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OAK LEAVES
The Quarterly Journal of Ár nDraíocht Féin
Winter 2017 • Issue No. 79
Table of Contents
Columns:
Light a Fire for the Earth Mother by Archdruid Rev. Jean “Drum” Pagano ...................... 2
Winter Issue of Oak Leaves by Oak Leaves Editor-in-Chief Rev. G. R. Grove ................ 4
From Roots to Branches – Necromancy by Vice Archdruid Rev. Carrion Mann ............ 28
Ian`s Little Room – A Yule Offering for the Lost Dead by Rev. Ian Corrigan ................ 30
Articles, Essays, and Rituals:
Reverend Eric G. Canali – Earrach of Pittsburgh by Rev. Robert “Skip” Ellison .............. 5
Stepping into Priesthood – An ADF Ordination in Europe by Rev. Ellie Lazzaro ............ 6
Casting the Bones: A Different Form of Divination by Rev. D. Rowen Grove ............... 10
A Wandering Druid in Sicily by Diane Cacciato ............................................................. 14
December Summer Solstice in Brazil by Marina Holderbaum Wroblewska ................... 17
Let There Be Light! Alban Arthan on the Isle of Anglesey by Kristoffer Hughes –
Head of the Anglesey Druid Order ........................................................................... 20
The Mari Lwyd by Kevin “Arth yn Rhedeg” Jenkyns ..................................................... 26
Play With Us! An Introduction to the Games and Play Special Interest Group
by Nathan Large ........................................................................................................ 32
The Dark Side of the Fair Folk by Rev. Robert “Skip” Ellison ....................................... 35
Stolen Lightning: The Social Theory of Magic reviewed by Pigeon ............................... 38
Poetry, Fiction, and Music:
For Earrach Of Pittsburgh by Rev. Jean “Drum” Pagano .................................................. 9
Samhain and Midwinter/Yule Prayers to Mother Earth by Birgit Reinartz ...................... 24
Midwinter Tanka by Rev. D. Rowen Grove .................................................................... 25
Mari Lwyd by Rev. G. R. Grove ..................................................................................... 25
Midwinter Night by Rev. G. R. Grove ............................................................................ 25
Waiting by Rev. Francesca Hedrick ................................................................................ 25
The Plaid of the Cailleach Bheara: A Tale for the Edge of Winter
by Rev. D. Rowen Grove .......................................................................................... 31
The Poets ......................................................................................................................... 39
Departments:
Puzzle: Norse 2 by Chris:) ............................................................................................... 40
News and Announcements ............................................................................................. 41
ADF Directory ................................................................................................................ 43
Oak Leaves Subscriptions and Submissions Information ................................................ 44
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