Ostara........Spring has Sprung an Abundance of Change!

Ostara, a time for new beginnings and changes! The past year has brought me alot of events and many trials and tribulations as a Pagan. I have gone from a Coven Member to Solitaire to Coven Member back to Solitaire to High Priest of a Coven back once again to Solitaire and finally back to High Priest once again of a Coven. Wow, what a ride! Right now, I am with my 4th Circle within the last 365 days and from what I experienced last Friday in the amount of Energy raised, this has been the best!

Within the last year, I have celebrated Rituals with 4 different circles: The Pennypack Coven, The Silver Phoenix Coven, The Coven of the 13 Moons Round 1, and now The Coven of the 13 Moons Round 2. I have felt different levels of Energy both good and bad, and no energy what-so-ever. I was in Circles with as many as 10 people, and as little as 2 people, but the Circle last Friday that celebrated Ostara was GREAT and only contained 3 people: me, my HPS MoonRaven, and our Maiden Kat. Bigger is not always better and at times, smaller is best. This was the 1st Circle that I have been in since Imbolc (and since someone from Cot13M round 1 stole from me) which was just about a montha and a half ago. What I felt last Friday, I have not felt in a long time........Positive Energy that flowed long after the Circle was closed. I'm not knocking any Circles from the past because I have had my share of good Rituals with them, but this Energy from last Friday was Electrifying and Invigorating, and was exactly what I/We all needed.

The people that I am now moving forward with have been practicing Solitaire Pagans for a long time and have much to share with me about the Craft as I have to share with them about my Coven experiences. Since Imbolc with me have taken my temporary Sabbatical up to now from my Coven due to the wrong doings of one or two ex Covenmates, MoonRaven has held everything together for me as well as maintaining contact with 4 potential Seekers who have applied for memberships to our Coven. Our Coven's plan for moving forward with growth is to only admit one person at a time into our Circle so that we can monitor and make sure that the Positive Energy continues to flow, this of course only after each Seeker meets us face to face for a meet and greet sitdown.

Anyhow, I have learned that the Gods will not just hand us everything without there being a few slip and falls. I have learned that there will be a few unworthy people that will come our way and that like I said in a previous post, there will be only a few worthy true Seekers and those are the ones that you want. I have also learned that you should not go admitting alot of new people all at once, instead trickle them in one by one so that you can monitor the Energy flow not only within the Circle, but outside it as well. You should make sure that people are also partaking in discussions so that we can all learn a thing or two about each other and so that we can grow together not only as a Coven, but as a family as well.

Moving forward, I have a real good feeling about the future success of the Coven of the 13 Moons. This time around, there is just a different feeling in the air, a feeling of maybe things happen for a reason, a feeling that this was meant to be, a feeling that finally you have found peace of mind, body, and spirit.

Ostara Blessings,

Caedmon

High Priest

Coven of the 13 Moons