Yesterday the study group performed a group Equinox ritual. It was interesting. I wasn't expecting a great deal from it since the group hasn't performed a ritual together before, and because the ritual was freshly written just for the group. In addition, I forgot to bring the incense, and we had no altar or quarter-stations. In spite of these things, I feel we were able to pull together quite an interesting ritual, and it seemed quite effective.
We used chairs at each quarter to hold the symbols, and a coffee-cart as the central altar. There was a pagan group upstairs who was happy to give us a cone of their incense. It all left something to be desired aesthetically, but it all worked out in the end.
I have to say that I'm really excited to see where the study group will go in the future. It's really satisfying and motivating to know people who have a common interest in the study and in the practice!
So with all the talk about the Equinox, it's obvious that spring has sprung. Saturday was a beautiful Seattle day -- sunshine, sixty-some degrees, the cherry trees and everything else in full blossom or bud. I ventured out of the house to rake the leaves up from the yard and to work on a project. I bought some chocolates using my environmentally friendly car that only uses bio diesel. I felt like a good person. By the time the day was done, my back was *so* sore, but it was a *good* sore. It was a very content soreness that you get after you do things you've been putting off all winter, and after you've gotten a good dose of fresh air and sunlight vitamin D.
Of course, it's been raining ever since. ;-)
