en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/609052 Comments by TerraPatronus http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/who-are-the-elders.html#IDComment27659596 I appreciate your posting this. A friend of mine explained her Nation's version of this to me years ago, but she was unable to explain more than her perspective as to why someone wasn't an elder, but an Elder, or vice versa. Very well put. =) Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:01:34 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/who-are-the-elders.html#IDComment27659596 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/only-connect-toward-being-present-in-community.html#IDComment27659486 Eloquently put, very much so. =) Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:59:11 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/only-connect-toward-being-present-in-community.html#IDComment27659486 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/only-connect-toward-being-present-in-community.html#IDComment27659363 YESSSSSSSS! *pumps arm enthusiastically* Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:56:23 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/only-connect-toward-being-present-in-community.html#IDComment27659363 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/update-those-dark-rituals-we-don%e2%80%99t-understand.html#IDComment27659137 My thought is that 'those who think chicken parts in a bag mean satanic rituals' need to be careful of their own cooking and visiting a certain fast food chicken joint, or they may be referred to in such a manner...that'd freak them out! I wonder if those people eat the feathers, too...ick. Well put, Celestite! Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:52:02 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/update-those-dark-rituals-we-don%e2%80%99t-understand.html#IDComment27659137 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/not-just-at-samhain-time-for-our-ancestors.html#IDComment27658986 Hm...this makes me ponder...I feel my ancestors and Ancestors around me constantly, in my day-to-day life, be it in ceremony or not...I have always known that my A/ancestors are always with me, so I've always considered them part of my path and ceremonies, but never thought needing to specificially invite, welcome, feed, etc., them in my doings...it's definitely something to ponder. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:48:29 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/not-just-at-samhain-time-for-our-ancestors.html#IDComment27658986 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/creating-community-in-a-hyperindividualized-society.html#IDComment27658702 Lupa, where in Oregon is that taking place? I live in Oregon, and this makes me incredibly happy. =) Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:43:10 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/07/creating-community-in-a-hyperindividualized-society.html#IDComment27658702