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		<title>Comment on Beltaine 2011 by Hallowed</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/events/beltaine-2011/#comment-400</link>
		<dc:creator>Hallowed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Awsome, Luis!  Can&#039;t wait to see you.</description>
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		<title>Comment on Beltaine 2011 by Luis Camacho</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/events/beltaine-2011/#comment-398</link>
		<dc:creator>Luis Camacho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>be there i shall im makin it my birthday party!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>be there i shall im makin it my birthday party!!</p>
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		<title>Comment on 2011 Calendar by Hallowed</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/events/2011-calendar/#comment-172</link>
		<dc:creator>Hallowed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Greetings, Gaelan.
I&#039;m very sorry to hear about your Lady.  My deepest sympathies to you.  Our next gathering will be Imbolc, this Saturday Jan 29 at noon, in Madison, AL.  Shoot me a private email and I&#039;ll send directions.
Brenda</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greetings, Gaelan.<br />
I&#8217;m very sorry to hear about your Lady.  My deepest sympathies to you.  Our next gathering will be Imbolc, this Saturday Jan 29 at noon, in Madison, AL.  Shoot me a private email and I&#8217;ll send directions.<br />
Brenda</p>
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		<title>Comment on 2011 Calendar by Gaelan</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/events/2011-calendar/#comment-167</link>
		<dc:creator>Gaelan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My Lady, Marion Waterdragon passed to the Moon Mother on 26 July 2010. I have been in mourning since and need to return to pagan society. I could also use some company in my Crafting Center which has lain dorment since The Lady departed. I can teach ceramic arts to anyone interested and give tips on merchanting wares produced. The drum circle and pavilion is still here for gatherings.
 If you would allow me to enter your group please advise the next gathering.
 Goddess Bless
Gaelan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My Lady, Marion Waterdragon passed to the Moon Mother on 26 July 2010. I have been in mourning since and need to return to pagan society. I could also use some company in my Crafting Center which has lain dorment since The Lady departed. I can teach ceramic arts to anyone interested and give tips on merchanting wares produced. The drum circle and pavilion is still here for gatherings.<br />
 If you would allow me to enter your group please advise the next gathering.<br />
 Goddess Bless<br />
Gaelan</p>
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		<title>Comment on Mabon update by Nola Conlin</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/events/mabon-update/#comment-75</link>
		<dc:creator>Nola Conlin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I used to love reading your blog, but lately it&#039;s been a little boring. I&#039;ll still read it though =)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used to love reading your blog, but lately it&#8217;s been a little boring. I&#8217;ll still read it though =)</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Daoine Sidhe As the ADF Land Spirits by Mark the Druid</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/topics/three-kindreds/the-daoine-sidhe-as-the-adf-land-spirits/#comment-74</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark the Druid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dia Duit..!!

I follow a 50-50 split set of ancestral honorings; Scots-Irish and Central American
I do this in order to honor my parents directly and their widely disparate ancestries.
My Totems have come from a variety of aspects and some are definitely from one land-mass rather than the other (Falcon as opposed to Jaguar for instance)

I have Kindreds from both &quot;pantheons&quot; if you will as well as my own guides.
The other missing piece is the Land spirits which are honoured but (in my case anyway) come from where I am at and not from my own past (or series of pasts).

When we are talking about Land Spirits I have always taken that to mean the spirits of the Land itself and if that is the case then they would not move at all for they are not &quot;mine&quot; or anyone else&#039;s.... and they would not have any reason to leave what they consider theirs which of course is the land they are guarding and occupying.

The Norse call them Landvaettir (Land Wights) and their accounts agree with this, Brownies and Groughies  are similar creatures in that they are bound to a place. Jörmundur Ingi Hansen, former High Priest of the Ásatrúarfélagið, said that landvættir are tied to a spot in the landscape, to a huge rock, to a mountain, or to a specially beautiful place. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landv%C3%A6ttir

Domovoi&#039;s follow a particular family or &quot;name&quot; but must be coaxed and cajoled into doing so for there have been stories of losing one&#039;s Domovoi.

I personally would never want to make a &quot;Land Spirit&quot; to leave the land it is guarding as it would mean the loss of that special place and possibly the land itself nearby.

The Land Spirits are of the land itself and they have a &quot;home&quot; in that piece of land. They do not live in every tree and rock but chose to occupy one individually. They are sometimes communal but often solitary so they are more often found in ones and twos rather than whole colony&#039;s. If a particularly &#039;strong&#039; (defined as &#039;presence&#039;) one occupies a big area the effect may be felt outside of the one tree for instance.

