This course was designed to expand a student’s knowledge and experiences for liturgical development beyond high day liturgy and specifically targets the development of liturgy for use in everyday life for a variety of different purposes.
Exit Standards
Describe how it is different to write and perform a special occasion ritual instead of a High Day ritual. (100 words minimum)
Define “rite of passage” in your own words. (no min. word count)
Describe how the following elements of the Core Order of Ritual can be used in a special occasion ritual in a way that takes into consideration religiously diverse audiences that may not be accepting of ADF traditions and practices (minimum 50 words per element):
Calling for the Blessings and Hallowing the Waters
Honoring the Earth Mother
Inviting the Three Kindreds
Recreating the Cosmos
Opening/Closing the Gates
Write a full ritual for one of the following rites of passage (or other with written approval from the CC Preceptor):
Birth or adoption of a child
Wedding/handfasting
Funeral
Manmaking or womanmaking
Naming a child
Making an elder
Ordination or consecration
Divorce or separation
Retirement
Troop deployment and return
Write three full rituals, one for three of the following options (or other with written approval from the CC Preceptor):
Giving a child a driver’s license
House blessing or cleansing
A child’s first day of school or college
Empty nest
Graduation
First home
Purchasing a prom or wedding dress
Baby shower
Job promotion or change
Write a healing ritual different from other rituals written for this course.
Write a protection ritual different from other rituals written for this course.
Optional: If any of the rituals submitted for questions 4-7 have been performed, provide a brief description and analysis of the ritual performance. (no minimum word count)
