Warm and Fuzzy

Last night was the first rehearsal for our CUUPs group's upcoming ritual.

Yeah, we rehearse.  It's not like its scripted and there are things to be memorized, but this way we know when the transitions are and who will be doing what.  And it gives us a chance to get feedback on how our particular things went and if we should make a change.

Overall, I think rehearsing will give us a more cohesive ritual.  And a more powerful one.

Not that I don't think there isn't something equally powerful about a completely spontaneous and unrehearsed ritual.  The last one we did at Samhain was like that and it was a very good evening and everyone really got something out of it.

I think though, that this gives us time to prepare ourselves.  And a few "mini-rituals" to really feel our way into our parts.

I am so pleased that this part of my life is filling up again.  My spiritual life is important to me and I don't make nearly enough time for it.  Being alone in my practice for so long I get lazy and don't do the "whole thing" anymore.  It's more simple - a prayer while stirring up dinner, thoughts and thank yous before falling asleep - that sort of thing.   So it felt really good to be in ritual again - even this little "mini-ritual" - with others.

Just feeling warm and fuzzy that my spiritual health is on the upswing too.