writing a book about the evolution of a public practitioner to a contemplative Temple Keeping role.

The Temple Keeper role is one that keeps up the the sacred space as well as being one who lives a daily  contemplative life. While it is not for everyone, I do belive there is a place for this practice within a modern Pagan context. And while I am a Hellenic Druid, the practice I have developed for myself is not a Hellenic reconstruction. Much of my work is based on research done on the domestic cult practices within the Hellenic culture. There was a huge difference between public practice and household practice within the Greek states. It is this more domestic cult that I have been drawn to.

Much like monotheistic contemplative practices, mine is about keeping the Office of Hours, or Liturgy of Hours. For me, the Liturgy of Hours centers on the three meals of the day, from the rising to the setting of the sun, and meditations/prayers along with the study of mythologies and ancient Hellenic religious practices.

So a lot of what will be coming to my blog will be focused on this new aspect of my life. I hope you will take the journey with me and perhaps find some meaning in it as I have.