I went to the DC area to work with Rose, my dear one, whom those of you at Free Spirit have already met.
Michael and Trent and I drove up accompanied by our friend Dave, who came along for the ride.
It was beautiful. Rose's mom Peggy is a longtime friend of mine, and I finally got to spend some time with her and her family. It was also the first time I got to teach Dedicant classes with Michael's support and help. He was able to supply perspectives of great value---both insights gleaned from Lisa, Dedicant teacher par excellance, and those inspired by his own experience. Thank you, Lisa. I am still in awe of your altar class. And thank you, Michael bunny.
I really loved it. I had forgotten how much pleasure I get from collaborative teaching, and from working with people I love and trust. Collaborative efforts feel so much deeper and richer than what I create solely on my own...
It was good. It's time for this, too. I have made multiple trips to the DC area to teach at Starfire and work with the folks there, but I never before stopped to work with Rose. It is good to begin this now.
I do hope that my next trip can bring Rose together with some of the DC Blue Star folk, however. We will see.
Tonight, Cat and I will start working on a series of RoPs. Our little community, which has been quite stymied for awhile, is about to explode with Seconds and Neophytes, and in the slightly longer term, Firsts and Dedicants. I am happy about this. We need it. I am also taking a deep breath. RoPs are tremendously charged and usually require tremendous time and energy. Now, I think I am about to learn how to adapt the intensive Braided Stream/Clover RoP model to a short period of high numbers of rites. I am very curious to see what we will generate.
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