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Jul. 19th, 2014 10:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darchildreMy meetup went so well! I had two people attend (out of the five who had RSVPed), which was fine. They were both awesome ladies who have some experience with other brands of paganism but none with heathenry and who were really interested in learning more about it. So we had a really great conversation about our religious histories and what we want out of the group - it was really productive, I think, and the things we want seem to mesh pretty well. Plus, they both seem like pretty cool people who would be fun to hang out with more. We exchanged some book recommendations and made tentative plans to meet up again soon, for a picnic and symbel*.
Also, I was not a total spaz and managed to act like a person who is fun to talk to and knows stuff about things. So I am both excited about a successful meeting and proud of myself. Hurrah!
*Symbel is the easier to organize of the two major heathen rituals since, basically, it's just a series of toasts. You take your mead or whatever and you pass it around the group and each person makes a toast. Most of the time in modern practice, there are three rounds - the first to the gods, the second to the ancestors, and the third is an open round where you can make a toast or a boast or swear an oath or sing a song or tell a story or what have you. It doesn't require a script or choreography or a lot of props, so it seems like a good thing to start with.
Also, I was not a total spaz and managed to act like a person who is fun to talk to and knows stuff about things. So I am both excited about a successful meeting and proud of myself. Hurrah!
*Symbel is the easier to organize of the two major heathen rituals since, basically, it's just a series of toasts. You take your mead or whatever and you pass it around the group and each person makes a toast. Most of the time in modern practice, there are three rounds - the first to the gods, the second to the ancestors, and the third is an open round where you can make a toast or a boast or swear an oath or sing a song or tell a story or what have you. It doesn't require a script or choreography or a lot of props, so it seems like a good thing to start with.
