Lord of D'Ants

Ahhh Midsummer! Hotter than seventeen shades of Hades. Tempers and passions run wild. It's acting almost like dog days in late July/early August around here.

While the world sits stultifying in this sultry air, we merry Pagans have just celebrated Midsummer's Eve. Yes indeed we did. Celebrated it HARD!

Our little group, (I refuse to call it a coven because covens tend to fall apart at a moments notice) gathered at one member's home for our Faerie rite. We even dressed up for the event. By dint of having had the most years of experience and of having written the ritual, I got to be High Priestess/Faerie Queen Niamh. There are only six of us so.. that left one Gent to play Pan and one .. hmm can I call Jordan a Gentleman? The darling drama queen.. anyway.. and three ladies to play the Elementals. We didn't have drummers this year, maybe next year.. we've decided to do the same ritual next year with some actual practice put into it and see if we can't make it a grand bit of ritual theatre. Only next year, Jordan wants to play the Faerie Queen cuz he says, after all.. he's always a fairy. It would be cool if we could find someone to play Oisin as well and a white horse but I'm not going to hold my breath.





So it was somewhere in the upper 80s to low 90s yesterday afternoon depending on what therm you read.. hot hot hot hot hot... But we danced and frolicked anyway. It was a good time. Then for libations we had some rose petal muffins and rose petal/green tea/lemongrass iced tea... mmmmm..




Pagans do not diet.. in case you had wondered.. well we might try but we fail miserably because every time we gather we feast. Last night was no exception.. red wine and gobs of groceries later the lightening started. That was very cool because a portion of our ritual is calling to the Zephyrs who bring lightening. Spifftacular... it showed up a bit late but it showed up and that's what matters.

Traci, the gorgeous dolt, was wearing a dress we shopped for at the uh... second hand really cheap stores.. hah.. No commercial for YOU! Anyway... wow.. oh my gawd.. she was STUNNING! She kept hugging me..which is a good thing.. but keep in mind that I'm only 5'2" and she is more like 5'10" ... and umm when she would throw her arms around me my face always ended up buried in her cleavage.. (I can resist anything but temptation damnit).. I tried sooooooooo hard to behave myself.. alas it was slightly doomed. I did comport myself in a reasonably socially acceptable manner but that one wubbba in the bewbage had to happen. I swear.. it was one of those damnit it must happen moments.

T's partner who prefers to remain nameless short of Gwiddion was our Pan.. he did a fabulous job dancing all the elementals and the one lonely newb around the ring and bringing them to me for blessings.

Jordan read the story of Niamh and Oisin and it was very dramatic seeing our fairy faerie prince prancing around reading the story.. he has a gift.. I'm just not sure what that gift is... drama anyone?

So, today is my day to recouperate from all the good times and energy expended. Come on frozen lasagna... I'm ready for ya!