The idea that a Land Spirit might leave Ireland (as an example) and go to a celebration in South America would be a very odd thing indeed especially if the Land Spirit had no direct connection to anyone in that ritual. Personally I feel it is folly to believe that this happens and have always felt the presence of the Land where I am at rather than any presence following me from any of the places I have been.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dia Duit..!!</p>
<p>I follow a 50-50 split set of ancestral honorings; Scots-Irish and Central American<br />
I do this in order to honor my parents directly and their widely disparate ancestries.<br />
My Totems have come from a variety of aspects and some are definitely from one land-mass rather than the other (Falcon as opposed to Jaguar for instance)</p>
<p>I have Kindreds from both &#8220;pantheons&#8221; if you will as well as my own guides.<br />
The other missing piece is the Land spirits which are honoured but (in my case anyway) come from where I am at and not from my own past (or series of pasts).</p>
<p>When we are talking about Land Spirits I have always taken that to mean the spirits of the Land itself and if that is the case then they would not move at all for they are not &#8220;mine&#8221; or anyone else&#8217;s&#8230;. and they would not have any reason to leave what they consider theirs which of course is the land they are guarding and occupying.</p>
<p>The Norse call them Landvaettir (Land Wights) and their accounts agree with this, Brownies and Groughies  are similar creatures in that they are bound to a place. Jörmundur Ingi Hansen, former High Priest of the Ásatrúarfélagið, said that landvættir are tied to a spot in the landscape, to a huge rock, to a mountain, or to a specially beautiful place. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landv%C3%A6ttir" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landv%C3%A6ttir</a></p>
<p>Domovoi&#8217;s follow a particular family or &#8220;name&#8221; but must be coaxed and cajoled into doing so for there have been stories of losing one&#8217;s Domovoi.</p>
<p>I personally would never want to make a &#8220;Land Spirit&#8221; to leave the land it is guarding as it would mean the loss of that special place and possibly the land itself nearby.</p>
<p>The Land Spirits are of the land itself and they have a &#8220;home&#8221; in that piece of land. They do not live in every tree and rock but chose to occupy one individually. They are sometimes communal but often solitary so they are more often found in ones and twos rather than whole colony&#8217;s. If a particularly &#8216;strong&#8217; (defined as &#8216;presence&#8217;) one occupies a big area the effect may be felt outside of the one tree for instance.</p>
<p>The idea that a Land Spirit might leave Ireland (as an example) and go to a celebration in South America would be a very odd thing indeed especially if the Land Spirit had no direct connection to anyone in that ritual. Personally I feel it is folly to believe that this happens and have always felt the presence of the Land where I am at rather than any presence following me from any of the places I have been.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Mabon essay/ final draft&#8211; Brenda by badmash</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/topics/high-day-meanings/mabon-essay-brenda/#comment-69</link>
		<dc:creator>badmash</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just signed up to your blogs rss feed. Will you post more on this subject?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just signed up to your blogs rss feed. Will you post more on this subject?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Mabon essay/ final draft&#8211; Brenda by zerodtkjoe</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/topics/high-day-meanings/mabon-essay-brenda/#comment-65</link>
		<dc:creator>zerodtkjoe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the info</description>
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		<title>Comment on Day of the Dead and Altar Making Class in Birmingham by Brenda</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/uncategorized/day-the-dead-and-altar-making-class-birmingham/#comment-50</link>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The dates again are:
Altar-making class at Books, Beans, &amp; Candles -- Oct 8 - Friday- 6-9 pm 
Workdays at Bare Hands Gallery -- throughout October
Dia de los Muertos at Bare Hands Gallery -- Nov 2 - Tuesday - 6-10pm -- $10</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The dates again are:<br />
Altar-making class at Books, Beans, &#038; Candles &#8212; Oct 8 &#8211; Friday- 6-9 pm<br />
Workdays at Bare Hands Gallery &#8212; throughout October<br />
Dia de los Muertos at Bare Hands Gallery &#8212; Nov 2 &#8211; Tuesday &#8211; 6-10pm &#8212; $10</p>
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		<title>Comment on Witches&#8217; Ball by Brenda</title>
		<link>http://hallowedoaksgrove.org/events/witches-ball/#comment-42</link>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Come on down!!  See me dressed up AND wearing make-up!</description>
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