2018 Upper Midwest Retreat Site
The Protogrove of the Whispering Spirits is hosting this year’s ADF Upper Midwest Retreat. While the retreat is focused on ADF Druidry, it is open to all. Come deepen your practice and understanding of Druidry, or even just to learn about who we are. Learn more about the retreat at http://www.whisperingspirits.org/2018-adf-midwest-retreat/
Happy Spring Equinox!
I’d like to thank everybody that came out to spend the afternoon and evening with us. We started the afternoon off with an egg hunt for the kids, followed by our ritual, a delightful pot luck and then finished the evening off with a few games. Afterward, Ronan and I came home and sent the …
Happy Yule!
Happy Yule to all, and may the new year bring good things into your life! Last week our Protogrove held our Yule ritual honoring Odin. Outside around our altar and a warm fire we remembered him and the sacrifices he made in the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge. We remembered our ancestors, the Earth Mother …
Samahin at Deeply Rooted
We haven’t been all that consistent about keeping our website updated this year. We are still active, and performing public celebrations for the holidays. Samhain is quickly approaching, and we are holding our ritual at Deeply Rooted Church this coming weekend. If you’re interested in coming, you can preregister here. If you miss registering, don’t …
Imbolc – 2015
The Protogrove celebrated Imbolc last Sunday. We honored the goddess Brigid, and celebrated the half-way point between Winter (Samhain) and Summer (Beltane). Triple Brigid They are the Brigid’s, the daughters of the Dagda, the three sisters who act as one. She is the Brigid of the poets; who is the divine spark that precedes creation. She …
Deeply Rooted Samhain – 2014
The horn called, the drum beat; through the woods, to the stone circle we moved together to honor those who passed before us into the otherworld. It is to our ancestors that we call this night. Across the gulf between worlds we called to the Irish god Dunn to open the gates so our words and …
October News
The Equinox has passed, and we hope you all had a wonderful holiday. October is here and we have a few events this month, which are listed below: The Protogrove will have an info booth at the 2014 Fox Valley/Green Bay Pagan Pride Day event, which is happening this Saturday in Menasha. This would be a great …
Autumn Equinox – 2014
Autumn Equinox The horn sounded and we chanted as we walked the long path to the oak grove. At the boundary to the grove we made an offering to those outsiders who would disrupt our rite, and as an added safeguard we asked Thor to stand guard over us. We entered the grove and were …