Paths of Service Track – Teachers, Healers, Guides and Clergy – FSG 2005

[sabrinamari]

methastra has been working hard, collaborating with me to set up this year's FSG Priestly Track. He thought up a much better name that explicitly lays out who we are targeting and wrote a stronger introductory blurb to the track, and because of this, I think attendance will be up at many of the individual sessions. My gratitude at Brian's inspired revisions and expansions, and his very hard work, is simply immense. Brian is also the healer, who, along with Natalie (flamespirit), his amazing and lovely girlfriend and also a talented healer, helped me entirely re-orient my chakras so that it would be easier/possible for me to connect with other human beings in an intimate way.

if you want to look at the FSG track as it has been submitted to citabria, otherwise known as Renee, FSG Coordinator and Priestess Extraordinaire, go to methastra's first journal entry for today and take a look.

In other FSG news, Matty yoga_matt wrote an incredible Main Ritual, tying together many themes and patterns that emerged from earlier brainstorming and discussion and adding in his own genius. Based on his end product, I'm working on the Opening and Closing rituals, closely following one of my favorite sacred texts, "Where the Wild Things Are".

We will be busy. It will be awesome. These rituals will be the largest I've ever collaborated on and I'm eager to see how they blossom.

It is work like this that freshly evokes the utter loving joy I experience as a Blue Star Priestess. I still have to figure out how to be a NJ 3rd in a way that is much more sustainable and much less prone to burnout, but I *love* this work. I love my life's work deeply, fiercely and passionately, and I am so damn lucky that this is the case. Between FSG, the emergence of new coven and my private mentoring and teaching work with skyefyr, I am feeling very fulfilled as a Priestess today.

EDIT: Oops, just saw a mistake that I previously missed: both Cat (catpaw67) and I need to insert a line about helping to sponsor the new DC coven into our bios, and the line in mine about being its 3rd needs to be taken out. My bad---I missed this in reviewing the final draft, Brian. My apologies! Cat, you and I need to decide how to cite this in our bio blurbs. Maybe we can say we are "sponsoring 3rd degrees" for the group? I'll call you later so that we can figure this out.

Now that the newly emerging NJ coven has a name, maybe I can insert that into my bio as well.

EDIT 2: Teachers and Priest/esses: take a look at Brian's (methastra's) "The Teacher is Off Duty" buttons, displayed on his new web site. They will come in handy at FSG. Brian has also thought up a business card that he can hand to interested folks after class when he can't stay to talk with all of them that provides them with the encouraging option of contacting him via the web later. It's such a bright move and potentially preserves his ability to get massages, take classes and have fun at the festival as well as teach there. Fortunately, he's giving a class packed with strategies of just this kind for teachers and clergy.

Comments

[elphaba-of-oz.livejournal.com]

Are you totally booked up for Memorial day weekend or would you consider running amok in or around New Hope?

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see you, but I am going to use that day to try and escape almost entirely from my old job. If I put in a full day, I might be able to wrap up 99% of what I have to do, and no one else will be there to distract me. Then I'l be down to just one job and one divorce.

Want to go to the Mutter after FSG?

[skyefyr.livejournal.com]

Wow!!! The classes look AWESOME!!!

I have a feeling I know a lot of what I'll be doing at FSG this year!

[sligoe.livejournal.com]

Awesome is just not enough---this is EXACTLY what I have been loooking for! I'm hoping to take as many of these as are not running at the same time---I hate it when I have to choose between two wonderful offerings.

And tell Brian that I LOVED the "Hug Slut" shirts so much that I bought two! I'll be wearing them at FSG!

Hugs!

Hug Sluts, Unite!

[methastra.livejournal.com]

Consider me told! :-) Glad you like them!

- Brian

Re: Hug Sluts, Unite!

[sligoe.livejournal.com]

I got curious and went to your website as well---I'll have a head start on some of the classes because I printed out a BUNCH or material to read at home and think about before I get to FSG. I'll be the annoying redhead with all the questions, sitting in class and making faces! LOL

The shirts are really good---you should have some to sell at FSG---I'll bet they would go like hotcakes!

- Sharon

Re: Hug Sluts, Unite!

[methastra.livejournal.com]

Cool! I'm already working on materials for some of the classes, especially the Managing Personal Involvement one, and will be posting stuff ahead of time.

I'm toying with the idea of offering a 'staff only' one before FSG, either the first night there before the hoards show up or somewhere convenient.

If nothing else, it will let me try it out for refinement before the 'official' one and possibly add some good ideas from peoples' suggestions.

Let me know what you guys think of the idea, or when/where might be a good time/place to do it.

- Brian

Re: Hug Sluts, Unite!

[methastra.livejournal.com]

I'd love to, actually. Anybody know any vendors who'd like to hawk them for me? I've got a number of witchy products and services I've been working on over the years, it'd be cool to get them out there.

- Brian

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for the "Give Me a Massage And Feed Me Sushi" shirt.

[flamespirit.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the kind words! Most unexpected :-)
I'm only sorry that I'm going to be missing out on such a wonderful experience as FSG and learning from such wonderful people as yourselves. Oh well, I guess my trip to Europe is more important at this time. Although, right now, I cannot possibly see how...:-)
{{{Sabri}}}

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

I so, so wish you were going to be there!

[methastra.livejournal.com]

> I think attendance will be up at many of the individual sessions.

Any idea how many people to expect at them? I'm gonna want to print up some handouts and haven't a clue how many to bring.

- Brian

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

I have no idea whatsoever. I will make 30 copies of my handouts per class, not expecting to use them all.

Beth, take note of my new, utterly unsupported estimate.

In the face of no data, I think it's better to overprepare.

[sleepymaggie.livejournal.com]

I really loved last year's classes, and the new ones look great as well. Nice expanded curriculum.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Wish you and Pat were able to come this year.

[sleepymaggie.livejournal.com]

Actually, we are coming this year -- through a series of happy events. So I'm really looking forward to the new workshops. Can't wait to see you there.

FSG Rituals...

[davewms53.livejournal.com]

It will be awesome. These rituals will be the largest I've ever collaborated on and I'm eager to see how they blossom.

Sabrina, as a participant and attendee, I want to thank you and Matt and all the creative geniuses who designed and developed the Rituals for FSG. They were wonderful!!!

As was meeting you... thank you for what little time you had to spare. I enjoyed meeting you and talking with you. Take care of yourself, and I am certain one day you will get the T-Shirt you really want!

Bright Blessings and Warm Hugs!