Statement of Purpose

[saltandbones]

The ceremony took place with much work and love and blessings and excitement, and only a couple of problems on the 21st! My 13 month journey has come to an end. My lifelong journey continues.

This journal will, for the time being, continue as a record of what I am learning in the wake of my initiation.

Papa and I will decide thereafter if I will maintain this as a journal for my Papa, or weave it back in to my main journal.

Entries will still be friends-locked. You are still welcome to comment here to request entry. I am still unlikely to friend folks I don't already know.

I have luck.

Be Well,
--Ember--

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In November of 2009 I will be Headwashed to my Papa Ghede. This journal is meant to document the 13 months of deliberate preparation between now and then.

The entries will all be friends-locked. If you are interested in reading this journal, leave a comment here. However, if I do not already know you from my main journal, I am unlikely to friend you here.

Wish me luck.

Be well,
--Ember--

Comments

[jen-stotland.livejournal.com]

Good luck! (Friend me!)

[wolfs-daugher.livejournal.com]

Please add me, if you will. I would be very interested to watch the process as you prepare.

Sparrow

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

Done.
--Ember--

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

Done.
--Ember--

Forgive my ignorance...

[jen-stotland.livejournal.com]

So if you become headwashed to Ghede, does that mean you won't carry Freya anymore?

Re: Forgive my ignorance...

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

Hmm, since this is the one public post, put future questions in any of the other posts - if it's specific to one of them, pick the appropriate post. General questions can go in the newest locked post, whatever it is. That keeps the publicly visible conversation to a minimum ;)

--Ember--

Re: Forgive my ignorance...

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

I'll answer this in a post so we can discuss it there rather than in public here.

--Ember--

[medancer.livejournal.com]

Me, please?

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I added your other journal but not this one, I think.

Done now.

--Ember--

...Break a leg? Or something.

[onyxdubh.livejournal.com]

...Luck? *grin* It's his department though, so you're unlikely to find a lack.

If I'm allowed, I'd be fascinated to read your 13 months of preperation, and offer my own take if you want it.

Re: ...Break a leg? Or something.

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

As long as you take it in stride that I'm likely to dissagree with you and your experiences outright from time to time ;)

--Ember--

Re: ...Break a leg? Or something.

[onyxdubh.livejournal.com]

He does it all the time. :P

[maiagirl.livejournal.com]

I see you added me. Thank you.

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

--Ember--

[blackfyr.livejournal.com]

I've been busy a lot away from LJ, so I didn't know you'd started this journal. May I be admitted to this august company? ;-)

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

I will add you shortly ;)

And don't feel bad about not catching it. I didn't leave you out deliberately, but I've been quiet enough about it, in any case that most folks could miss it easily.

--Ember--

[saltandbones.livejournal.com]

And there, I've added you.

--Ember--

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

Found a shiny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQS51dRo74c

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

It is shinier than I knew. The festival is real. It is the work of people who want to preserve the practices of the day. And according to the website they were helped by:

Historical background provided by:
Dr. Constance Cortez, Department of Art and Art History
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California 95053
office phone 408.554.5482

If you don't know them, go talk eh?

[emberleo.livejournal.com]

OMG that is SOOOOO shiny!

I wanna go!

--Ember--

[emberleo.livejournal.com]

What gets me is I could have gone this year. I knew about the event, but I didn't picture it like this, I pictured it.... less familiar feeling?

I feel like I'd fit right into this, no questions. What I'd pictured... yeah, I don't know what to say other than that I missed a boat, but it comes 'round each year, so I'm not really lost. Perhaps it was best I didn't try to cram it into my schedule this year anyway.

If I go, though, I want nelwyn to come too, and uh, we'll definitely need warders. And possibly Mama's permission to go out of bounds...

--Ember--