Greetings!

You've reached the homepage of Rev. Michael J Dangler, a Dedicant Priest in Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF) and Grove Priest of Three Cranes Grove, ADF.

Since October 30, 2008, I have kept this page updated with my progress through the Second Circle of the ADF Clergy Training Program. I have completed and submitted all courses for that Circle, and have begun my work on the Third Circle.

For those interested in my progress through that, this front page will still include a lot of those updates, with courses being crossed off the list (at right, titled "ADF Clergy Training") as they are completed.

In other life changes, I have a new job in a new environment that I enjoy very much. It's higher stress but higher pay, and I'm pleased with that. It makes me feel useful and good about my contributions, primarily due to encouragement from both management and those who benefit from my work, which is a lovely change.

I have also been working behind the front page to update the back-end pages of the site. Since I last updated, several articles have appeared on these pages, and I hope to see several more in the near future. Some of the additions to this site (along with other projects I've worked on) include the following:

• An ADF Initiatory Experience – This is a set of reflections I wrote that describe what initiation into the ADF Initiatory Current was like for me, the omens I received, and the lessons I took from the initiation.
• Nine Central Tenets of Druidic Ritual — an article about what ritual assumptions are made and shared in Drudic ritual. This article answers the question, "What is it that makes a ritual Druidic?"
• The Call of the Crane &ndash the Order book for the ADF Order of the Crane. This is the basic book (additional books are in the works) that will introduce our members to the Crane and start them down the road of study and devotion.
• A Druidic Wedding Rite – inspired by ancient rites of marriage involving the mead exchange, this is my basic rite for weddings, presented as part of my work for Special Occasion Rituals, a CTP3 course.
• The Magic 8 Ball Oracle – Because it's important to supplement the Buffett, Homeric, and Christian oracles with something a bit more modern.

Quick Links of Interest:

LiveJournal, MySpace, FaceBook, CovenSpace, and Twitter accounts. I also help maintain the ADFDruidry Twitter account.

Workshops I offer

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Updated on 10/30/2009. Site Credits / Email Me!
Basic site design from ADF.org
(Yes, I stole it!)