Episode 88 - Virtual vs. In-Person Festivals; or, ”How Good It Is To Be Back!”

We've eased back into the festival season by attending the Harvest Nights Gathering in late 2021, and it's worth talking about how good it feels to be back with our fellow Druids in the woods. A small festival has a lot of flexibility, and we were able to get back into the work in a joyful way. Over the last two years, we've done a lot of festivals virtually, and there have been a lot of missing pieces from that; being in the physical presence of other humans magnified what has been missing for the past two years, giving us a chance to really think about and reflect on the joy of the work we get to do at those festivals. We also got to do full group ritual with no tech and no cameras for the first time in about two years, and we get to reflect on that experience as well. Check out the hand-made fire-scrying cards Rev. Avende made at the festival! We hope you'll join us for as many of this coming year's festivals as possible, in person if you can. There has never been a safer, more welcome chance to connect with your fellow pagans and Druids. Consider, for example, The Wellspring Gathering May 26-30, 2022 (open for registration just this moment), and The Summerland Gathering August 18-21, 2022 (accepting workshop proposals and registration at just this moment)! On the west coast, look out for Beyond the Gates in early September; and in Canada, check out Three Rivers Festival June 9-12, 2022! Theme by Mike Bierschenk. Check out his Bandcamp for more awesome music! Find us on Facebook, help us keep the lights on with a donation, and learn more about Druidry at adf.org.